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John Woodford’s 2nd Annual Spooktacular Halloween Carnival : 2022
Last year was SUCH a blast; I KNEW that I had to make this an annual tradition! If you know me, you know that I LOVE Halloween (well, really any holiday, but ESPECIALLY Halloween!) and throw over-the-top events!
John Woodford's Spooktacular Halloween Carnival
I’ve dreamed of doing a Halloween carnival for YEARS! If you’ve been around for a while you know I love all things Halloween and throwing over the top events! This year I was able to bring my dreams to life with a fun filled carnival for John Woodford. Below you will get the inside scoop of how I made this happen through local vendors, Amazon finds and plenty of DIY. I hope you enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Halloween Snack Mix
Snack mixes are perfect for any occasion! Set them out at your Halloween gathering, individually package them for school lunches or trick-or-treating. Snack mixes are always customizable and easily adjustable to fit the quantity you need. Find all the instructions and ingredients for this one below!
Best of New Arrivals: Kids Halloween Books!
I LOVE kids books, and what’s better than Halloween kids books!? I selected some of my favorites to bring to The Amsden and to my online shop! Some may even bee familiar to you if you’ve been around for story time. I hope you and your littles love these sweet and spooky books to get you in the fall/Halloween mood!
Easy Back to School Kid's Snack Mix
This snack mix is so fun for back to school and contains all the classic childhood favorites: goldfish, teddy grahams, cheez-its, animal crackers, and more! It’s fun, sweet, salty, and colorful- not to mention super tasty! It’s a great lunch box addition, play date snack, or in the car treat. This one is also SO easy to put together, just dump all ingredients, and mix! I think you’ll enjoy this one just as much as your little one- find all the instructions and list of ingredients to make it below!
Join us for Story Hour at the Amsden!
Join us for children's story hour at the Amsden! Each week I will read one of my favorite children's books and then we'll do a corresponding activity or craft together after! Free and open to the public but books and activities will be geared toward preschool age!
We will be collecting donations each week for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library charity.
Beautiful Home Organizing Challenge: How to Organize Your Children's Clothes
The next space up on our organizing challenge is kid’s clothing storage. Somehow I’ve never made a good system with how I organize and store JW’s clothes, so this was something I was really excited to get started. I have linked everything that I used at the end of this post for you to shop as well!
Easter Books Round-Up
It’s crazy to think that Easter is less than a month away! I’m so excited for Spring to be here and wanted to share some of my favorite new Easter book arrivals at The Amsden. These are perfect additions to Easter baskets or to read with your little one for Spring. Click on the products below to purchase them online, or stop by the Amsden to pick some up today!