Holidays - Halloween
Safety Tips for Halloween
October 30, 2008
I know, you're probably wishing Halloween was over with so I would move on to a different topic. I can't help it - this really is my favorite time of year. But while tomorrow is trick-or-treat for much of the Columbus metro area (some of you lucky ones got to go out tonight), I wanted to take a moment to review some of the safety tips before monsters and princesses roam the streets. - Read more...
Halloween For Children With Special Needs
October 29, 2008
While most children love nearly every aspect of Halloween, some of the activities can be difficult or downright impossible for children with special needs. My own daughter has sensory issues that require me to take extra considerations into everything we plan. Other children I know have difficult food allergies that make nearly any treat they collect door-to-door a possible poison to them. Read more...
Community Trick or Treat Locations
October 28, 2008
I remember our very first Halloween in our new house four years ago. We lived in a new development, and our house was surrounded by empty lots and lots with partially complete houses. We had a big bowl of candy, but no kids were coming back to our section of the neighborhood. I can't blame them - there were only two inhabited houses at the time. So we bundled up our newborn daughter, put Read more...
Best Princess & Knight Costumes
October 22, 2008
Last week we covered the best firefighter costumes out there, and today I want to look at some of the best princess and knight costumes for Halloween. My older daughter has never been that interested in "girly" costumes, although we nearly convinced her to dress as a pretty witch this year. (No luck, she decided on superhero instead.) But our younger daughter is already showing an interest Read more...
Local Halloween Events in Columbus
October 21, 2008
Some people hate the idea of getting a costume only to see it worn once for trick-or-treat and then discarded. So why not take advantage of many of the Halloween events going on between now and October 31, and maybe get a few more chances to use that costume. A quick sampling of Halloween events: Boo at the Zoo - We went to this last weekend and my daughters had so much fun. Read more...
Having a Green Halloween
October 20, 2008
Green is the new black, it seems. In my own home, we've taken several steps to be more eco-friendly so that we can reduce the load we're placing on the planet, and it can also save us some money, too. When it comes to Halloween, there's no reason you can't look around for ways to make your ghoulish celebration not so scary for the environment. One of the easiest ways to go green is to Read more...
Step Back In Time For All Hallows Eve
October 17, 2008
In the 21st century, Halloween is a large commercial holiday, filled with plastic pumpkin buckets, lots of candy, and kids dressed as Disney characters. We decorate our yards with foam tombstones, fake cobwebs, and pumpkins carved into fanciful designs with the help of stencils. But what was an All Hallows Eve celebration like in mid-19th century Ohio? I think the closest thing we have in Read more...
Visiting the Pumpkin Patch: Circle S Farms
October 16, 2008
Last week I posted about a farm to the north of Columbus, so it's only fair to bring you a pumpkin patch for the southern part of the county, too. One of my favorites in southern Franklin County has to be Circle S Farms . I visited Circle S Farms for the first time last year, when my daughter's preschool class traveled to the farm to pick pumpkins. I remember it was a wet, dreary day, but Read more...
Guest Post: Best Firefighter Costumes
October 15, 2008
Please welcome Firemom to Being Savvy Columbus! As the wife of a firefighter, she's quite the expert on the best and worst firefighter costumes for kids, and today she's sharing some of her favorites with us. Here in the Fire Family, we know a thing or two about firefighter costumes. We've had play fire helmets since before BigBrother was born. We have one full costume, five different Read more...
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