The kids got WAY too much candy this Halloween! In an effort to get rid of a large amount of candy at once and provide a little entertainment, I bought a graham cracker crust and had the kids make Halloween pie. My hope was that we would use a lot of candy, everyone would try a bite, and we would toss most of the pie. I thought the kids would have fun with it, too.
They did have fun, and they enjoyed watching it melt. All that chocolate melting together smelled really good while it cooked, too. Some of the candy held its shape, the tootsie rolls bubbled, and the KitKat bars burned. It was very interesting. Everyone tried a bite of the pie, which was really all you could stand because it was so chocolatey. It also hardened quickly as it cooled, so you couldn't eat more than a few bites anyway. I think Danielle liked it best. It was fun.
Last night we went to a harvest party at the church where the kids attend AWANA. It was very well done, and the kids had a lot of fun. There were free hotdogs & chips, several inflatables, lots of games & prizes, face painting, and a hayride. Tyler's absolute favorite radio station was there, too, but sadly John Tesh was not.
We are counting down the days to our vacation and keeping our fingers crossed that TS Ida doesn't veer off course or hang around Florida too long. Now that the kids can swim and aren't afraid to put their faces in the water, we really want to try snorkeling with them. We got them their own snorkeling equipment so we wouldn't have to worry about finding the right sizes at each of our stops. (There's also the question about how well things are sanitized.) They practiced in the bathtub tonight and think they're really going to enjoy it. We'll see how they do when they get in the open water and are "swimmin' with the fishes".
The kids got WAY too much candy this Halloween! In an effort to get rid of a large amount of candy at once and provide a little entertainment, I bought a graham cracker crust and had the kids make Halloween pie. My hope was that we would use a lot of candy, everyone would try a bite, and we would toss most of the pie. I thought the kids would have fun with it, too. 
They did have fun, and they enjoyed watching it melt. All that chocolate melting together smelled really good while it cooked, too. Some of the candy held its shape, the tootsie rolls bubbled, and the KitKat bars burned. It was very interesting. Everyone tried a bite of the pie, which was really all you could stand because it was so chocolatey. It also hardened quickly as it cooled, so you couldn't eat more than a few bites anyway. I think Danielle liked it best. It was fun. 
Last night we went to a harvest party at the church where the kids attend AWANA. It was very well done, and the kids had a lot of fun. There were free hotdogs & chips, several inflatables, lots of games & prizes, face painting, and a hayride. Tyler's absolute favorite radio station was there, too, but sadly John Tesh was not.
We are counting down the days to our vacation and keeping our fingers crossed that TS Ida doesn't veer off course or hang around Florida too long. Now that the kids can swim and aren't afraid to put their faces in the water, we really want to try snorkeling with them. We got them their own snorkeling equipment so we wouldn't have to worry about finding the right sizes at each of our stops. (There's also the question about how well things are sanitized.) They practiced in the bathtub tonight and think they're really going to enjoy it. We'll see how they do when they get in the open water and are "swimmin' with the fishes". 
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