I'm not sure when it happened, but it has. Halloween is no longer just an evening of Trick or Treating.. it is now a week (or more) packed with celebrations.
The week began with the Brick/Septa & Challenger Halloween party. This is a party put on for children with special needs and their families. My kids always have a blast at this party, even if Alex can't eat the pizza. The kids loved the big inflatable slide, bouncy house, and painting pumpkins. Alex took 2 wagon rides, but Belle passed on the hayride because she is too afraid.
Later in the week the kids went Trick or Treating at the mall. Belle invited one of her classmates (a little boy!) to join us and the kid had a blast. Batman and Ariel held hands while filling up their bags full of treats. Alex had fun too and counted every fire extinguisher and alarm in the whole mall. He's lately been extremely obsessed with them.
Friday both kids had class parties and parades. Guess who had to make the cupcakes for both classes? Me. For Alex's class it was Gluten Free, Casein Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Egg Free, Nut Free ... that was an adventure in itself. Belle's class was less restrictive but twice as many!
I spent my day dropping off and picking up kids, cupcakes and costumes and by the time we got home to do Trick or Treating in our own neighborhood I was ready for bed.. But we still hadn't trick or treated yet!
So, out we went for some trick or treating around the neighborhood where I yelled at the cars zipping through and ignoring the minions of small children seeking sugar. We did that for about an hour or so and then we went out to the Diner with some family and friends to sit down and pig out before going home to collapse.
But, its not over yet. We wrapped up Halloween by going to a children's party with friends on the day after. Alex stayed home with his Dad and I took Belle. The kids played games like musical chairs, crab races and more. Belle was the first one out in musical chairs but she swept up in a game where you had to push a balloon around with a broom - maybe she has a future in cleaning! The kids had a mummy wrapping contest where they toilet papered some of the parents and it was a riot. Of course our team had the littlest kids and the biggest mummy (er daddy) who is 6'6" so we helped them out.
Here's a video montage of our fun week!
And now, Halloween is over and I'm ready for a big long nap!
3 comments:
Sounds like your family had heaps of fun this Halloween!
The food for the parties caught my attention--I wonder why they had food at the class Halloween parties. You mentioned so many restrictions. It seems kids go crazy (if not more) over bubble wrap and cheap party favors from places like Oriental Trading. I am all in favor of parties but it's very difficult to accommodate all of these special diets. It's almost unfair to the person bringing the treats, unless they are accustomed to shopping for a special diet. Is the room parent always expected to find treats suitable for all of those different diets? I hope I don't sound like the Grouch! Is it just me? What do you think?
Awesome Well-E costume!!
So that is where you've been. I almost e-mailed you this morning to check-in but thought I'd wait to see if Bonbon Gazette actually made it to the bottom of the blog-roll!
Wow - what a week! The kids looked adorable in their costumes. But how did you get yourself roped into cupcake for BOTH classes? Diva had crazy hair day on Friday, Halloween Friday night, and her birthday slumber party on Saturday.
I think I'd better get rested up as the rest of the holidays (not to mention gymnastic meets) are coming all too soon :0)
Happy Halloween!
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