The leaves are changing, and there's a chilly shift in the air-- that can only mean one thing as we creepy-crawl our way even farther into the holiday spirit of things with more Halloween party fun and games, recipes, and spooky kooky arts 'n crafts! Ten terrifying pages from the Oct '63 issue of Jack and Jill kid's magazine, and let's kick it off with a petrifying poem-- everyone must sing!
Merry Halloween! A Blessed Samhain to you all!! Tonight the winds will stir memories of our beloved folks who have passed on before us ~ 🌜 Light a candle in their honor and...set a place at your dinner table tonight for them while the veil is thin between their world and ours. Welcome them home once again... 🎃 Here are a few of my very favorite antique postcards and photographs of my very favorite 'holiday' ~ the photo below is so clever ~ but that child's face is telling another story altogether! and although the photo below is slightly creepy, I love their dresses, basket and the clothesline behind them! and here are a few favorite quotes for you too: On Halloween, what bothers some About these witches, is how come In sailing, through the air, like bats They never seem, to lose their hats? Hitchhiking owls, as we have seen, Ride nicely on this queer machine... Another thing: if brooms can fly, Do witches keep them handy-by To sweep the kitchen floor with, say? Or do they have them locked away For private passage through the sky? ~David McCord (1897–1997), "Witch's Broom Notes" A gypsy fire is on the hearth, Sign of the carnival of mirth; Through the dun fields and from the glade Flash merry folk in masquerade, For this is Hallowe'en! ~Author unknown They that are born on Halloween shall see more than other folk. ~Saying of unknown origin You wouldn't believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob, And a ring-and-thimble cake. ~Carolyn Wells Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight make me a child again just for to-night! ~Elizabeth Akers Allen Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori
by Danielle Prohom Olson )0( “A soule cake, a soule cake, Have mercy on all Christen soules for a soule-cake.” John Aubrey, 17th century I’ve been researching old world recipes in search of…
This is my first year as a homeowner, and with Halloween approaching I began to wonder what I would do for decorations. In light of this interesting article by Fr. Grunow about the Catholic roots of Halloween and why Americans came to think of it as a pagan holiday, I decided to try to use this opportunity to reengage the culture and maybe even evangelize my neighbors. The crazy idea I came up with was to make little shrines to honor a few saints who died as martyrs for their faith in Christ. That way we can remember death, but in a way that points to the Kingdom of God and not the occult. I also hope people are drawn to some of the beautiful and unusual imagery. I made a banner wishing everyone a "Happy All Hallows' Eve" and will leave a basket of free holy cards outside the door. We have really good candy to hand out too! Materials: empty cereal boxes paper (for template) pencil marker ruler compass scissors x-acto knife black poster board print-outs of saints flameless LED tea lights Template available: download I had three different sizes of cereal boxes, so I drew a gothic arch doorway that would fit nicely on the smallest box and traced it onto every box, and cut each opening with the x-acto. Then using the proportions of the largest box, I drew a gothic facade and traced it onto the black poster board three times. Then I traced the doorway onto each facade. I also traced the sides and tops of each box. Once all of the poster board pieces were cut out, I glued them to the cereal boxes, taking care to line up the opening in the front of the box with the opening in the facade. I printed out pictures of St. Lucy, St. Peter, and St. Denis on 8.5" x 11" paper, trimmed the sides to fit, and glued them inside each box. Do this before you glue poster board over the top of the box! I also printed out their names, glued them to scroll shapes cut out of heavy white paper, and glued a name scroll onto each shrine. It's also important to take breaks to smile at and/or nurse the cute baby on the floor near your work area. Once you have the shrines assembled, they might look something like this: I plan to make a few more next year since this was a last-minute idea. My kids are pretty excited about them. J calls them "little churches." They just had their All Saints Day party at our homeschool co-op. S wanted to dress up as St. Barbara. I couldn't get her to hold both her tower and her holy card straight at the same time, so here are two pictures: J went as St. Patrick, but he wouldn't wear his miter once we were home. He likes to dress up as a priest almost every day, so this isn't even really a costume for him ;)
Need a Halloween alternative for your home or church party? These ideas bring All Saints' Eve to life in a fresh way!
