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  • Pinterest-style featured image for the blog post The Simple Magic of Halloween: An Intentional Guide to Its Origins, Traditions, and Celebrations, with warm autumn colours, a glowing candle, cobweb backdrop, and an open book.
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    The Simple Magic of Halloween: An Intentional Guide to Its Origins, Traditions, and Celebrations

    October 21, 2025 /

    Halloween began in Ireland as Samhain — a festival of fire, harvest, and remembrance. In this post, we explore the simple magic of Halloween: its Celtic roots, quirky traditions, superstitions, and foods, plus timeless games and rituals you can bring into your home today. An intentional, cosy guide to celebrating Halloween with meaning.

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    10 Seasonal Foods & Treats for Halloween Night

    September 24, 2025 /

    Make your Halloween extra festive with 10 seasonal foods and treats perfect for Halloween night. From cosy comfort foods like pumpkin soup and stuffed peppers to sweet classics like caramel popcorn, toffee apples, and spooky cupcakes — these simple recipes will delight family and friends.

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  • Pinterest-style Halloween image of a galvanized steel basin filled with apples for traditional apple bobbing game, featured in blog post 10 forgotten Halloween games to bring back this year."
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    10 Forgotten Halloween Games to Bring Back This Year

    September 3, 2025 /

    Halloween once meant apple bobbing, ghost stories, and quirky fortune-telling games. Here are 10 forgotten Halloween games worth reviving this year.

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  • Pinterest-style Halloween craft image with a handmade garland of little wool ghosts with black eyes, cosy DIY spooky décor for blog post 15 quirky Halloween crafts using things you already have at home."
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    15 Quirky Halloween Crafts Using Things You Already Have at Home

    September 2, 2025 /

    From paper bats to ghost lanterns, here are 15 quirky Halloween crafts you can make with what’s already in your cupboards. Fun, simple, and low-cost.

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  • Spooky Halloween image with cobwebs, skeleton, candles, and pumpkins — featured in blog post 13 Irish Halloween traditions and how to celebrate them today.
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    13 Irish Halloween Traditions

    September 1, 2025 /

    Did you know Halloween began in Ireland? Here are 13 traditional Irish Halloween customs — from barmbrack to bonfires — and how to enjoy them today.

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  • Spooky Pinterest-style Halloween image with a black cat sitting on a ledge in front of a glowing full moon, misty night sky, dark greys and atmospheric tones — featured image for blog post on 10 quirky Halloween superstitions and their origins.
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    12 Quirky Halloween Superstitions (and Where They Come From)

    August 30, 2025 /

    Black cats, turnip lanterns, and mysterious mirrors — Halloween superstitions have deep roots in folklore. Here are 12 quirky ones and where they come from.

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  • Family carving pumpkins and celebrating Halloween traditions together — featured image for blog post ‘20 Halloween Traditions to Start With Your Family’ on Our Little House in the Country. Fun, family-friendly, easy, and affordable Halloween traditions including pumpkin carving, crafts, baking, ghost stories, and cosy seasonal rituals.
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    20 Halloween Traditions to Start With Your Family

    August 18, 2025 /

    Halloween is more than costumes and sweets — it’s about traditions. Here are 20 easy, affordable, and meaningful family-friendly Halloween traditions to start this year.

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  • Halloween-themed flatlay with orange background, black spiders, googly eyes, and a movie clapperboard with text overlay: “15 Spooky (but Not Too Scary) Movies for a Family Halloween Night” — blog post from Our Little House in the Country.
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    15 Spooky (but Not Too Scary) Movies for a Family Halloween Night

    August 18, 2025 /

    Curl up for a Halloween movie night with this list of 15 spooky (but not too scary) films for families and teens. Perfect for cosy October evenings, from Hocus Pocus to Coraline.

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    25 Halloween Activities for Families & Teens

    August 17, 2025 /

    Halloween doesn’t have to be just about sweets and costumes. Here are 25 fun Halloween activities for families and teens — cosy traditions, simple crafts, DIY costumes, spooky nights, and more.

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  • 10 cosy ways to celebrate Halloween at home – family-friendly Halloween ideas, simple spooky activities, cosy traditions, and fun things to do indoors on October 31st.
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    10 Cosy Ways to Celebrate Halloween at Home

    August 16, 2025 /

    Looking for fun ways to celebrate Halloween at home? Here are 10 cosy, affordable, family-friendly Halloween traditions — perfect for kids, teens, or a quiet night in.

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