Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
Halloween safety tips: Top trick-or-treat tips for ghouls, goblins & ghosts
The big day is finally here and now is the time to revisit safety tips to keep children of all ages safe. While many children look forward to the annual trick-or-treat tradition, Halloween can be an anxious and worrisome time for parents. Planning ahead is paramount in keeping your children safe this trick-or-treat season. The following tips will help keep your little ghouls, ghosts and goblins safe for another "spooktacular" Halloween. Halloween Safety Tips When is Hallowee
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
Celebrate Halloween with 15 Creepy Movies
Why not do something a little different to celebrate Halloween this year? Invite your BFF’s and loved ones and have a very special movie night. Get ready to jump out of your seats and scream your lungs out with the scariest, creepiest horror flicks of all time. Creepy Halloween Movies Halloween – Years ago, then six-year-old Michael Myers murdered his older sister and was sentenced to a sanitarium. Myers escapes and returns to the scene of the crime just in time to terrorize
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
Top 10 Halloween Pet Safety Tips: Keep Fido & Fluffy Safe on ‘Howl-ween’
With the big Halloween holiday right around the corner, many folks across the country are planning their big Halloween bash. Whether you plan on having a small family get-together or plan on going all out with “spooktaculor” decorations and out-of-this-world costumes, keeping little ghosts, ghouls and goblins out of harm's way is paramount to a safe and happy “howling Howl-ween. While Halloween is loads of fun for humans, it can be dangerous for our four-legged friends if pro
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National Caramel Apple Day
For many people, October 31 is one of the best holidays in the year! Not only is it Halloween and National Knock Knock Jokes Day and Carve a Pumpkin Day, it’s also National Caramel Apple Day! Who can resist the sweet or sour apple coated with layers of ooey gooey golden caramel? While the origins of this annual food holiday are unknown, today is all about sweet treats! Whether you dip ‘em or roll ‘em, why not celebrate National Caramel Apple Day by indulging in a caramel appl
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Carve a Pumpkin Day: Free pumpkin stencils & patterns for your Jack O' Lanterns
When it comes to special occasions, one of the most highly anticipated and beloved holidays of the entire year is here. Not only is Oct. 31 National Caramel Apple Day and National Knock Knock Jokes Day, it’s Halloween! And while ghouls, ghosts and goblins prepare for trick-or-treat time , today also celebrates a beloved Halloween tradition. It’s Carve a Pumpkin Day in the U.S.A! need to be a talented artist in order to create that cute or creepy jack-o-lantern. And you don’t
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National Knock Knock Jokes Day: Classic and clean knock knock jokes
When it comes to fun holidays, October 31 is one of the best holidays of the entire year! Not only is it ooey gooey National Caramel Apple Day, Carve a Pumpkin Day and the "defrightful" Halloween, it’s also National Knock Knock Jokes Day! Just in case you don’t know what what one is - it takes two to knock knock. One person is the “knocker” while the other person is the “knockee.” And unlike other jokes, you don’t have to be a comedian or practical joker to tell a great knock
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Mmmmm. It's Pumpkin Bread Day
When it comes to delicious holidays, today takes the cake....or bread! Just in time for Halloween, Oct. 30 is Pumpkin Bread Day, an annual holiday created by the "Queen of Holidays," Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. While little ghosts, ghouls and goblins across the nation are getting into the Halloween "spirit" by carving all sorts of spooky designs into pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, how does a slice of homemade pumpkin bread sound right about now? Whether you prefer yours loade
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
Mischief Night: Think before you prank on Halloween eve 'howliday'
While millions of Americans around the country get ready to celebrate another Halloween "howliday," the evening before Halloween is also a special occasion. Oct. 30 is Mischief Night, also known as Devil's Night, Trick Night or Cabbage Night. The annual event is believed to have started in England back in the 19th century. Legend has it that fairies or spirits were often blamed for pranks and mischief that took place during the wee hours of Oct. 30. Think Before You Prank Whi
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National Candy Corn Day: The sweet tri-colored treat Americans love to eat
Oct. 30 is National Candy Corn Day, an annual food holiday that celebrates the yellow, orange and white treats Americans love to eat! Sweet! While the origins of the annual holiday are unknown, Wunderlee Candy Company employee, George Renninger, “invented” the colorful candy that resembles actual corn kernels back in the 1880s and folks have been enjoying candy corn ever since. Originally made by hand, the first tri-colored candy that looks like kernels of corn, had a yellow
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
National Cat Day: Pawsitively purrfect’ holiday helps felines find homes
Have you heard the latest “mews?” A very special day of the year is here and people across the land are ready to “pawty.” Oct. 29 is National Cat Day. National Cat Day was founded in 2005 by animal behaviorist, author, animal lover and all around fabulous gal, Colleen Paige. The annual “howliday” celebrates one of the world’s most “purrfect” animals – cats. Paige created National Cat Day in order to raise awareness about the millions of kittens and cats in animal shelters, r
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It's National Chocolate Day: Sweet!
With the popular Halloween holiday just a few days away, one of the sweetest days of the entire year is almost here. If your taste buds are screaming for a sweet treat to eat, you’re in luck. While the origins of the annual holiday are unknown, Oct. 28 celebrates that creamy, decadent and delicious chocolate we just can’t get enough of. National Chocolate Day in the U.S.A. is here and Americans are more than ready to celebrate. Sweet! First discovered by the ancient Mayans, f
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Boxer Shorts Day: The comfy undies men & women love to wear down there
When it comes to holidays, now is the perfect time to go down under - way, way, under! Oct. 27 is Boxer Shorts Day, an annual "holiday" that celebrates the comfortable undies men (and women) like to wear. According to The Free Dictionary, boxer shorts are undergarments worn by men that cover the "body from the waist no further than to the thighs: usually worn next to the skin." Available in a slew of different patterns, boxers not only provide plenty of coverage but may actua
Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
'Hoppy' American Beer Day: Raise your glass and cheer a great tasting beer
Have you heard the latest “buzz?” A very special day of the year is here and Americans are more than ready to celebrate. Get ready to raise your glasses, America. Oct. 27 is American Beer Day, also referred to as National American Beer Day, an annual holiday that celebrates the most popular alcoholic drink in the land – beer! According to the Brewers Association, more than 3,400 breweries were operating in America in 2014, an 18 percent increase from the year before. Craft be
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National Mule Day: Badass holiday celebrates mules of all shapes & sizes
A special day of the year is almost here and people are ready to celebrate. Oct. 26 is National Mule Day, also known as Mule Appreciation Day. Not to be confused with National Mole Day, National Ass Day or Mule Day, this annual holiday not only commemorates the arrival of a very special delivery and also celebrates mules of all shapes and sizes. President Ronald Reagan officially proclaimed the occasion in 1985 to commemorate Royal Gift, a mule that was given to President Geo
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Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night
With Halloween right around the corner, October 26 is a doozy of a “howliday”. Not only is it National Pumpkin Day and National Mule Day, it is also Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night, also referred to as Howl at the Moon Day! But no matter what you call it, it’s all about howling! If you’ve ever gone camping or spent the night in the great outdoors, you may have heard a howling wolf during the evening hours. While wolves do howl at night, experts say there is no connection bet
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