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite..."Witches, ghosts, and goblins. Stealing down the street, knock on every door way, trick or treat!" The treat nowadays is candy, but the practice of dressing in costumes and going door to door for sweets dates back to the Middle Ages when the poor went begging for soul cakes. The cakes, which are actually cookies, were made for All Souls' Day. The devout mixed a measure of superstition with a dose of religion and believed that each cookie represented a soul that would be freed from Purgatory when the cookie was eaten. The cookies, called souls, were etched with crosses that clearly identified them as Alms for the dead and there was an expectation that a prayer would be said each time a cookie was eaten. Over time, the practice of souling was moved to All Hollows' Eve and the Alms for the dead were replaced with candy and other sweets. The cookies are a curiosity and it is their history that makes them interesting. There are dozens of recipes for "souls", most of which make a spicy shortbread-type cookie. Actually, the cookies aren't bad when freshly baked, but they stale fast, so eat quickly and, for heaven's sake, don't forget to say your prayers. Here's the recipe. Soul Cakes...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup superfine sugar 4 cups flour, sifted 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon apple pie or pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon allspice 3 tablespoons currants or raisins a little milk Directions: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously coat a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. 2) Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy and pale in color. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. 3) Combine flour and spices. Fold into creamed butter. 4) Gently stir in currants or raisins. Add enough milk to make a soft dough. 5) Form into flat cakes and cut each top with a knife to make a cross. 6) Bake on prepared cookie sheet until golden, about 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 14 to 16 cakes. Pan de Muerto - Bread of the Dead Barmbrack - Irish Halloween Bread Colcannon - Irish Halloween Traditions Red Hot Cinnamon Apple Cider Make Your Own Dia de Los Muertos Cookies
Tuning Up, the World of Music by Mabelle Glenn, Helen S. Leavitt, Victor L. F. Rebmann, Earl L. Baker and C. Valentine Kirby. Ginn and Company, 1936. Various illustrators.
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“A soule cake, a soule cake, Have mercy on all Christen soules for a soule-cake.” John Aubrey, 17th century I’ve been researching old-world recipes in search of Halloween food inspiration, a…
This is my first year as a homeowner, and with Halloween approaching I began to wonder what I would do for decorations. In light of this interesting article by Fr. Grunow about the Catholic roots of Halloween and why Americans came to think of it as a pagan holiday, I decided to try to use this opportunity to reengage the culture and maybe even evangelize my neighbors. The crazy idea I came up with was to make little shrines to honor a few saints who died as martyrs for their faith in Christ. That way we can remember death, but in a way that points to the Kingdom of God and not the occult. I also hope people are drawn to some of the beautiful and unusual imagery. I made a banner wishing everyone a "Happy All Hallows' Eve" and will leave a basket of free holy cards outside the door. We have really good candy to hand out too! Materials: empty cereal boxes paper (for template) pencil marker ruler compass scissors x-acto knife black poster board print-outs of saints flameless LED tea lights Template available: download I had three different sizes of cereal boxes, so I drew a gothic arch doorway that would fit nicely on the smallest box and traced it onto every box, and cut each opening with the x-acto. Then using the proportions of the largest box, I drew a gothic facade and traced it onto the black poster board three times. Then I traced the doorway onto each facade. I also traced the sides and tops of each box. Once all of the poster board pieces were cut out, I glued them to the cereal boxes, taking care to line up the opening in the front of the box with the opening in the facade. I printed out pictures of St. Lucy, St. Peter, and St. Denis on 8.5" x 11" paper, trimmed the sides to fit, and glued them inside each box. Do this before you glue poster board over the top of the box! I also printed out their names, glued them to scroll shapes cut out of heavy white paper, and glued a name scroll onto each shrine. It's also important to take breaks to smile at and/or nurse the cute baby on the floor near your work area. Once you have the shrines assembled, they might look something like this: I plan to make a few more next year since this was a last-minute idea. My kids are pretty excited about them. J calls them "little churches." They just had their All Saints Day party at our homeschool co-op. S wanted to dress up as St. Barbara. I couldn't get her to hold both her tower and her holy card straight at the same time, so here are two pictures: J went as St. Patrick, but he wouldn't wear his miter once we were home. He likes to dress up as a priest almost every day, so this isn't even really a costume for him ;)
Four years ago, My friend Kristy and I organized the 1st annual All Hallows’ Eve/All Saints’ Party for our local homeschool group. We had always attended our own homeschool groups All Saints’ Day parties growing up, and we really wanted our children to have the same. What better way to sanctify Halloween than with a […]
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Hi, Julie B. I seem to have acquired your copy of Spooky Rhymes and Riddles. It's mine now. All mine. From Scholastic Book Services, Spooky Rhymes and Riddles (1972, Lilian Moore, illustrated by Ib Ohlsson) is a collection of poems on witches, ghosts and monsters. Unlike the childhood-scarring Poems to Trouble Your Sleep, these all favor fun over fright. The complete contents are: The Ghost in Our Apartment House The Monster's Pet When a Monster Scolds Her Children Ghost Baby What to Say to an Alligator The Friendly Guy Spooky Riddles The Ghost Goes to the Supermarket Mrs. O'Gray Greedy Goblin Listen! Cat The Monster's Birthday Johnny Drew a Monster There Was an Egg Something Is There Spooky Limericks Poem About THEM When a Ghost Gets Smudgy The Witch's Song Bedtime Story Teeny Tiny Ghost
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