October 2014 – The Milk Memoirs

Halloween party goods fit for a king at King Cake

Posted on October 27, 2014 by mommabeartrax

Witches hat alice band: Bought for each of our girlies…including Whiskey our furry girl.

Thats if Kings were ever looking for Halloween schtuff. But if you were looking, and I’ll bet you are, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this, I’d say hop on over to King Cake! These guys are really rockin it in the Halloween department, and they have grown from strength to strength, as each year they seem to have something new. I got a few cool bits for our kiddies recently, and was pretty chuffed with it.

What Im even more chuffed about is that their prices are pretty decent too. A win in my book. In fact, depending on how Continue reading →

The chemistry between me and this ice cream was real! (New hangout for you and kids)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by mommabeartrax

Full shot of the lab…errr…ice cream store.

So in my quest to find and bring to you the finest Halloween pumpkins and decorations that Cape Town offers, I stumbled across an awesomely delicious mad scientist discovery….Say hello to N2Ice Cream Lab!!

I was on my way to the Continue reading →

Get into the spirit of things: Halloween countdown activities for toddlers

Posted on October 10, 2014 by mommabeartrax

Cuteness: Our eldest beasty as the cutest pumpkin ever!

Ok, so my littlies have no idea about Halloween. None, whatsoever.
But I do. And I think it’s a pretty fun day. A fun day of crafts and dress up and pumpkins and candy.

I have always thought that the idea of Halloween was fun, and when adding kids into the equation, one’s fun grows exponentially. Before we had children of our own, we would have Halloween sleep overs with all our nephews and nieces of my brothers and cousins.And, without a doubt it was always fun for all invovled!

Halloween 2008 & 2009: Always extra super fun with the kids!

Now with our own kiddies in the mix, and with them being so small, Halloween for us has to be revised. But we still gotta keep the fun factor going. And since one day of dress up and candy wont really be much more than a blip on their constant-kiddy-party-going toddler and baby radar, I thought that a few small fun Halloween activities throughout the month could help whet their appetite as such.

So I’ve Continue reading →

Never too early for Halloween: My Woolworths find

Posted on October 1, 2014 by mommabeartrax

Countdown to Halloween begins!

That is, its never too early to get your Halloween prepping game on!
[UPDATE: I’ve added more pix of their halloween treats for your viewing and pre-shopping pleasure! You’re welcome.]
Because, no matter what, I always seem to find myself tripping over my feet to get everything done as well as squeeze in the Halloween goodies and prepping in. Each year I vow that I will start preparing sooner. And that I will craft less and just bite bullet and buy the shit from the store next year…and then each year I dont.

But THIS year, with a bit of help from Woolworths, Im doing it, and I think Halloween may be just a tad bit easier!

You see, about Continue reading →