Growing up, we never had Halloween celebrations in the Philippines. And when we moved here, I couldn’t resist not to comply with their traditions. So to introduce the spirit of Halloween to my son, here’s a few of activities which we did last week. Promise that I will be more prepared next year.
Making pumpkin faces. I got the inspiration from here. Too bad we didn’t have a real pumpkin(out of stock) it would have been more fun.
Numbers and counters and sorting using Halloween foam stickers which I got with a whooping 50% off.
Lots of playdoh fun making monsters and this idea comes from Pink and Green Mama.
We also participated in our community’s Haunted Forest Walk which was held last Sunday (October 30) at MP. It was a family event and the boy was so happy to see lots of kids in costume. There was a long queue, but the line was moving so after around 15 minutes we entered the haunted forest.
And these are some of the sights my son enjoyed and recognized.
Hansel and Gretel’s bad witch. Farmers with pumpkin head... when he saw this he shouted “Pumpkin patch!”.
The spooky train which he didn’t find spooky at all. In fact he wanted to ride on it. And the giant eyeball, which he admires!
These bird skulls were the only thing that scared him. Look at how tight he hugged his Daddy!
On the left is a read giant spider with a man’s head. It crawls down from tree, thus the blurry picture. On the right is a Snow White’s stepmom mirror.
Then the next day we went Trick or Treat in our neighborhood. My boy had so much fun! He enjoyed meeting friends and receiving candies from our super nice neighbors.
We went with these nice girls. They like Mavi so much. They kept on laughing at him whenever he says “Happy Halloween” or “Thank You” and telling me that my son is so loud hahaha.
Post ‘trick or treat’ at home. I have to keep most these candies as we’re not allowing him to eat too much sweets.
Indeed a memorable Halloween for my boy. Till next time!
