Halloween plans for the kids

They loved listening to Monster Mash while dancing on the

 bubble wrap

Last year my husband and I started a Halloween party tradition. We have a Halloween party for our 5 nieces and 1 nephew. This is something I am going to miss so much when we move away from our family in Metro Detroit. Last year we got sacks for races, made bowling pins out of pop bottles, made a pin-the-grin on the pumpkin game, made cupcakes so the kids could decorate them and we finger painted pumpkins. Of course, like any good aunt and uncle, we got whistles and other loud toys as prizes. It was a blast! We also read them a fun Halloween book.

This year, we are going to do all the above again, but I am going to get a real pumpkin to play pin-the-grin on the pumpkin. We were really excited because in the spring we planted pumpkins and the vines were growing like crazy! Unfortunately, we watered them from the top and they ended up getting white spots all over them. In order to save the other plants, we had to cut the leaves off. Sadly, the pumpkins didn't survive. I haven't thought up any more games. We don't want to do bobbing for apples. The idea of all those germs during a time when the kids are always getting sick just doesn't make any sense to us. I suppose we could do
individual buckets.

I am also going to try my hand at making a little bit of a different version of this cake. Witch Hat Cake but with half a face. I'll post pictures in late September when I do my trial run.

Can't wait to have this Halloween Party in our own new house! Last year we were renting a house.