Do you find Halloween to be fun? Stressful? Scary? Annoying? All of the above? How can you make Halloween really work for your family?
In this audio post, Saren reads her popular post, A Deliberate Mother’s Guide to Simple Halloween Fun, and shares some of the many many great comments with further ideas added by readers. The principles shared here apply to ALL holidays!
Show Notes:
A Deliberate Mother’s Guide to Simple Halloween Fun (post read in this episode; lots of photos included; tons of wonderful comment and additional ideas at the end)
Recipes for Pumpkin Pancakes and “Ghoul Ghoulash” that Saren talks about (from Saren’s blog)
Audio editing by Christy Elder
Thank you so much for this podcast!! I love the idea of deciding what you want halloween to be for your family and then making it happen. I haven’t established a plan for halloween yet so I’m going to do that with my husband today! Thanks again for all you do!
I love to make ginger bread houses in December. I have my kids help me go through their Halloween candy and pull out things like -smarties, m&ms and skittles. These things are great to decorate the houses with. I also love to do a Christmas countdown for my kids. My kids will donate candy to that, so they can get something little every night of our countdown. The trick is hiding the candy until then ?
With your pumpkin waffles top them with Apple Cider Syrup:
2/3 c sugar
1 teas. cinnamon
1/3 c cornstarch
1/4 c lemon juice
4 c apple juice
1/2 c butter (optional)
Stir sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch. Add lemon juice and apple juice. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until it bubbles and thickens. Add butter, if desired. Serve over pumpkin waffles.