And You Will Have Kids

Halloween is a fun time of year! It’s important though to think about safety when you are out having fun.  Fortunately, being safe is simple if you follow these tips.

Trick-Or-Treat in Groups

It’s best to go out with an adult as well.  Children should stay with a group and not trick-or-treat alone.

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It’s the week before Halloween!  Hopefully, you are mostly ready for the holiday.  I say mostly ready because it seems that no matter how diligently you prepare, there is always something overlooked.

This week, you will hopefully just be wrapping up loose ends, buying more candy, or dealing with party invitations or requests from school teachers to help with the class parties.  In our house, we are doing all of the above. More →

We are almost ready for the holiday-how about your family?

Last week, I wrote about how we were continuing to prepare for the holiday.  This week, I’d like to give you the update. 

Community Fun

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We are already three weeks into planning for a “spooktacular” Halloween!  Ok, it’s a bad pun.  I just couldn’t resist!

Last week, I mentioned different aspects of planning which you may want to consider when planning for your holiday celebration.  This week, I’m going to go through the categories again and give you some tips for staying on track as we count down the days to Halloween.

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Week Two has arrived!  Are you ready for the holidays? 

 Let’s face it: holidays and celebrations are a huge party of having children.  Not only will you have to organize your own holiday celebrations, but your children are sure to be invited to different parties and events during the next few months which will also require preparation.

 For today’s post, we’re just going to center in on Halloween.  Tomorrow’s post will concentrate on Christmas. 

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When I lived north of the Mason Dixon line, the imaginary line that divides the Southern and Northern USA, my favorite season was Fall.  I loved to watch the leaves change colors and I enjoyed the cooler days and nights. 

I now live on the southern portion of coastal Virginia and I’ve found that the leaves really don’t change color here.  They turn a sort of orangish-brown sometime in late October and then just give up the ghost and fall off the tree in January.  That’s pretty much it.

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