Halloween
Have a Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2008
In honor of Halloween, I thought I'd leave you with this great quote by one of my favorite children's authors and poets, Jack Prelutsky. Have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous Halloween! It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, Grinning goblins fighting duels Werewolves rising from Read more...
Halloween recap
October 30, 2008
Halloween is near and did you catch all of our great Halloween-themed posts this month? If not, here's a recap: Still missing pieces for your child's Halloween costume? It isn't too late to take a trip to your local thrift, craft, or consignment store to pull together the final details. Click here for a list of places to go to deck out your child's costume. With one more day to instill the Read more...
More Halloween Activities!
October 29, 2008
I know we are counting down the days until Halloween in our house and Little Miss Techie there are still plenty of activities planned for this week. Here are 5 great activities, some with older siblings in mind, that will help make the costume worth the time and/or money while completely exhausting the concept of trick or treating until next year. "Eye Spy" Halloween Train - The "Eye Spy" Read more...
Tuesday List: Best Decorated Neighborhoods
October 28, 2008
Are your costumes ready? Do you have bags and bags of candy waiting in the wings for Friday night? According to parents on the DC Urban Moms (DCUM) listserv, here are the top three decorated neighborhoods in the DC Metro area: North Jackson Street in Arlington, Virginia. This neighborhood is located between Wilson Blvd and Pershing Drive and is in the Ashton Heights/Lyon Park neighborhoods. Read more...
Local Halloween Events and Parties
October 21, 2008
Halloween is just around the corner and there are tons of wonderful things to do ranging from festivals, parades, to performances to get you and your family in the mood. Here's a list of some area activities that sound spooktacular: Weekends in October and Columbus Day: Butler's Orchard's 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival. For more information, click here . Thursday, October 23- Sunday, October Read more...
Five for Tuesday: Halloween Events
October 21, 2008
Are you ready? Do you have your costumes? Pumpkins? Candy? Know where to ride the Ghost Train? Oh, you don't know where to ride the Ghost Train? Don't worry, I do, and a few other things to boot. Check out these local Halloween Hauntings: Ghost Train at Burke Lake Park - The train runs through the haunted (and decorated) woods at Burke Lake Park on October 25 and 26 from 10 AM Read more...
Being Green This Halloween
October 20, 2008
Halloween is always about orange and black but this year add a little green into the mix and teach your children to be a little more environmentally conscious. Being green for Halloween is much easier than you may have ever imagined and here is a list of many things you can do to enjoy Halloween while also reducing, reusing, and recycling. Walk your own neighborhood when trick or treating Read more...
Malloween
October 13, 2008
No, that wasn't a typo, I meant to say M alloween. Look, this is the suburbs, ok? Sometimes you just have to go to the mall. And this is also D.C., where Halloween can be either balmy and dry or frigid and teeming with rain, so it is good to have options for your little pirates and princesses, and sometimes having options and saving Halloween means going to the mall. So, if you need an Read more...
Tuesday List: Sources for great costumes
October 07, 2008
Halloween can be exciting but challenging to parents who want to come up with a unique costume. So where do you go for the best costumes? Whether you buy your entire costume or purchase bits and pieces to create your own or enlist your inner Martha Stewart to hand craft the entire outfit, here are some places where you can start to find items for this year's Halloween costume For new costumes, Read more...
Five for Tuesday: Halloween Costumes Online
October 07, 2008
Looking for the perfect Halloween costume. Look no further! All you need to do is get a black sheet, cut a hole in the middle, sew the sides closed, and cut a strip off the bottom to make a belt. Then, go out and buy a Darth Vader mask and ta-da! One fabulous Halloween costume with very little effort. Hey, why are you looking at me like that? That was my all-time favorite Halloween costume Read more...
Virginia's Cox Farms Fall Festival: A Must See
October 06, 2008
Guest contributor Linda Kerr lives in Fairfax County with her two children. She and her clan venture out to find cheap fun and excitement close to home. If you need a little Autumn in your Fall right now, check out Cox Farms in Centerville, Virginia. Last year was our first time to visit this nearby farm, but I think we managed three trips there. There's not too much farm about it during Read more...
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