Halloween: Just For Fun

Just For Fun: Face Painting

Portrait of Young Girl with Painted Face at Eumundi Market, Eumundi, Australia

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Richard I'Anson

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Making Your Own Face Paints

Here is simple non-toxic recipe for making your own face paints. You can find all the ingredients on your pantry.

Mix together 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/2 a teaspoon water, 1/2 a teaspoon cold cream and 2 drops food coloring. Apply to Face.

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Girl Painting
Pedro Velvere

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Halloween treats: Crazy Cookie Creatures

Kids will have great fun both making and eating these zany cookie faces "finger-painted" with colorful candies.

Crazy Cookie Creatures

1 (16.5-ounce) roll Pillsbury® Create 'n Bake™ refrigerated sugar cookies
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 rolls fruit-flavored, ring-shaped hard candies
Candy corn
1 (16-ounce) container vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting
Assorted paste or gel icing colors (not liquid food color)

1. Freeze cookie dough 30 minutes. Line 3 cookie sheets with foil.
2. Heat oven to 350°F. Cut chilled dough into 16 slices. Dip one side of each slice in sugar. On each cookie sheet, place 6 slices, sugared side up. Firmly press ring-shaped candies in dough for eyes. Press candy corn in dough for ears, horns, teeth, beak or mouth to create desired creature. (Be sure candies do not extend over edge of dough; they will melt onto cookie sheet.)
3. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets, about 25 minutes. Remove cookies from foil.
4. Meanwhile, divide frosting into small bowls. Add icing color to each; blend until of desired color. Place each color frosting in resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bags. Cut small hole in bottom corner of each bag. Decorate cookies as desired.

Makes 16 cookies.

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING:
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories 300 Calories from Fat 110

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Halloween, May Love Light
11 x 17 inches

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Halloween treats: cupcakes

Halloween would not be a treat without cupcakes.

Halloween Cupcakes

1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix
1/4 cup Kool-Aid Orange Flavor

Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Mix
Colorful Frosting
Halloween sprinkles

or small candies (optional)

1. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed
   
2. on package for cupcakes,
3. adding dry drink mix before
4. beating all ingredients together.
5. Frost cooled cupcakes with Colorful Frosting
6. made with orange flavor soft drink mix.
7. Decorate with sprinkles or candies or
   
8. sprinkle with additional soft drink mix, if desired.

Makes 24 servings.

This an easy recipe for parents and kids to do together.

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A Merry Halloween, Cat in Jack O'Lantern.

11 x 17 inches

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For other fabulous cupcake ideas visit: couture cupcakes at http://ecupcake.blogspot.com

Halloween treats: Cookies & Scream

An easy no cook recipe that kids will enjoy!

Cookies & Scream

1 (12.6-ounce) package Jell-O No Bake Oreo Dessert
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 1/3 cups cold milk
Few drops red food coloring
Few drops yellow food coloring
Suggested decorations, such as candy corn and crushed Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

1. Place Crust Mix and butter in medium bowl;
2. stir with fork until crumbs are evenly moistened.
   
3. Divide evenly among 12 paper-lined medium muffin cups;
4. press firmly onto bottom of each cup to form crust.
5. Pour milk into deep narrow-bottomed bowl.
6. Add Filling Mix.
   
7. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds.
   
8. Add food colorings;
   
9. beat on high speed 3 minutes or
10. until light and fluffy and filling is evenly colored.
    
11. (Do not under beat.)
12. Reserve 1/2 cup of the Crushed Cookies.
13. Add remaining crushed cookies to filling;
14. stir gently until well blended. Spoon over crusts;
    
15. sprinkle evenly with reserved 1/2 cup cookies.
16. Freeze 2 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer.
17. Decorate as desired.
18. Cover leftover desserts and store in freezer up to 2 weeks.

Makes 12 servings.

Family Fun:
Let each child decorate their own dessert cup.

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Kittens
20 x 16 inches

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Children Around the world Love Halloween

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Trick Or Treat
Vicky Brago-Mitchell
40 x 32 inches

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Halloween, a popular Kid Holiday, is one of the world's oldest celebrations that is still celebrated in several countries around the globe. Though it is most popular with children from North America and Canada.
Halloween is the holiday when the most candy is given and is second only to Christmas. The tradition of "trick or treat", where child go from house to house collecting candy, make it top on the list of Kids favorite holidays.
The mere fact that it is a celebration of the dead has little meaning to children in the West. It is just a happy feel good celebration that is enjoyed by Kids all around the World.

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Grrr! Wild Creature
Sarah Bengry
10 x 12 inches

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So, Happy Halloween! Always a treat. Never a trick.

Here are how some Kids around the world celebrate Halloween.

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Greetings from Halloween, Black Cat and Jack O' Lantern
17 x 11 inches

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Austria

In Austria, some people will leave bread, water and a lighted lamp on the table before retiring on Halloween night. They once believed such items would welcome the dead souls back to earth on a night, believed to be brimming with strong cosmic energies.

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The Kitty Cat Meow
Kate Ward Thacker
16 x 20 inches

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Belgium

The custom in Belgium on Halloween night is to light candles in memory of dead relatives.The Belgians believe that it is unlucky for a black cat to cross once's path and for it to enter a home or travel on a ship

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Halloween Labrador
Tina Tinibaybeez
20 x 16 inches

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Canada

Modern Halloween celebrations in Canada began with the arrival of Scottish and Irish immigrants in the 1800s. Jack O'Lanterns are carved and the festivities include parties, trick-or-treating and the decorating of homes with pumpkins and corn stalks.

