I do not know the origin or the history of Halloween. However, I do know that it is observed on October 31st of every year. It commonly includes but not limited to carving jack-o’-lanterns, decorating your home with spooky items, attending costume parties, watching horror films and trick-or-treating.
This year I decorated the front house using the same decorations I bought the year before last. I still find them very tasteful although they have been used before.
This year I decorated the front house using the same decorations I bought the year before last. I still find them very tasteful although they have been used before.
Witches, Cats, Spider and Web,
Jack-O-Lanterns and Flying Bats!
Jack-O-Lanterns and Flying Bats!
Cat and Bats - A view from inside the house
In addition to decorating, I bag candy treats for kids that come around the house on Halloween every year. It is fun watching them as they dress in cute little costumes. One year, a parent brought his **toddler wearing a bumble bee costume. He was definitely a cutie.
**Disclaimer: That does not mean I plan to have one anytime soon.
While I may not be able to give away candies this year, my parents and J will take my place in giving them out.
**Disclaimer: That does not mean I plan to have one anytime soon.
While I may not be able to give away candies this year, my parents and J will take my place in giving them out.
Bags of Candies
Hallmark was also selling cute Halloween toys this year. Where I worked, I will normally walk past a Hallmark store from Mondays to Thursdays. I did not want to buy it but succumbed to temptation anyway. I just cannot help it. It is the Hokey Pokey Skeleton. The head bobs up and down according to the song with the lyrics below when one activates the toy.
Parody lyrics:
You put your whole head in
You put your whole head out
You put your whole head in
And you shake it all about
You do the Hocus Pocus
And you shiver up and down
That’s what it’s all about
Now children…don’t try this at home!
Hokey Pokey Skeleton also glows in the dark……
As I was surfing the internet on the weekend, I found this pretty cool game online i.e. Plants vs. Zombies. I beat this game in one day and I must say it was really enjoyable. What better way to spend Halloween Eve than playing an eco friendly theme game where Plants actually save mankind from brain eating Zombies!
Nonetheless, once you beat the first level in Adventure mode, you can still continue playing the Mini, Puzzles and Survival mode games. Additionally, you get to build a Zen garden which I find ‘therapeutic’. One of the many things I like about this game is the credits. Nonetheless, let me end this post by wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!
Plants vs. Zombies - The song keeps repeating in my head
