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30 Oct, 2018

A Halloween question

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life|parenting

There are a lot of conversations about Halloween happening in the Interwebs right now, especially as it pertains to age: how old is too old etc. For the record, I have no problem giving candy to teenagers. I figure if they want to be a kid a little while longer, it’s ok in my books. […]

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I have a thing for old mason jars, and acorns, so when I’m able to find an opportunity to put them together… WATCH OUT. These jars are are sitting on our front stairs at the moment, waiting for Halloween night to arrive. It doesn’t look very exciting at the moment, but picture them illuminating our scarrrry […]

31 Oct, 2012

Halloween dinners

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|parenting|Recipes and Food

A question for parents with trick-or-treating age kids… do you prepare a Halloween-themed dinner or just try to get your kids to eat something healthy before the big sugar rush? I’d love to hear your thoughts. For the past few years I’ve been making this: (The recipe is over here in case you’re interested.) I […]

01 Nov, 2011

The Halloween inventory

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy

If you happened to ask us about how much Halloween candy we brought home last night, we would answer you with the following statement: Share the post “The Halloween inventory” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInE-mailReddit

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