A few things that happened right before or after Halloween at our house.
We received a mysterious shipment of wands from Ollivander's shop (a friend far away). The kids wer so stoked to get these handmade wands. Aren't they beautiful? Ah, I love having thoughtful, crafty friends! You can make wands that look like these with paper (though these are made of real wood), its not too hard, see this link. We made our own a few years ago for a Harry Potter party, inspired by this very friend!
My husband had some cream soda sitting in the fridge that we were mysteriously told was for a Halloween treat. One night my husband called us down from getting ready for bed and we discovered he had made Butterbeer for everyone. Just like the Butterbeer that we loved at Universal Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter earlier this year. Yuuuuuuuummmmmmm....(after eating an entire bag of Costco Halloween candy, just me, yes, just me, this is the last thing I needed, but it was so good!) See here for a recipe, though there are tons out there. I'm pretty sure my husband used the easier version toward the bottom.
The week before Halloween, it was my husband's idea to go on a little outing to see some old homes-- a street full of homes on the national historic register.
On our walk this little girl found a stick shaped like a rake, quickly raked some leaves together, and started jumping into the "pile."
Have you recovered from your candy coma yet? What do you do with leftover candy? I get to a point where I throw ours away so I'll quit eating it, but I haven't done that yet this year.
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