The Shropshire Mums Ultimate Halloween Guide

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Added by: Shropshire Mums on Tue Oct 1 11:12 2024

ur guide to Halloween fun, from top Pumpkin carving / decorating tips to costumes, food ideas and whats in the shops and online!!


WHATS IN THE SHOPS AND ONLINE??

WHAT TO WEAR THIS SPOOKY SEASON

uploaded pictureBlade & Rose Fluffy Spider 3 Piece outfitt uploaded picture

This year’s exciting new launch is the adorable Fluffy Spider Set, perfect for little ones who love a touch of spooky fun! Designed with comfort and style in mind, this set features a cute, fluffy spider costume that includes a removable cape, making it versatile for different looks. Available in sizes ranging from 1-2 years to 5-6 years, it’s the perfect choice for Halloween or imaginative play throughout the year. 

We love Blade & Rose, such beautiful designs, always great quality with comfort and fit in mind.  We love the addition of the removable cape.

RRP from £30

Fluffy Spider Outfit | Blade & Rose – Blade & Rose UK (bladeandrose.co.uk)


GETTING CRAFTY

BAKER & ROSS CRAFTS  

How about starting by getting Crafting this Halloween with a huge range of Halloween craft bits and kits from the wonderful Baker & Ross online.... 

Enjoy a celebration marked by spooky fun this Halloween! Whether you’re looking for classroom decorations, party bag fillers or frightening handcrafted fancy dress ideas, you’ll find plenty of great value products to fit the bill at Baker & Ross

From full kits to crafting blanks, art supplies and spooky crafting essentials there are so many products to choose from at fantastic prices and with free delivery when you spend over £25

There is something about Halloween, Easter and Christmas thats really does get is crafting and its a great way to get the kids off the consoles, tablets and phones and spend quality family time together doing something fun and creative.  We got together to try out the Baker & Ross kits and have such great fun.  The kits come with pretty much everything you need (although some scissors and a bottle of pva glue always comes in handy ). We tried out a selection of samples as can be found below and they were allgreat fun to create, good quality, simple kits and we made some great decorations, used the self sticking foam stickers to create posters and cards and even left the backs on a few to use as table scatters.  The masks were also great fun and will be fanatstic around the table for a Halloween party. 

 Halloween Woodland Animals Decoration Kit uploaded picture

Prepare for Halloween with our Halloween Woodland Animals Decoration Kits! Each kit features foam templates of woodland animals, standing 12cm tall, with 8 assorted designs including Pumpkin, Mummy, Vampire, Monster, Skeleton, Devil and Witch. Dress them up with self-adhesive foam decorations to create spooky characters ready for trick-or-treating. Ideal for Halloween parties, this kit includes everything you need: foam templates, decorations, ribbon for hanging, and easy-to-follow instructions. No glue required—just creativity and Halloween spirit to bring these decorations to life!

Each kit includes foam template, self-adhesive foam decorations & ribbon for hanging

8 assorted designs aprox 12cm tall - including Pumpkins, Mummies, Vampires, Skeletons, Devils, Monsters & Witches.  No glue required.

RRP £5.95

Halloween Woodland Animals Foam Stickers uploaded picture

Enhance your Halloween crafts with our Halloween Woodland Animals Foam Stickers, featuring 30 assorted designs including Bat, Mummy, Devil, Monster, Vampire, Pumpkin, Skeleton, and many more. Ranging in size from 35mm to 50mm, these stickers are perfect for decorating cards, crafts, and more. Use them with our card blanks, card shapes, and other creative materials (not included) to add a fun touch to your projects. Ideal for Halloween-themed activities and decorations.

