What Is Halloween for You?

Like so many holidays and community celebrations, Halloween becomes another opportunity for commerce. I see a lot of parents struggling to find the best way to instill in their children deeper meanings for holidays. Four inches of snow have definitively killed my pumpkin vines. These hearty pumpkins are my last harvest of the season. As we … Read more

Top Eco Halloween Tips

Awareness of lowering impact of holidays has been growing. There are several years of eco Halloween tips available online, so I’ve gathered some of the best I’ve seen. Treats I’m not that impressed by the idea of organic candy. The problem isn’t so much the organic or the fair trade (good issues, but not the … Read more

8 Best Babywearing Halloween Costumes

Creative babywearers incorporate their babies into excellent Halloween costumes. After seeing so many great costumes, I wish I had a baby to wear this year. I passed up several great baby costumes (the jack-in-the-box) in favor of great thing-on-thing themed costumes. 8. Baby Dorothy being worn by a big rainbow.Wear in any carry as long as … Read more

Halloween Costumes: Our One New Thing Rule

Has the costume parade started in your neighborhood yet? My kids have been trying on costumes for at least a month, and each has settled on a final masterpiece. They settled weeks ago. Truthfully, they’ve probably been planning for a year, but I have “Don’t talk to me about Halloween until September” policy that is … Read more