Char-boo-terie, char-spook-erie…or scare-cuterie? A charcuterie board is a crowd-pleasing hostess offering, as it is customizable based on party size and offers a variety of options to please various taste buds. It also makes for a festive treat to bring to a Halloween get-together – because walking into a party empty-handed is frightening. Whatever you decide to call it, here are… Read More »Halloween Treats that Aren’t Scary to Make
Were excited to bring you all the Halloween Trunk or Treat Events around Metro Detroit & Southeast Michigan! We’ve also added some additional fun Halloween activities at the bottom of this page: Please Note: We have tried our best to make sure that information is accurate on this page, however, we make mistakes and sometimes event details change. Please contact… Read More »Biggest Guide To Halloween Trunk or Treat Events in Metro Detroit
The fall season brings along beautiful warm colored leaves, cozy flannel, trips to apple orchards and of course – pumpkins. Belonging to the same family as squashes, pumpkins pack in a plethora of nutrients. A single cup of pumpkin provides 7 grams of fiber to aid in digestion and a third of the daily need for vitamin K. Its bright… Read More »The Benefits of Pumpkins with Four Recipes
It would take a 185-pound person an entire workday of non-stop cross country running to burn off the higher end of the 3500-7000 calories from Halloween candy consumed by the average US child. Holidays aren’t exactly known for being healthy, but this year there are more health considerations to keep in mind beyond the usual sugar rush. To prevent the… Read More »Making Halloween Special, Spooky – and Safe!
What if it rains on Halloween? We have you covered with these fun indoor Metro Detroit Halloween Events for 2019! Candy Land Ferndale They are located at Ferndale Free Methodist Church 1950 Woodward Heights, Ferndale, MI 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm We hope you’ll join us at this year’s Candy Land event. It’s a fun, safe event where kids from our… Read More »Indoor Metro Detroit Halloween Events 2019
Trick-or-Treat is over and if your kid is like my kid, you now have a massive pile of candy in your house. And if your kid is also like my kid, they will lose interest in said pile in a day or two. After the Halloween sugar hangover, you might be wondering what to do with all the extra candy… Read More »Halloween Hangover: Six things to do with leftover candy
Overwhelming sights, smells, and textures do not have to sideline children While many children enjoy Halloween traditions of tick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and interaction with costume-clad “ghouls and goblins,” children affected by a sensory processing disorder may interpret and react differently to these holiday activities. “Children with sensory processing challenges may become overwhelmed with the wide array of sounds, sights and… Read More »5 Ways to Help Children With Sensory Challenges Participate in Halloween Festivities
If you’ve seen teal pumpkins out and about, you might be wondering what they mean. Simply put, they are a reminder for food allergy awareness and they denote homes that have non-food treats for children with life-threatening food allergies. My son is one of the 1 in 13 children in this country with life-threatening food allergies and this will be… Read More »Teal Pumpkin Project: Ten Fun Allergy Friendly Treats
Halloween themed preschool lesson plans. Arts and crafts, games, math, science, group time activities, songs and snack ideas. Halloween Theme Goals: Halloween Safety Halloween is associated with spider, witches, goblins and ghosts. Halloween is a day we dress up and go trick or treating. Halloween can be scary and fun!! Books from Amazon.com Theme books and ideas: Halloween Activities Halloween… Read More »Halloween Early Childhood & Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-K & Kindergarten
I love crafting even though most of my crafty creations turn into epic fails. The DIY Halloween Jars are so simple that you can craft them with your kids and the jars will turn out festive and cute. This project is a budget-friendly craft to spruce up your home for Halloween. This project is one where I don’t want you… Read More »DIY Halloween Jars
