Have i mentioned to you how much of a nut i am over holidays? If you don't believe me...just drive by our house...insane {totally tacky} decorations, with more to come! AND, you should check out the pumpkins we carved last year....i think there is something fun about being raised in a household by two very creative people! Christmas is even worse! We're getting in the Halloween Spirit in the McWillette house...tons to do before the big day! Thought i would share an activity that we are doing this year. We have a holiday countdown pocket calendar that i'm going to fill with an activity or treat each morning (ours is a bit older than this one....but you get the idea). Max things that "the zombian" comes each night to fill the pocket with the treat or activity suggestion....hahahaha. I'm attaching a pdf of our holiday list of things to do until Halloween. Some of these are specific to our family, but you can totally improvise to make it more appropriate for you and your children. I chose a few craft projects, baking projects, etc. I also added a few jokes...max is just now getting into joke telling. The treats are simple things like a hot wheels car or a granola bar. I'm not a big candy giver, so that would be a REALLY big treat to have candy!
Here is the pdf file of the activities/crafts/treats i have planned:
Download willette_halloween.pdf
Basically, i cut these out and stuff one in each pocket each morning for max. Gives him something to look forward to, and it helps us enjoy the 'holidays." We will do a similar activity for the months of November and December. Feel free to borrow this idea!!! Also, if you have a great Halloween activity, don't be shy...post ideas in the comment section!
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Kelly! YOU are just fun, fun, fun! Max is so lucky to have you as a mom. What a blast. I LOVE those pumpkins. : )
Posted by: creole wisdom | October 01, 2008 at 10:39 AM
like a mentioned before, we make a scarecrow for halloween. I have an old fannel shirt, some old overalls stuffed with hay. for the head we use a a round shaped bucket (got it from party city, is a trick or treat bucket) add a straw hat and a mask of choice from the halloween store. than we use a two sticks nailed together like a cross to stand him up. one year we added a pair of large garden gloves for hands and placed a pair of old boots at the bottom of his legs for feet. one year we had a party and people would come up and atart talking to him like we was a person.
Posted by: Amy | October 02, 2009 at 03:06 PM