pic from myhomeideas.com
However, it would just not work with a 3 year old girl in the house! A bit scary. I never thought about how scary Halloween is for small children. It is really funny since I am trying to create a fun feeling about Halloween instead of fear. I am constantly saying, "What a silly looking witch!" or, "Look at those big funny bats and spiders," when our daughter freezes up and says, "What's that!!??"
I have noticed that people in Hingham seem to love the scarier side of this holiday. We were walking to a friend's house the other day and there was a fake dead man in the ivy by the street. He was dressed in sporty clothes (including weird bright crocs) and had a bunch of arrows stuck into his body and fake blood around the wounds. At first I thought it was a voodoo doll for a sporting event but then our friend said it was her neighbors halloween dummy. I just drove by the most clever yard display and will snap a pic when I pick Athena up from school - check back for that pic later.
Due to the tiny trick-or-treaters in our house, our halloween decorating is rather dull and nature-based this year. We have a lovely wreath and some corn stalks tied to the farmer's porch. Trying to keep this holiday "G" rated, for now, at least!
