Halloween Costume Ideas for Mom & Dad

Grownups enjoy Halloween just as much as the kids, sometimes more. It can be fun to dress up as a family, either for trick or treating or to go to a party. There are many possibilities for coordinating costumes for mom and dad. Some ideas can easily coordinate to the kids’ costumes, but they don’t have to. It can be a family affair or mom and dad can go to their own grown up party while the kids are with a sitter.
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Halloween Costume: Clown

“Be a clown, be a clown, all the world loves a clown.” Just singing that song puts you in a happy mood, right? One of the most fun costumes to make at home for Halloween is the clown costume. It can be as wild and as imaginative as ever. Here are some suggestions.
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September is Child Cancer Awareness Month

September is Child Cancer Awareness Month and with more families being touched by cancer, it is important to be educated and be able to educate our families. According to The Candlighter’s Childhood Cancer Foundation, “cancer remains the number one disease killer of America’s children - more than Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Asthma and AIDS combined” with “one in 330 children developing cancer by age 20”. These statistics are heartbreaking, especially when the average life expectancy after diagnosis is five years. According to the American Cancer Society, in the US, “men have slightly less than a 1 in 2 lifetime risk of developing cancer; for women, the risk is a little more than 1 in 3.”
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7 Halloween Games for Kids

Part of the fun of Halloween is playing silly games. When planning the games, it’s best to keep the costumes in mind and plan things that will work around them. Games should be simple with easy to follow rules.
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Halloween is a great day for kids, but is also one in which caution and safety should be utilized. Here are some tips, some of which have been recommended by the National Safety Council.
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Seven Simple Steps to a Super Halloween Party
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Yummy Witchy Fingers
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Sweet Goblin Snack
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Monster Mash Potato Skins
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Ghoulish Brain Dip
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Crispy Halloween Chips
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Trick and Treat Cookies
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Spooky Graveyard Treats
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Jack-O-Lantern Face Pancakes
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Freaky Edible Eyeballs
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Creepy Crawly Fruit Punch
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