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mom life : Halloween books for toddlers

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Halloween Books for Toddlers - Odette's Halloween Bookshelf

Halloween is my favorite holiday. No surprise there for people who know me. I felt inspired to put together a Halloween book list for toddlers. For each holiday, I take time to think about and plan how to make it special and fun for my 2-year-old daughter Odette. I aim to not do anything too time consuming as I don’t really have a lot of free time on my hands, but I aim to do strategic things that have the most impact. I put up decorations, I plan some activities leading up to the holiday and on the holiday, and for Halloween this year, I made a little spot on her bookshelf of all her Halloween books and got some new ones for it too. I plan to do this for every holiday from here on out! It was nice having the books right there to read each night and it got her excited for the holiday.

In an effort to blog more and share some personal content… here is my list of Halloween books for toddlers!

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Calvin’s 5 Year Portrait Session

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Calvin came to his shoot reluctant to have his photo taken. And this is the case for many many preschool and kindergarten age kids! But we always get fun portraits that really show his personality! He keeps me on my toes and makes me great creative with ways of taking photos. We did his pose ideas, a scavenger hunt for books, a little reading time, some portraits with mom, and some playtime outside all during his session to help him be comfortable.

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Calvin’s 4 Year Portrait Session

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Calvin wasn’t feeling his 4 Year Portrait Session so we started with a little reading session to warm up. Then he showed me a bunch of his pose ideas and after some fun and playing around he was ready to give some smiles! Even though it took some time the results were sweet. Calvin’s personality came through and that really is the best.

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