Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a new DVD from Abbey Media – Perfectly timed for Halloween! It is a movie which is suitable for younger children, at only 45 minutes long. This is great for those around 2 or 3 years old who can’t easily sit through a full lengthed children’s movie.
Spookley the Square Pumpkin is based on a Best Selling children’s book – “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” by Joe Troiano. I don’t know how come I had never heard of this book, but it does sound like that would be a great one for Halloween too.
The story of Spookley is all about how he, as a square pumpkin, does not fit into what is expected in the Pumpkin Patch. Some of the other round pumpkins bully him, calling him a weed and being unkind to him. Spookley and his square shape eventually save the day, and he makes some great friends along the way. This is a positive message for children, as everyone has something that makes them a bit different and its important to learn that this is not a good reason to be unkind of not accept others, and that sometimes differences could end up being really useful!
Mr R watched this DVD, and at just turned 2 he did still find it hard to concentrate on the whole movie but he enjoyed the songs (there are 5 as part of the movie) and this dvd will be perfect nearer to halloween. I am not really a fan of anything gross or overly scary at Halloween so this kind of cute story which still has a halloween feel is much better for my children. They do get scared easily but this is absolutely fine for them!
Together with some halloween crafts like carving a pumpkin, and some halloween sweets, this will make a perfect special halloween night in for the children.
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we always put a pumpkin pot outside with sweets
My four kids all go to the same Primary school and the past few years the school has always held a Halloween disco for the kids to attend. So we will probably go there as well as trick or treating around known neighbours and family. I don’t allow my children to go out trick or treating on their own and I am not keen on disturbing people we don’t know.
Take my kids trick or treating then go for a lovely but spooky meal at granny’s house. x
We have a little party at home every year, For me, the fun is in the decorating and having a little walk around the neighbourhood to see what others have done. There’s a particular road where everybody tries to outdo each other and last year one had a light show on the front of the house 🙂
We are going to a Halloween party!
I’ve never heard of this before but it does look great!
I will have a party with trick or treating and some fireworks.
My kids will dress up and we will answer the door to trick or treaters.
To tape up the letter box to prevent fireworks being posted through.
plans for Halloween are very big celebrate we wasn’t here last year because we was in Disney world but this year we dress all house like any year all of us dress up and we having a lot of pumpkins and putting a big pumpkin in outside our house making cakes cookies and sweets for kids also going to playgroup also I making goodies for kids at playgroup all dress and more then likely a party and we always celebrate we make bigger and best then the year before everyone loves trick or treating at our house we only house that does in our area my fave holiday me and my husband and son are all dress up this year xxx
Quiet night in…hopefully lol
Im already buying my sweets for the kids…and making some decorations x. will bake nearer the time
We don’t have any plans at the moment but we always carve a pumpkin and put a candle inside.
Nothing, I try not to get involved with all the over-commercialisation
I usually have the pleasure of taking the grandchildren round to scare all the family members 🙂
Halloween party at home for my daughter and a couple of her pals
were going to a charity Halloween disco and my son will have a carved pumpkin head and with the pulp I will remove will make a lovely pumpkin soup
Big party
its dad’s birthday so a family meal
We always decorate the front of the house and dress up to give out sweets!
usually trick or treating with the kids, but have not given it much thought yet
go to a party with the kids
I am throwing my first party. Fancy dress and fireworks :p
We are going to a Halloween event at Blackpool Tower
I will be celebrating Halloween with my family and friends at home in our spookily decorated home 🙂
a party at home hopefully
Pumpkin carving
Trick or treating with the kids
Im going to make some spooky themed food for the little ones, maybe get some spooky music and have a bit of a halloween tea party! 🙂
my mum throws a huge party so i take the kids round for treats and games 🙂
Going to our local theme park for there Halloween celebrations
Big party, lots of pumpkins and dressing up. I suppose I better think of something for the kids too 😉
Go trick or treating
We always dress up our home and take the kids round our neighbours Trick or treating! 🙂
we are having it as little mans birthday party
We’ll probably dress our son up & have a mini party at home!
I’m going to have a little halloween party for my daughter and her friends.
Im on holiday this year so im not sure yet
Aww fab giveaway my little boy Luca would love to win this in time for Halloween!
A party would be nice, probably with the neighbours. As they have young children also, and we have partied together the last few years. Need to check out availability, as some may have other commitments. Little one looking forward to dressing up as Cookie Monster.
I’ve been invited to a haunted house but I’m a bit of a wuss so don’t know if I’ll go, lol! We will probably dress our son up and carve a pumpkin 🙂
PARTY TIME!
