Well, the party was a success. I did not do the muffins - which turned out to be a good call - since it turned out there wouldn't really have been enough time for it.
My daughter and I carved out the inside of the pumpkins before the other kids arrived. I was really glad we did that beforehand. Kids have a short attention span at that age, and hollowing out a pumpkin does take some work. Drawing the faces and cutting them out took the right amount of time for them to not lose interest.
Cutting out the easiest paper models from Ravensblight.com was also fine. Fortunately I had done a test run the day before, and realized that kids 7-8 years old would not have the patience - or possibly the skill - to cut out and assemble houses and vehicles. The kids all chose the bats to cut out and put on their walls.
So in between play, dress-up, trick-and-treat and eating candy it was a really nice day - for both the kids and their adults :)
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Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
10/13/2016
My First Halloween Party For Kids
My daughter is 8 years old now, and I think it's time to make a Halloween Party for her and her friends. I have only tried having Halloween parties for adults, so this is going to be a whole new experience - and challenge.
I have scheduled the party from 2 pm - 5 pm. Three hours is a good time frame when you are dealing with young kids. We are only going to have 4 kids in total - this way it will be very cosy and manageable.
The program is as follows:
And of course time to play :) As I haven't tried this with kids, I have no idea whether or not I have planned too much or too little for the children. Time will tell.
I have scheduled the party from 2 pm - 5 pm. Three hours is a good time frame when you are dealing with young kids. We are only going to have 4 kids in total - this way it will be very cosy and manageable.
The program is as follows:
- Dress-up and makeup
- Pumpkin Carving
- Decorating muffins with orange glaze and Halloween candy
- Cutting out and assembling Halloween paper models
- Trick-or-Treat (4 neighbors have agreed to be ready at 4.30 pm)
And of course time to play :) As I haven't tried this with kids, I have no idea whether or not I have planned too much or too little for the children. Time will tell.
10/12/2016
Halloween Decor - For the Kids and Nerdy Adults
Some years ago I stumbled across the Ravens Blight website. It has a lot of really cool Halloween paper models. I especially like this one of a decrepit old house - it has a very unique look, and it's not too demanding to make. My daughter certainly loved it. With the monster dolls that you can print also, she had a real monster doll house. It is open in the back - like a doll house. You can find the instructions for theses paper models - and many more - here at Ravens Blight. I have assembled the ones below, with huge success! I will definitely be adding to the collection this year.
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