Rattling Bones To Decorate Your Home

Disney

One of my favorite Halloween cartoons is The Skeleton Dance, an old Silly Symphonies short. Its delightfully spooky with fun, silly music and, of course, dancing skeletons. If you'd like to add a few of these restless bones to your Halloween decor, try this printable craft from D23.

• First, save the image found here. 
• Print at least 5 pages of skeletons on card stock.
• Cut out each skeleton on the black lines.
• Make a small hole on each skeleton’s elbow with a hole punch.
• Thread string or ribbon through the front of each skeleton’s left elbow, across the back, and out through the right elbow, connecting the skeletons into a garland. 
• Hang your Skeleton Dance garland for some spooky fun decor.

Poison Apple Inspired Pumpkin

Disney

I've always loved the spooky look of the poison apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It would be the perfect decoration for Halloween. Below is a video from Disney that will teach you how to turn a pumpkin into a poison apple imposter, at least for a while.

Intrigued? Head over to the Disney Parks Blog for the full instructions and to download the template. 

It's National Mad Hatter Day!

Sir John Tenniel

Today is National Mad Hatter Day! October 6th was chosen due to the "10/6" tag seen on the Mad Hatter's top hat in the original illustrations. The tag referred to the price of a hat in the 1860s: 10 shilling and 6 pence. National Mad Hatter Day is the perfect day to celebrate all things Wonderland by wearing outrageous hats and holding tea parties filled with curiouser and curiouser sweets. If you need a few ideas for your own tea party, try a few of these delightful suggestions I found on Pinterest.

Bing Crosby's "The Headless Horseman"

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Bing Crosby singing "The Headless Horseman" from Disney’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of my favorite Halloween songs. This version was recorded for a radio program in October of 1949, just a few weeks after the release of the movie. Its a little jazzier than the movie version, and a few of the lyrics are different, but I find it delightful.

Quote of the Week

There is nothing that gives more assurance than a mask.

- Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, My Apprenticeships

Photo of the Week

The grounds of the Hollywood Tower Hotel are so delightfully decayed.

The Cadaver Dans Are Back To Haunt The Magic Kingdom

Stopping on Main Street to listen to the Dapper Dans and their magical barbershop quartet harmonies is one of my favorite things to do any time of year. But they are especially fantastic at Halloween. This year, they'll be back to serenade guests as the Cadaver Dans. Through October 31, you can catch their performance in Frontierland. Their frightful tunes may include:

• “Boo”
• “Cruella DeVil”
• “Darkness On The Delta”
• “Ghost Riders In The Sky”
• “Grim Grinning Ghosts”
• “Happy Trails To You”
• “Home On The Range”
• “Lone Prairie”
• “Rawhide”
• “The Headless Horseman”
• “The Oogie Boogie Song”
• “Trick Or Treat”
• “Tumblin' Tumbleweeds”
• “WaHoo”
• “Why Do They Call Me A Tenderfoot”

Can't make it to Disney World this Halloween? Well, not to worry. Here are the Dapper Dans of Disneyland performing "Grim Grinning Ghosts" at Halloween.