Weekly Wire for October 26, 2011

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We’re having a Canadian National Conference on June 16^th 2012!

Find out about the topics that will be discussed, get the tools to help you with your decision making process and find out which satellite location is nearest you. Apostle Susan Skoor will present you with a new thought each month until the conference begins so you can make informed decisions and make your voice heard.

Click here to see Apostle Susan Skoor’s video invitation “Connections”

“Get in on the conversation”

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BOO!

Halloween Safety Tips from the Canadian Red Cross

With witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on neighborhoods across Canada, the Canadian Red Cross offers parents some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treat holiday. Halloween should be filled with surprise and enjoyment, and following some common sense practices can keep events safer and more fun!

• Costumes should be light-colored and flame resistant with reflective strips so that children are more easily seen at night.  (And remember to put reflective tape on bikes, skateboards, and brooms, too!)
• Costumes should be short enough to avoid tripping.
• Remind children to keep away from open fires and candles. (Costumes can be extremely flammable.)
• Use face paint rather than masks or things that will cover the eyes.
• Remind children to walk, slither, and sneak on sidewalks - not in the street.
• Explain to children that calls should be made along one side of the street first and then the other, and that it's best to cross the street only at intersections or crosswalks.
• Remind children to look both ways before crossing the street to check for cars, trucks, and low-flying brooms.
• Provide yourself or the children with a flashlight to see better and to be better seen.
• Have children plan their route and share it with you and the family. 
• Trick or Treaters should travel in groups of four or five.  Young children should be accompanied by an adult.
• Visit homes that have the porch light on.
• Make sure children know they should accept treats at the door and must not get into cars or enter the homes or apartments of strangers.
• Remind children not to eat their treats and goodies until they are examined by an adult at home.  And candy should not be eaten if the package is already opened. Small, hard pieces of candy are a choking hazard for young children.
• Make sure you and your children know where the Block Parent houses are located in the neighborhood.
• Set agreed-to boundaries with your children.  Explain the importance of staying within them and arriving home on time.

 

Goblin Feet Cookies

 

Ingredients

• Half package (7 ounces) green meltable candy wafers
• peanut butter cookies, such as Nutter Butter brand

• cashew halves

Instructions

1. Follow the instructions on the candy wafer package to melt the wafers in a wide bowl. For each goblin foot, hold the edge of a cookie and dip it in the melted candy.

2. Place the cookie on a sheet of waxed paper and use a spoon to smooth the candy over the spot your fingers covered.

3. Place three cashew halves on the cookie for claws. (The candy may need to cool a minute or two for it to be stiff enough to hold the nuts in place.) Let the cookies set at room temperature.

Happy Halloween!