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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September 23, 2013 @ 7:24 pm
we always put a pumpkin pot outside with sweets
September 23, 2013 @ 7:45 pm
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.
September 23, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
Take my kids trick or treating then go for a lovely but spooky meal at granny’s house. x
September 23, 2013 @ 8:17 pm
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 🙂
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September 23, 2013 @ 8:17 pm
We are going to a Halloween party!
September 23, 2013 @ 8:36 pm
I’ve never heard of this before but it does look great!
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September 23, 2013 @ 9:12 pm
I will have a party with trick or treating and some fireworks.
September 23, 2013 @ 9:43 pm
My kids will dress up and we will answer the door to trick or treaters.
September 23, 2013 @ 9:52 pm
To tape up the letter box to prevent fireworks being posted through.
September 23, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
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
September 23, 2013 @ 10:10 pm
Quiet night in…hopefully lol
September 23, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
Im already buying my sweets for the kids…and making some decorations x. will bake nearer the time
September 23, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
We don’t have any plans at the moment but we always carve a pumpkin and put a candle inside.
September 23, 2013 @ 10:45 pm
Nothing, I try not to get involved with all the over-commercialisation
September 23, 2013 @ 10:56 pm
I usually have the pleasure of taking the grandchildren round to scare all the family members 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 12:07 am
Halloween party at home for my daughter and a couple of her pals
September 24, 2013 @ 12:27 am
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
September 24, 2013 @ 1:58 am
Big party
September 24, 2013 @ 7:11 am
its dad’s birthday so a family meal
September 24, 2013 @ 8:04 am
We always decorate the front of the house and dress up to give out sweets!
September 24, 2013 @ 8:08 am
usually trick or treating with the kids, but have not given it much thought yet
September 24, 2013 @ 8:24 am
go to a party with the kids
September 24, 2013 @ 8:42 am
I am throwing my first party. Fancy dress and fireworks :p
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September 24, 2013 @ 8:45 am
We are going to a Halloween event at Blackpool Tower
September 24, 2013 @ 8:48 am
I will be celebrating Halloween with my family and friends at home in our spookily decorated home 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 8:48 am
a party at home hopefully
September 24, 2013 @ 9:06 am
Pumpkin carving
September 24, 2013 @ 9:21 am
Trick or treating with the kids
September 24, 2013 @ 9:37 am
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! 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 9:43 am
my mum throws a huge party so i take the kids round for treats and games 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 10:11 am
Going to our local theme park for there Halloween celebrations
September 24, 2013 @ 10:52 am
Big party, lots of pumpkins and dressing up. I suppose I better think of something for the kids too 😉
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September 24, 2013 @ 11:23 am
Go trick or treating
September 24, 2013 @ 11:27 am
We always dress up our home and take the kids round our neighbours Trick or treating! 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 11:47 am
we are having it as little mans birthday party
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September 24, 2013 @ 12:14 pm
We’ll probably dress our son up & have a mini party at home!
September 24, 2013 @ 12:27 pm
I’m going to have a little halloween party for my daughter and her friends.
September 24, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
Im on holiday this year so im not sure yet
September 24, 2013 @ 1:54 pm
Aww fab giveaway my little boy Luca would love to win this in time for Halloween!
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September 24, 2013 @ 2:06 pm
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.
September 24, 2013 @ 2:11 pm
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 🙂
September 24, 2013 @ 2:25 pm
PARTY TIME!
September 24, 2013 @ 2:27 pm
Taking neighbours kids out TorTing
September 24, 2013 @ 2:50 pm
LOCK THE DOOR, DRAW THE CURTAINS AND WATCH A DVD WHILST EATING
POPCORN AND TOFFEE APPLES
September 24, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
Pretned I’m not in whilst everyone trick or treats
September 24, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
To buy some treats and wait for the trick or treaters
September 24, 2013 @ 7:33 pm
Snuggling together in front of a movie
September 24, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
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
September 24, 2013 @ 8:10 pm
We look for a local Halloween event that we can go to.
September 24, 2013 @ 8:29 pm
Pumpkin carving x
September 24, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
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.
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September 24, 2013 @ 11:09 pm
We might have a party 🙂
September 25, 2013 @ 9:08 am
we are having a horror movie night, dressed up with homemade snacks 🙂
September 25, 2013 @ 11:28 am
Have plenty of treats for the trick or treat callers
September 25, 2013 @ 3:09 pm
kids getting dressed up then going trick or treating
September 25, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
A little family party with apples, costumes and spooky music 🙂
September 25, 2013 @ 11:11 pm
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
September 26, 2013 @ 3:37 pm
I will take my 2 daughters trick or treating round a few of our neighbours.
September 26, 2013 @ 8:33 pm
We will be dressing up, having a little Halloween tea party and answering the door to trick or treater’s 🙂
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September 27, 2013 @ 10:58 pm
my youngest will be off trick or treating in costume with his mates while I’m kept busy answering the door to local kids
September 29, 2013 @ 3:43 pm
My sister always throws a Halloween Party so we will be taking kids there for some fun and games 🙂
September 29, 2013 @ 8:31 pm
Answering the door 50 million times to all the trick or treaters
September 30, 2013 @ 9:16 am
quiet night in with some homemade halloween treats
October 1, 2013 @ 7:02 pm
Halloween Party !!
