Family Resources: October 2005

Genevieve, age 3 yrs, partial trisomy 5q

Natalia, age 4 years, trisomy 13

One of the of the aims of the TRIS project is to raise awareness of rare trisomy conditions and the variety of situations and concerns families encounter. This page is intended to share resources that families can use in their daily lives.

We are now archiving previous months' Family Resources pages.

This October you can impress guests with these great fast treats and great creative costumes. The following web sites have great ideas for October festive costumes and treats for the party. It might take a little time to create some of the costumes but our kids are definitely worth it. Everyone will be impressed. There are also fast recipe ideas that you and your children can make together.

Costumes

http://www.bridgeschool.org/about/about_halloween.html

This web site has pictures and directions on how to create the costume. These costumes are special designs for those who use wheelchairs or walkers. Click on the costume you like for the directions.

http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aahallow04a.htm

Links to over 150 costumes ideas to kick start your imagination. Many of them require little to no sewing. You can piece together various ideas to create one costume.

http://www.halloweenishere.com/costume_ideas.html

Scroll down to the section on costume ideas for wheelchairs, canes, and crutches for directions on costumes that accommodate for special equipment. Some even includes respirators. Sorry no pictures, but great ideas.

http://members.aol.com/pumpkinave/costumes/handicapped.htm

This web site has more fun ideas for costumes that meet the needs of special equipment. There are some great ideas.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5640.asp

Here are some "outside the box" ideas that you can pull off inexpensively.  Depending on your mood, these will either accentuate or disguise a disability.

Great Treats

 http://www.weightlossweekly.com/frank-in-stein.html

 This link will provide a recipe for a low calorie punch for any party.

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/halloweentreats/

This web site will provide 70 quick and easy treat ideas for a fun Halloween party. Some ideas can be used for all party occasions. The kids may be able to help with some of the recipes. Some of the treats are healthy and great to eat and some are just fun and great to eat.

http://www.homeandfamilynetwork.com/food/kids.html

This site has a lot of quick meals and snacks that children and adults will like and can fix together. Some of these snacks can be used at parties and some you may want to keep for your home only.