Our 3rd Annual Playgroup Halloween Party

Our twin and triplet friends met us at our neighborhood park this morning for our annual playgroup Halloween Party. For a few of our friends, this was the third time they've attended. It is such a joy to watch our kids grow up together.

Our party began with lots of play time in our costumes at the park. The kids took turns making cool spiders out of cardboard egg cups, black paint, pipe cleaners and googly eyes. It was a simple craft, save for the black paint around everyone's costumes just a few days before Halloween. Let's hope it really is washable! Sorry Moms!


After a potluck lunch, complete with spooky cupcakes and punch with frozen creepies, the kids lined up for our costume parade. They proudly marched in line (well, sort of in a line) around the soccer fields. Each child chose a prize for participating in the parade and then we bribed them with candy to get everyone to sit for a group picture. Most of them did!



As things were winding down, we had a special story time with our favorite Halloween book, "Ten Trick or Treaters". The kids helped me count down from 10 to 0 as we read and then sang along to a couple of Halloween songs. Ace and Ben even participated for a little while, though story time is not their favorite thing.

Check out the rest of today's pictures here.