Taking neighbours kids out TorTing
LOCK THE DOOR, DRAW THE CURTAINS AND WATCH A DVD WHILST EATING
POPCORN AND TOFFEE APPLES
Pretned I’m not in whilst everyone trick or treats
To buy some treats and wait for the trick or treaters
Snuggling together in front of a movie
we are having a halloween party for my little nephew, make a cake and do pumpkins for him, really looking forward to it, probably more than him xxx
We look for a local Halloween event that we can go to.
Pumpkin carving x
Hmm not sure yet. We may have a little halloween party so that our daughter can dress up and maybe do trick or treating around the family.
We might have a party 🙂
we are having a horror movie night, dressed up with homemade snacks 🙂
Have plenty of treats for the trick or treat callers
kids getting dressed up then going trick or treating
A little family party with apples, costumes and spooky music 🙂
Jake will get to dress up through the day to go see his nan and grandma but he’s a bit young for trick or treating
I will take my 2 daughters trick or treating round a few of our neighbours.
We will be dressing up, having a little Halloween tea party and answering the door to trick or treater’s 🙂
my youngest will be off trick or treating in costume with his mates while I’m kept busy answering the door to local kids
My sister always throws a Halloween Party so we will be taking kids there for some fun and games 🙂
Answering the door 50 million times to all the trick or treaters
quiet night in with some homemade halloween treats
Halloween Party !!
………working l’m afraid
Watching DVDs and lots of popcorn with my kiddies
Party and dvd
party for the kids
Staying in
we always have a family party any excuse for a celebration
We are hosting our first ever Halloween party! We’ve been searching boot fairs and bought cheap just after last Halloween, we’re very excited! Our daughter is now 3 so will understand so much more this year 🙂
Take my kids trick or treating
Trick or treating but only on friends and families houses 🙂 x
A party at a friend’s place
walking 5 paces behind the kids while they T or T again
fire works display
dont have alot planned this year but will definately get the kids dressed up and take them trick or treating
Throw a party
just watch scary movies with lots of sweets
Will dress up and give lots of sweets to the trick and treater’s. We love Halloween. Xx
a halloween themed night in, baking cakes etc with my daughter and making toffee apples!!
Trick or Treating with my 3 children dressed up and maybe a bit of apple bobbing and lots of gory blood mwahhhaahahahah!
run away from the goolies
My son is only one so were going to make some Halloween themed cakes or biscuits and spend the evening watching Halloween cartoons like looney toons and simpsons while sharing a few treats. Then when the little ones gone to bed I’m sure Daddy will put something gory on and Mummy will cower behind the sofa lol.
Not sure yet, but I’d like to try making my own toffee apples
not a lot this year as my daughter is having 2 teeth pulled that day ready for her brace 🙁
not much as my daughter is having 2 teeth out ready for her brace 🙁
We’re going to a Halloween party 🙂
Me and my little boy will dress up and answer the door to trick or treaters
our village has its first ‘Parade of Light’! Kids dressing up and carving pumpkins!
just a family party!
Watch Casper with my son and let him snack on lots of sweets
halloween street party for the kids
I plan to put my feet up and go to bed early, as I will be 3 days away from being 40 weeks pregnant! Or I will have a newborn…
out trick or treating with my little boy
we’ll visit family and then watch scary movies while eating sweets 🙂
Taking 9 of my neices and nephews trick or treating
Im dressing up as a witch to scare all the trick or Treaters we decorate the hose inside & out can’t wait
no plans this year 🙁
Not sure yet
Nothing as I am working! Boooo!
pumpkin carning and trick or treating
decorations and trick or treat sweets
No plans yet
having a kids party with a painted little tykes house as a spooky house
Dress up and eat sweeties!
Work 🙁
We are going to have a small Halloween party.
Trick or treating and its great this year that the school is doing things like a disco too.
Visiting a charity fundraising Halloween event
none at the moment
No plans as of yet but you never know what Halloween will bring.
I don’t really ever do anything for Halloween,we do get sweets in incase of Trick or Treaters though,but that’s about it
go butlins
Play some spooky family games
just trick n treating
trick or treating with my little boys
Put out a pumpkin, buy some sweeties
kids have there cousins birthday party then a Halloween disco at school !
Taking the kiddies trick or treating then sharing treats
pumpkin carving on the 30th and taking the kids trick or treating round the family on the 31st 🙂
Going to a party
Watching a spooky movie!
I am taking my daughter to a Halloween party.
we are having a bbq with our grandson, once he visits the family trick or treating
have a party
Trick a Treat Party
A trick or treat party for the kids
We will be on holiday but we are planning to carve a pumpkin for the first time this year so it should be great fun and still going to have some treats 😀
A few ghostly snacks and a visit to the neighbours for trick and treating
Family party
a party!
staying in and keeping warm under my cosy blanket 🙂
Dressing up and trick or treating