RRP £3.95

uploaded picture Halloween Foam Masks

Discover our spooky Halloween Foam Masks, featuring 6 assorted designs including Pumpkin, Ghost, Bat, Monster, Vampire, and Mummy. Each mask ranges from 18cm to 33cm wide, ensuring a perfect fit for dress-up and themed parties. Equipped with adjustable elastic headbands, these masks offer comfort alongside their eerie charm, making them ideal for adding a spooky touch to your Halloween celebrations. Perfect for children and adults alike, these masks promise hours of fun and are a must-have for any Halloween party or event. Choose your favourite design and transform into a spooky character for a memorable Halloween experience!

RRP £4.95

Large Skeleton Streamer Hanging Decoration Kits uploaded picture

Create a spooky spectacle with our Large Skeleton Streamer Hanging Decoration Kits! Each kit allows you to assemble a giant skeleton decoration, approximately 1m tall and 27cm wide, with 4 assorted designs to choose from. Perfect for Halloween parties or haunted house decor, the kit includes card skeleton pieces, card and foam decorations, split metal pins, honeycomb tissue streamers, and ribbon for hanging. Instructions are included for easy assembly. Glue is required to attach the honeycomb streamers; we recommend using our Super Tacky Glue or glue dots (not included).

RRP from £6.95 

uploaded picture Haunted House Stained Glass Lantern Kit

Create a ghoulish glow with these colourful Halloween crafts! We've put a fabulously frightening twist on a traditional craft, behold the modest paper lantern! That's right, we're here to take your paper crafting up a level with our Haunted House Stained Glass Lantern Kits. Each fold out template base shape is divided into different panels, and there's a different pre-cut aperture in each one. The devilishly good designs just need to be brought to life; children will enjoy snipping the vibrant cellophane to fit the windows and sticking it in place, then assembling the paper lanterns by following the instructions. Pop an LED tealight inside and you're ready to cause a bloodcurdling fright! A brilliant addition to your Halloween arts and crafts this year, these haunted houses would look great as part of a classroom display. Or perhaps you're looking to create a Halloween mansion as a table centrepiece for a party! Snip, stick, make and display!

RRP £5.95

Day Of The Dead Diamond Art Kits uploaded picture

Your next Diamond craft project is sure to sparkle and shine with our Day of the Dead Diamond Art Kits! These kits are real showstoppers and they're so much fun to complete. Each crystal art kit contains different Day of the Dead skull card designs and Diamonds - kids can easily stick on the colourful self-adhesive Diamonds in all the right places. Great for craft parties, classroom crafts or rainy days at home, these are sure to be a hit. Stick, sparkle, shimmer, shine!

RRP from £4.95


SWEET TREATS FOR THE KIDS

 Swizzles

Swizzels has launched its first ever Halloween-themed Squashies ahead of the spooky festivities this year.

The new foam Squashies Squeletons can be found on the shelves of major supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide.  Featuring three skeleton shapes with flavours of Sour Apple, Strawberry, and Orange, they’re set to be a hit this Halloween.

Priced from £1.15, Swizzels’ highly anticipated Squeletons have a rich, foamy and soft texture, perfect for Halloween fans looking for a fresh and fun twist on classic sweets.

Swizzels’ Halloween range also includes popular themed bags like Monster Treats (440g, RRP £4), Mummy Mix (340g, RRP £3) and the No.1 selling themed bag, Trick or Treat Lolly Mix (330g, RRP £3).

This Halloween, the company also brings sweet fans a selection of its best-selling products, including Sweet Shop Favourites Tubs, priced from £5, and the vegan-friendly Variety Bags range, which includes Curious Chews, Scrumptious Sweets, and Luscious Lollies, all priced from £1.25.

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FOOD & DRINK

uploaded pictureCOCOBA CHOCOLATE

Cocoba believe in creating exceptional quality chocolate products and drinks to enjoy. They search the globe for the highest quality cocoa beans and best tasting chocolate (it’s a tough job, but someone has to do it).

The concept for the chocolate brand started with a memory. Cocoba’s founder, Darren, is from Australia where he grew up sharing delicious hot chocolates with his grandfather that he carefully made, not from powder, but using real, premium chocolate.

