Halloween Hits & Bits
What’s trending this year? The top costumes young trick-or-treaters will be wearing, according to CostumeExpress.com:
Astronauts
Batman
Dinosaurs
Disney Descendents characters
Frozen characters
Mermaids
Minions characters
Paw Patrol
Star Wars
Superheros, including Avengers and Big Hero
Source: Costume Express
Boo-tiful Books
Pete the Cat Five Little Pumpkins
by James Dean (HarperCollins Publishers, 2015), ages 4-8
Pete meets and rhymes with five pumpkins sitting on a fence on Halloween night when “there are witches in the air.” Kids will laugh in delight at the rhymes and illustrations.
Gilbert the Ghost
by Guido van Genechten (Clavis Books, 2015), ages 4-7
Sweet and special Gilbert tries hard to be a scary ghost, but he just can’t shriek “Boo!” with the proper attitude. The Ghost School principal banishes Gilbert to the Abandoned Tower to learn ghostly ways, but things don’t quite turn out that way.
Halloween Photo Op!
Family photos from your parents’ era invariably have something missing: How old were you when you wore that Care Bear costume? What year did your brother dress as Frankenstein for Halloween? Mom might remember an approximate age – or might not. Milestone cards solve that problem. Visit atlantaparent.com and download and print your free milestone card to use this Halloween.
Milestone has other cards for special occasions – baby’s first birthday or the first day of school – at milestonecards.com. Milestone Toddler Cards ($24) are also available at Amazon.com.
