The kids are growing up so we tried some more activities geared toward teens this year! We carved pumpkins, had chili and caramel dip, roasted hotdogs and smores, then we finished with a Candy vs. Chocolate bracket.
Campfire
We let the kids roast hot dogs and s’mores. Storm really loved meeting the “big kids” friends that came over for the evening.
Fall Foods
- Roasted Hot Dogs
- S’mores
- Carmel Apples (red, green, yellow apples) with mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and sprinkles
- Hot Cocoa & Apple Cider
- Chili with cheese, crackers and corn chips
Homemade Chili Recipe
Ingredients:
- Chili Brick
- 2 lb. ground beef
- 3 cans of kidney beans
- 1 can tomato soup
- 1 Cup water
Directions:
- Brown the beef and drain.
- Mix all of the ingredients in a big pot and bring to boil.
- Lower heat and simmer until chili brick is dissolved, at least an hour, stirring occasionally.
Pumpkin Carving
The kids carved their own pumpkins with our pumpkin carving tools. I helped Storm care a lightning bolt in her pumpkin while the baby watched.
Candy vs. Chocolate
This was one of the kids favorite activities this year! I purchased a bit of each kind of candy and the kids all tasted them one by one and filled out their brackets as they went. Then we looked at them all to find the winner “Kit Kat”.
Storm Trunk -or- Treat
We decided to participate in the kids school Trunk-or -Treat at the last minute. We decided to use a STORM theme because I still had the props that I had made for her STORM birthday party that we could use. She dressed in her rainboots, raincoat, lightning bolt earrings, and umbrella. I also put her hair in pigtails, parting it in a zig zag pattern to look like a lightning bolt. I wore my “Storm Chaser” tee shirt from her birthday party.
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