Peachtree Corners, Show Us Your Pumpkins!

Upload a photo to our Pumpkin Patch. Halloween means costumes, candy, a little spooky fun and most definitely pumpkin carving!

It’s October and there is a chill in the air! Kids have their costumes and are ready to Trick-or-Treat, and my question to you is, “Have you carved your pumpkin yet?” If not, you might want to get busy! If you have, please upload a photo and sharing it in our very own Pumpkin Patch! Uploading a photo is easy, just click the “Upload Photos and Videos” button in this article and then choose your picture. Let’s see how our fellow Peachtree Corners Patch readers chose to carve their pumpkins this year.  

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Are There Sex Offenders on Your Trick-or-Treat Route?

We checked and found more than 500 registered sex offenders in the Gwinnett Sheriff's Dept. database. Is there one in your neighborhood?

Halloween is Wednesday, and children will be knocking on doors throughout the neighborhood asking for candy. But, could one of those bells be to the home of a sex offender? Checking with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office's website, we found 49 registered sex offenders with a Norcross and Peachtree Corners addresses. The number of registered sex offenders in several adjacent cities are: There is also a list of 21 noncompliant sex offenders -- those not checking in with the law enforcement -- whose locations are unknown. Click here to see the GCSO's list of sex offenders, and find out if there's one living on your block. This article was first published by Norcross Patch.

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Safety Tips for Trick or Treaters

The CDC offers some important reminders for a safe trick-or-treating evening.

October brings great fall weather and ends with one of America's favorite holidays - Halloween. In Peachtree Corners the streets are filled with happy children going from house to house collecting candy. It's a night of fun for kids (and adults too) who have a chance to enter the land of make believe by transforming into a scary creature or becoming a superhero or princess for one night - but it's also a night to remember to take a few precautions before heading out for a night of trick-or-treating. The Centers for Disease Control has some helpful tips for everyone to ensure a safe and fun evening. The safety tips spell out SAFE HALLOWEEN.   Swords, knives, and similar costume accessories should be short, soft, and flexible. Avoid trick-or…

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How to 'Ghost' Before Halloween in Peachtree Corners

Ghosting is a fun pre-Halloween tradition that the whole neighborhood can enjoy.

The phrase “getting ghosted” doesn't just refer to someone throwing on a sheet and trick-or-treating on Halloween. Ghosting, sometimes know as boo-ing, is a new Halloween craze that’s taking over neighborhoods this October and bringing a little extra mischievous fun to the month. Ghosting involves the whole family and the steps are simple. Just one ghosting can pave the way for an exciting tradition in your neighborhood and community for years to come. To properly ghost, all you will need are two Halloween goodie bags filled with treats and 2 printed images of a ghost with instructions of how to carry on the ghosting tradition. We've added a ghosting PDF above for you to print and use around your neighborhood. Here's a quick rundown on how…

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Think Outside the Box When Decorating Halloween Pumpkins

Who says pumpkins have to be turned into jack o'lanterns? Check out these crafty ideas.

Pumpkins - those orange orbs start popping up everywhere in Peachtree Corners this time of the year. Their deep orange color is ideal for decorating your home for the fall. We found some family-friendly pumpkin-decorating ideas that don't require carving. These ideas will surely take you beyond the jack o'lanterns of old. 1: Make a mummy pumpkin. Pick up a pair of those goofy googly eyes from a craft or hobby shop, wrap the pumpkin in cheese cloth for a Halloween decoration that's perfect for greeting trick or treaters. 2. Send your children out in the yard to collect some of the leaves that have begun to fall. Then use the leaves as patterns to make cut outs and paste onto your pumpkin. This decoration will last until Thanksgiving. 3. …

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Scare Your Kids Into Reading with These Books for Halloween

Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.

All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill.  What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle?  It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together.    PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin costumes in sizes as small as 6 months, so why not a Halloween board book for toddlers? …

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Tips on Decorating for Halloween

Make decorating the house for Halloween a family activity.

Do you decorate your home for Halloween? If so, Sunday may be the perfect day. According to WeatherBug — the source for weather information on Patch sites — the day is expected to be 75 and partly cloudy on Sunday. I've been around the Trick-or-Treat block more than a few times and decorating the outside of the house has become one of the family's favorite things to do each year. What started with a couple of carved pumpkins put out on the front stoop the night before Halloween has grown into a weekend-long family activity filled with store-bought and hand-made decorations, arts and crafts, and lots of strategy — like whether white trash bags are a fitting replacement for actual sheets when crafting ghosts. By no means are we experts, but …

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Disney Haunted Mansion Replica for Sale

The 10,000-square-foot home in Duluth's Sweet Bottom Plantation gated community has hit the real estate market just in time for Halloween.

Interested in living in a “haunted house” complete with scary noises, flickering lights, and “ghosts.” A replica of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion in Anaheim, CA, that was built in Duluth’s Sweet Bottom Plantation is for sale just in time for Halloween. Theme Park Connection is selling the more than 10,000-square-foot home in the gated community. It is the only known home modeled after a Disney attraction, according to a press release announcing the house’s availability. The owner designed the home in 1996 with dimensions and architectural features to match the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland. He used the same foundry for the iron in his home that Walt Disney used for the real attraction The mansion has an authentic welcome plaque at the gate …

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7 Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas

Great fun and easy costumes for everyone that don't look like they were thought of at the last minute.

Halloween is almost here and you still don't have a costume... What to do!!! While you could go to the pop-up Halloween store in the mall and rummage through whatever is left, we found some great costumes for all ages that will ensure a spooktacular Halloween. A Little Bearded Garden Gnome - Your kids may already have the clothes. You'll just need to make a simple hat and beard. Bag of Jelly Beans - You'll need a clear trash bag and set of strong lungs to make this sweet costume Catch of the Day - This is a "reel" easy costume to put together. Quarterback - This punny costume is quick and easy to make. Spaghetti and Meatballs - Use a red and white tablecloth and a pot to make this saucy costume. Lego - This costume is easy to build using a…

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