Oct 30 2009
Halloween in Australia … is it becoming big?
Halloween in Australia…. is it starting to become a big thing? do you “trick or treat”?
When i was growing up, I had never heard of it, except on the TV shows, that of course were American! These days though, in Australia, there seems to be more and more Halloween commercialism of this American tradition. Our daughter was invited to a Halloween birthday party recently, she went as a witch. All the stores have Halloween merchandise for sale and even a local area where we live have started a trick or treat in their street!
So… no, I wasnt suprised whilst grocery shopping Tiana saw a pumpkin and asked if we could make a jack o lantern! I have never even attempted to make one before, but thought would be a good opptunity to make pumpkin soup at the same time.
Tiana and I gathered in the kitchen and I decided I best sharpen the knife… yep sharpened the knife alright… and cut wide open my hand!! fleshy, deep cut…. “oh no surely not stitches” anyway… thank goodness Tiana’s big brother Bryce was up for the weekend… so they took over and I took a few snaps!
Here’s what to do when making a jack o lantern for Halloween…. a tutorial of sorts… whilst I tried to stop the bleeding on my hand!
STEP 1 RESEARCH
Bryce got out his laptop and he and Tiana searched on the type of faces they could make. Bryce had just cut out the top and scooped all the seeds out (which Tiana and I will try and grow) and the rest to make some pumpkin soup. Together the 2 looked at lots of different Halloween faces… my word some are so intricate!!
STEP 2 CUTTING OUT
Yep… marked out a face from seeing a few different ones online… keeping it simple is the key. Tiana had a job of trying to see if the eyes were “scary”. Note: the chocolate mouth… we also made chocolate cupcakes. A real baking day we had!
STEP 3 FINAL TOUCHES
Must say Tiana thought it was the “COOLEST” thing she had ever seen and helped with, Bryce was pretty chuffed at himself too! I loved the mouth… a “happy” scary thing!
STEP 4 AHHH ALL DONE
and of course must give the jack o lantern some atmosphere, pop in a tea light candle, dim the lights and he comes alive!!
was certainly a fun day… despite my poor hand! Tiana got an old sheet and at dinner dressed as a ghost and took a bag around the table “trick or treating”. Of course I had pre planned this and had a small treat for everyone to pop into her bag! lol… was such fun for everyone… though I think Bryce had the most fun at all!
Here is the dress Tiana wore to her first Halloween party recently! Of course this childs witches costume is available to buy online
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What ever you do, however you spend today… we hope you and your family have a wonderful one.
Warmly
Elizabeth xx
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Thanks for the tutorial Elizabeth, think we might try one next year. Yes we went trick or treating, its so much fun for the kids. We popped around the night before with ’scary’ cookies decorated with fondant spiders and ghosts to warn everyone on the street we would be around with our cousins. Everyone is so generous and its a great chance to catch up with the neighbours.