Holidays At The Limit

NOVEMBER STRANGE HOLIDAYS November is Aviation History Month,International Drum Month, Child Safety Protection Month, National Adoption Awareness Month, National Epilepsy Month, National Model Railroad Month, Peanut Butter Lovers Month, Real Jewelry Month, National Sleep Comfort Month, American Diabetes Month, Learn Chinese Month, I Am So Thankful Month November weird holidays : November 1 - All Saint's Day, National Men Make Dinner Day, World Vegetation Day, National Authors' Day, National Family Literacy Day November 2 - All Soul's Day, Look for Circles Day, Deviled Egg Day, Plan Your Epitaph Day November 3 - Housewife's Day, Sandwich Day, international Tongue Twister Day, Fala Day, Cliche Day November 4 - King Tut Day, Book Lovers Day - first Saturday of the month, Zero Tasking Day November 5 - Gunpowder Day, Guy Fawkes Day November 6 - Marooned without a Compass Day, Saxophone Day, Election Day November 7 - Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day November 8 - Dunce D

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OCTOBER 28 - NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY A wonderful day for all chocolate lovers . So let's share some humor and funny chocolate facts. * I only eat chocolate for you, so there will be more of me to love. * Einstein was eating chocolate when he came upon the theory of relativity. * Q. how many calories are there in a piece of chocolate? A. who cares? * There are two food groups: chocolate and fruit. and if it is fruit, it should be dipped in chocolate. * In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips. * Life is like a box of chocolates. . . full of nuts. * I would give up chocolate, but i'm no quitter. * Man cannot live by chocolate alone, but it sure is fun trying. * Chocolate milk: the poor man's champagne. * Chocolate is America's favorite flavor. A recent survey revealed that 52 percent of U.S. adults said they like chocolate best. The second favorite flavor was a tie (at 12 percent each) between berry flavors and

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 9 - HALLOWEEN FUN You have sent the invitations, decorated your house and thought about a menu for the Halloween dinner, and there are only a few days left. Now you have enough time to think about some funny games and contests for the magical night of Halloween. You can organize a pumpkin carving contest. There are a few websites that offer free carving patterns, some scary, some funny, but all very original and perfect for your party. You can find some at SpookMaster Online . More, you can play some Halloween games. DLTK's Holidays has some interesting ones like Mr. Skeleton Where's Your Bone or Mummy Wrap Game . Also the Halloween Magazine is offering great Halloween activities ideas, for children and also for adults, from masquerades to costumes parades and karaoke . Halloween - it's all about fun!

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 8 - HALLOWEEN INSTANT COSTUMES If you don't have to much time for your costume or just want to buy some simple costumes for your pary, you can choose some of these " instant Halloween costumes ", nothing more than unique black t-shirts. More Halloween Costumes...

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 7 - CHOOSE YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME Now, it's time to choose your costume. This is the great moment. You must choose something you like, something that should make you get into the spirit of Halloween. You can buy the Halloween costume from a local or online store, or better, you can make it yourself. There are lots of great online stores with interesting cotumes. You can be everything you want from a vampire or gothic vamp to Harry Potter or ballerina. You can be scary, ugly, cute, powerful anyway you like it on this special Halloween night, on your party. For your kids there is a bigger variety: ghost , indian princess, devil, alien, evil clowns costumes and much more. Some of these online stores are: * http://www.costumes4less.com * http://www.halloweencostumes4u.com * http://www.halloweenmart.com/ But all these costumes lack originality. Therefore you choose something that represents you and try to make the costume yourself. To make it easier for you,

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 6 - DECORATE YOUR HOME FOR HALLOWEEN More than that, you can fill some vases with dried flowers, leaves, branches to feel the smell of autumn and the mystery of the dead nature, at the same time. It will also be like an extra effect to frighten your guests. The outside can be decorated as a cemetery with some bought tombstones or gravestones - they have some for sale online at http://www.brandsonsale.com/halloween-tombstones.html , maybe a few bones here and there, and skeletons that can easily be made from PVC. You can also use some Halloween sound effects, especially ghostly ones to impress your trick-or-treaters, and a fog machine so the atmosphere can be really scary.

