Halloween Fun 4 Everyone!

Halloween Costume and Party Ideas for a spooktacular time!

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Halloween - The Ultimate Dress-Up Event

October 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Copyright 2006 MagicFairyRealm.com

Chances are that you’ve had a very busy year like just

about everyone else has, and so you’ve had fewer chances to

spend good quality time with your kids than you’d like.

Well, it’s a fact of modern life, but there are still some

really good times to take advantage of. Halloween is one

of them. It’s a night full of fun and excitement, and you

can tailor it to just what you want.

Your kids are probably already talking about what they want

to do for the holiday, and so that means it’s time for you

to start thinking about how to make it one of the memorable

times for your family. The fact is that, despite whatever

else it may be, Halloween is the ultimate in dress-up

events, and what kid doesn’t love to have a dress-up party?

This is one where you can really let loose and have fun

being as goofy or as scary as you want. And the great

thing is that you can even all go out in public that way,

and no one will even think differently of you for it! How

great is that? Here’s what you can do to make the whole

thing worthwhile.

First of all, take time now to think about what you would

like to do for this Halloween. Make a list of some of the

activities that you would like to have. Will you go

trick-or-treating through the neighborhood? Or would you

rather take the kids to the mall and have the same kind of

fun there? How about a haunted house? There are many

types of haunted houses out there, and they’re not

necessarily too scary for little ones. It’s up to you.

There are still more options. But the key to the holiday

is dressing up. Once you’ve come up with the ideas for how

to spend Halloween, it’s time to get the kids involved.

Have a talk with them about what you think would be fun

this year, and then get their input. You may find that

they have some new ideas that are even better than the ways

you spent Halloween as a kid. Plan the whole thing out

with them. You’ll be making it a lot more fun for your

children when you let them in on the decision-making. They

love to feel like they have a responsibility in what’s

going on. The more they can do, the better time they’ll

have.

When it comes to the actual dressing up, make it as fun as

you can. Of course, you’re going to need to find costumes

suitable to your rules, and their tastes also. For girls,

fairy costumes are sure to be a hit. She can either be a

cute, gentle fairy, or she can be something just a little

scarier and more mischievous if that is to her liking.

Music, drinks, snacks, and whatever else you can think of

should be part of the dress-up party. This is really a

chance for you to have a “party before the party”. It also

gives you time to make sure your kids know the do’s and

don’t’s of the plans for the evening. And you can get all

that in while having fun the whole time. Think about it,

plan ahead for the holiday, and you’ll soon find you and

your kids having more fun than you’ve had all year!

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Here’s a fun idea for the halloween punch bowl!

September 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Fill some clean rubber gloves with water, seal the end and freeze. When the gloves are frozen, cut the rubber off and put the “ice hands” in your ready to serve punch bowls. The effect is certain to make a few people jump! Need a good punch recipe? Here’s few:

Basic sherbert punch……take grape juice and lemon-lime soda and pour in a punch bowl together & top with a few scoops of orange and lime sherbert…..looks yucky, tastes great.  A spooky black punch…….take a packet of unsweetened grape koolaid and a packet of unsweetened orange koolaid, 2 cups of sugar and 2 quarts of water and mix together till the sugar is dissolved.

Then pour in 1 liter of ginger ale, just before serving & add a frozen hand or two. Ewwww!

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Pumpkin Pie

August 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Since the Halloween theme for this blog is pumpkins, I thought it would be fitting for the first post to be my pumpkin pie recipe!Pumpkin Pie

2 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1 1lb. can pumpkin (2 cups)
2 tbsp.molasses
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1 9-inch deep dish pie crust (frozen or fresh made)

Get one 9-inch pie crust, slightly cooked. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 425 degrees (F) for 15 minutes. Keep the oven door closed, and reduce temperature to 350 degrees (F) and continue to bake for 40 to 50 minutes and check by inserting a knife at the center of the pie. When it comes out clean, your pie is done. Cool pie on a wire rack. It can be served immediately after cooling, or refrigerated. Top with fresh whipped cream just before at your Halloween party!

To make fresh pie crust:

3 cups sifted flour (sift before measuring)
1 tsp salt
1-1/4 cups shortening (use in pre-measured stick form)
8 to 10 Tbsp cold water

Sift the flour and salt together. Then, using a pastry cutter, or two knives, cut in/blend shortening and flour together until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cold water, a little at a time, adding just enough to hold the pastry together, forming into a smooth ball.

Refrigerate an hour for easier handling. Divide dough and roll out on a lightly floured board to make pastry for a (9-inch) two-crust pie or two (9-inch) crusts. Roll the dough about 2 inches larger than the diameter of the pan. Drape crust over the rolling pin and ease it into pan, fitting it against bottom and sides.

Crust should overlap edge of pan about 1/2 inch. Turn crust under and shape edge using fingers to create a fluted or pleated edge. I always have more than enough dough for the pumpkin pie recipe, barring any goofs, even some to make decorative leaf cut-outs for pie decoration!

 

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