i know i said i'd be back this week but a few days ago my inbox got some happy mail - one last guest 52Qer! my friend karalenn who i met back when we lived in LA - we loved doing stuff with their creative and quirky little family! she is an amazing sewer (check out her halloween costumes from '07), she cleans her house with a tiara on and she hand drew/painted every weeks' card for deck of me and the 52Q - her cards are on her blog, you should definitely check them out! her daughters have also been doing the challenges which is awesome and makes me feel lame for not doing this with ivy!
so being the biggest halloween lover i have ever met, i laughed when she sent me this weeks challenge...
Q - what's your favourite holiday?
(i'm sure this is how ivy saw me this afternoon as i nagged her to do her chores!)
i must say halloween was a fun one - we loved going for walks and seeing spooky decorated houses and gardens, loved carving pumpkins and planning costumes. i must think of something to do with the girls this year (not sure of trick or treating would go down well in our street...does anyone do it here?), something spooky and fun...ideas, ideas?
oh, and...my favourite holiday is a beach in thailand ;)
closely followed by christmas...
you?
...at the moment my idea of a relaxing holiday is a place where someone else is taking the dirty dishes after my meal... In the daily life with (only)2 children it is mostly my job ;o) - and I love it sometimes.
A big hello from germany, Tina
Posted by: Tina Seus | October 19, 2009 at 08:55 AM
My favorite holiday is my wedding anniversary. My favorite vacation is anywhere with my family. :-)
Posted by: Kristy | October 19, 2009 at 12:58 PM
my favourite holiday is our annual trek to the gold coast for our wedding anniversary (with the kids, as they were part of our ceremony)... and Christmas... only 66 days left, in case you were wondering :)
Posted by: cate | October 19, 2009 at 10:06 PM
maybe you could do a little walk in the dark with a torch and some spooky/fairytale surprises in the garden? (a decorated pumpkin, dad wearing a white sheet, candy, a few handmade elves and a black cat?)
Posted by: Thinkie | October 20, 2009 at 05:47 AM
btw my favorite holiday is Sinterklaas, it's the Dutch gift giving holiday early december. I love to make handmade gifts, write funny poems to go with the gifts, AND get some gifts in return!
Posted by: Thinkie | October 20, 2009 at 05:49 AM
LOL - this is awesome! I laughed out loud when you said that is how Ivy saw you. I think I saw my mom like that too when I was little!
Posted by: Stacy | October 20, 2009 at 09:30 PM
we had a few trick or treaters around in glen forrest over the years but not too many - i don't think its really caught on here in our neck of the woods - our boys are keen on doing it but not too sure about the whole thing!! glad you're finding the time to create!!
Posted by: Kim Lennon | October 22, 2009 at 08:06 AM
How about inviting your neighbours (or Ivy's school friends) for a dress-up Halloween tea party - BYO basket of treats to share? If there are no pumpkins to decorate (wrong season down there in W.A.) how about bobbing for apples (yummy, and fun!). I just saw THE cutest little teacup treats here - http://planningwithkids.com/2008/08/21/tea-cup-biscuits/
and you can get all those ingredients right where you are! Ivy and Yindi could make those in a heartbeat after you chop up the musk lifesavers :) Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Sue McGettigan | October 22, 2009 at 11:55 PM