5 ideas to enjoy Halloween with children
How to enjoy Halloween with children? Looking for a simple costume, crafting tips or a simple pumpkin soup recipe? Well, we have something for you.
1. A costume made with your own hands
Creating a costume has never been so easy and the result is amazing! All you need is a square of black fabric and scissors.
How to make a costume?
1. Fold the fabric in half to make a triangle.
2. Cut out a 10cm semi-circle for the head in the middle of the fold where the fabric joins.
3. Cut out the bows at the ends of the fabric (unconnected parts)
4. Check if your cut ends are symmetrical
5. To allow the children to move the wings, you can cut a thumb hole in the "sleeve" - about 5 cm from the end of the sleeve
6. TADAAAM, you're done.
If you have white fabric at home, you can make a web! The procedure is the same, only you use textile glue to stick black strips of wool on the fabric and stick a black spider.
2. Drawings on the face
Which child doesn't like face painting? This time you will only need black paint from the face paint set, a brush and a sponge to apply the paint. Draw the outline of a bat on the face at the level of the eyes, add the ears at the level of the forehead and color.
3. Pumpkins to light up and cook a delicious dinner 🎃
Enjoy your dinner by the glow of the pumpkin and use the inside for the meal itself.
How to carve a pumpkin 🎃
1. Wash and dry the pumpkin
2. If it is not stable, cut the base so that it is
3. Cut off the cap with a knife set at a 45° angle about 10 cm from the stem
4. Once the hat is in hand, scoop out the flesh and seeds from the hat
5. Scoop out the seeds and pulp inside the pumpkin
6. Once hollowed out, use the knife to carve out the scary eyes, nose and mouth…
7. Once the pumpkin is empty, install some LED lights inside, if you want to put real candles, don't close the hat! The pumpkin could catch fire...
How to make pumpkin soup:
- Hokkaido pumpkin (cut into cubes) 1 kg
- onion (finely chopped) 2 pcs
- olive oil 4 tbsp
- vegetable broth 700 ml
- whipping cream 100 ml
- salt
- pepper
- Nutmeg
1. Fry a finely chopped onion in olive oil. Once glazed, add the diced pumpkin and bake for about 10 minutes.
2. Then add the broth and cook until soft (15 minutes).
3. Once the pumpkin is soft, blend it and add the cream. Season everything with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg and cook for a few minutes.
4. If the kids don't want soup, talk about magic potion rather than pumpkin soup. With a few roasted pumpkin seeds and homemade croutons, it just dusts itself off after the soup.
4. We create: play with toilet paper roles
We always have these little rolls on hand 😉 Painted or dyed, they turn into very fun decorations in no time.
Pumpkins, bats or mummies, as soon as they are colored and equipped, the autumnal Halloween atmosphere is here. The children will have a great time and have a lot of fun with you. You can sing, talk about souls or anything else. So the only risk it has is that now the children will start storing all the rolls as soon as the paper is used up :D.
So try to create a pumpkin (instructions here ), a mummy ( here ) and a bat ( here ).
5. Everything must go!
So that the creepy makeup does not stick to the pillow, it is better to remove it 😉 Thanks to My gentle cleanser andMy zero waste cleaning swabs, children can easily master the last trick of the evening.
Just apply the micellar water to the pads, a few swipes and the makeup is gone. Children can handle everything with ease, and their skin will be nourished, soft and radiant. OUATE is here to teach kids that they can take care of themselves while being kind to the planet.
Enjoy it a lot!
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