Pumpkin Timeline

Ever since I was a little girl, trick or treating involved dressing up and having my mom drive us door to door to family and friends' homes since we lived outside of town.  We usually had our trusty plastic pumpkins to carry our loot.

For Emmy's first Halloween I was almost lured by fabric bags with pumpkins and sayings and the cutesie metal pails.  In the end I went to Wal-mart and bought her her very own plastic pumpkin for about a $1.99.  Those plastic pumpkins just bring back so many memories of my own childhood Halloweens.  That bright orange pumpkin has been her loot "bag" ever since.  Last year we bought Maddie her own and next year Ry will have his very own.

                                                 
On the girls' pumpkins, I wrote with a black Sharpie what they have dressed up as for Halloween every year since they were born.

And this year?

I guess you'll have to wait and see!

Halloween Events

Not only can you go trick-or-treating door to door with your young ones this Saturday but there are a lot of other events taking place.

Toys R US

• Participating TRU stores will be having Geoffrey's Trick -or- Treat Parade for children from 12 pm - 3 pm
• Children 3 and up will receive a bag to collect goodies and giveaways as they parade around the store

Michaels

• The Knack FREE Halloween Family Event 10 am -2 pm
• Each child will receive a trick-or-treat pail, 3 activities (coloring activity, Crayola pencil topper demo with Crayola Model Magic Fusion, and a Make-It Take It Halloween Frame), candy, and a balloon
  

Macy's

• The first 100 customers in the store On October 31st will get a $10 card
• The Coolest Costume Contest will take place in the Kids Dept. at 11 am
• Kids can also get their own trick-or-treat bag to color in the Kids Dept.
  
• Kids can get their faces painted by the pros at participating makeup counters throughout the day

Cheap Costumes

For those of you who still haven't scored Halloween costumes for your little ones yet, look no further. Walmart.com has little kids' Halloween costumes from $4-$20 with $.97 shipping on costumes. While your at it, choose one for yourself. The adult costumes range from about $17-$35. This is the perfect price for those of you (me included) who are not crafty enough to make your own costumes. This is where I would be shopping if I hadn't picked up a princess costume for my youngest last year after Halloween for only about $6.00 at Target.