We love reading stories in our household. Each and every night, our children sit down and listen to a bedtime story that they pick out. I often look to match the books with seasons, to make things more interesting and to add to our own collection of reading books! As Halloween is happening in the month of October, I always pick up an extra two or three books for the year, so that they have new books to read and to enjoy with the season! We have selected three of our favorite Halloween children’s books that we really enjoy this time of year.
Category: Blogtober
These articles are all Autumn / Halloween themed.
A Day Out at Hurley’s Pumpkin Forest
We have been exploring pumpkin patches, as it’s just that time of year! This year, a new name popped up – close to Marsh Farm, we found Hurley’s Pumpkin Forest. This pumpkin picking patch has a few fun activities around the outside, along with a variety of pumpkins, to give families a complete day out. Pre-booking is essential though, but is on the cheap side at only £5 per car, which covers the cost of parking and a wheel barrel rental. Most other things in the Pumpkin Forest is free, though, so you will get a lot out of your £5!
8 Easy Spooky Treats for Halloween
Updated: October 9th, 2021 to add more treats.
We have been cooking up a storm in our household – from healthy foods like soups to anything with pumpkin puree to sweet treats perfect for a party or packed lunch! I wanted to share some of the best, spooky, delicious treats for you to enjoy with your family. As we love to theme everything, it’s so fun to share these recipes with you, and I hope you do get to try some of them out! If you would like to watch me create some spooky lunches, fun breakfasts and more, I also have a TikTok where I create recipe videos!
Monster Wraps
Making a great and filling lunch, we created some of these monster wraps. The idea is simple – create a wrap of your choice, then cut some hair out of sliced cheese and make some eyes out of olives sliced up (though you could use red pepper to make eyes, if your not a fan of olives). We filled our wrap with red pepper hummus, cucumbers and slices of chicken, and then decorate them once they are rolled up. These impress so much in packed lunches!
Pretty Suds New Moon Bath Bomb Box 2021
When it comes to Halloween time, I really love the idea of having special Halloween bath bombs! I love themes and feel Halloween should leak into every aspect of my day to day life, including, of course, self care time. This year’s Pretty Suds bath bomb box has some really lovely bombs – all of them are so big and so good at fitting the spooky theme. Unlike some of Pretty Suds previous boxes, the New Moon box does not have names for their bombs, so I have made these up. Let’s get into the box.
Cherry Skull & Skeleton Head
The Moon Almanac – Moon Guide to the Lunar Year
*AD – the item in this review was gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.
The moon, hanging up in the sky, is often something more talked about during the autumn months. I always have an interested in space, the moon, stars, and everything astrological – I guess it comes with the name. So, when I saw The Moon Almanac, I became pretty excited to learn about the moon! The book itself is really beautiful, with a dark blue color and lots of halo, rainbow highlights to the words and designs on the book.
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