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Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes for Kids

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Some times it just get's too much! Decorate the house , get candies, prepare food, juggle work while doing all this! Fret not! We have some ideas on how to make an original costume your kids will love to wear and you’ll be proud to show off. Watercolor Paint Tray The narrow tray with ovals of watercolor paint is a part of growing up. Turn this classic childhood toy into a colorful costume. Top it off with a handmade French-inspired beret and a jumbo paintbrush made from a pool noodle. Candy Rapper Drop some sweet beats this Halloween in this punny costume. Design by Sam Henderson. Bull in a China Shop Every parent, at one time or another has thought their child was like a bull in a china shop. Turn this timeless expression into an adorable Halloween costume.  Garden Fairy Make a standard tutu skirt (very easy) long enough to serve as a dress. Add a halter ribbon, a set of wings, adorn it with a floral belt and a pretty halo.  B...

Halloween 2017

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  Halloween 2017 The scariest, silliest, sugariest night of the year is finally here. Americans take their Halloween pretty seriously, even if many of us don't know exactly why we carve pumpkins, hang fake ghosts, hand out candy, or dress up like something dragged in by a graveyard cat.  As it turns out, we’ve been wearing Halloween costumes for nearly two millennia. But we've added plenty of modern twists to this ancient tradition. To help you celebrate, we've summoned up that history, as well as a number of fun-size facts. PAGAN PROGENITOR Archaeologists are still unearthing Halloween's roots at Celtic spiritual centers like the Hill of Ward (originally known as Tlachtga) in County Meath, Ireland. The holiday is descended most directly from the celebration of Samhain (SAH-win), the Celtic New Year observed between the sunsets of October 31 and November 1. On Samhain eve, at the death of another year, spirits (not to mention fairi...

Start you Halloween preparations now!

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Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Double, double, toil and trouble. Something wicked this way comes! Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, lizard's leg, and owlet's wing. Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Has the Halloween mood set in yet? Halloween decorations are going up all over the neighborhood — don't let yourself be outdone!  Whether your tastes lean towards the gruesome and gory or rest within the safer confines of kid-friendly and cute, we have amazing discounts for every theme!  Start your Halloween party with Redwicks ! Here are just few ideas to get you started 1. Decorating your yard or home for Halloween is becoming increasingly popular and a big part of the holiday itself. Halloween decorations can turn your yard into a ghoulish graveyard, a chilling cemetery or an evil yard haun...

Stay Safe - No matter where you are.

Las Vegas mass shooting raises new doubts about safety of live entertainment. ... Is live entertainment safe in the era of mass shootings, concert-hall bombings and terrorism of all sorts? We at Redwicks are always on the lookout to help and spread awareness. We have some tips that you can share with everyone you know. It can be helpful in a situation of dire need. 1. Run away whenever possible. Your best chance to survive the shooting is to get out of the area as fast as possible.  Only rule this out if the only escape routes would put you in sight of the shooter. 2. Know the escape routes. Prepare in advance by identifying all exits from the rooms where you spend the most time. This includes emergency exits, fire escapes, and windows. Ideally, plan at least two escape routes out of the school or workplace, in case the shooter is blocking one of them. Don't rule out second story windows, or windows that you would have to break. You can survive cuts from broken...