Trick or treating is a tradition for children on Halloween. they proceed from house to house in fancy dress asking for treats such as confectionary. When the owner of the house opens the door they are posed with the question ‘Trick or Treat?’. The trick is an idle threat to perform a prank upon [...]
Cowboys and Indians can be a great party theme for adults and children alike. For children’s parties, not only is Cowboys and Indians a subject which encourages lots of activity but it can also be educational in terms of incorporating a little bit of American history into the mix too.
In the middle of the [...]
What exactly is Halloween? For many, it is merely a reason to dress up and be someone else for a night. For kids, it’s a chance to collect loads of free candies and chocolates. For business people, it’s an annual money-making machine. In truth, Halloween is basically a holiday so mixed up with historical facts [...]
‘From ghosties and ghoulies and long-leggit beasties and things that go bump in the night, may the good lord protect us.’ (An old Scottish prayer)
A ghoul is a being that lives off human flesh or defiles corpses. The name ghoul can refer to a wide variety of definitions. If you look at fictional [...]
The history of the vampire stems from ancient Persia where a vase was found illustrating a man fighting with a large blood sucking creature. The very first prince of Wallachia was Basarab the Great who ruled from 1310-1352, an ancestor of Dracula. Dracula’s Grandfather was Prince Mircea the Old who reigned from 1386 to [...]