Have you heard of All Hallow's Read? This is the fourth year of All Hallow's Read, a tradition to give someone a scary book for Halloween. All Hallow's Read was thought up by professional thinker-upper (and author) Neil Gaiman. In a a 2010 blog post Gaiman wrote: I propose that, on Hallowe'en or during the … Continue reading All Hallow’s Read: Give a scary book this Halloween
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You may like Halloween but not want to or not be able to wear a Halloween costume. Perhaps you work somewhere where a costume would be inappropriate or impractical. Maybe you'd rather leaving Halloween costumes to the kids, but you still like to be a little festive. Whatever the reason if you want to show … Continue reading 10 Pinterest pins for Halloween outfits if you don’t want to wear a costume
Many old Halloween traditions included fortune telling, and many of those fortune telling rituals focused on how to learn about your true love. Here are a few Halloween love spells that I found in The Better Days Books Vintage Halloween Reader. Most of these Halloween traditions were popular in the 1800s and later. Each is … Continue reading Halloween traditions for finding your true love
What if some classic, short scary stories were given modern twists? I updated three short scary stories that are classics for campfires and slumber parties. First, I'll list spoiler-filled reminders of the original scary stories. Of course, these classic spooky tales always change slightly depending who is telling them, but here are the general ideas: … Continue reading 3 classic scary stories ruined by modern twists
Do you need an easy Halloween costume for a couple? Do you and your partner love charts and graphs? A Venn diagram Halloween costume is for you. All you need to let your analytics freak flags fly is some poster board or cardboard, markers, and something to use as straps. Depending on what you choose to wear … Continue reading An easy Venn diagram Halloween costume for couples who love charts
Kim Z. Dale 