Category Archives: Halloween

Weekly Contest with @CostumeSwapCan

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Who wants to buy new Halloween Costumes every year?! Why not organize or locate a Costume Swap where you can get rid of old costumes and discover “new” ones this year! Costume Swap Canada is currently hosting a fun and easy to enter contest until October 13, 2012. Check out the details below for your chance to win some super fun prizes… CONTEST INFORMATION Pin It Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways Opinions expressed belong to Multi-Testing Mommy and are NOT influenced in any way. See MTM’s Disclosure for more details.

Kid Decorated Pumpkins

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Kids just LOVE to be a part of decorating for Halloween, but some of the Halloween Traditions, like carving a pumpkin aren’t 100% safe for young children. Yes, there are “child safe” knives out there, but pumpkins are very HARD and therefore difficult for young children to cut. What can you do to get your child involved in pumpkin carving and Halloween decorating? Here is a list of idea: Stick up Halloween Window clings Draw Halloween pictures and signs and hang them up Help scoop out the seeds of a pumpkin Sort the seeds out of the pumpkin “gunk” (this … Continue reading →

Halloween Cobweb Sensory and Fine Motor Activity

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Buy one of those cobwebs in a bag at the Dollar Store (gotta love Dollar Stores!) and hide creepy creatures inside of it. Boy, was it ever difficult to find creatures that weren’t choking hazards wee ones! Children love to feel, stretch and pull the cobweb apart a hundred times in search for spiders and creepy crawlies galore. Other items, good for older children to find, include pumpkin seeds and Halloween plastic rings. If you’d like to learn how to make Halloween Shakers, check out our Halloween Shakers post.

Halloween Fine Motor Activity

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Use children’s chopsticks to pick up pumpkin seeds, it was an exciting and fun challenge. It also kept the kids entertained for quite some tiime!This is the 2 year old’s version of a Jack-o-Lantern!And, this is a 5 year old’s version! What a simple activity, but it was so much fun. Did you know that cooked pumpkin seeds can last in a ziplock bag for an entire year! They are so dried out that they don’t go moldy at all. I made so many last year that we will have them for crafts and activities for years to come 🙂 … Continue reading →

#FREE Personalized Halloween Colouring Sheets

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FreckleBox.com has some FREE Colouring Sheets up for Halloween that you can personalize for your child with their name! There are two sheets that are super cute: Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Giveaways Toy Clearance Sale at chapters.indigo.ca. Shop now to prepare for the holidays! Some posts on Multi-Testing Mommy have been sponsored, see MTM’s Disclosure for more details.

How to Make Halloween Shakers

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Pink and Green Mama calls her Halloween Shakers “Eye Spy Bottles”–another terrific idea, but we decided to make musical instruments of shakers instead. The kids love these shakers and they are actually one of their favourite toys to play with right now, believe it or not. Mind you, musical instruments in general are definitely a favourite around here–so take that with a grain of salt! Haha! Have a Happy Halloween everyone!!! Do you have any special Halloween plans? I’d love to hear about them. I just love Halloween. Here are our materials all laid out for you. I coloured my … Continue reading →

Fun and Easy Halloween Snack with a Little Hidden Math!

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If you don’t have time to be creative, but you want to serve a fun and festive snack to your little ones, here’s an idea…. Buy festive icecube trays from your local Dollar Store or this year, I’ve seen them at the Canadian Superstore (Loblaws). Young children just LOVE to get their snack tray filled up with fun little food bits and they feel like a big kid when they carry it by themselves to the table. The trays are so much fun to fill and they portion out the smallest snacks so their tummies don’t get too full. You … Continue reading →

Pop Rocks My Costume Rocks Photo Contest

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Halloween is almost here and to help celebrate, Pop Rocks Inc. Candy is hosting a Pop Rocks My Costume Rocks Photo Contest. Head on over to the Pop Rocks Facebook Page to enter to win! Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Giveaways Toy Clearance Sale at chapters.indigo.ca. Shop now to prepare for the holidays! The above product was provided free of cost to Multi-Testing Mommy by the manufacturer or a representing PR agency. Opinions expressed belong to Multi-Testing Mommy and are NOT influenced in any way. Some posts on Multi-Testing Mommy have been sponsored, see MTM’s Disclosure for more details.

Delightfully Moist Pumpkin Cake (RECIPE)

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Here is a picture of my son helping to prepare a pumpkin for making pumpkin puree: This Pumpkin Cake is honestly the most moist cake I think I’ve ever had! And, if it doesn’t get eaten up first, it stays moist for quite a good length of time too. It also freezes quite well. Treats in a school lunch perhaps? Pumpkin Cake Ingredients2 cups freshly pureed pumpkin (can use canned if you prefer)1.5 cups sugar1 cup vegetable oil4 eggs, lightly beaten2 cups flour2 tsp baking soda2 tsp cinnamon Directions Beat pumpkin, sugar and oil. Add eggs. Mix well. In another … Continue reading →