For the first time in the Dove household, we’re embracing the spirit of Halloween.
This began with the painting of ghouls – in the lounge initially as Daddy was using the kitchen table. Messy play was exactly that and it wasn’t long before blue hand prints decorated the sofa. POD loved painting her ghoul which ended up purple and yellow with an orange swirl despite appearing blue.
Back in the kitchen, next up were paper mache spiders. Again POD opted for maximum paint coverage. In the process creating an impressive army combat spider!
Thank you to The Nurture Store and Red Ted Art for providing pumpkin inspiration. This year was our first attempt at pumpkin craft so please be kind. Next time will see an improvement for sure. We created a Pinterest board with oodles of ideas so we’re not short on those!
The Mummy pumpkin originally had seventeen eyes but we decided two would be plenty. POD did have help making the hair after discovering straight pipe cleaners don’t attach themselves. We also created a Cinderella pumpkin carriage. The wheels were made with persimmons which were then decorated. It would have been fabulous to paint it white but the supplies were lacking.
For Halloween we’re having a special supper which will include ghoulish cakes with pumpkin faces. The table will be decorated with our creations and littered with glittery spiders. Not to mention the odd eyeball if I’ve not eaten them! POD will no doubt still be wearing the devil costume she went to nursery in. We have face masks to wear too. It will be fun!
We’re linking up with The Gallery at Sticky Fingers and Post Comment Love at Vevivos.
They are the happiest ghouls ever, and I am loving the combat spider 🙂 We’ve had such a full day of parties and trick or treating that there been no at home activities, but the boys have had a ball! Your Halloween dinner sounds brilliant, hope you had fun xx
Thank you Sara, POD did so well with her combat spider! We had to throw the pumpkins out this morning though as the carriage was already starting to get smelly! Sounds like you’ve had the best time over there, look forward to hearing about it. Our dinner was short and sweet in the end but nice that the three of us had it together 🙂
Love the Cinderella pumpkin! And the spiders too… I bet you guys had fun doing all this! 🙂 We have so much left-over sweets, I have no idea what to do with them. The thing is, I don’t want them in the house. I’m thinking of giving them to T’s play school tomorrow. Maybe they can find some use for it The Christmas party isn’t that far-away, loot bags?
Thank you Dean, it was great fun making everything. POD had the best time and that’s what it’s all about isn’t it! Good plan with the sweets, I’ve eaten so much chocolate – we ate the first trick or treat sweets so we’re on our second! Loot bags is a great idea 🙂
Great pumpkin carriage! 😀
That’s very kind of you Jenny 🙂
What amazing creations! You must have had a lot of fun. I’m a totally anti-craft mum, yet even I am thinking I’d like to make a bit more of an effort when I see what you’ve been up to!
You’re very kind Sarah, we’ve not embarked on pumpkin craft before so it was a bit of an experiment! We don’t always get to do creative things as its great being outside but it’s great fun. You should definitely give it a whirl 🙂
Your Halloween craft creations look brilliant! I love the spider and the wheels made out of persimmons is a great idea 🙂
You are way too kind but thank you – this year was the experiment most definitely. Persimmons are great and we tasted them too (not the wheels!), they’re delicious 🙂
Oh woah sounds like u had so much fun love the carriage its amazing, popping over from #pocolo
It was really good fun, POD had the best time – especially with the painting. Took about two days for everything to dry!
I love the mummy pumpkin! The pipe cleaners are a great addition, although 17 eyes would have been interesting to see to, maybe next year?
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Thank you – the 17 eyes were great until POD pulled the majority off. The patience was flailing somewhat by that point! Maybe we should get more creative next year 🙂
Sounds like a fun halloween!
We didn’t get to make any cakes but we had candlelit pizza and our creations were on the table. Was good fun though 🙂
Great creations. I love the carriage, it’s fantastic!
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That’s very kind of you Karen! Really needed to be white but we didn’t have time to get any supplies!
WOW! A spectacular Halloween, if ever I saw one. Sounds as though you’ve all been really enjoying yourselves – having kids gives us a good excuse to celebrate all these festivals in style, doesn’t it!
Thank you very much – we’ve not done anything for Halloween before but we thought POD would like a surprise dinner. No cakes but a candlelit dinner with our creative gems laid out on the table. It was lovely 🙂
Sounds like you have made a lovely gentle introduction to Halloween. #PoCoLo
We did indeed Fiona, thank you. We need to raise the bar next year though 🙂
Charly this looks like you had the most amazing!! xx
We had a good time thank you Jaime, POD loved her painting especially 🙂
Can I come over for Halloween in your house please? I love the carriage!! It looks like you had a lovely Halloween 🙂
Visiting over from #PoCoLo xx
You’re too kind Hannah but thank you! Was lovely thank you 🙂
Very impressed with all your efforts 🙂 hope you all had a great time #PoCoLo
Thank you very much, we had a great time thank you 🙂
I’m really hoping your silent sunday will be pod in her devil costume, too cute! Love that pumpkin carriage, what a fab idea!
So sorry I didn’t get to show you POD in her devil costume, the quality just wasn’t there! Had some inspiration from others for the pumpkin carriage, was good fun. Hope yours was too 🙂
I just LOVE that pumpkin coach – what a brilliant idea. Great ghouls as well – it sounds like POD had lots of fun with her Mum 🙂 Thanks for linking to PoCoLo x
Thank you so much Vicky, we had a good time crafting! Thank you for hosting x
Excellent! You put my measley 10 minute trick or treat to shame!
Not at all! It was partly because we couldn’t go out and POD needed occupying 🙂
The carriage is amazing! And I love the happy ghouls! x
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