Mummy lantern

This Halloween was quiet. E. wasn't so excited about it this year and Baby Sis is too little to understand it at all. The party we wanted to throw had to be cancelled as some families got ill some other went away for the long weekend.

Therefore a calm and peaceful (not at all frightening) family fun took place on the 31st.

E. and Daddy went to buy a pumpkin in the morning and after decorating our living room with some Halloween decor ...

... Daddy carved the pumpkin. (We made it lit up with led tea light inside as last year due to the flame the pumpkin got cooked on the inside and rotted away quite quickly. Not to mention the fact that led tea lights are more baby-friendly). E. drew the eyes and the nose of this year's jack-o-lantern.

Then came a little crafting. Mummy lanterns. (The original idea came from last year's Halloween party at our Helen Doron school).

At first I wanted to make only 2 mummies, but E. had something different on mind. She wanted a mummy family.

What you need:

• 4 baby food jars (2 little and 2 bigger)
• 4 (led) tea lights
• gauze rolls (cheap at the chemist's)
• 4 pairs of googly eyes
• glue
• cello tape

How to make them:

1. Wash the label off the jars
2. Fix the end of the gauze on the jar with a little cello tape
3. Wrap the gauze around the jar (make one or two layers only or the tea light won't be seen through)
4. Fix the gauze with cello tape when finished with the wrapping
5. Glue the eyes on
6. Add the tea lights

Mummy family with pet spider 💀👻

Of course, we didn't miss out on a Halloween party altogether as in our Helen Doron school a spooky-crafty fun Halloween was organised for the kids on 29th and we were invited.

The party was just as fantastic as the last year's. Here come the pictures:

E. dressed as a (pretty) ghost

Baby Pumpkin with her gourd

Healthy snacks were served: Jack-o-tangerine, Frankenstein fruit mix and ghost popcorn

Dark and scary room with some English activities was on again:

Crafty part: painting a gourd with glow-in-the-dark paint (we missed that as we were a little late) and Halloween card (see bellow)

Plus a bit of colouring

This Halloween was much more quiet and relaxed as in the previous years. But to be honest, life's hard enough with two small kids, and without the hassle of a home party (preparation, decoration, snack making, throwing the party itself, then the cleaning up) it was pleasant and peaceful for me too.