Halloween 2020

Many of us weren't sure whether a pandemic Halloween would be fun for anyone, but in the end we actually had one of the best Halloweens ever in our family.

Over the month of October, we were able to build up the excitement with our home schoolers by reading books like Room on the Broom and Where the Wild Things Are.  We created a lot of autumnal and spooky crafts as well.  The wooden pumpkins were a favorite.

I planned some super easy creepy foods for our Halloween brunch: guts and gore cinnamon rolls, some banana ghosts and tangerine pumpkins.

Our neighborhood had organized a scavenger hunt for those who would not be trick or treating in the evening.  Kids had a list of items to find on our street while collecting candy along the way.  On our property, the hunters had to find floating eyes.  We headed out mid-afternoon to see if we could complete the hunt.

And, of course, we had costumes: Ella was Gerda from The Snow Queen, Rex was a Jack-o-Lantern, and Emilia was the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.

Add some takeout dinner and a few favorite sitcom reruns (Halloween-themed, of course) and Halloween 2020 was anything but a bust for us.  Once again, we're thankful to find the silver linings in a year that has brought so much hardship to so many.