Category Archives: Halloween
Our Hogwart’s Feast
As promised, here’s the skinny on our Hogwart’s Feast. I sent the kids upstairs while I made all the fixin’s so they could come down and see it all ready at once. I set our table with a black tablecloth, … Continue reading
Origami Bats
1. Fold an 8 by 8 inch square of black paper in half on the diagonal.2. Fold down the top 2 inches of the triangle.3. Fold each side flap in along the inside lines you see here, and then back … Continue reading
Haunted America
Take a break from your state studies and find these places on a map or in an Atlas of the US: Waverly Hills Sanatorium Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Jefferson County, Kentucky US Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio Devil’s Promenade, Hornet, Missouri Winchester … Continue reading
Visit to the Pumpkin Patch
My daughter at the pumpkin patch! In our world of grocery stores and fast food, we’re often very distanced from where food actually comes from. Halloween provides a great time to go “visit the farm” because nearly every town and … Continue reading
Pumpkins
How do you mend a broken jack-o-lantern? With a pumpkin patch of course! A pumpkin that grew in my pumpkin patch this year! Pumpkins are a long-standing and important element in our fall holidays. They are a member of the … Continue reading
Witch Hunting
We think of the European middle ages as a time of superstition, ignorance, and filth. That is partly true. There was a great deal of superstition, but probably not more than there is today. We still know of many people who trust … Continue reading
Halloween, A History
All this week we’ll be posting for Halloween, and to get us all started and on the same page we’ll talk about where this oddest of America celebrations comes from and what it means. The earliest origins of Halloween began with the Celtic … Continue reading
Halloween Activities
Today my son hosted a Halloween party for some of his friends. We’ve been gathering all kinds of cool Halloween art projects, games, and treats to get ready for it. So much of our learning is serious, planned, and in … Continue reading
