Entries Tagged 'Halloween' ↓
October 18th, 2010 — Art and Culture, Halloween, The Social Butterfly
Now in its sixth year, the consistently sold-out Muse Costume Ball attracts more than 1,000 costume-clad revelers to the museum for a night filled with tricks and treats. Enjoy live music and video projections in the BP Grand Entrance and an exclusive preview of William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photograph, and Video, 1961-2008 along with after-hours access to Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1925, Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, and Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Resnick Collection. The party continues in the LACMA West Penthouse with DJs, art installations, and the annual costume contest. Get ready to compete for Best American Icon, Most Fashionably Fashionable, and Best Halloween Costume with the winners taking home fabulous prizes.
Includes complimentary drinks by Malibu Family Wines, Effen Vodka, Hornitos Tequila, Dekuyper, Pernod Absinthe, FIJI Water, and more.
Tickets: $25 Muse Members | $50 General Public. Ticket includes admission, complimentary drinks, and parking. On sale now. Purchase tickets by clicking here, calling 323 857-6010, or in-person at LACMA’s Ticket Offices. Please note: $2 convenience fee per ticket added to all phone and internet orders.
Muse Costume Ball
Saturday, October 30, 2010
8:30 pm – 12:30 am
October 18th, 2010 — Halloween
Self Propelled Dancing Witch’s Broom. Create a moving Halloween experience with our Self-propelled Dancing Witch’s Broom. Partygoers will be aghast as this broom starts moving around the floor, playing spooky music and an option to emit frightful sounds. $49.00
www.GrandinRoad.Com
October 18th, 2010 — Halloween
Tombstone Candles, $4.99 – $9.99
Bottle Brush Cat and Rats, $4.50 – 39.00
White Pumpkin Candles, $29.00
Pumpkin Candles, $6.00 – 29.00
Set Black Ravens, $49.00
Halloween Decor can be found at:
www.PotteryBarn.Com
October 28th, 2009 — Cooking, Halloween
Make sure your kids are sent off trick or treating with a hearty breakfast in their bellies. These Cute Pancake Molds are a Perfect way to kick off any Halloween Morning!
Halloween Pancake Molds, $19.99
www.William Sonoma.Com
October 28th, 2009 — Halloween
Parents with Young Children –
Before Leaving Home –
1. Make your child eats dinner before setting out.
2. Make sure children use the bathroom before leaving home.
3. Plan your route ahead of time.
Flash Lights –
1. Make sure your child carries a flashlight or has reflective tape on their costume to make them more visible to cars.
2. Carry a flashlight to illuminate sidewalks, steps and paths. Check or replace batteries before you leave the house.
3. Glow Sticks can be used in the dark along with flashlights.
Costumes –
1. Try on costumes before Halloween to allow time for altering.
2. Make sure your costumes are hemmed so they don’t drag on the ground.
3. Wear comfortable walking shoes, that fit properly. Make sure shoe laces are tied tight.
4. Make-up should be hypoallergenic and non-toxic.
Safety Rules –
1. Try to go trick or treating during daylight hours
2. Always walk, do not run.
3. Stay on the Sidewalks. If their is no sidewalks, Then walk on the left side of the road, Single file, Facing traffic.
4. Obey all local traffic signals. Cross only at corners holding hands.
5. Instruct your child to never go into the home of a stranger or get into a stranger’s car.
6. Report any suspicious or criminal activity to an adult or the police.
Homes –
1.Visit houses that have lights on, especially houses with Halloween decorations.
2. Don’t trample through grass, flower beds and gardens.
3. Respect other people and their property.
Candy –
1. Instruct your children not to eat any treats until they bring them home to be examined by you.
2. Throw away candy that has loose wrappings, is unwrapped, has puncture holes, or is homemade.
3. Small children should not be allowed hard candy they may choke on.
4. Always carry a spare Halloween bag just in case yours breaks.
Manners –
Always be polite. And don’t forget to say “Thank You”.
Parents with Older Kids –
1. Make sure that your child is old enough and responsible enough to go out by themselves.
2. Plan a safe route so parents know where their older kids will be at all times and Set a time for their return home.
3. If your children go on their own, be sure they wear a watch, preferably one that can be read in the dark.
4.Let them know that they should stay together as a group if going out to Trick or Treat without an adult.
5. Let your children know not to cut through back alleys and fields. Make sure they know to stay in populated places and don’t go off the beaten track. Stay in well lighted areas
6. They should only Stop at familiar houses in your own neighborhood
Home Owners –
1. Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones.
2. Pets get frightened on Halloween. Lock them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently bitting a trick-or-treater.
3. Battery powered jack O’lantern candles are preferable to a real flame.
4. If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing.
5. Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won’t be blown into a flaming candle.
6. Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later. ( Make sure all treats handed out are sealed shut by a plastic wrapping)
