Halloween Roundup

We had a great time this weekend, celebrating Halloween.

We carved Pokemon faces into the little pumpkins that we grew at the allotment!


Cameron chose to dress up as Harry Potter. He wore a cloak I made for him a few years back, a Griffindor scarf, knitted by my Great Grandmother for my Dad many, many years decades ago (actually, it was originally a long Doctor Who style scarf in Bradford City (his team) colours but was later made into two more sensible sized scarves - bit of pointless scarf trivia for you!), some glasses that came on the front of the Beano a few weeks ago that we adapted (we took the "nerd" lenses out!) and I painted him a very HP scar on his forehead with liquid eyeliner.

We went to a Halloween concert by a local Orchestral Society which was FANTASTIC! The hall was decorated, the entire orchestra were in costume, and most of the audience were dressed up too.

They gave out chopsticks as we arrived so that the kids could conduct the music. They played music such as the Harry Potter theme, and Peter and the Wolf, among others.

They had competitions and prizes and welcomed talking, and moving around in the hall as it was an event specifically for children. There were chances to try out the musical instruments, dancers on the stage for some of the pieces, it was great.


There was a cello piece that had been written by a local teenager and he came up on the stage to conduct the orchestra through it.

I hadn't heard a live orchestra in a really long time, it was a treat. The event had the potential to go badly for us, a lot of loud noise and being virtually trapped in a busy hall but we did really well and stayed relaxed. Cameron said he liked the way the music vibrated in his tummy!

We came home for a tea of colcannon cakes (similar to this recipe but with added garlic and carrots, and with melted cheese on top).

Every Halloween I buy Cameron a new book (he's come to prefer this rather than plastic tat from the supermarket Halloween aisle). I bought him the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book which he adored and read the entire thing whilst gobbling up half the roof of the Hansel & Gretel house!