Halloween Fun

We had so much fun planning and preparing for our little Halloween party. The party was a lot of fun and we'll have to do it next year too! Here are a few pictures. The outdoor pictures didn't turn out because it was dark and my camera isn't great. One of my teacher friends has a nice camera and took some great pictures. Hopefully she will share.

A mighty big sandwich to feed a crowd!Yummy food...
Outdoor games (finding hidden spiders, skull-on-a-spoon relay races)
The prizes...
Picking Frankenstein's nose to find a prize...
Pin the nose on the jack o'lantern....
Cupcake walk and musical pumpkins...
Pictionary...
Mummy-wrap...

Halloween Carnival

Erin Joy was so concerned because I don't have a trick-or-treat bucket. She made me one out of napkins, tape, and string. Isn't that so sweet??!! Now, I'm ready to trick-or-treat too!! I wonder how much candy it will hold?
We had a great time at our church's Halloween carnival. At the beginning of the night, my girls looked like this....

By the end, Rachel had lost her glasses, Erin Joy had lost her wig and hat and both girls had gained painted kitty faces.

Pin the wart on the witch...
Fishing and wondering why there was a monk in our church building...
Trying to find marbles with their toes....


Yay for pumpkin bowling!
This is the FIRST time Rachel has ever allowed her face to be painted.

Trying to pick candy and not pumpkin guts!

Hoping for a great catch...
Pipe cleaner spiders...
Trying to find the treasure in the goopy-sloppy-yucky containers...
Making her way through the spider web maze...
Trading candy...they should have been going to bed...

Preparing for Halloween and Other Stuff

I thought it would be fun to have "jack o' lantern pumpkin pancakes" for breakfast. We should have decorated the jack o' lanterns with something healthy like blueberries, bananas, strawberries, or something. Candy for breakfast was a bigger hit than the pumpkin pancakes that nobody liked except for me! Erin Joy made a "mouse jack o' lantern." She's my creative child...I think she just wanted more candy...

Rachel's little pumpkin was fast and easy to decorate. She glued on eyes and drew a mouth with a sharpie. Meanwhile, Erin Joy spent at least an hour on her masterpiece. (By the way, the girls are in their pajamas because I figured they could get dressed AFTER they made a mess on their pajamas.)
Erin Joy's pumpkin is rotting fast. I hope it makes it until Halloween...

Phase one...the stickers...
Phase two...the paint...

Erin Joy decorated both sides of her pumpkin. She had a great time with the paint.


I was the only person this year who actually carved my pumpkin. I created a barf o' lantern! I was inspired by my nephew and his love for these silly videos. (Preview before watching with children because it has a couple of bad words.)
Our masterpieces:

Erin Joy is so proud that she has finally mastered the monkey bars. Rachel wanted to show off her new trick on the bars too. (I took this video a few days ago after school...)