27 Dec 11 Kids Halloween Movies
Why not start the Halloween holidays off with some great kids Halloween movies? Some of the kids most popular characters have a holiday Dvd out, characters like Dora The Explorer, Fairly Odd Parents, itsybitsy Bear, Max and Ruby, Spongebob Squarepants, Backyardigans, Wow Wow Wubbzy and Yo Gabba Gabba.
Dora The Explorer: Dora’s Halloween Dvd
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Dora’s Halloween Dvd is filled with tricks and treats. Dora and Boots have a spooky Halloween adventure that’s filled with fun. A magical hunt for a missing magic wand, a pumpkin patch, and Dora’s Halloween Hunt Game will be sure to bring laughter to your entire family. Dora the Explorer is such a amazing children’s cartoon character, you know you can expect to have lots of fun when Dora is around.
Fairly Odd Parents: Scary God Parents Dvd
The Fairly Odd Parents are an additional one popular kids cartoon show. The Scary GodParents Dvd includes this double-length part plus 3 others and 2 more bonus episodes. In this Halloween version you will see Timmy in a toilet paper mummy costume! Timmy is unhappy with his costume and wishes everyone’s costume was “real and scary”. Watch what happens then. Meet the Pumpkinator.
Plus watch Shiny Teeth Evil dentist Dr. Bender indeed steal Chip Skylark’s teeth before his upcoming music video shoot! In Timmy’s 2D House of nightmare watch as Timmys worst nightmare occurs. Vicky’s house is wrecked and her family moves in with the Turners. Which Witch is Which is an additional one funny episode, Timmy travels back in time and is accused of being a witch.
Little Bear: Halloween Stories Dvd
The itsybitsy Bear(Tm) Halloween Stories Dvd will allow you to enjoy the holidays with your child’s popular Nick Jr. Friends.
Max & Ruby: Max & Ruby’s Halloween Dvd
Max and Ruby’s Halloween Dvd has 12 episodes. Ruby wants Max to be a itsybitsy Prince but Max wants to be a Vampire. Ruby is dressed as Cinderella and she thinks Max will scare Grandma when they go to visit her. And there are 11 more holiday adventures with everyone’s popular characters, Max and Ruby.
Nickelodeon: Nicktoons Halloween Dvd
Another popular Halloween Dvd is Nicktoons Halloween. Filled with SpongeBob SquarePants in “Scaredy Pants”, Rugrats in “Curse of the Werewuff”, Nickelodeon Rocket Power in “It Came From Planet Merv” and “Netherworld Nights”, Hey Arnold! in “Arnold’s Halloween” and The Fairly OddParents in “Scary Godparents”. That should get everyone in the Halloween spirit!
SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween Dvd
SpongeBob SquarePants’ Halloween Dvd is filled with adventures from Bikini lowest and all SpongeBob’s friends. The episodes consist of Scardey Pants, Imitation Krabs, Frankendoodle, juvenile Gary, Squidward, the Unfriendly Ghost and The secret Box with Patrick. If you’ve got a SpongeBob SquarePants fan in your house, this is the Kids Halloween Dvd for you.
The Backyardigans: It’s Great to Be a Ghost! Dvd
Your Backyardigans fan will love It’s Great to Be a Ghost! Watch while Pablo, Tyrone and Uniqua haunt an old house…but Tasha doesn’t know. Other episodes with the Backyardigans are Monster Detective Sixties, The Key to the Nile Broadway and Pirate Treasure. More kids Halloween movies and fun for your family.
Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubbzy Goes Boo Dvd
Wow Wow Wubbzy and his Halloween escapades. Wubbzy and his friends are all ready for Halloween! Wubbzy, Widget and Walden try to clean up a mess with magic wand, then try to secure the very last leaf of the autumn, pick the exquisite pumpkin and make the scariest Halloween costume of all. There’s singing, dancing, trick-or-treating and kickity-kick ball too. What else would you expect with Wow Wow Wubbzy?
Yo Gabba Gabba: Halloween Dvd
Yo Gabba Gabba’s Halloween Dvd is so exciting. Watch the characters dress up in outrageous costumes and then secure huge stashes of candy. Watch the gang as the songs Fall Song, Halloween Party and Trick or Treat Song teach these loveable characters about what happens on Halloween. Then the song Too Much Candy teaches about eating candy in moderation. There are three more Wow Wow Wubbzy episodes for your family to watch and enjoy.
These are all very popular kids cartoon characters and your young children will enjoy watching them with you on your Kids Halloween Movies night. You might just be beginning a amazing Halloween tradition in your family!
Kids Halloween Movies
23 Dec 11 Gypsy Fortune Teller Halloween Costumes – Easy to Make
As a minuscule girl I often loved to dress up as a gypsy, whether it was for Halloween or just for play. Maybe it’s because I long to be free to do as I want and go where I wish, without the societal constraints we have to live by (that’s why pirates are so challenging to population too). Anyone it is, creating a fortune teller costume was the highlight of Halloween.
