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Spooky Halloween Ideas for Children
With Halloween just a week away I’ve found a few goodies if you’re looking for some quick, easy and spooky Halloween ideas to enjoy making with your children.
Image courtesy of A Fanciful Twist
Here are some of the best free Halloween printables. Use them as spooky pictures to hang up or make Halloween cards with them. The collection has been compiled by Design Mom Gabrielle Blair and features this wonderful image by A Fanciful Twist. Or how about printing and making these black and orange Halloween Party Owl Invitations.
Owl Invitations image courtesy of Martha Stewart Living
John Lewis have a great selection of children’s Halloween costumes and toys. For younger children I love the Face Paint Sticks. Suitable for children 3 years plus. Create your own Halloween faces!
Face Paint Sticks
For older children my favourite is this Mask Making Kit which makes at least 5 masks. Suitable for ages 7 years plus.
Mask Making Kit
Owl Lover 2013 Calendar
I stumbled across this beautiful Owl Lover 2013 Calendar when I was reading the inspiring blog by Oana Befort this morning.
Oana Befort has contributed her Owl art work for this project.
The idea and author behind the calendar is Shivani of My Owl Barn and is for all Owl Lovers and admirers of amazing art.
There are over 40 Owl pictures to choose from and you can personalise the calendar by selecting which picture you want for each month of the year.
This calendar will look lovely in a nursery or child’s bedroom and children will really enjoy selecting their favourite Owl pictures to make their own calendar.
I’ve had fun choosing and printing a selection of Owls and will be hanging the Owl Lover 2013 Calendar in Imogen’s bedroom so we can enjoy looking at the Owls. She adores Owls and says ‘coo coo’ every time she sees a picture of one!
Discover for yourself the stunning art work and download your free Owl Lover 2013 Calendar.
If you’re pressed for time here’s a pre-made Owl Lover 2013 Calendar.
This calendar makes a great gift for friends and family this Christmas.
Going Organic? A Good Place To Start
There’s a vast amount of information available concerning foods you should and shouldn’t eat.
My advice is to keep things simple and natural. As a Nutritional Advisor and a Mum this equates to good, wholesome, fresh, organic foods.
Going organic has become fashionable over the last decade and I seem to find new organic food producers each week. There’s a great selection of organic ready meals for babies and toddlers with the likes of Organix, Ella’s Kitchen and Plum.
Popular providers of UK organic produce that can be delivered to your door are Riverford and Abel & Cole.
But despite all the hype and marketing, there really is good reason for you and your family to eat organic foods.
Organic produce is better for your health. And it tastes better. If I eat non-organic I certainly notice the difference in flavour and freshness.
Organic fruit and vegetables aren’t sprayed with the herbicides, pesticides and fungicides that can lead to cancer.
So if you’re thinking of going organic where’s a good place to start?
Go organic on dairy and buy or grow your own organic apples and organic potatoes. Your average non-organic apple and potato are doused in more herbicides, pesticides and fungicides than other fruits and vegetables.
Organic produce is slightly more expensive than non-organic produce. To me the difference is worth it and we cut back on our spending in other ways so we can afford to buy organic produce.
I see it as an investment in the health of my family and to me this is paramount.
Riverford Veg Box
There are ways to save when buying organic produce. Every time I visit my local Waitrose supermarket I scan the organic fruit and veg aisle for offers. Frequently I buy produce half price because it’s reached the Display Until date so if eaten that day or the next it’s still fresh.
Another great way to get your fresh organic produce and have it delivered straight to your door is to order a Veg Box. We tried a Riverford Veg Box and it really was the bees knees. That week we feasted on freshly picked organic fruit and veg grown in the UK. Truly delicious and without the pesticides and air miles.
And tonight I’m dreaming of my own garden where I can grow organic fruit and veg for my family!
Are you thinking of going organic?
