Halloween History

goodies on the Hershey's site

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While looking for pumpkin stencils today we came across the Hershey's Halloween pages, WOW! what a great resource! You could almost use that as a beginning and ending to all your Halloween activity needs. Of course it's all on the nice/kid-friendly side but still a great resource. Don't forget to look around their site for a coupon on candy to hand out on Halloween.

First, there are screen-savers and wallpapers but there's also clipart.








What we really like for our young daughter was the coloring pages. But there are also classroom resources to use too - awards, etc.

There are also instructions to craft some cute indoor hanging things (as well as other things). There are also Halloween party ideas including games to play. One that would be great for little kids is pin the wart on the witch which uses Hershey's kisses. They have the witch poster available for download on the site too.





And last but not least is a Boo-ing set for download. Although we haven't Boo-ed anyone ourselves, it's such a fun community idea! You  can buy kits out at the store to do this but why when you can download and print it right from the Hershey's site?? (although there are probably more sites too)





The only thing we didn't care for with the Hershey's site is the amount of clicking that you must do to get to the info. Not that it's excessive, mind you, but there are a few more clicks than necessary. Well there is one other thing. The content has been the same for the past 2 years. So if you've been there before don't be surprised to see no changes. It's great to still have the great ideas available but it'd also be nice to have a new one added each year!

 

 

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glow in the dark blood

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Here are several recipes for non-toxic (but not edible!) glow in the dark blood.

Glowing Alien or Radioactive-Looking Blood

Mix equal parts white corn syrup and clear non-toxic school glue (the kind that washes off with water). Add liquid from a highlighter or some glow powder or paint from a craft store.

If you use liquid from a highlighter, you'll get blood that will glow the color of the highlighter under black light. Not every highlighter glows, so test it before using it. If you use glow powder or paint from a craft store, your glow in the dark blood will glow when the lights are off, providing you "charged" the blood up by shining a bright light on it first. Glow powder typically glows yellowish green.

I had great luck with this glowing blood. It was very bright and washed off easily with warm water. It likely will stain clothes, so watch out for that.

Glowing Bright Blue Blood

Petroleum jelly, laundry detergent, and tonic water glow bright blue under a black light. The easiest way to make blue blood that glows under a black light is to drizzle liquid laundry detergent on yourself (which is not edible, so avoid getting this into your mouth). Tonic water with corn syrup will make a thin blood. You can tint the blood with food coloring, if you like. Petroleum jelly can be applied as a thick, non-dripping blood.

Glowing Red Blood

You can make red blood that glows red under a black light by either mixing pink highlighter liquid in with any of the fake blood recipes or by adding chlorophyll to a recipe. You may be able to purchase chlorophyll, which fluoresces red in ultraviolet light, or you can prepare it yourself by grinding spinach or swiss chard with a small amount of alcohol (e.g., vodka) and pouring it through a coffee filter to get chlorophyll extract (use the part that stays on the filter, not the liquid).

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edible fake blood recipes

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Fake Blood Recipe #1 - Cherry Flavor

• can of cherry pie filling
• 8 ounces cream (softened) cheese
• water

1. Use a fork or spoon to remove the cherries from the pie filling.
2. Mix together the pie filling gel with the cream cheese.
3. Stir in a little water to achieve the desired consistency.

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Fake Blood Recipe #2 - Strawberry Flavor

• packet of stawberry glaze
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• red and blue food coloring

1. Mix together the strawberry glaze and the cream cheese.
2. Add a drop of red and a smaller amount of blue food coloring to achieve the desired color.

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Fake Blood Recipe #3 - Sweetened, Unflavored

• 1/2 cup white corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup water
• 15 drops red food coloring
• 1-5 drops blue food coloring

In a bowl, mix together the corn syrup and the corn starch.

Add water until the mixture is the consistency of blood.

Mix in food coloring until you achieve the color of blood that you want.Note: If you use blue or green food coloring or one of the neon tints, you can make 'alien' or insect blood using this recipe.

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Fake Blood Recipe #4 - Chocolate Flavored

• corn syrup
• red and blue food coloring
• cocoa powder or chocolate syrup
• corn starch (optional)

1. Sir red food coloring into the corn syrup until you have a deep red mixture.
2. Add some cocoa powder or chocolate syrup to darken and thicken the fake blood.
3. If the color still isn't deep enough, add a drop or more of blue food coloring.
4. Stir in a bit of corn starch if you want your blood to be thicker.

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