How to Make Halloween Healthier for Your Family
How to Make Halloween Healthier for You and Your Children
The candy in an average trick-or-treat bag can contain as much as 7,000 calories and all that candy can lead to tooth decay and a lot of extra pounds for the entire family. What’s a health-conscious parent to do without ruining one of the most kid-friendly celebrations of the year? There are alternatives to candy for your child’s trick or treat bag and ways to make Halloween healthier for your family.
10 Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween Safety: Trick or Treating with Safety in Mind
Halloween, the night kids everywhere stock up on their hidden candy supply to eat and enjoy for several weeks. Safety is important too so here are a few tips for a fun and safe Halloween night.
1. The infamous Halloween costume takes a great deal of thought and once the costume is decided on it is important that your child tries it on to make sure that it fits. If costumes are too long and drag, kids may trip over them and potentially seriously hurt themselves.
2. Costumes could be a fire hazard. Many times neighbors put carved pumpkins with a lit candle on their patio and if kids walk by them excess material could catch on fire.
Fun Fall Crafts: Felt Pumpkin Craft
Festive Fall Fun: Felt Pumpkin Craft
As that all-important October holiday approaches, you might be trying to find ways to enjoy pumpkins without having to stick your hand inside of one. Here is an inexpensive activity that will not only get your little ones using their fine motor skills, but will give them a taste of festive fall fun without the messy pumpkin guts.
Halloween Kids Art Contest – Win $30 Gift Card to Michael’s
North Texas Kids Magazine Loves Kids Art
We’re hosting a Halloween kids art contest for kids up through age 15 and would love to showcase your child’s masterpiece!
We will choose up to three entries that will be featured on our website throughout the day of Halloween, Friday, October 31st. In addition to having their art featured on our website, first place winner will also receive a $30 Michael’s gift card. All winning art and artist names will be posted to our social media pages via announcements. Contest is open to kids up through age 15.
Fall Carnival and Resource Fair for Special Needs Families
Fall Carnival and Resource Fair Oct 25th for Individuals with Special Needs and Their Families
Especially Needed provides resources and fun events to individuals with special needs and their families in the North Texas area. This non-profit is hosting it’s 5th Annual Fall Carnival and Resource Fair on October 25th, 5pm to 8pm.
Zombie Fest at Dallas Children’s Theater
Night of the Living Dead at Dallas Children’s Theater, October 17 – 31, 2014
You can’t keep a good zombie down! DCT’s Halloween tradition rises again! They’re back…they’re dead…and they’re hungry….The cult classic Night of the Living Dead returns to the DCT stage! Radiation from a fallen satellite transforms the dead into flesh-eating zombies, and no one is safe. It’s the 1968 black and white, B-movie horror classic brought to life (figuratively speaking)! Full of thrills, chills, and dark satire, Night of the Living Dead is intended for an audience of teens and adults, 13 years old and above. The production contains strong language and situations and is not suitable for young children.