Scary Friday Smiles ...

When my lovely next door neighbour Kayleigh asked 

if she could borrow my glue gun little did I know 

what a creative feast we would see at Halloween.

  

Along with daughter Evie and son Jack they

 made these fantastic head dresses based on 

the Mexican "Day of the Dead" theme.

They forgot the Frida Kahlo eyebrows though.

  

I've got first dibs on those earrings.

Hubby Chris played along as well

  

And young Jack looked scary with his 

skeleton glove and beady eye

Aren't they a fun loving family.

Super neighbours as well.

These pumpkins were made by our friends and 

neighbours the Blincoe family.

They are a talented lot on our lane

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Scary Friday Smiles ...

When my lovely next door neighbour Kayleigh asked 

if she could borrow my glue gun little did I know 

what a creative feast we would see at Halloween.

  

Along with daughter Evie and son Jack they

 made these fantastic head dresses based on 

the Mexican "Day of the Dead" theme.

They forgot the Frida Kahlo eyebrows though.

  

I've got first dibs on those earrings.

Hubby Chris played along as well

  

And young Jack looked scary with his 

skeleton glove and beady eye

Aren't they a fun loving family.

Super neighbours as well.

These pumpkins were made by our friends and 

neighbours the Blincoe family.

They are a talented lot on our lane

linking to Friday Smiles

What a load of baubles......

After being inspired by a Christmas Bauble my friend Mo Allan had made

we thought it would be a good craft for the Sunnybank members to try.

So using ribbon, a polystyrene ball, lots of coloured pins and twinkly stars and flowers they set to.

With fantastic results.

Now we can not sign off without some of Susan's famous factoids.

What are they about today, she asked.  Obviously we all said Christmas.

But no.... they were about HALLOWEEN.

Here are a few you might not know, or want to know

The word Halloween marks the end of summer in north west Europe and bonfires are lit during the festival of Samhain to ensure the sun returns after winter. 

It was celebrated as much by the Celts who believed that on the 31st October the dead returned looking for bodies to inhabit, so they dressed in costumes to confuse them.

Lanterns were first made from turnips and is an Irish tradition.

Harry Houdini died on Halloween night in 1926.

Fear of Halloween is call Samhainophobia.

Scottish girls believed they would see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire.

Others looked in mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight.

Susan really does find the most obscure facts sometimes.

What a load of baubles......

After being inspired by a Christmas Bauble my friend Mo Allan had made

we thought it would be a good craft for the Sunnybank members to try.

So using ribbon, a polystyrene ball, lots of coloured pins and twinkly stars and flowers they set to.

With fantastic results.

Now we can not sign off without some of Susan's famous factoids.

What are they about today, she asked.  Obviously we all said Christmas.

But no.... they were about HALLOWEEN.

Here are a few you might not know, or want to know

The word Halloween marks the end of summer in north west Europe and bonfires are lit during the festival of Samhain to ensure the sun returns after winter. 

It was celebrated as much by the Celts who believed that on the 31st October the dead returned looking for bodies to inhabit, so they dressed in costumes to confuse them.

Lanterns were first made from turnips and is an Irish tradition.

Harry Houdini died on Halloween night in 1926.

Fear of Halloween is call Samhainophobia.

Scottish girls believed they would see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire.

Others looked in mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight.

Susan really does find the most obscure facts sometimes.