Make A SPPPOOOKKKYYY Day Of It At The National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum and The Queen’s House

When: Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:30-18:00

Price: £5/adult, £3.50/Child (Family ticket £15: for 2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)

Location: National Maritime Museum, Park Row, London, SE10 9NF

Transport: Greenwich/Maze Hill rail/Cutty Sark DLR

 

(Booking Required)

Booking:
   Online: www.nmm.ac.uk/tickets
   E-mail: [email protected]
   Tel: 020 8312 6608.
   The Bookings office is open 10.00-16.00

 

There is quite a lot going on at the National Maritime Museum throughout Halloween day which will surely

keep your youngsters busy until the trick-or-treating begins!

 

The Halloween events here are appropriate for the whole family and will include story-telling, workshops,

performances, music and much more.

 

Dress up in your Halloween costume and you could win a prize for best costume! All participants will receive a

certificate to say that they survived the scccccaaaaarrry Haunted House!

 

Spooky Sounds and Stories

Times: 11.30–13.30, 14.00–16.00

Description: Spooky music and story-telling for little ones.

Age: Suitable for age 5 and under.

Location: The Queen’s House

 

Ghastly Masks

Time: 11.30–16.00

Description: Make a ghastly mask of a witch, a devil or a ghostly spook, for the Zombie dance.

Age: Suitable for all ages.

Location: The Queen’s House

 

Phantom Paintings and Portraits

Time: 11.30–16.00

Description: Use portraits from the Queen’s House to make a portrait with spookily moving eyes.

Age: Suitable for 4+.

Location: The Queen’s House

 

Zombie Dance

Times: 11.45–12.20, 12.25–13.00, 13.25–14.00, 14.05–14.40, 14.45–15.20

Age: Suitable for all ages.

Description: Join in the dance sessions and learn how to do the moves from Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’.

Location: The Queen’s House

 

Ghost Encounters

Time: 11.30–13.00, 13.30–14.30 | 12.00–13.30, 14.00–15.00 | 13.00–14.30, 15.00–16.00

Age: Suitable for all ages.

Description: Find a ghost who will tell of some of the mysterious hauntings in the Queen’s House.

Location: The Queen’s House

 

Halloween Skies

Time: 14.45

Age: suitable for 5+; under-5s not admitted. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Description: Come and find out what the night sky has to offer this Halloween in this Halloween-themed live

planetarium show, presented by an astronomer. Find out what myths and superstitions connect the night sky

and Halloween and why this spooky festival occurs on 31 October.

Location: Royal Observatory Greenwich; Planetarium

Quick, Fun and Easy HALLOWEEN Rice Krispie Cakes!

 

Rice Krispie cake is a great thing to make with kids any time of year. It is quick, easy and fun and best of all, there is

no baking involved.

 

There are various ways to theme up the classic Rice Krispie cake, so feel free to get creative, but here is what you need

to get you started!

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

 

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 package (About 40) marshmallows

6 cups (3 Pints) Kellogs Rice Krispies®

1 tin of frosting or decorating gel

Assorted candies

13 x 9 x 2-inch pan

 

DIRECTIONS

 

1. Start by melting the butter In large saucepan over a low heat. While you are doing this, have your child count out 40

marshmellows, if they can’t count that high, count out 40 marshmellows for them and get them to count as high as they

can until the butter is melted.

 

2. Once the butter is melted, add the marshmellows and stir until they are also melted.

 

3. Add KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated.

 

4. Grease your pan and press the mixture into it

 

5. Let it cool for about 20 minutes

NOTE: This is a good time to get your kids involved with doing the dishes from

the first part of this project and getting set up to decorate, try to make it as fun as possible by getting them to tell you

what type of scary monster they want to create and maybe even singing the clean up song with them!

 

6. When you are finished cleaning up and have the decorating items ready, cut the cake using Halloween

cookie cutters or a knife

 

7. Decorate  your shapes with frosting and candies to make the spookiest faces you can!

Crafty Homemade Costumes for your Cutie

As Halloween draws nearer, options seem to be limited to the quick and easy pre-packaged costumes found on the

high street and Grandma’s old costume patterns which take about 10 hours too many to make.

 

What we often forget about is option number 3, the ‘pulled together’ costume, which can be made with materials that

are currentlyliving in the nooks and crannys of your house.

 

Option 3 is often the best option as it is inexpensive, creative, fun and results in a unique costume that both you and your

child can be proud of creating together!

