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The popularity of Halloween has grown to rival Super Bowl Sunday, with nearly 3 in 4 consumers participating in decorating, handing out candy, and dressing in costumes. To keep your loved ones close to home for spooky fun, consider planning festive games, activities, and treats to share. Here are three fresh ideas for snacks, games, and activities to keep kids and grown- ups celebrating all evening long. GHOULISH GAMES How about a round of Pin the Spider on the Web to see which blindfolded competitor can land the spider closest to the center? Piñatas have no season, so try filling a piñata with Halloween treats of your choice. Older guests might enjoy a Halloween version of “party pong”: Place 10 candy buckets on the ground in a triangle and see which guest can land the most pingpong balls in a bucket. HALLOWEEN HORS D’OEUVRES Serve your guests ghostly eyeballs made from Babybel cheese rounds, or have the kids create “mummy dogs” by wrapping and baking hot dogs in ready-made biscuit dough. Everyone loves holiday gingerbread houses, so make a haunted version from a gingerbread house kit, purple or black frosting, and melted-marshmallow spider webs. Add a ghastly twist by planting a few ginger-gravestones in the yard. With leftover dough, you can create witch-hat or black-cat cookies. SHARE THE SCARES Cozy up in blankets to watch a favorite horror flick on a DIY outdoor movie screen. (Try stringing a white sheet on wooden rods stretched between support poles, perhaps fashioned from PVC pipe.) For child-friendly entertainment, find a book of scary stories and gather the little ones around for some ghostly storytelling. Also, if store- bought costumes don’t excite you, harness the power of face paint to transform each other into comical Halloween characters. If you are among the 1 in 5 Americans who plan to involve their pets in Halloween festivities, consider cooking up a costume for your furry friend. Your black Lab might make a great Bark Vader, your shih tzu could dress as Chewbacca, or your St. Bernard might don a cape to play Count Drool-cula! With a bit of imagination, you can ensure fun for all! Creative New Twists on Halloween Fun PLAN A SPOOK- TACULAR TIME!
This month, a year ago, we launched an expansion of our services: We welcomed our first patients at our Hotchkiss location! The opening of this new location marked a significant milestone for us, providing a much-needed service to the community. The response from pet parents in the North Fork community has been overwhelmingly positive. Our Hotchkiss clients tell us daily, “We are so glad you are here!” Since opening, we have doubled our hours in Hotchkiss to meet client demand. We are now taking patients from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Appointments can be made by calling (970) 399-4099 . Many of our Hotchkiss, Paonia, and Crawford clients know from firsthand experience that travelling 30–45 minutes to transport an anxious pet to our Cedaredge location could be challenging. They are delighted to have a closer option. We are scheduling sick and wellness exams, drop-off appointments, and some surgeries at our Hotchkiss location. We can also do most blood work and take X-rays there. All of our dental procedures are still performed at Cedaredge. Our three doctors rotate between Cedaredge and Hotchkiss, so if a client has a doctor preference, we can accommodate that. Also, if we are completely booked at our Cedaredge location, we can often see a patient in Hotchkiss. The Hotchkiss location, at 164 E. Bridge Street , remains a work-in-progress. You might see Dr. Jeff with drywall mud, paint, or other construction debris on his clothing. He is still working on fine tuning the kennel room. We remain deeply grateful to the numerous clients, friends, and neighbors who have pitched in to help. Our Hotchkiss Clinic Passes Its First Anniversary! Ce M leb il r e a s t t i o n n g e a
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