October 2, 2013 @ 6:22 pm
………working l’m afraid
October 2, 2013 @ 7:59 pm
Watching DVDs and lots of popcorn with my kiddies
October 2, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
Party and dvd
October 6, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
party for the kids
October 6, 2013 @ 5:42 pm
Staying in
October 6, 2013 @ 9:44 pm
we always have a family party any excuse for a celebration
October 7, 2013 @ 11:50 am
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 🙂
October 7, 2013 @ 4:07 pm
Take my kids trick or treating
October 7, 2013 @ 7:53 pm
Trick or treating but only on friends and families houses 🙂 x
October 7, 2013 @ 8:35 pm
A party at a friend’s place
October 8, 2013 @ 6:51 am
walking 5 paces behind the kids while they T or T again
October 8, 2013 @ 7:23 am
fire works display
October 8, 2013 @ 11:04 am
dont have alot planned this year but will definately get the kids dressed up and take them trick or treating
October 8, 2013 @ 4:26 pm
Throw a party
October 8, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
just watch scary movies with lots of sweets
October 9, 2013 @ 9:11 am
Will dress up and give lots of sweets to the trick and treater’s. We love Halloween. Xx
October 9, 2013 @ 5:08 pm
a halloween themed night in, baking cakes etc with my daughter and making toffee apples!!
October 10, 2013 @ 9:30 pm
Trick or Treating with my 3 children dressed up and maybe a bit of apple bobbing and lots of gory blood mwahhhaahahahah!
October 11, 2013 @ 9:37 pm
run away from the goolies
October 12, 2013 @ 12:41 am
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.
October 13, 2013 @ 8:36 am
Not sure yet, but I’d like to try making my own toffee apples
October 13, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
not a lot this year as my daughter is having 2 teeth pulled that day ready for her brace 🙁
October 13, 2013 @ 10:09 pm
not much as my daughter is having 2 teeth out ready for her brace 🙁
October 14, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
We’re going to a Halloween party 🙂
October 14, 2013 @ 7:05 pm
Me and my little boy will dress up and answer the door to trick or treaters
October 15, 2013 @ 10:13 am
our village has its first ‘Parade of Light’! Kids dressing up and carving pumpkins!
October 15, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
just a family party!
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October 15, 2013 @ 11:15 pm
Watch Casper with my son and let him snack on lots of sweets
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October 16, 2013 @ 9:40 am
halloween street party for the kids
October 16, 2013 @ 10:20 am
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…
October 16, 2013 @ 10:28 am
out trick or treating with my little boy
October 16, 2013 @ 10:59 am
we’ll visit family and then watch scary movies while eating sweets 🙂
October 16, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
Taking 9 of my neices and nephews trick or treating
October 16, 2013 @ 9:55 pm
Im dressing up as a witch to scare all the trick or Treaters we decorate the hose inside & out can’t wait
October 17, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
no plans this year 🙁
October 17, 2013 @ 7:21 pm
Not sure yet
October 17, 2013 @ 7:22 pm
Nothing as I am working! Boooo!
October 17, 2013 @ 7:38 pm
pumpkin carning and trick or treating
October 17, 2013 @ 7:50 pm
decorations and trick or treat sweets
October 17, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
No plans yet
October 17, 2013 @ 8:21 pm
having a kids party with a painted little tykes house as a spooky house
October 17, 2013 @ 10:12 pm
Dress up and eat sweeties!
October 18, 2013 @ 7:04 am
Work 🙁
October 18, 2013 @ 9:28 am
We are going to have a small Halloween party.
October 18, 2013 @ 10:20 am
Trick or treating and its great this year that the school is doing things like a disco too.
October 18, 2013 @ 1:36 pm
Visiting a charity fundraising Halloween event
October 18, 2013 @ 3:51 pm
none at the moment
October 18, 2013 @ 3:54 pm
No plans as of yet but you never know what Halloween will bring.
October 18, 2013 @ 6:40 pm
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
October 18, 2013 @ 6:47 pm
go butlins
October 18, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
Play some spooky family games
October 18, 2013 @ 7:35 pm
just trick n treating
October 18, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
trick or treating with my little boys
October 18, 2013 @ 9:32 pm
Put out a pumpkin, buy some sweeties
October 18, 2013 @ 10:04 pm
kids have there cousins birthday party then a Halloween disco at school !
October 18, 2013 @ 10:32 pm
Taking the kiddies trick or treating then sharing treats
October 18, 2013 @ 11:22 pm
pumpkin carving on the 30th and taking the kids trick or treating round the family on the 31st 🙂
October 19, 2013 @ 6:54 am
Going to a party
October 19, 2013 @ 8:12 am
Watching a spooky movie!
October 19, 2013 @ 8:42 am
I am taking my daughter to a Halloween party.
October 19, 2013 @ 8:43 am
we are having a bbq with our grandson, once he visits the family trick or treating
October 19, 2013 @ 9:01 am
have a party
October 19, 2013 @ 9:17 am
Trick a Treat Party
October 19, 2013 @ 10:26 am
A trick or treat party for the kids
October 19, 2013 @ 10:44 am
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 😀
October 19, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
A few ghostly snacks and a visit to the neighbours for trick and treating
October 19, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
Family party
October 19, 2013 @ 6:53 pm
a party!
October 19, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
staying in and keeping warm under my cosy blanket 🙂
October 19, 2013 @ 10:36 pm
Dressing up and trick or treating