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Teal Pumpkin On A Doorstep this Halloween. What does it mean?

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According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), approximately 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies, with one in 13 children under 18 affected. Between 1997 and 2011, there was a 50% increase in food allergies.

So what has that got to do with Halloween? Simple! It is to do with raising awareness of food allergies and promoting inclusion of all trick-or-treaters throughout the Halloween season!

So if you participate in this project, you are letting everyone know that you have some non food treats. If your kids who have allergies see a Teal pumpkin while out trick or treating, they know that they can visit that house for non food treats.

You can take the pledge as well:

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)’s Teal Pumpkin Project is a worldwide movement to create a safer, happier Halloween for all kids. As they say:

Every child should be able to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. Help make this possible.

Learn More here.

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]