Halloween has become one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. Perhaps it’s because while holidays are about being with family and celebrating tradition, Halloween gives us a chance to have fun and act out of the ordinary. There aren’t many other times of the year when we get to dress up in costumes, [...]
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Halloween – It’s not just for kids anymore
January 2nd, 2012 
It used to be that Halloween was a “kids” holiday – dressing up in costumes, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating were all activities that the kids took part in while the grownups doled out candy and took pictures. But over the last two decades, growing baby boomers and Gen X-ers have decided “The [...]
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No Comments »Home Made Instead of Retail – Save Money on Halloween Costumes
January 2nd, 2012 It’s that time of year again, when children’s thoughts turn to ghosts and ghoulies and candy… and costumes! For parents, it can be a little stress inducing – we want our children to have the wonderful Halloween celebrations that we remember from our own childhoods. But things have changed these days. Trick or treating isn’t [...]
The History of Halloween – Another Retail Holiday
January 2nd, 2012 Halloween is one of the most popular and widely celebrated holidays in the US, and one of the few that doesn’t have a particular Judeo/Christian significance. Celebrated on the evening of October 31, the name is a shortened form of “All’s Hallowed Evening” Taking place at the harvest time in mid-autumn, it is a marking [...]
Halloween Activities for Teens
January 2nd, 2012 Michelle It’s close to Halloween, and your teenager is looking for something to do. Halloween activities for teens can be tricky; they still like the idea of trick or treating, but don’t want to appear ‘immature’. But there are plenty of activities that teens can be involved in that will satisfy their urge for scary Halloween [...]
