Have you ever heard the expression “once in a blue moon?” A Blue Moon is the name given to the second full moon in a calendar month, which only occurs every two to three years. This year we get to experience a Blue Moon on Halloween (which won’t happen again until 2039). To prepare for this uncommon lunar event, we’ve put together some ways to explore the Moon.
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Exploring creative ways to eat is simply a delicious way to celebrate Halloween at home this year. Always hungry for fun, we’ve put together a menu of Halloween inspired snacks, meals, and treats for you to try!
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Today we are taking a break from Halloween to share with you another beautiful holiday that takes place this time of year. At Kidspace we love to connect and learn about each other, and that means hearing from and celebrating all the people on our team and in our community!
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Ah, candy corn, perhaps the most controversial treat in the Halloween bag! Love ‘em or leave ‘em, this sugary little triangle has become a big part of our shared culture, even though its original inventors didn’t mean for it to become a seasonal favorite…
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For thousands of years, in countries all around the world, black cats have been considered omens of good luck; in ancient Egypt, they were believed to be divine. Why is it that black cats in the United States today still can’t shed their unlucky reputation?
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Bubble gum, bubble gum, in a dish! Games are a great way to invite and structure play with the kids in your life. What better time than Halloween to have some fun and laugh together as a family? Games and contests can be a fun part of any Halloween, but they’re especially welcome this year…
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From lattes to Jack-o’-lanterns, pumpkins are the celebrity fruit of the season! They have inspired seasonal animated classics, have become a name (and suit pattern) of a well-known sketch character, David S. Pumpkins, and are a fall essential for decorations, treats and more.
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Our Leopard Gecko, Lenard, LOVES to eat crickets for breakfast (click here to learn more about Lenard). Many of our Animal Ambassadors like to eat crickets, other insects, and arthropods as a main part of their diet. Animals that eat insects are insectivores. Many people also eat crickets and other arthropods as part of their diets! When humans eat insects and bugs as part of their diet it is called entomophagy. Crickets …
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Kids never seem to get tired of slime! Here’s a fun and easy way to add an extra experience to it. By adding different things like glitter, googly eyes, or even glow paint, you can create a sensory activity with many different tactile experiences. You don’t even have to make multiple batches of slime if you don’t want to. It’s very easy to make up a batch and then split …
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