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HALLOWEEN EVENTS |
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Boo at the Zoo
October 26 - 28
Halloween Rocks
October 31, 3:30 - 6:30
Gaithersburg/Kentlands
Check out Our Kids for a full list of Halloween Events around the DC area.
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| SPOTLIGHT ON: |
| BUTLER'S ORCHARD, Germantown, MD
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Butler's Orchard is a great place to pick your own apples, berries or pumpkins or to just shop for the stuff that someone else picked. In the winter, they also sell Christmas Trees.
Butler's also holds events for kids and is very family friendly. If you live in the DC area and have not been to Butler's, you're missing out.
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| DECORATE YOUR OWN PUMPKIN! |
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Once you get your pumpkin from Butler's, carve your own pumpkin using free templates:
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| JOKE OF THE MONTH! |
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Q. Who did the Ghost invite to his Halloween Party?
A: Anyone he could DIG up!
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| WEBSITE OF THE MONTH |
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Interested in learning about the origins of Halloween. The History Channel has done its research!
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| Look for our upcoming newsletters: |
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November - Pirates
December - Winter Holidays
January - Sports
February - Superheroes
March - Animals
April - Music
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| Greetings!
Welcome to the first edition of Great Kids News , the Halloween Edition. Each month we will pick a theme and offer places to go, things to do, and people to see throughout the year.
We at Andy's Parties have put this newsletter together for YOU. It is not intended to be an advertisement for Andy's Parties or our partners. We hope you find these monthly tidbits interesting and encourage you to send any feedback to blog@andysparties.com.
Enjoy!
Andy, Nikki, Lisa, Paula, and Lauren |
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DO IT YOURSELF!
Halloween Costumes |
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Face it. The cost of Halloween costumes is frightening! Have you walked into one of these makeshift store fronts selling their Halloween wares and thought to yourself "Wow! The quality of this thing stinks. I could do this myself?" We agree. You can and you totally should!
Why DO IT YOURSELF? Reason #1: Your kid is growing faster than the national debt. He will grow out of it by next year. Reason #2: Your kid changes his mind more than the weather forecast. So, it's not likely he is going to want to be the same thing next year. Reason #3: D.I.Y. costuming is a great way to personalize your costume. That way your kid doesn't haunt the streets with the same thing his arch nemesis, Johnny, from next door, is wearing. The HORROR!
Don't be scared of doing-it-yourself. It's not as scary as you think and all the money you saved can go toward decorations! Candy! Or the dentist bill looming in your future from all the candy your munchkin is about to consume!
To get you started, here are some pointers:
- Stay calm.
- Ask your Trick-or-Treater what kind of costume he or she might like. Get as many options as possible, so you can narrow it down to the easier of the bunch. Or, go ahead and make the impossible happen, SUPERMOM (or dad)!
- Start brainstorming about how you can make it at home.
- Make a list of what you need and see what you and your friends have at home before you venture out.
- And, finally, it's supposed to be fun! So, include your kid in the costume making. They will appreciate it more if they had a part in it.
We at Great Kids News have come up with our own D.I.Y. costumes to get you started, so go ahead and use them! We don't mind. Head to our blog to check them out! |
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Wanna Read A Good Book??? |
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 Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
Author: Keith Graves
Nikki gives this book 5 stars! A silly story of one spunky monster who dances 'til his head unzips! A tale that will make you giggle and pictures that will tickle your imagination.
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MAKE YOUR OWN:
BOOOO - Cookies!
- 1 Pkg nutter butter sandwich cookies
- 1 Pkg white chocolate
- 1 Pkg mini chocolate chips
- Waxed paper
Directions:
Melt the white chocolate in a shallow dish.
Put cookie in chocolate and flip over coating both sides.
Using a fork, lift cookie out and place on wax paper.
Do 5 or 6 then put eyes and mouth on (chips).
Make tombstones with Milano cookies too!
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