Lucy enjoyed her first trick-or-treat experience as an adorable Little Red Riding Hood. We accompanied her up and down the street and a neighboring cul-du-sac, toting the Big Bad Wolf in the little red wagon, who sat contentedly watching and squishing a Crunch bar in his warm hands the entire time. Mmmmm.
Love our pumpkin? With the stomach flu running rampant in our house this week, we neither had the time nor the guts (pun intended) to carve up this pretty specimen. So I got creative with an old lampshade, a square of black fabric, construction paper and some toothpicks. Voila.
I don't like the scary side of Halloween, and I used to say that I wouldn't have my kids dress up, or make a big deal of it. But this year there was no escape from the decorations in the neighborhood, the kids programs on TV (even on PBS), and the costumes and questions everywhere we went. Lucy knew it was coming, so we made the best of it, trying to emphasize the celebration of harvest time and reading good books about pumpkins. (Two of my favs are The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs, and Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White.) She definitely didn't like the scary stuff, and even avoided going to a few doors where the fake spiders were larger than she was. But overall it was a confidence booster for her as she met neighbors, grew bold in her two scripted lines ("Trick-or-treat" and "Thank you!"), and lovingly shared her loot with her brother.
3 comments:
They are so cute!! How did you come up with the idea? Too cute.
SO fun! What a darling idea for your kids! I think next year I will try to have the kids coordinate, it's great when they're little and they also enjoy that too!
I also love the "BOO" on your pumpkin! You are so creative! :)
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