Saw this great quilt design and had to share it! The craftsmanship is really unique and looks great. I am wishing everyone a safe a blessed Happy Halloween! Have fun with parties, trick-or-treating and all the other fun that Halloween has to offer but remember to create lots of cherishable memories by spending time with loved ones and family!
What a great inexpensive way to create a special hand out to trick-or-treaters or to have for party favors. When buying the gloves, if you buy the gloves that are meant for medical or sterile reasons only use wrapped candies. If you want to use unwrapped candies but gloves that are meant to be used for sterile food preparations instead. Smarties for the finger work well and to top off with a spider or small decoration or even a ribbon would work. Maybe a little red dribble here and there would work out well also – Just don’t scare the wee little ones with too much gore. Halloween is already frightening for small ones as it is.
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HAVE A PURRRRR-FECT HALLOWEEN
Halloween is such an great holiday! However, it can be more than scary to our little furry friends. Practice some safety tips to keep your pets out of danger from witches and goblins.
TIPS:
1. Keep all pets indoors on Halloween if at all possible. There have been many animal cruelty cases that have taken place on Halloween.Pets will freak out from all of the kids in costumes coming at them.
2. Do not feed them candy. As most of you know, chocolate is fatal to dogs, so no matter what, do not give your dog chocolate or any candy for that matter. Be sure to keep your children’s candy off of the floor and throw away any foils or wrappers. Animals could eat them and cause them to have serious digestive distress leading to high veterinary bills.
3. Be aware of how your animal reacts when dressing them up in costumes, remember it’s not normal for them to be wearing costumes so it may cause them to be highly agitated.
4. Keep lit pumpkins out of their tail swishing area, and away from curious kitties. This is a huge fire accident waiting to happen!
5. It might be an old wives tale, but if you have a black cat, keep it inside. Mean people have used this holiday to torture black cats and even kill them.
6. Why not pick up some treats for the animals as well as for the trick-or-treaters, that way they won’t be tempted to eat the candy!
Planning For Trick-or-Treating
1 Choose costumes for your child that fit properly. Kids can easily trip and injure themselves if the costume drags on the ground.
2 Make sure all costumes are made of fire-retardant material.
3 Apply makeup instead of having the child wear a mask. If she insists on wearing a mask, make sure there are sufficient air holes around the nose/mouth and large openings for the eyes.
4 Look for a costume with reflective pieces on them, especially on the back. You can also apply reflective tape to the costume yourself.
5 Arm your child with a flashlight and cell phone, so she can easily be spotted and reached.
6 Plan ahead and discuss with your child which routes you will take and where to meet if you get separated.
While You Are Trick-or-Treating
1 Make sure children, generally under 12 years old, are accompanied by an adult at all times.
2 Remind kids of importance of walking instead of running. Don’t allow kids to cut through yards or alleyways.
3 Teach children to only go to houses with a porch light shining and to never enter a stranger’s house under any circumstance.
4 Make certain kids know to walk on the left side of the road, facing oncoming traffic when sidewalks are not available.
5 Check all candy for possible tampering when you return home. Check for open wrappers and seals broken and discard these!
!!!!!HAPPY SAFE HALLOWEEN!!!!!
Country & Victorian Times 