Jollibee Halloween Fun!

Eto na nga! Halloween na naman! And just like last year (and last last year) we celebrated it with Jollibee.

There's my son patiently waiting

This year, my son Riley is a Dracula. I only spent 25 Pesos for his cape since his white polo, black slacks and shoes were from his second year birthday. And may I just add that lollipops are better in making that blood effect on his lips. He is so adorable! But that's not how Halloween is supposed to be. He's supposed to be scary! I'll wait until he's older before I make costumes that is super scary for him. Yung tipong mga pugot ulo na puro dugo tpos my hawak na butcher's knife. Gnun! Para winner ka sa best in costume anak!

See how bitin his slacks are? Riley is getting taller and taller! :)

Nothing new to the programme. Kids and parents play games and kids showcasing their costume for a prize. Riley didn't participate in all of that. But that's fine! Because he only went for one person and one person only. Hulaan nyo kung sino.......

Siyempre si Jollibee!

Until next year Jollibee ^__^

Halloween 2012

Last year, we celebrate Halloween with Jollibee and with the kids in our neighborhood. This year, we celebrate it again with them PLUS we have a special guests. All the way from New Zealand- my nephews Gian and Nyle and my one and only niece Nyanne!

At Jollibee Halloween Party

 

At our house, Gian & Nyle helped me in preparing our treats.

Easy-to-do Halloween Costume

Halloween is just around the corner. I never thought I'd care so much about Halloween. But motherhood changed that and now I am hooked. It's amusing to see the "little Rey" in different costume. I am sure other mommies share the same excitement too. Although there are lots of available costume (like pirates, Dracula, prince, princesses) in the market, I prefer to make it from scratch. I am lucky to have a mother who knows how to sew! She made the soldier, devil and Peter Pan costume of my son in the past. That way I can be sure it fits him perfectly, its one-of-a-kind, and its cheaper! Halloween costumes need not be expensive, really! Just be creative and search the internet. I found the following photos via Etsy and I think these are pretty simple enough to make. And not your usual thing during Halloween.

The last photo is what I am making for my son. He is going to be a Jedi! Master Jedi Riley. And I already bought his lightsaber :) 

What about you? what costume are you planning for your little ones? If you don't have one, you can try one of these easy-to-do costumes. 

i love halloween!

This is my first time to really celebrate Halloween. Before, it bears nothing to me. But of course, everything changes when you have a child. Every occasion must be celebrate whichever way we think is the best for our kids. Before I show you pictures of "scary" children in costumes here's a history of how Halloween came to be:

Ancient Origins of Halloween

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

Source: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween

Now that its settled, here are some of the adorable kids we saw when we attended Jolibee's Halloween Party last Saturday!

Riley as Little Devil

Rapunzel

witch

a cute bumblebee

minnie mouse

a princess

a "possessed" spiderman :p

astronauts

a lost fairy

AND

Riley (again) as Lt. Riley "the soldier" :)