Clementine Lunch Notes

One of my all time favourite fruits is clementines (or mandarins/cuties). I've always loved them this time of year since they're seedless and in season. When I go grocery shopping for the family I work for, I've been picking up a bag each week since the kids want two a day in their lunch boxes. While searching on Pinterest, I found an idea about drawing jack-o-lantern faces on them for kids. Perfect for Halloween! S and O loved it. Now, I've begun drawing other faces and writing notes to the kids. This is such a cute way to make their lunch special and let them know you're thinking about them!

Halloween Treat Bags

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! My husband and I couldn't be home to trick or treat because we had community wind ensemble rehearsal but we left a bucket out with lollipops and I have to say that I'm surprised my bucket was still there when we got home (even though all the lollipops were gone!) 

A few days before Halloween last week, I gave S and O treat bags with some fun things for them to play with. I decided it was better to give them the bags before so they could enjoy the activities since the day after begins turkey month. I got almost everything from the dollar section of Target - yay! Inside there was an activity book, spider decoration, mini M&M's, and a pumpkin puzzle. I also gave them glow sticks to use while trick or treating to be safe. They loved their pre-Halloween treats!

I was sad I didn't get to go trick or treating but I did enjoy my cut of the kids candy the next day! Brie spent the evening at my parents dressed as a princess. As you can tell, she "loved" her costume! 

"Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night."  ~Steve Almond