1) Why did ancient Celts begin the tradition of wearing masks and costumes on Halloween? 2)  Halloween originated as the pagan festival known as what? 3)  According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has a particular ability.  What is it? 4)  According to legend, if a girl wants to see/dream of her future husband, [...]

Well, we’ve reached the conclusion of 31 Days of Family Fun and I hope that you’ve found something within it that resonates with you.  For me, I think the most important thing to take away from all of this is that despite the busyness of this technology enhanced world in which we live, there are [...]

Over on my cooking blog, I’ve been sharing some favourite Halloween food ideas including eyeballs and worms, Sloppy Goblins, spider’s eggs, and “feet”loaf! Check it out here:  http://islandtearoom.wordpress.com

One of our favourite Halloween treats – so quick and easy to make so perfect for Halloween night before Trick or Treating!  Simply take Pillsbury breadstick or crescent roll doll and wrap around hotdogs before baking.  You can make faces using condiments.  I’ve also seen some really great mummy themed ideas around the blogosphere this [...]

Happy National Candy Corn Day!  The last roundup was of candy corn themed crafts; this one is candy corn themed tasty treats! Candy Corn Acres?  I sooooooo want to go there! (Flickr, Harsh Light) Candy corn covered popcorn  http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2011/10/candy-covered-candy-corn-popcorn.html Candy corn terrine  http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2011/10/candy-corn-terrine.html Candy corn cake pops http://www.365cakepops.com/p/tutorials-halloween-cake-pops.html  Candy corn pudding http://www.plumadorable.com/easy-candy-corn-pudding-free-printable/ Flickr, Juushika Redgrave [...]

Keeping a family journal can be a fun activity to engage in as well as provide additional enjoyment down the road when you sit down to look through old entries in the journal later on.  It can serve as not only as a means of memory keeping but also as a way of keeping the [...]

Family game night isn’t a new idea and is fun all in itself but there are some ways you can add some extra fun and variety to it. Flickr, a adamant One of the things my daughter liked doing when we were playing board games was to make up new rules for them.  I think [...]

This is a very simplistic version of the ones I usually make as I was the only around to eat it but I’m sure you can get the idea.  A hollowed out cabbage or head of cauliflower works well as a receptacle for the dip (I prefer the cauliflower as it looks more like brains), [...]

Last night was the annual Devil’s Night Party at Museum London put on by Museum Underground.  I went with my women’s group and we had a wonderful time.  There was so much to do and people were in such festive moods.  None of us were strangers – everyone striking up conversations with each other, laughing, [...]