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Post Your Spooktacular Halloween!

Started by . on October 25, 2010

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. said #1 Oct 25, 2010 at 1:15am

Did you now or in the past make costumes for your kids or self?
What about parties that you threw or ideas that you had?
Did you decorate your house?
Post your bragging rights here! Show your Halloweens from today and yesterday, what type of entertaining did you do or maybe a fond memory from your childhood?

. said #2 Oct 25, 2010 at 1:16am

PS- Don't forget to upload your pictures and post them here!

Coleen McCrea Katz said #3 Oct 25, 2010 at 9:13am

I have made many costumes for my kids over the years. I use to throw an annual Halloween party for 20 plus kids. Here is a like to the few I can find photos of quickly.

http://www.realwomenofphiladelphia.com/photos/list/10519/1821/1

Carol McLeod said #4 Oct 25, 2010 at 9:52am

My children are all grown now but we made most of their costumes. I was always nervous about putting mask on children because they can't see well out of them. We would use paints & makeup on their faces. I loved helping the kids make their costumes. It was always a family event. One year the youngest two girls wanted to be native indians. My husband helped them made actual bow and arrows out of twigs. They were so excited and we were able to teach them a little about early life in the country. We made Peter Pan & Tinker Bell...Egyptian princesses....even Gangsters.... We had our share of witches, vampires, clowns and monsters. It was always so much family fun. We sometimes worked weeks to make just the right costumes. We made scarecrows and decorated our yard with all kinds of "Creepies". We even had gravestones that we made up epitaphs for. We still have pumpkin carving parties each year but most of the costume creating has been passed on to my sons/daughters and their families. We enjoy Halloween! It is just a family fun time.

Shannon Imlay said #5 Oct 25, 2010 at 10:24am

I have thrown halloween parties for almost 30 years, I love this time of year and it makes want to celebrate. I must confess I don't like the real scary stuff (I'm a big baby). Now that my kids are older they want scary costumes, I miss the Winnie the Pooh and bunny costumes from when they were little. Here's a couple of photos you might enjoy of my trick or treat station.

http://www.realwomenofphiladelphia.com/photos/list/10630/2100/1

Happy Halloween, Shannon

. said #6 Oct 25, 2010 at 11:26am

Shannon - Holy cow! I love your pics. Awesome!

Coleen - I appreciate the costume pics. Was the bunny made of fake fur? That's so hard to work with.

Carol - I guess you could turn the whole native Indian costume into a real learning experience!

. said #7 Oct 25, 2010 at 11:43am

I just uploaded some. I'll have to find more.

http://www.realwomenofphiladelphia.com/photos/list/11008/2091/1

Mindie Hilton said #8 Oct 25, 2010 at 12:34pm

Halloween tips, crafts, party ideas, and fun costume pics at my Blog, check this post out and older posts for ideas

.http://bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-Halloween-fun-ideas.html

My two boys are such cuties don't you think. What about my husband, Billy R. Cyrus and Me as Hannah Montana, lol

Coleen McCrea Katz said #9 Oct 25, 2010 at 1:08pm

Hilarious Mindie and your boys are adorable!!!

Shannon Imlay said #10 Oct 25, 2010 at 2:40pm

Thank you so much Dgoil, I wish I could sew as well as you and Colleen!

Mindy, I couldn't pull up your blog, it says your page doesn't exist anymore? I have a blog on entertaining and celebrations, check it out,

http://shannonsshanonigins.blogspot.com/

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