So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Ghoulish Halloween Party

By Russ D. Edwards

Organizing a Halloween party for kids can be both quite pleasurable and at the same time challenging. There are several things that you will need to plan in advance and an entire bunch of things that could most likely go bad. And, you are talking about organizing a ghoulish Halloween party for children whose attention span can be as short as a candle fuse. The party can simply go out of control with kids getting rowdy, attempting to best one another with their costumes, treats, etc.

Although having some type of control would be a great but also remember this is a youngsters party, an iron hand rule would be overdoing it. Now there are several ways to make your audience listen. One way would be to make them busy by having them participate in party games. There are quite a good number of party games that you can organize that will surely grab the eye of your youngsters.

If you're acquainted with the game called mummy Wrap, you know the youngsters will be pleased to take part with this one. As the name of the game implies, it involves wrapping somebody with ma wraps which in our case equates with a roll of toilet roll. The game is simple. You simply need to group the kids into small groups and have them designate someone to wrap. At your cue, wrap the mummy with toilet tissue from head to feet. The group that were able to wrap fully their mum the quickest would be the winner.

Several Halloween games I know are just differentiations of exiting party games. We have the Halloween musical chairs and the freeze dance. Both I certain you already know. It doesn't hurt to be a little creative with your chairs. You can simply make the kids feel it is a Halloween game it you make the chairs ghoulish looking like maybe making them appear like tombstones or using darker colored chairs and adding some cobwebs.

And do not forget the music. You can simply find Halloween music in the closest record store or in the Net. For further enjoyment, you can ask the kids to dance in an monastery or ghoulish sort of way. You can also give a prize to the kid that will give the best monster dance.

Remember to give prizes to your game winners. This will inspire them to participate into the kid that will give the best monster dance.

Dont forget to give prizes to your game winners. This may encourage them to take part in the next games.

Another game which appears to popular is the building a scarecrow game. This involves having several groups of youngsters make their won scarecrow using pillow cases, old garments, newspapers, card boards, tapes or adhesives, and markers. You will have to prepare some old garments for this one. The youngsters will definitely enjoy making something that frequently sees in television and books.

You may also have a Halloween candy hunt which basically is a variation of the Easter egg hunt. By this time, we just hope the kids haven't discovered yet the candies you hid round the area.

Do not forget to have a frightening story telling time as well. Ask one of your guests or friends to inform a tale to the children at the party. Avoid making the story too scary though.

There are more ghoulish Halloween party games that may still do. Just remember that this is the youngsters day and your target is to have them enjoy the day.

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