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The Black Cat
Larry Weingartner
10 x 8 inches

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China

In China, the Halloween festival is known as Teng Chieh. Food and water are placed in front of photographs of family members who have departed while bondires and lanterns are lit in order to light the paths of the spirits as they travel the earth on Haloween night.

Halloween, Children with Jack O'Lantern
14 x 11 inches

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Czechoslovakia

In Czechoslovakia, chairs are placed by the fireside on Halloween night. There is one chair for each living family member and one for each family member's spirit.

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Jack-O-Lantern, Halloween...
Jamie Wild
18 x 24 inches

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England

At one time, English children made "punkies" out of large beetroots, upon which they carved a design of their choice. Then, they would carry their "punkies" through the streets while singing the "Punkie Night Song" as they knocked on doors and asked for money.

However, in recent years, the American "trick or treating" custom, together with the donning of costumes for going door-to-door, has become a relatively popular past time among English children at Halloween, although many of the adults (particularly the older generations) have little idea as to why they are being asked for sweets and are usually ill-prepared to accommodate their small and hopeful callers.

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Bartolo I
Kinna
12 x 12 inches

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France

Unlike most nations of the world, Halloween is not celebrated by the French in order to honor the dead and departed ancestors. It is regarded as an "American" holiday in France and was virtually unknown in the country until around 1996.

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Halloween Cat Girl
Jamie Edwards
20 x 24 inches

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Germany

In Germany, the people put away their knives on Halloween night. The reason for this is because they do not want to risk harm befalling the returning spirits.

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Historic Reading Posters ...
14 x 22 inches

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Hong Kong

The Halloween celebration in Hong Kong is known as "Yue Lan" (Festival of the Hungry Ghosts) and is a time when it is believed that spirits roam the world for twenty-four hours. Some people burn pictures of fruit or money at this time, believing these images would reach the spirit world and bring comfort to the ghosts.

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Pumpkin in full moon Many...
Allyson Thomas
16 x 20 inches

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Ireland

In Ireland, believed to be the birthplace of Halloween, the tradition is still celebrated as much as it is in the United States. In rural areas, bonfires are lit as they were in the days of the Celts and children dress up in costumes to spend the evening "trick-or-treating" in their neighborhoods. After the visiting, most people attend parties with neighbors and friends. At these parties, many games are played, including "snap-apple," in which an apple on a string is tied to a door frame or tree, and players attempt to take a bite out of the suspended apple. In addition to bobbing for apples, parents often arrange treasure hunts with sweets or pastries as the "treasure." The Irish also play a card game where cards are laid face-down on a table with sweets or coins beneath them. When a child selects a card, he or she receives whatever prize might be found there. A traditional food is eaten on Halloween called "barnbrack." This is a type of fruitcake which can be baked at home or store-bought. A muslin-wrapped treat is baked inside the cake which, so it is said, can foretell the future of the one who finds it. If the prize is a ring, then that person will soon be wed and a piece of straw means a prosperous year is forthcoming. Children are also known to play tricks upon their neighbors on Halloween night. One of which is known as "knock-a-dolly," where children knock on the doors of their neighbors but then run away before the door is opened.

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A Cheerful Pair of Jack-O...
Stephen St. John
24 x 18 inches

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Japan

The Japanese celebrate the "Obon Festival" (also known as "Matsuri" or "Urabon") which is similar to Halloween festivities in that it is dedicated to the spirits of ancestors. Special foods are prepared and bright red lanterns are hung everywhere. Candles are lit and placed into lanterns which are then set afloat on rivers and seas. During the "Obon Festival," a fire is lit every night in order to show the ancestors where their families might be found. "Obon" is one of the main occasions during the Japanese year when the dead are believed to return to their birthplaces. Memorial stones are cleaned and community dances performed. The "Obon Festival" takes place during July or August.

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The Cat
Rabi Khan
30 x 24 inches

Giclee Print

Korea

In Korea, the festival similar to Halloween is known as "Chusok." It is at this time that families thank their ancestors for the fruits of their labor. The family pays respect to these ancestors by visiting their tombs and making offerings of rice and fruits. The "Chusok" festival takes place in the month of August.

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Hallowe'en Trick or Treat...
Jamie Edwards
20 x 24 inches

Wall Poster

Mexico, Latin America And Spain

Among Spanish-speaking nations, Halloween is known as "El Dia de los Muertos." It is a joyous and happy holiday...a time to remember friends and family who have died. Officially commemorated on November 2 (All Souls' Day), the three-day celebration actually begins on the evening of October 31.

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Moonlight Sleeper
Nicole Marques
8 x 10 inches

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Sweden

In Sweden, Halloween is known as "Alla Helgons Dag" and is celebrated from October 31 until November 6. As with many other holidays, "Alla Helgons Dag" has an eve which is either celebrated or becomes a shortened working day. The Friday prior to All Saint's Day is a short day for universities while school-age children are given a day of vacation.

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Halloween Candy Corn
Mitch Diamond
24 x 18 inches

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