Post #2: Creating an Inclusive Halloween<\/h4>\n
The Connecting for Kids website, Creating an Inclusive Halloween<\/strong><\/a>, offers a gold mind of ideas. Tips are categorized in the following categories:<\/p>\n As an added bonus, the post offers links to 13 special needs-related resources to investigate.<\/p>\n Different Dream blogger, Barb Dittrich, penned this series. While the tips are not exclusive to Halloween, they provide a framework parents of kids with special needs can apply to all holiday celebrations. In Part 1<\/strong><\/a>, Barb encourages parents to determine the main purpose for celebrating each holiday<\/a><\/strong>. In Part 2<\/strong><\/a>, she offers 3 more tips that can be used to customize every holiday celebration to your family’s values and your children’s needs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Halloween’s not complete with out a costume. But finding a costume appropriate to a child’s specific needs isn’t always easy. This Pinterest board<\/strong><\/a> provides a creative jump start for stymied parents. Prepare to smile!<\/p>\n Keeping our kids safe and secure is paramount at all times. This Special Needs Magazine<\/em> article<\/strong><\/a> is packed with safety tips tailored for kids with special needs and disabilities for every Halloween<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Easter Seals has a great post about how to choose a costume that reflects your child’s personalities and interests and incorporates their disability<\/strong><\/a> with creativity and style. You’ll want to read it after you’ve checked the above Pinterest article<\/strong><\/a> and are completely overwhelmed.<\/p>\n Nancy Flanders, who has guest blogged at Different Dream in the past, has an excellent Halloween post at families.com<\/strong><\/a>. In it, she offers Halloween tips for kids with autism, auto-immune conditions, asthma, allergies, and speech and language delays. her posts are always practical and doable, so be sure to stop by families.com<\/strong><\/a> and give it a read.<\/p>\n What’s your favorite inclusive Halloween tip or post? Share them in the comment box if you like.<\/p>\n Do you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the quarterly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. 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Post #3: 4 Ways to Hunker Down for a Special Needs Holiday<\/h4>\n
Post #4: 41 Best Halloween Costumes for Kids with Disabilities<\/h4>\n
Post #5: 10 Halloween Safety Tips<\/h4>\n
Post #6: Costumes for Kids with Disabilities<\/h4>\n
Post #7: Halloween for Kids with Special Needs<\/h4>\n
Your Favorite Inclusive Halloween Tips?<\/h4>\n
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\n\nAre you planning an inclusive Halloween for your child or students with special needs and disabilities? These 7 posts are full of ideas to ensure that every child can participate in the holiday fun and create lasting memories.\nPost # 1: Creating a Successful and Purposeful Halloween<\/h4>\nThis Halloween series was written by Different Dream guest blogger Amy Stout<\/strong><\/a> way back in October of 2011. In Part 1,<\/strong><\/a> Amy shares oodles of strategies for creating a successful<\/em> Halloween<\/strong><\/a>. In Part 2<\/strong><\/a>, she explains how to use the holiday purposefully<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, so children learn social skills while celebrating.\n
Post #2: Creating an Inclusive Halloween<\/h4>\nThe Connecting for Kids website, Creating an Inclusive Halloween<\/strong><\/a>, offers a gold mind of ideas. Tips are categorized in the following categories:\n
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Post #3: 4 Ways to Hunker Down for a Special Needs Holiday<\/h4>\nDifferent Dream blogger, Barb Dittrich, penned this series. While the tips are not exclusive to Halloween, they provide a framework parents of kids with special needs can apply to all holiday celebrations. In Part 1<\/strong><\/a>, Barb encourages parents to determine the main purpose for celebrating each holiday<\/a><\/strong>. In Part 2<\/strong><\/a>, she offers 3 more tips that can be used to customize every holiday celebration to your family's values and your children's needs<\/strong><\/a>.\n
Post #4: 41 Best Halloween Costumes for Kids with Disabilities<\/h4>\nHalloween's not complete with out a costume. But finding a costume appropriate to a child's specific needs isn't always easy. This Pinterest board<\/strong><\/a> provides a creative jump start for stymied parents. Prepare to smile!\n
Post #5: 10 Halloween Safety Tips<\/h4>\nKeeping our kids safe and secure is paramount at all times. This Special Needs Magazine<\/em> article<\/strong><\/a> is packed with safety tips tailored for kids with special needs and disabilities for every Halloween<\/strong><\/a>.\n
Post #6: Costumes for Kids with Disabilities<\/h4>\nEaster Seals has a great post about how to choose a costume that reflects your child's personalities and interests and incorporates their disability<\/strong><\/a> with creativity and style. You'll want to read it after you've checked the above Pinterest article<\/strong><\/a> and are completely overwhelmed.\n
Post #7: Halloween for Kids with Special Needs<\/h4>\nNancy Flanders<\/strong><\/a>, who has guest blogged at Different Dream in the past, has an excellent Halloween post at families.com<\/strong><\/a>. In it, she offers Halloween tips for kids with autism, auto-immune conditions, asthma, allergies, and speech and language delays. her posts are always practical and doable, so be sure to stop by families.com<\/strong> and give it a read.\n
Your Favorite Inclusive Halloween Tips?<\/h4>\nWhat's your favorite inclusive Halloween tip or post? Share them in the comment box if you like.\n\nDo you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the quarterly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. You can sign up for the first in the pop up box and the second at the bottom of this page.<\/em>\n\nSave<\/span>","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[3559,1],"tags":[112,4073,4074],"class_list":["post-26921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-different-dream","category-uncategorized","tag-bbc","tag-connecting-for-kids","tag-special-needs-magazine"],"yoast_head":"\n