Halloween Fun at Designer Blooms Cafe

Like most adults of my generation living in the Philippines, we didn’t celebrate Halloween during our growing up years. We would spend All Saints' Day going to the cemetery with our families and lighting candles for the dead.

For today’s kids, things sure have evolved. Kids go trick or treating in their schools, villages, offices, etc wearing costumes like American kids do. However, unlike friends with small children living in the States, we do not experience going to a pumpkin patch, picking a pumpkin, making a Jack-o-Lantern and making pumpkin pie.  

When I saw this advert on Designer Blooms Café’s facebook page I thought it was a brilliant idea and decided to register so my kids can get to experience this whole pumpkin tradition.

At the brightly lit Designer Blooms Café in Molito, Alabang, the lovely Marie Garcia, owner-manager, warmly welcomes the kids. The kids get to pick their pumpkins from the selection near the entrance.  The kids picked 1.5 to 2 kg pumpkins, priced at P 200.00 per kilo.

The kids were taught to draw ‘faces’ on their pumpkins. Marie, who was very hands-on throughout the whole afternoon, helped the younger kids carve out the shapes.  She was particularly diligent in making sure the mouth had zigzag lines for teeth. Since it is also my first time to make a real jack-o-lantern, this was very exciting for me as well. 

Next up was cookie decorating. They had cookies in pumpkin and bat shapes. The kids were given kits with colored icing, mini mallows, mini m&ms, and sprinkles. Cute! This, the kids were able to do on their own with almost no help from the adults.

After decorating the cookies, the kids made the filling for mini pumpkin pies. They mixed the ingredients for the filling and then transferred them to the mini pie shells.

The activity lasted about 2 hours from start to finish. The kids had fun and learned something new. Best of all, it was a great bonding experience for the whole family who worked together on the projects. Highly recommended for families with young children!

Kudos to Marie and Isa for coming up with this event for their newly opened café. The activities were well thought-of, the attention to detail evident, and the presentation - in true Designer Blooms fashion - absolutely delightful.

The next Pumpkin Carving activity at Designer Blooms Café is scheduled on October 31, 2012. 
For inquiries, call (02)5130353
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