 

Below are 9 quick and easy costume ideas to get you started:

 

1) PROPER PIRATE

pirate

MATERIALS

Scissors

Black sweatpants or Old Jeans

White Shirt

Red Sash or Rope

Bandana

Oversize black T-shirt

Hot-glue gun

Cardboard

Aluminum foil

Black Felt

String

DIRECTIONS

VEST

Cut arms off black T-shirt, cut neckline into a “V” then cut down front in the center to create the vest

TROUSERS

Cut off bottom of the sweatpant or jean legs jaggedly so they are just below knee length

SWORD

-Cut the cardboard in the shape of a sword

-Wrap the aluminum foil onto the ‘blade’ of the cardboard sword

-With the leftover material from the trousers, glue gun the fabric to the handle of the sword

EYE PATCH

-Using the left over material from your child’s trousers cut the shape of an eye patch out large enough to cover your

child’s eyes

-With a knife, cut two holes into the edges

-Cut the string in half and feed each piece separately though the hole you have created and tie a knot

-Place the eye patch over your child’s eye and tie the two separate pieces of string around his/her head

* Dress your child in the white shirt, vest and trousers and tie the red sash or rope around the child’s waist and tie

the bandana into a triangle and place around their head

 

2) PRECIOUS PRESENT

present

MATERIALS

Scissors

Wrapping paper

Tape

Ribbon

Glue Gun

 

DIRECTIONS

-Cover a large box with wrapping paper.  

-Make a hole in the bottom and top as well as two holes for the arms

-Tie a ribbon or place a bow onto your child’s head

 

3) SWEETHEART SWEATSUIT ANIMAL

sweatsuit

MATERIALS

Sweatsuit

White pom, pom balls or cotton balls

Construction Paper

Glue or Pins

Facepaint

DIRECTIONS

(Bunny/Dog/Cat/Bear)

TAIL

-(DOG/CAT) Using the sweatsuit of your choice, cut out a tail from construction paper and pin it to the bottom

backside of the sweatsuit.

-(BUNNY/BEAR) Glue or pin pom-poms or cluster of cotton balls onto the backside of the sweatsuit bottoms

EARS

-Cut a set of ears out of construction paper and attach them to the hood of the sweatshirt with hot glue, pins or tape

FACE

-Paint a nose and/or whiskers on your child’s face!

 

4)  MISCHIEVOUS MUMMY

mummy

MATERIALS

White Sheet

Scissors

White Facepaint

Black Facepaint

Thermals

White or clear electrical/medical tape
 

DIRECTIONS

-Cut the white sheet into strips

-Paint their face white and smear black under their eyes

-Get your child into their thermals and wrap the strips around

them securing the pieces with tape

-Wrap the head too leaving the eyes, mouth and nose un-blocked

 

 

5) GREAT GHOST

ghost

MATERIALS

White Sheet

Scissors
 

DIRECTIONS

-Cut eyes and a mouth into the white sheet

-Place the sheet over your child’s head

 

 

6)  BEAUTIFUL BUNCH OF GRAPES

grapes

MATERIALS

Bag of purple balloons

Bag of pins

Purple trousers and long sleeved shirt

Purple facepaint

Green Beanie/Toque
 

DIRECTIONS

-Blow up the balloons and fasten the ends to the purple clothing

-Place Green Beanie/Toque on the child’s head and paint their face purple

 

 

7)  JOLLY BAG OF JELLY BEANS

Jelly Beans

MATERIALS

Colourful balloons

Large, clear coloured bin bag

Purple trousers and long sleeved shirt

Ribbon

Pins

White piece of paper

Markers
 

 DIRECTIONS

-Blow up all the balloons

-Cut two holes for legs into the bottom of the bag and two arm

holes in the middle

-Put the bag onto your child’s body with their legs and arms

sticking out of the holes and fill the bag up with the blown up balloons

-Write ‘JELLY BEANS’ on the paper in colourful marker and pin it to the front of the bag

-Loosely tie the top of the bag around the shoulders with colourful ribbon

-Cut off any excess bag from around the face

 

7) DIVA IN THE DAY SPA

spa

MATERIALS

- Bath robe

- Towel

- Facepaint

- Slippers

- Nail Polish
 

 DIRECTIONS

-Wrap hair in a hand towel and secure it with a safety pin

-Paint toe and finger nails

-Use the facepaint to create the look of a spa face mask

 

8)  FRIENDLY FARMER

farmer

MATERIALS

Overalls

Plaid Shirt

Wellies

Straw hat, bandana or elastics for pig tails

Small stuffed animals

Pins

Cardboard

Grey Paint

Bucket
 

DIRECTIONS

-Put on the overalls, plaid shirt and willies

-Braid hair into plaits (if possible)

-Tie the bandana around the neck loosely

-Cut the cardboard into the shape of a pitch fork and paint it

-Pin the small stuffed animals to the overalls

-Use the bucket for candy collection

 

9)  GORGEOUS GYPSEY

gypsy

MATERIALS

Mismatched skirts

Loose colourful top

Scarves

Costume Jewelry

Old purse

Tambourine
 

DIRECTIONS

-Layer mismatched skirts

-Tie one scarf around your child’s head,  drape one over her shoulders,

and tie one around her waist

-Use the old purse for candy collection

-Add lipstick and facepaint

 

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