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Guest Rant: When Holidays Collide
by Ryane McKinnon
It’s almost Halloween, and the stores are full of candy, costumes, and decorations. Of course, next to the isles of plastic pumpkins and bats, there is usually a single row of red and green, which will expand slowly until it takes over the entire store by the middle of November. This is the part where you expect to hear me complain about the importance of keeping the holidays separate or the evils of consumerism. However, that is not where I’m going. I’m sure there are those who claim to disagree, but I can’t deny that my heart leaps when I see ornaments and snowflakes and Frosty the Snowman, no matter what time of year it is. Christmas is absolutely and undoubtedly the best holiday. Nothing else can compare, and I really believe … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – This surprising Halloween perk #1
Betcha didn’t know… this surprising Halloween perk #1. You can rekindle romance with a horror flick. Watching scary movies with your loved one revs up the relationship even more than watching a romantic movie. Getting scared together pumps up the adrenaline and triggers the same brain chemicals that are released when you first fall in love, thus renewing your passion. *Enter a comment at the bottom of this or any other post, and be automatically entered in this week’s giveaway! … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – this surprising Halloween perk #2
Betcha didn’t know… this surprising Halloween perk. Dressing up for Halloween is not just for the kids. You can release tension by wearing a costume yourself. Dressing up for Halloween has been proven to help adults de-stress by letting them reveal other sides of themselves that are normally stifled. What a great way to be a superhero or a vampire, for a day, without worrying about looking silly. *Enter a comment at the bottom of this or any other post, and be automatically entered in this week’s giveaway! … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – these Pumpkin facts
Betcha didn’t know… this cool stuff about pumpkins. During the Halloween season, about 99% of the pumpkins grown for domestic consumption are earmarked for the sole purpose of carving Jack O’Lanterns. Pumpkin flowers are edible. Many people think the pumpkin is a vegetable but in actuality it is a squash fruit related to cucumbers, gherkins, and melons. Pumpkins consist of 90% water. Besides making a yummy snack, pumpkin seeds are full of zinc, iron, potassium, magnesium, and essential fatty acids. Enjoy your Coffee Break. … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – this surprising Halloween perk #3
Betcha didn’t know … this surprising Halloween perk. Let your creativity loose on a pumpkin. Get out a knife and get carving. It doesn’t matter what face you choose, the act of carving a pumpkin stimulates the creative right side of your brain, which is responsible for feelings of playfulness. Need inspiration for carving ideas? Go to ThePumpkinFarm.com … Read entire article »
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This Week’s Giveaway – Halloween Pumpkin Kit
Congrats to last week’s winner of the Halloween Fun Pack – Birdie from Temecula, CA. This week’s giveaway – a Halloween Pumpkin Kit which includes a Deluxe Carving Kit, a Scoop’n Glove, and 2 Flickering Pumpkin Lights…everything you need to make a howlingly haunting jack-o-lantern. Just enter below and Good Luck. Check back next Monday (Oct. 12 to see if you are the lucky winner. … Read entire article »
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Kate’s Escapades – Halloween Month: Creepy Eyeball Treats & Monster Mash
I’ll be the first to admit, that when it comes to celebrating Halloween, I am just a BIG KID. I absolutely L-O-V-E Halloween. Really, what other chance does a grown, sane adult get to dress up as anything she wants and parade around town as if she hasn’t a care in the world? On the morning of Halloween I dress up in my costume and wear it the whole entire day…to the store, to school, out for some nutritious fast food as an appetizer before the main course, which is of course, candy. So every Thursday this month I will be bringing you fun Halloween ideas. First off check out this funnier-than-it- should-be video of Liz, Kate, Brad, Johnny & Christian doing the Monster Mash…and then make your own. Just click here ↓ Monster Mash And … Read entire article »
Filed under: Get Crafty, Headline, Let's Celebrate, Let's Eat
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