Back then there weren’t many places to buy fancy costumes (nor did we have the money), so putting my own costume together was a bit of a challenge. Today we can buy roughly any costume we can think of and there are some pretty nice fortune teller Halloween costumes to pick from.
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** A Brief History of Gypsy Costumes **
The gypsy population were called Roma or Romani. They are made up of loose nomadic tribes that wandered much of the European countries while the Middle Ages and often lived in caravans. There are still nomadic gypsies in the world today.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the basic dress of the woman was a straightforward robe gathered at the neck worn over an under gown made of chemise. They also wore a length of cloth which was draped down the back, around the opposite waist, up the front and tied at the shoulder (think Roman toga). A turban was worn on the head.
As time went on, fashions changed. For the most part, gypsies beyond doubt dressed very similar to the peasants of the area in which they traveled and cultural dress of the time. Most of the style of gypsy clothing that we picture today probably came from the Renaissance period when laced vests, flounced skirts, men’s breeches and pirate shirts were more popular.
** making a Gypsy Halloween Costume **
For those that want to put together their own gypsy costume or are planning on being a “fortune teller” for Halloween this year, you may have to do a bit of shopping around at used clothing shop for some items. If you are handy with a sewing machine, there are many fortune teller costume patterns ready as well. Here are some suggestions for both men and women (and boys/girls) that can beyond doubt be created once you get all the items:
Women/Girl’s Fortune Teller/Gypsy Outfit 1
* Long tired skirt in a challenging color.
* Gypsy style shirt – gathered scooped neck, puffy sleeves gathered at the wrist or long wide flowing sleeves
* Brightly colored front-laced vest
* Black leotard stockings
* Black shoes
* Brightly colored sash for the waist
* Matching bandana for hair
* Gold hoop earrings and some long, colorful beaded necklaces, bangles for arms
Women/Girl’s Fortune Teller/Gypsy Outfit
* Long wide-flowing black skirt
* White peasant’s shirt
* Black front-laced vest
* Black stockings
* Black shoes
* Brightly colored apron or a shorter overskirt
* Long black wig with tight ringlets or curls
* Colored 2″ to 3″ wide headband
* Gold hoop earrings and some long, colorful beaded necklaces, bangles for arms
Men/Boys Gypsy/Pirate Costume
* Black or brown breeches
* Black boots
* White pirate shirt
* Long-length black or brown vest preferably trimmed with a gold-colored braiding
* Red or another colorful long scarf for the sash at the waist
* Colorful bandana
* One gold hoop earring
Let your imagination run wild with the colors and styles you could mix and match. The trick is to dress in layers and use clothing that is loose and flowing. Add jewelry like bangles, long flowing necklaces, large earrings and ankle bracelets to improve your outfit. Use colorful sashes accent the waist (and also to hold daggers). Women could drape several sheer scarves from their waist to hang down in points around a solid colored skirt. contain headbands, bandanas and even eye patches for that gypsy pirate look. Purples, blues, greens, challenging yellows, reds and blacks are the most popular colors and will make your outfit stand out.
Gypsy Fortune Teller Halloween Costumes – Easy to Make
18 Dec 11 How Did Halloween Begin?
It is believed that Halloween originated from a Celtic holiday known as Samhain, which was celebrated in Ireland and Scotland at harvest time for well over a thousand years. Samhain was the time of year (October 31st) when harvesting was completed and animals were brought from summer pastures to shelter for the winter months. At Samhain a large festival was celebrated, and fruits, vegetables, grain, and animals, were burned as gifts to the gods in huge bonfires in hope of a thriving new year. It was believed that while the night of Samhain, that the dead could walk among the living, and that the living could ask the dead questions about the hereafter year. Because they believed some of these spirits were evil, they wore costumes with animal heads to scare the spirits and protect themselves.
Christianity spread to the Celtic lands, and in the seventh century, Pope Boniface Iv declared November 1st to be All Saints Day, otherwise known as “All Hallow’s Day,” hallow referring to sainted ones. All Saint’s Day was to celebrate the holy saints and martyrs of Christianity. It is generally believed that this was an endeavor to Christianize the beloved Celtic holiday and diminish the significance of the Celtic ritual and the work on of their spiritual leaders, the druids. This is also how the day became known as All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween. All Soul’s Day was similarly added in Christianity a couple hundred years later to celebrate the dead.
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Carving out turnips and lighting them goes back hundreds of years with the holiday. An Irish legend tells of a man named Jack who tricks the devil to turn into a coin and keeps him from changing back by placing the coin next to a cross. A year later, Jack dies, but is neither allowed into heaven, or hell, so he must roam the earth. The 1800′s brought Halloween to the United States with the Irish immigrants. Pumpkins were carved rather than turnips because they were large and more plentiful.
How Did Halloween Begin?
