October is a FANGtastic and SPOOKtacular month which certainly raises our spirits (and those of a few departed souls too).
I know the month has barely begun but the shops are already full of fancy dress regalia, dangly cobwebs and suitably orange-clad aisles. If only we could just get on with enjoying this BOOtiful month instead of being reminded that the dreaded horrors of Halloween await!
I’m not a huge fan of this overblown occasion if I’m honest. Traipsing around in the dark on what you can guarantee will be a wet and miserable October night is not what I would call fun. And that’s without the children...
Enjoy the onset of autumn with Ragtale Chester Fox before Halloween takes over!
But aside from the face paints, props and general mayhem my main grievance with Halloween has to lie with the huge haul of sweets we suddenly have to find room for in our already overcrowded kitchens. They really do need a cupboard all of their own.
The funny thing is, ever since our children could walk and talk, we have waggled our fingers and warned them about NEVER taking sweets from strangers. However, on this crazy night, we throw caution to the wind and send them out with a bucket to beg for them!
Without a care in the world for their teeth of their tummies we liberally throw treats into their mouths.
Imagine a world where we tossed literary classics into those buckets at the door, or ‘fun’ maths puzzles that our little ones couldn’t wait to get busy with? Our children would skip home in excitement and beg to stay up late to get on with the business of discovering Dickens or long division. And witches might fly...
Anyway, there are still a few weeks before All Hallows’ Eve so let’s enjoy the onset of autumn in the meantime. The leaves are turning, the air is getting cool and it's my favourite time of the year.
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