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 5 - DECORATE YOUR HOME FOR HALLOWEEN Once you have estabished a menu for the Halloween dinner, you must find the best theme for decorating your home, not only the inside, but also the outside. Is must be as scary and strange as it can be... To decorate the inside, you can buy some Halloween pillows and clocks - for example there are clocks with 13 hours like this one from http://home.comcast.net/~pumpkin1000/props/13hourv1.htm , hang some glow in the dark bats, spiders or any other creepy creatures, create a misterious and eerie atmosphere for your guests. Try to put some Jack O'Lanterns from place to place, and use the small pumpkins as candle holders. It would give a feeric effect to your house on this special night. Festive candle holders can also be made by combining candy corn and small terra-cotta pots... to be continued

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 4- HALLOWEEN DINNER Something sweet... Autumn Pumpkin Pie INGREDIENTS: 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree, canned or fresh 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted 2 tablespoons water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 unbaked pastry shell (9-inch) PREPARATION: Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices, and flour in a medium mixing bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Add evaporated milk, water, and vanilla... More... Maybe a cocktail... Halloween Cocktails Why the Long Faced Iced Tea (H) 1/2 Vodka 1/2 Gin 1/2 Rum 1oz. Tequila -Add splash of Triple Sec and lime juice and fill with Pepsi or Coke. Zombie (H) 1oz. Vodka 1oz. Kahlua 1oz. Cream 1oz. Tequila -Mix and fill with Pepsi or Coke Sweet as Skin (C) 1/2 Cranberry Juice 1/2 Peach Schnapps 1/2 Vodka -Shake and pour into glass More...

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 3 - HALLOWEEN DINNER Now, after you have sent the invitations, you have to think on a menu for your Halloween dinner. It must be something tasty, something special. You can choose a creative theme: food featuring vampires, pumpkins, or anything else that you think is scary enough. To plan your menu , you can search on-line for some spooky recipes like “spaghetti and eyeballs” for a Ghoulish Themed Dinner , try to make some punches like the ones from http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/all/articles/635P1.asp?adp=halloween for a Pumpkin Theme, or prepare really spooky dishes with recipes from http://www.britta.com/HW/HWr.html . Something spooky... Eerie Eyeballs Yields approximately 9 dozen bite-sized eyeballs 3 oz lemon gelatin (can be sugar-free) 1 cup hot water 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows 1 cup pineapple juice 8 oz cream cheese (can be lowfat/Neufchatel) 1 cup mayonnaise (can be fat-free) Dissolve lemon gelatin in 1 cup water in double boiler, add ma

HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 2 - HALLOWEEN PARTY INVITATIONS Everything begins with choosing the appropriate party invitations. To set the right mood for your Halloween party you must buy or print the most creative and spooky cards you can find. These invitations must make everyone invited to feel the Halloween fever: haunted houses, bats, trick or treat, Jack O' Lanterns, black cats, witches or monster can be part of your Halloween invitations . You can buy them or you can send hand-made ones with personalized frightening messages. Another alternative would be to print some free party invitations. Whatever you choose, it's important to keep in mind your Halloween party theme and be sure to make your guests feel that's going to be the spookiest Halloween of their life... to be continued

HALLOWEEN MONTH - HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS Part 1 And now lets go back to Halloween and make sure we have all ready for the spookiest Halloween party. Halloween is the best time to frightfully celebrate all the strange things of this world with spooky decorations and amazing parties. But what would be a Halloween party without some totally out of common ideas to frighten your guests? Just an usual boring party!!! That is why you have to think on how to decorate the house and prepare your costumes following the concept of macabre and mystery: some spooky invitations, bats and ghosts hanging all over the place, skulls and bones on the porch, a fog machine, tasty and scary recipes for the Halloween table, vampire costumes and much much more... to be continued Bat Halloween Invitation