CRAFTS AND DIY
Halloween luminaries, a sweet last-minute craft and fun for all ages!
Halloween is not a traditional holiday in the Netherlands, but we have adopted the tradition. The children like to dress up, we decorate the house with spooks and spiders and I make some scary dishes for dinner. We do walk around the neighbourhood -- there's a specific street where people really make an effort to ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
Papier-Mâché Pumpkins -- fun Halloween decoration
It's October, which means Halloween excitement is happening our house. It also means we have some fun Halloween crafts up our sleeve for the next few weeks. But I was reminded of our papier-mâché pumpkin we made last year! Actually, we made a whole box of fruit and vegetables, but really, just making pumpkins would be ...
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HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS
Tricks and Treats -- a collection of Halloween Ideas
Trick or treat? Do you celebrate Halloween? What do you prefer -- silly or spooky? Funny or ghoulish? In a lot of Europe it is considered a very American holiday. And as an American living in London, I am happy to see that it is becoming more popular each year. Dressing up (fancy dress as ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Adorable Halloween costumes from Thumbelina
Halloween is around the corner, and I'm as unprepared as ever. Hmmm. !! I was feeling guilty about my tired stash of three-times worn Halloween costume options for Marlow and was needing a bit of inspiration... and these adorable costumes from Thumbelina have done the trick. How perfect are they?! I love a good fleecey zip-up costume ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Last Minute Halloween Costumes
This year for Halloween Henrik is going as a bat and Maja will be Red Riding Hood. I like to keep Halloween costumes simple, something we have at home or they can wear over and over again as dress up. Henrik has been talking about being a bat for Halloween for a long time now ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Hope you all have a spooky, fun, candy-filled day! Tell us, will you be taking the kids trick-or-treating? Throwing a little party? Did you carve pumpkins? Or... is this just a normal 'ol day for you? Is Halloween even celebrated in your country? (It is certainly becoming bigger and bigger here in the ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Personalized Halloween party bags
I can't believe we're well into October already! And Halloween is around the corner... Here in the UK, Halloween gets nowhere near the amount of attention as it does in America, and a 'Halloween party' is a bit of a novelty... but the American in me loves the idea (the costumes, the candy, the pumpkins!). ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Fun hats from Ikea
It must be Halloween season because dress-up items are everywhere in the kid's section at Ikea! They've brought out again the funny masks that Courtney wrote about a while ago (although I could not find the ladybird or the chick), and in the same Maskerade collection they have added these fun hats which can definitely be ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Happy Halloween!
Although it's certainly not as big of a deal here in London compared to the U.S., it's a big deal in our house, so we'll be celebrating today. We'll head to the fancy neighborhoods of Kensington where you can find some of London's best trick-or-treating streets. My two boys will be dressed up (the younger ...
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CELEBRATIONS
Halloween
As an American living in London, I don't usually cling defiantly to my roots and flaunt my "American-ness". It's not that I'm ashamed. It's more like I'm trying to fit in among the general (more reserved) British public. But today is an exception. Today is Halloween! The fantastic American (Hallmark) Holiday where every American child ...
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