Halloween Parade at the Early Learning Center

Early Learning Center had a Halloween Costume party today for children during their regular school hours. Parents were asked to send their children wearing costumes that were reflective of happiness and safety rather than scary or gore.

A simple stroll down the costume aisle can get parents thinking about much more than which costume is the best bargain or which costume looks warm enough for trick-or-treating. From pretty princesses to sexy witches, from cute little pumpkins to bloody vampires, there’s more than what an eye can hold.

My toddler wanted to be a ballerina this year. Well, she almost thought she was when we dressed her up in the fairy costume. But even with regular reminders, she insisted and declared that she is not a fairy but a ballerina. We gladly muted ourselves and let her think so J.

A little make-up with a pink flower hair-clip and her cute lil magical wand, there she was – my fabulous fairy princess.

In the evening we went for Trick-or-Treating with our neighbourhood friends.

 

Castle Park, Toms River, NJ

The closest favorite outdoor park from our house is Castle Park. Gia enjoys herself to the peak whenever she visits the park. We are lucky as Ocean County is full of fun places and we have a huge selection of parks and beaches.

Castle park is a popular place with lots of kids on a weather-friendly day. There are great swings and lots of castle  structures.

Gia enjoys her ride on the horse-back swing and then proceeds to play at the slides. It's hard to keep at a track of time when you are at this place. Time just flies. As usual it's hard to get Gia out of this place. So we make promises of re-visiting it again :)  

Re-visiting Dorbrook Park

We got a chance to re-visit the Dorbrook park, this time to celebrate Milo's birthday. This place is a big hit for summer birthday parties. It is a wonderful sprayground. It has huge area and is always crowded since its so popular.

All kids at Milo’s party got their own buckets to play with. They just loved it. Laughing, giggling, running around, throwing water on each -other and having all the fun in the world.   

This is an amazing place where kids can stay entertained for hours. What more can a parent ask for !