Halloween treats are everywhere! What do you do in the last week to prepare?

With Halloween just around the corner,  I was pretty sure we’d completed just about ALL the Halloween preparations possible:  Carved Pumpkin…. Check…. Halloween themed baked goods in cupboard…. Check….. House Decorations…. Check…….  Costumes….. check.   And then my kids noticed the Haunted House gingerbread kit at the local supermarket as we ran in to pick up some bananas.  I have to hand it to the guys that make up the seasonal marketing displays – they really know their audience.   And so after much pleading,  we left the supermarket this afternoon, not only with the bananas in hand, but the kit as well!

Add an impromptu invite to my best friend’s twins for some afternoon fun, and we were able to throw together a last minute Halloween Haunted House preparation party, complete with four little white ghosties working as a team to get the job done.  Honestly, I think the four of them ate more of the decorations than they put on the walls of the house, but it did make for a great time… and my son was quick to point out that “eating the candy pieces was really the idea Mom!”.

Hope your last minute preparations go well no matter what’s on your calendar this week!