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Ideas for a Home-Bound Halloween

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Halloween is mere days away and you are starting to feel nervous about the rise of COVID cases. Our family will likely do a home-bound Halloween this year because we have some immune-compromised kids and for us, it’s just not worth the risk. You can imagine how popular this is going to be with our kids. Good thing 1) it’s …

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Getting Ready for Halloween Sensory Overload

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Here we go; t-minus 12 days to Halloween. Any of these situations feel familiar? Your kid has trouble regulating the best day and she is already planning her costume for Halloween. It has flashing lights, doesn’t fit right, has uncomfortable fabric, and stinks like a second-hand store. Perfect for a kid with a sensory processing disorder, but she wore it …