Halloween
Happy Rainy Halloween
October 31, 2008
Since it is a wet and windy one in Vancouver right now, I was wondering if I would send my son out trick-or-treating tonight. Howeve,r he is so excited that there is no way I could disappoint him like that. So he and his Dad and Nana are going out for a little while despite the rain. Our drier Read more...
October Recap
October 30, 2008
This month has been full of posts about imagination, fall fun and lots of Halloween. It has been fun delving into where to find costumes, best paces to trick-or-treat, and such. My favourite post from the month of October are a little varied. First is Halloween Poems Read more...
Train Conductor, or Engineer
October 29, 2008
When it comes to dress up clothes, a train engineer or conductor can easily be part of your tickle trunk, or a costume for Halloween. Parts may already be in your house, or easily picked up a number of places. When I was young my dad worked on trains so we had an actual blue Read more...
Trick-or-Treating Traditions in Vancouver
October 28, 2008
On Friday night the streets, well some of them, will be full of trick-or-treaters. In fact it really depends on where you are in the city as to whether you will receive any costumed kids at all. I have lived in Vancouver for 10 years now and I can still say I have had less than 50 trick-or treaters. That being said, if you do go trick-or-treating in and around the condos and townhouses, Read more...
Halloween Poems for Preschoolers
October 23, 2008
I love Halloween and I also love Halloween Poems and songs. There are lots of resources on the net for Halloween activities and they almost always have colouring pages, crafts and carving templates and sometimes they have songs and poems as well. One of my favourite Halloween poems for this age group is "Five Little Pumpkins." Five Little Pumpkins sitting on a gate, Read more...
Halloween Howls and Other Activities
October 21, 2008
At this time of year Halloween is on most peoples minds. Will you get any trick-or-treaters? Will my child like their costume this year? How will my child react if we take them trick-or treating? Where do you go trick-or treating in Vancouver? Should you go to some Halloween parties? I will list some of the best neighbourhoods to go trick-or-treating next week, but if you want Read more...
Halloween Trick or Treat Bucket
October 20, 2008
Last year my son and I made a few things for Halloween. I love Halloween and I keep up the decorations for a while. I really wanted my son to be as excited about Halloween as I was. Since he was a little apprehensive we decorated a small sand bucket to put his treats in. It was Read more...
Weekend Fun
October 17, 2008
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Look no further, there are several fun activities for you and your child. The fall book sale at the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library started yesterday and goes all weekend. A great chance to stock up on all Read more...
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
October 10, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving weekend. I hope everyone has some time to enjoy the sunshine and cooler, crisp days this weekend. On Wednesday I already highlighted some pumpkin patches to check out this weekend, but there are always other things to do with your little ones. Saturday October 11 Read more...
Pumpkin Patch Fun
October 08, 2008
Since we have a long weekend for Thanksgiving and it should actually be sunny for the Saturday you might want to think about going to get your pumpkins. Pumpkin Patch time it is. Richmond Country Farms (website is broken) is one of the most visited pumpkin patches in greater Vancouver. Open October 6th to 30th, Weekdays 9 am to 2 pm, Weekends 10 am to 4:30 pm, 12900 Steveston Read more...
Beyond Old Navy: Where to get Costumes for Halloween in Vancouver
October 07, 2008
Don't get me wrong I love the Old Navy costumes and my son is going to be one of their elephants this year. We still have the dragon and monkey costumes saved for his sibling and they are just about the cutes costumes ever. The only problem with these costumes is trying to find them after the Read more...
Hello October
October 01, 2008
The theme for October is Nurturing Imagination. As October hosts Thanksgiving, Diwali and Halloween there is lots of room for fostering your child's imagination. From dress up to lots of lights and not to mention the making of thanksgiving wreaths and the carving of Jack o' Lanterns we will Read more...
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