Released on = October 9, 2006, 3:30 pm

Press Release Author = Kidding Around Communications

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = KiddingAroundToronto.com presents its top ten tips to help
parents create \'spook\'tacular Halloween activities. Find lots of excitement from
dress-up to parties and family fun!

Press Release Body = KiddingAroundToronto.com's Top Ten List for a 'Spook'tacular
Halloween!

KiddingAroundToronto.com offers our top ten tips for a 'Spook'tacular Halloween.
Every holiday provides the opportunity for fun family time, especially where
costumes and candy are involved. We are giving you permission to use our
suggestions as long as credit is given to www.KiddingAroundToronto.com. Our Top Ten
List can also be found in our Imagination Station this month, where parents can
visit to find new activity suggestions for kids and babies each month.

1. Halloween Events: There are many spooky Halloween kids' activities taking place
in Toronto and the GTA over the month of October. Plan a fun event by visiting the
events calendar at www.KiddingAroundToronto.com with over 30 Halloween events to
choose from.

2. Halloween Safety: Discuss Halloween safety with your children to ensure a
successful evening. Make sure you deal with subjects including: Trick-or-treating
with a few friends or a parent; planning out your route; stranger safety; being
cautious of jack-o-lanterns and sorting wrapped versus unwrapped candies.

3. Dress-up Time: There are an abundance of Halloween costumes for sale in stores
ranging from grocery and drugstores to costume stores. They are generally more
reasonably priced in October than the rest of the year. It is the perfect time to
expand your child's dress-up trunk.

4. Mask-making: Help children make their own Halloween masks. Let them decorate the
underside of a paper plate. Cut out eyes and a mouth with scissors. Then tie one
string to each side, and the two strings together at the back of their head for a
perfect Halloween fit.

5. Home-Made Haunted House: Make your own haunted house effects. Take three bowls
and fill one with shelled hard-boiled eggs for eyes (keep wet), one with spaghetti
for snakes (keep wet) and one with jello for brains. Then blindfold older children
and guide them through each bowl with ghoulish descriptions.

6. Last-Minute Costumes: It is always good to have a few last-minute costumes in
mind in case you find yourself in need at the last-minute . a) A Domino - Dress your
child in black and cut out big white dots for their top and bottom half; b) A Baby -
Make a diaper out of a sheet and put a bow in your child's hair; c) A Tree - Dress
your child in brown and attach leaves to a hat; d) A Cat - Dress your child in a
solid colour, attach ears to a head band, a long tail and whiskers with an eye
pencil; e) A Bumble Bee - Dress your child in a dark colour, attach yellow stripes
across and make black wings out of Bristol Board to attach to their jacket.

7. Pumpkin Decorating: Let your child decorate pumpkins with markers or paints for
Halloween.

8. Baking Fun: Make 'spooktacular' cookies for Halloween. Take tea biscuits and
spread orange icing on top (or pre-made vanilla icing with food colouring added).
Then let the children decorate the icing with black candies.

9. Punch: Make a special Halloween drink. Mix together cranberry juice and
gingerale for a sparkling red delight.

10. Party Games: Play pass the parcel Halloween style. Make enough Halloween goody
bags for everyone and wrap them up in layers and layers of newspaper. Pass the
parcel and let the person who receives it when the music stops unravel a layer.
After the last layer of paper comes off, let everyone have a goody bag to complete
the excitement.

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detailed calendar of local events and activities, feature articles, reviews,
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http://www.kiddingaroundtoronto.com and join in the fun.

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