When Darren came to the UK, he could not find a chocolate drink that matched the one from his childhood, so he decided to create it.

Today, the same love and care his grandfather put in to his hot chocolate can be found in every one of Cocoba’s chocolate products.

Whether you're treating yourself or the ghosts and ghouls in the office, Cocoba's selection of spooky treats are perfect. If you fancy something different this Halloween, why not try the delicious Halloween chocolate lollipops.

From hot chocolate spoons, to delicious Lollipops and hot chocolate bombs they really do look and tatse amazing, definatley that little extra special this  Halloween.

Prices start from just £2.20

Halloween Chocolate | Luxury Hot Chocolate Bombs, Bars & Lollies – Cocoba (cocobachocolate.com)

BIRD & BLEND uploaded picture

Bird & Blend was set up and run by Krisi and Mike, who met whilst studying Politics (of all things!) at university.  They started off packing tea in their bedroom and attending markets. Building Bird & Blend from scratch while staying true to their ethos and values has been Krisi and Mike’s passion. Now with an awesome team, multiple retail stores & a thriving internat


uploaded picture Bonfire Toffee Tea

Delightfully smoky, with hints of caramel, apple and toasted cinnamon - this tea perfectly evokes the spectacular Bonfire Night treat!

For the smokey flavour - travelling tea merchants used to transport tea all the way across Russia, smokey teas were discovered after the campfire smoke would infuse into the tea leaves at night. Nowadays it's not campfire smoke, & much more controlled, but the story behind the smoky flavours inspire us still.

This tea is one of a smaller selection of best selling blends that also come in luxury, pyramid tea bags. 

RRP from £3.50

Bird & Blend

 JOE & SEPHS  uploaded picture

Joe & Sephs use 100% natural ingredients and a unique "flavour-sequencing" process that locks in flavours so that they flourish on the palate at different intervals as you're eating the popcorn. The range includes exciting flavours, including savoury ones made from real cheese!

uploaded picture Handmade In England

Air Popped

All Natural Ingredients

Flavour Sequencing

Extensive, Innovative Range

Chocolate Popcorn Pumpkins & Pumpkin Spice Popcorn

Halloween is the time for spooky and spectacular treats!

This year, after spending many nights in the kitchens, Joe & Sephs are thrilled to announce their petrifyingly good Milk Chocolate Popcorn Pumpkins and Pumpkin Spice Popcorn!

Joe has created a warming pumpkin spiced popcorn which has been sumptuously placed in a devilishly decadent, milk chocolate pumpkin.

RRP £4.00 each

Joe & Sephs Popcorn

STRICTLY FOR THE OVER 18'S 

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19 Crimes launches limited-edition Halloween labels for their Red Wine and The Uprising 

If you’re unsure what bottle to bring to your upcoming Halloween gathering, 19 Crimes has the answer. This autumn, the rebellious wine brand has created limited edition Halloween bottles of its award-winning Red Wine and The Uprising.  

Ensuring you can find a red wine to sip even when the lights are out, the limited edition 19 Crimes Red bottles glow-in-the dark! A range of creepy, Halloween-inspired figures glow green when the lights are out, including: skeleton, mummy and the grim reaper.  

19 Crimes will always deliver on flavour and the limited-edition 19 Crimes Red is no different, delivering a rich, round taste with a soft fruity finish, sweet aromatics and notes of chocolate.  

The 19 Crimes Uprising is aged for 30 days in rum barrels, intensely rich with a jammy finish, notes of sweet mocha, caramel and spice. There are no tricks, only a treat in a glass with these ‘spooktacular’ reds.  

19 Crimes Red Wine  

19 Crimes Red Wine (Skeleton) RRP £9.50 – Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op 

19 Crimes Red Wine (Mummy) £9.50 – Tesco exclusive  

19 Crimes The Uprising  

19 Crimes The Uprising (Grim Reaper) £10.50 - Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op, Tesco 




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