Wordless Wednesday: My Little Witches

Peanut: Little witch in Orange and Black



Sunshine: Little witch in Black and Purple

The girls had fun marching in a local Halloween Parade. They liked the goody bags even more.

Happy Wordless Wednesday! Be sure to visit 5 Minutes for Mom and Frugal Fritzie for more W.W.

Jen

Love the Pumpkin Farm!

Isn't this time of year just lovely? The pumpkins, the warm cider, the changing leaves- I just love it. Yesterday, we had a family day out at the pumpkin farm. The weather couldn't have been better.


Our festivities included a hayride, pumpkin picking, corn maze, face painting, and more! Take a peek:


The Hayride


My Sunshine Girl with her pumpkin!



Pumpkin just lookin' cute.



"Did the girls have to pick out pumpkins this large?" Poor Dad.


Is this pony smiling?? Peanut's first pony ride- yeah!


Sunshine enjoying her pony ride.



Smile!

Happy Fall from our family to yours!

Jen

Fly Away with Me!

Tis the season, I guess. The season of coughs, sneezes, runny noses, and fevers. My girls have been struggling this week with bad head colds and have watched way too much TV. Even so, their creative juices are still flowing. Last night, they placed two chairs in front of a big map that I have posted on the wall. They were pretending that they were flying to different countries around the world. It was so cute hearing them pretend that they were on an airplane and talking about their adventures around the World.
"Let's fly to Spain."
"I want to go to China."

I love that they are learning Geography as they play. Geography hasn't always been one of my favorite subjects, so I try to find fun ways to introduce them to other countries and cultures. If we are reading for example and the book talks about the Eiffel Tower, we venture over to our map and find France.

Well, Poor Peanut was back on the couch today with a fever. Her Pediatrician thinks that she has the flu. She did watch quite a lot of TV, but in between naps, I read few books, too.

Hoping my creative girlies are back to their normal selves soon.

Take Care,

Jen

Halloween Costumes and More!

Halloween is right around the corner, so if you haven't done so already, you better get moving on your child's costume! Luckily, I found my kid's costumes weeks ago for very cheap at a resale shop- two little witches. If you are good at making homemade costumes (which I am not!) and are looking for something unique, why not take a look at the great resources available at PBS Parents. Recently, I was contacted by PBS with great information to share with my readers from costume patterns, book recommendations to recipe tips. Check it out below!

"Still looking for a Halloween costume for the kids? PBS Parents is offering a free exclusive costume pattern for "Buddy," the T-Rex star from the new hit PBS KIDS series DINOSAUR TRAIN. The full-body sewing pattern, designed by the artists of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, is available in two sizes for ages 3 to 5. You can click here to access the pattern: http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/costume/

"You may also want to check out the new Craft Apparent page on PBS Parents with columns on budget-friendly costume ideas and how parents and children can make a fun, festive Halloween treat bag together. In addition, parents can find tips and articles on having a fun and safe Halloween, alternative trick-or-treat giveaways, themed recipes, activities and Halloween book recommendations."

Parents can also get great ideas and tips for a safe and happy Halloween from Twitter.com/PBSParents and from other parents on Facebook/PBSParents."

If you get a chance to check out the resources above, let me know what you think. Also,if your child dresses up for Halloween, what will they be wearing this year?

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Jen

The Magic Pumpkin

As I was searching online to find more information about the book The Magic Pumpkin by Lucille E. Sette, I couldn't find much. Then I realized of course not- the book was written in 1984! To find this classic, you may have to search through the archives at your local library. It is well worth it, though. We especially love the ending- which I won't tell you, of course.

Here's a sneak peek of one of our favorite Halloween stories: Old Mr. Squiggs is extremely grouchy. He hates everyone, especially children and animals. He even enjoys scaring kids on Halloween. Each year he carves his pumpkin to look scary and ugly and then he waits to listen to the children scream. One year, things change when he picks a very special pumpkin from the patch- a magic pumpkin. Read to find out what happens to mean,old Mr. Squiggs!

I adore my girls smiles as we get to the end of the story. Don't you just love a good ending?

Happy Halloween Reading!

Jen