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  NOTE:  I tried to make all party ideas appropriate for all ages!  Hope you all enjoy 🎃. Idea #1- Decorate your own cupcakes or cookies:  This is a fun activity for everyone to have the opportunity to show off their creative skills.  You can buy or make your own cupcake or cookie bases and whip up the icing in separate bowls for people to choose from.  For more fun, put out some cute sprinkles! Idea #2- pumpkin painting:  Get together some plastic pumpkins, acrylic paint, and sharpies!  Paint and design your own plastic pumpkin!   It can be done as an art activity or even as a challenge! Idea #3- Haunted room:  Create your own haunted room wherever your party is taking place!  A good thing about this idea is that you can make it appropriate for any age.   Idea #4-  oobleck: This is a good activity for kids, however, this is a messy activity, and a good space to make oobleck is in a bathroom or basement.  G...

  Today I will be reviewing the book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie *spoiler-free!*.  Let's start! The genre of this book is Mystery and the age rating of this book is 12+ due to the violence inside the story.  My rating of And Then There Were None out of 5 stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  it was a very gripping read! The book is about 10 people who are invited to go to Soldier island for a vacation by the mysterious "U.N Owen".  Then when a storm picks up they are unable to leave the island, and soon enough, one by one they begin to get murdered.  Will any of them survive?  The murders are based on the poem "10 little soldiers" which is actually very interesting.  Comment if you read this book already and enjoyed it or if you are planning to read it. LINKS ⬇️: And Then There Were None on GoodReads:  https://tinyurl.com/3yh8y4pb  Get And Then There Were None on Indigo:  https://tinyurl.com/mtmj6eww Get And Then There Were None o...

  Today I will be reviewing the book Everything Everything, by Nicola Yoon. This book is fiction and the genre of this book is romance 💖.  I would recommend this book for young adults/teens ages 13+ as this book does have one "making love" scene but does not go into much detail.  This book is about an 18-year-old girl, Madeline Whitter (or Maddy) who has never been outside because she is allergic to the outside world, so she has been basically isolated in her house for 18 years.  Until she sees a new neighbor move in next door- a boy named Olly and his family.  Over time you see Maddy and Olly's relationship and chemistry grow and you will see if Maddy decides to continue to live her life in a bubble as if she never met Olly or risk everything for love.   Another thing I loved about this book is the artwork on the cover as well as inside the book.  The little doodles add a special and unique touch to this book.  Comment below if you read thi...