Topic ID 1016
Hi there, I wanted to take my kids somewhere on halloween to escape trick or treating (which they beg me to do). Any ideas of where I could take my two (aged 8 & 11) Many thanks
Reply ID 11291
The cinema? Rollerskating? Swimming? Bowling?
Reply ID 11297
Isn't it a school night..how about bed.
Reply ID 11299
Midnight (or late night) walk in the woods?
Reply ID 11302
Take them to Church. As this is the only true way to escape the Pagan festival that is Halloween. They will really enjoy themselves listening to the good word of the lord.
Reply ID 11303
Good thinking. In fact, I hear that deconsecrated church near Thundridge is pretty busy on Halloween. Leave the kids in the centre of the inverted pentangle chalked on the floor near the alter, they’ll never ask to go Trick or Treating again.
Reply ID 11305
I would have hoped that members would be a little more helpful to a first time poster.
Reply ID 11309
What is an inverted pentangle? dont you mean an inverted cross?
Reply ID 11310
quote:Mine was serious. It can be pretty spooky in the woods - even better if an accomplice can set-up some pumpkin lanterns first. Tell them it's an old witches covern, cook some marshmellows over a candle (take precautions against starting a fire) and tell ghost stories.
Originally posted by Steve
I would have hoped that members would be a little more helpful to a first time poster.
Reply ID 11313
I thought skanky's idea was excellent and indeed there may even be organised versions of such walks: there were such walks in Essex a couple of years ago.
Reply ID 11317
Not an idea for going out, but I remember Halloween being made a bit of an event at home as a child - we used to do apple-bobbing, and my mum would do a carved pumpkin, and I even had a Halloween Party one year with various Halloween-type games (that all sounds quite old fashioned, but it's not actually that long ago!). I've just done a quick Google search on 'halloween games' and it threw up lots of American (where it's more of a big deal) sites with suggestions.
Reply ID 11344
I agree with Skanky. Put some imagination into a walk in the woods. Some Lanterns. A theme. An end point. A story for the journey. It doesn't have to be at midnight. The children can dress up if you or they want to and you can end it with some fun.
Reply ID 11383
Cheers guys! I like the walk in the woods idea very good. Cheers for that. Bar humbug to the bed idea lol.. and as for taking my children to church and standing them in a chalk triangle I was hoping to do something which would not end up with a vist from social services the next day hee hee
Reply ID 11391
quote:There's not too much of that church left now, certainly no official alter, a few makeshift ones among the grave stones maybe. You can see some pictures here http://www.hertfordchurches.co.uk [}:)]
Rachel Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 12:47:00 Good thinking. In fact, I hear that deconsecrated church near Thundridge is pretty busy on Halloween. Leave the kids in the centre of the inverted pentangle chalked on the floor near the alter, they’ll never ask to go Trick or Treating again.
Reply ID 11393
quote:Interesting site.......
Originally posted by Forbesquote:There's not too much of that church left now, certainly no official alter, a few makeshift ones among the grave stones maybe. You can see some pictures here http://www.hertfordchurches.co.uk [}:)]
Rachel Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 12:47:00 Good thinking. In fact, I hear that deconsecrated church near Thundridge is pretty busy on Halloween. Leave the kids in the centre of the inverted pentangle chalked on the floor near the alter, they’ll never ask to go Trick or Treating again.