Our four grandchildren, Joshua and Jesse in Auckland and Josie and Evie in Tokyo have extra time on their dimpled hands between Christmas 2010 and New Year 2011. Here's the grandparents' time-filler suggestion.
Before checking out theTrick and Treat plan, meet our grand-fab-four by scrolling through their recent pictures.
Please meet....Josie
and Evie
and Joshua
and Jesse
So....let the trick and treat- fun begin!
- First the TRICK: you have to practise it a little!
- Then you have the fun scaring your friend.
- After that your friend is going to need a TREAT. How about you bring your friend some cooldrink or something like that, but really be kind to him and her - just for a treat! after all the scary stuff!
- Remember to plan your treat before you do your terrifying trick.
THE TRICK
How to terrify your friends.
This quick and easy trick will leave even the most fearless of your friends quaking in his boots.
You will need
- a small cardboard box
- scissors
- cotton wool
- tomato sauce
- the middle finger of your left hand.
What to do:
- cut a small hole in the bottom of the box, just big enough to get your finger through.
- Fill the box with cotton wool.
- Once you've done this, cover the cotton wool around the hole with some ketchup.
- Next, put your finger through the hole and lay your finger in the cotton wool. It looks gruesom. doesn't it?
- Hold the box so its resting in the palm of your left hand.
- Tell a friend that you have a severed finger in a box. Of course, he or she won't believe you.
- Ask your friend to touch the finger.
- Of course. the moment your friend touches the finger, he or she will feel a finger made of real flesh and bone and jump away with a look of absolute terror on his or her face.
And now it's time to treat your friend - after such a big fright!
