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Halloween is treat time for parents of preemies at Cedars-Sinai

Oct

2012

In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maxine Dunitz Children’s Health Center, parents and volunteers celebrate Halloween by dressing babies in handmade costumes LOS ANGELES (Oct. 25, 2012) – What could have turned into a frightening story is now a cherished happy memory for Meran Joe Solamany. When his son, Keyon, was born eight weeks before his due date in the fall of 2011, he was immediately transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Cedars-Sinai’s Maxine Dunitz Children’s Health Center. He weighed just three pounds. When Halloween came around, in what has become a Cedars-Sinai tradition, the Solamanys were offered a choice of handmade costumes ...

Spooky Statistics

Oct

2012

With Halloween only a week away, I thought I would share some interesting facts that I’ve recently came across. The average American eats 1.2 pounds of candy on Halloween, that’s 280 M&M’s 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins will be brought home and displayed SAW is the highest grossing horror franchise ever, grossing $415.9 million 41 million people are expected to trick or treat this year 85 million homes will give out candy on Halloween $370 million will be spent on costumes FOR PETS $1 billion spent on costumes for kids and $1.2 billion on costumes for adults It’s the Great ...

Getting Spooky With the Kids

Oct

2012

Written by Alyssa Banko Published in SCV Health & Family Magazine November 2012 A publication of The Signal I think Halloween is one of the top holidays in our house. Not only do my kids still enjoy the whole trick or treating thing with their friends but they love decorating the house (inside and out) and playing pranks on family members! I guess you can say we go all out on decorating. From a giant inflatable haunted house that trick or treaters walk through and a graveyard full of tombstones to a life sized pirate and strobe lights flashing in ...

Jimmy Kimmel Video – Halloween Prank

Nov

2011

This is so funny, Jimmy Kimmel put a challenge out to parents to tell their kids that they ate all their Halloween candy and send in the kids reaction on video. The video is a compilation of some of the reactions. The tears and the comments are hysterical… One kid say, “you’re ugly!” And the last two boys are the best, “you’re a SNEAKY MOM!” Enjoy www.mommywarriors.com

Really, a 2 Minute Oral Report the Day After Halloween

Nov

2011

I love my kids teachers but I have to admit, they really pissed me off today. For weeks my youngest set of twins have been researching and a writing a biography report on someone they consider a hero that will ultimately lead them to standing up in front of their class for at least 2 minutes reciting it. They’ve been reading books and ‘googling’ their hero left and right. The rough drafts were written, the reports revised and the memorization was begun. They also had to come up with an outfit to wear to make themselves look like their heros. ...

Another Spooktacular Halloween

Nov

2011

We certainly love Halloween in our house and my kids, once again, helped decorate the house. It was tough putting up the last finishing touches since they had school all day yesterday but we managed to get most everything up. Here are some pics from 0ur haunted house! This year it was the boys turn to scare all our trick-or-treaters. Along with some friends from school, they hid inside and waited for all their visitors to enter the inflatble haunted house. There certainly were a lot of screams coming from inside so I know they were doing a good job. It ...

How About Donating That Halloween Candy 1

Nov

2011

Most of our kids come home from trick or treating with more candy than they will EVER eat. Usually what we do in our house is go through the kids’ bags and pick out what they like and then donate the rest. There are plenty of places you can donate candy. Most dentists support candy donation programs, it just takes a phone call to ask or even check your local paper. There are also organizations that donate candy to our wonderful troops around the world. Operation Gratitude Operation Showbox You can also check with locals shelters, soup kitchens, and centers, ...

Some Fun Halloween Jokes

Oct

2011

What do witches put in their hair? Scare Spray A boy went to a Halloween party with a sheet on his head. “Are you a ghost ?” asked his friends “No, I’m an unmade bed !” Another boy went to a Halloween party with a sheet on his head. “Are you an unmade bed ?” asked his friends “No, I’m an undercover agent !” Why Pumpkins Are Better Than Men 1. Every yera you get a brand new crop to choose from 2. No matter what your mood is, pumpkins are always ready to greet you with a smile. 3. ...

Little Known Halloween Trivia

Oct

2011

Halloween has been celebrated for centuries. Still, most people simply think it’s about dressing up and scouring the neighborhood for candy. A true Halloween lover knows the tasty tidbits of information about the holiday’s history and customs. The holiday of Halloween has been celebrated for 2,000 years and dates back to the ancient Celts who inhabited Britain. They practiced a Druidic fire festival called “Samhain.” It marked the end of the autumn harvest season and the signaling of winter to come, or the end of the “lighter half of the year” and the beginning of the “darker half.” The Celts ...

Halloween Wrap Up 1

Nov

2010

Halloween has past, the hype is over, the clean-up continues and the candy once again has found it’s way to my kitchen counter still in the pillow case from two nights ago. Most likely a few pieces will be eaten (by me that is) and then we will donate the pile. Two of my kids this year didn’t even trick or treat, they did dress up but stayed around the house to scare the trick or treaters. The other two went trick or treating with their friends without mom following behind, leaving me feeling old and left on the porch to hand ...