Bringing some candy to my door on Halloween

Ever since we moved into this big neighborhood, I've made a point of passing out candy to the trick or treaters. Now that my kids are too old to go trick or treating themselves, I still love to get in on the Halloween fun that way. Plus, I can also dress up when I pass out candy, which makes it even more fun.

I also love to decorate my home for Halloween, so I thought that maybe I could try and come up with a creative thing to hang on my door for trick or treaters. I got some good inspiration from my clear tv for some decor and I decided on a wreath. It would be much easier to make than some other thing to hang on our doors.

I decided to make a wreath using candy corn and some other kinds of Halloween candy. I thought that would only be appropriate. I know that I won't be able to save it for next year, but it will just give me another excuse to do some crafts. There's nothing more that I love doing during my spare time than make some holiday crafts!

Guest post written by Emma Wooser

Halloween in America

America is one of the countries where Halloween is celebrated with a blast. Children and adults alike go to costume parties and do some treat or tricking. Last year, I even saw teenagers wearing Sexy Halloween Costumes. But what is Halloween really?

I read that Halloween originated as a pagan festival in parts of Northern Europe, particularly around United Kingdom. In many European cultural traditions, Halloween is a time when magic is most powerful and spirits can make contact with the physical world. In Christian times, it became a celebration of the evening before All Saints’ Day. It was brought to the United States by immigrants from Scotland and Ireland. Some symbols associated with this celebration are skeletons, skulls, ghosts, spooks, gravestones, wizards and witches, spiders, black cats, bats and pumpkin. Until now, I am still wondering why pumpkin became a significant symbol of Halloween.

During this time, many children and adults dress up themselves in fancy costumes. Some celebrate this among families and friends and some holds large community parties. Kids usually bring along a pumpkin shape basket where they put in the candies they get from trick or treating.

Speaking of this, I have yet to ask my little girl what she wants to dress up with this coming Halloween. I have received several informal invitations already but I have yet to let the little princess decide where we are going since they are in the same date.

Halloween Custome

Two months from now, we will be celebrating Halloween. I am excited!

Last year, I decided to dress up together with my daughter. It was the first time that we wore halloween costumes together. I remember that her first halloween costume was a "Fairy Witch". Last year she was a "Midnight Bat" while I was the "Witch". This year, I haven't decided yet on what we will be. I will just play it by ear. If ever I will come across a nice costume then I will just decide right there and then. But for now, I will keep my eyes open for some good buys on Halloween costumes. Who knows I will be lucky and I be able to buy cheap ones.