{"id":1458,"date":"2021-10-08T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2021-10-08T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T22:00:44","slug":"halloween-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2021\/10\/08\/halloween-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Halloween is fast approaching! There are many ways that you can make this time fun and interesting for both you and the children you care for! COVID might change how we celebrate, but there are lots of ways to have fun at home with each other this season!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-442\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"philip-james-flickr\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" data-pin-title=\"Halloween!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr-624x417.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Au Pair in America has captured a wonderful array of projects you can work on together. You can find them on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/halloween-fun\/\">Halloween Fun<\/a> Pinterest board! Try making a collection of glowing pumpkins using jars from the host family\u2019s recycling! You\u2019ll need clean jars, liquid glue, orange tissue paper, some paint, black construction paper or cardstock and a strand of lights or battery operated tea lights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Mootsie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-443\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Mootsie-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"mootsie\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" data-pin-title=\"Halloween!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Mootsie-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Mootsie-624x417.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Mootsie.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a collection of plastic pumpkins for trick or treating, place them on a shelf or table and dress them up! Baseball hats, party hats, tiaras, fire fighter hats, pirate hats and more will help you create a fun display! Dig through the dress up collection for some great options or make some of your own with craft supplies!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Pinterest board for some great ideas like<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061902467\/\">Ghost bowling<\/a> using toilet paper!<\/li>\n<li>Try making some glowing cups \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184058188103\/\">Frankenstein<\/a>, ghost and pumpkin!<\/li>\n<li>Try transforming some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184056053248\/\">acorns into <\/a>pumpkins using paint!<\/li>\n<li>Halloween themed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184068268616\/?nic_v2=1a47TFfDB\">ABC Fingerprint art<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Make snack or meal time more fun with these great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184055949589\/?nic_v2=1a47TFfDB\">themed food ideas<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Create<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184056178433\/?nic_v2=1a47TFfDB\"> skeleton crafts<\/a> using dry pasta pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Try these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184056236258\/?nic_v2=1a47TFfDB\">no-carve DIY pumpkin crafts<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photos by Philip James and Mootsie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is fast approaching! There are many ways that you can make this time fun and interesting for both you and the children you care for! COVID might change how we celebrate, but there are lots of ways to have fun at home with each other this season! <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2016\/10\/Philip-James-Flickr.jpg\"><\/a>Au Pair in America has captured  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2021\/10\/08\/halloween-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209],"tags":[264,946,108],"class_list":["post-1458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","tag-arts-crafts","tag-diy","tag-halloween"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Halloween - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Halloween - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Halloween is fast approaching! 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