Ye Olde Witches Brew Magazine
Embracing the Vintage Witch

1. "BucketBall"....(for younger children 2-5) vertically line up four to five sauce pans that you have numbered and taped various cutouts of ghosts, bats and jack-o-lanterns on. Put a piece of tape across the floor horizontally in front of the first bucket. Grab a foam golf-sized ball for them to toss into the pans. For older children you can use decorated sand pails or plastic cups for them to throw the balls into, which makes it a little more challenging as the holes are smaller.

2. "Halloween Bingo"...Draw a bingo board on construction paper and draw or glue on photos of bats, ghosts, coffins(etc..) and use mini candy covered chocolates or mini circle shaped crackers to cover the pictures as they are called out. The winner of the game gets to call the next game or holiday pencils or stickers can be given as rewards.

3. "Jack's Lantern"...Draw a pumpkin on posterboard and cut out flames for each child to represent the candle inside the Jack-O-Lantern. Blindfold each child(one at time LOL) and have them tape the flame on the pumpkin. The child closest to "Jack's" mouth wins.

4. Remembrance Circle: For children ages 5 and up have them sit in a circle with you and ask them to remember a pet, or family member who has passed on. Let them share a special memory about that person or pet and then ask them if they'd like to draw them a special picture. Take some chalk outside and let them draw a special picture for that person/pet that they miss.

By Dragonfly

Greetings Fellow Readers! My name is Dragonfly and I am a mother to seven wonderful children. I am a hoosier native but have lived in the hot, dry desert valley of Las Vegas for the past 8 Years. My children are 16, 13, 9,7, twins 4, all boys andmy little princess is 3. I enjoy writing poetry and short stories, gardening, baking and fumbling around with different sorts of dinner recipes to make life a little more interesting at the dinnertable.

I am an Eclectic Pagan. I teach my children and myself to abide by the Wiccan Rede. I always tell my children "Harm nobody with your words or your actions." My children love Mother Earth and all her living things that reside on the planet. They love to play with the bugs and enjoy seeing butterflies, birds and different parts of nature that the Goddess has blessed us with in all her glory. I hope you will enjoy reading the articles that I share with you. I have so many wonderful ideas, and would appreciate any suggestions you may have for further articles. I may be reached at

dragonflyhummingbird@gmail.com