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Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to CreativeCommons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA..All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logotiki-toucan.Editor: Maya Brennan (age 12).Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 12), Anna Barnwell (age 11), JackConneely (age 11)
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WhatdoAgathaCacklefromtheWorst
Witch, Edna fromWillow theWispandGlinda
fromtheWizard ofOz allhave in common?
Answer: They areallWitches.Witchesarepeoplewhopracticewitchcraft.
Witchcraftstillexistsaroundtheworldtoday
butpracticesmaydifferfromcultureto
culture.Longagopeoplewhopracticed
witchcraftwerethoughttobeevilpeoplewho
wantedtoharmothersbycausingaccidents,
illnessandsometimesdeath. Peoplebecame
anxiousaboutwitchcraftinEuropeduringthe
1500sandthisstartedupawitchhunt. Many
victimsofthishunt,mainlyfemale,wereoften
accusedinthewrongofpracticingwitchcraft
andtheyweretorturedandbanishedor
executed.Todaywhenwethinkofwitches,wethinkof
Halloween,brooms,spiderwebs,blackcapes,
magiccauldronsandblackcats.Butweshould
rememberthatinthepast,theyweresimple
womenwhoknewalittleaboutherbs,plantsand
magic.
ByRyanCurly
Zoe, age 12: Trickort
reat!
OneHalloween,Myfamily
andIwenttrick-or-treat
ing.
Thefirsthousewewentu
ptowasownedbya grou
chy
oldmanwhotoldustoge
tlostandslammedthedo
or
inourfaces!!!Well,thatk
indaruinedoureveninga
bit,
untilIhadanidea!Ages
agomydadhadboughta
really,really,reallystinky
cheese!ThatnightI
disguisedmyselfbyweari
ngmymumsblackandblu
e
bathrobeandabigbrown
cow-boyhat(Ilookedcra
zy!)
Then,Iwento
utinthecoldholdingtheh
orriblestinky
cheeseandranovertohishousein
thedark!Ithrew
thecheeseasfarasIcouldandranbackto
myhouse
feelingterrifiedyetexcit
edatthesametime!Soit
turnedouttobethebest
Halloweenever!!AndasI
ranback,Iheardtheche
esegoSPLAT!, ashiver
ran
upmyspineasIsmiledan
dwisperedTrickortrea
t!
Mark, age 10: TheBra
zilianCat !
OnFridaythe13thmyda
ddecidedtoreadagho
st
storytousbeforebed!H
edisappearedintohisstu
dy
andcamebackwithastor
yhehadrandomlypickedo
ut
calledTheBrazilianCat
.Itwasareallyold
fashionedstorywhichw
asnotintheleastscary!
In
fact,weallfellasleep!Butmydad(whoapp
arently
wasthoroughlyenjoyingh
imself)didntnoticeand
wentonreading!
Celine, age1 1 : Analar
mingevent!
OnehalloweenwhenIwas
trickortreatingwithmy
friendsweknockedonth
eabandondhousenextto
mine.Wewerereallyscar
edatfirstbutthennoth
ing
happened.Sowewenttot
henexthouseandknocke
d
andthealarmwentoff!W
eweresuperscarednow
so,
weranreallyfasttothe
nexthousewithoutstoppi
ng!
A. What does Draculas torch run on?Q.Bat-terries.
A. What do you call a witch that lives nearthe beach?
Q. A sand-witch.
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Ingredients .2(11-
ounce)bagswhitechocolatechi
ps
.12doughnutba
lls(orsimilar)
.Chocolatechips
.Tubeofredde
coratoricing
.2tablespoonsv
egetableoil
Instructions
1 . Tocoatad
ozendoughnutballs
,meltthewhite
chocolatechipswit
htheoiloverlowhe
at(andkeepthe
chocolatewarmwhileyouw
ork).Withafork,
spear
eachdoughnutballandsubmergeit
inthemelted
chocolatetocoati
t,thengentlytapoffanyexcess.
2. Stickacho
colatechipwithits
pointcutoff
ontoeachdoughnut
hole.Placethefor
ks(handleside
down)inamugand
allowthechocolate
coatingto
harden.
3. Useatube
ofreddecoratoric
ingtoadd
squigglyveinsradia
tingoutfromthep
upils.EvaMagu
ire
Halloweengoesbackover2000yearsandis
thoughttohavebegunwiththeCelts. TheCelts
believedthatonOctober31st,theLordofthe
darkwinterseasonwouldgatherallthespiritsof
thedeadandbringthemtovisitearth. TheCelts
builtbonfirestofrightenthespiritsawayand
thatiswhywelightbonfiresatHalloweentoday.
Thecustomoftrick-or-treatinggoesbackto
theMiddleageswhenpoorfolkwouldgodoorto
doorbeggingfortreatsinreturnforprayersfor
thedead. Traditionally,childrendressupin
variousdisguises-usuallyscary-inorderto
collecttheirbagsoftreats. Thiscustomcame
aboutfromtheideathatpeopledidnotwantto
berecognisedbyvisitingghosts. Theythought
thatbywearingmasks,theghostswouldmistake
themforfellowspiritsandleavethemalone.ByRyanCurly
Q.What do Zombies like on theircarrots?A. Grave-y
Q. What kind of pet does Dracula have?
A.A bloodhound!
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Title: Switched
SwitchedisthefirstbookoftheMysistertheVampireserie
swrittenbySiennaMercer.Itsareal
ly
greatreadespeicially,ifyoulikevamp
ires!
OliviaAbbottmovestoFranklinGrove
andshecantwaittotryoutforcheerl
eadingandmakenewfriends.
Herschoolisreallywierd,separatedin
totwogroups,halfarenormal,cheerfu
lstudents,theotherhalf
areGoths,whodressallinblackandst
icktogether.Olivia,whohatesblackan
distheultimategirly-girl
hasnothingtodowiththemuntilshe
meetsIvyVega.Ivy,alwaysinblack,i
sthecompleteoppositeof
Olivia,untiltheylookcloseranddisvove
rthatbeneththefrillypinkskirtsand
theblacklipsticktheyare
identicletwins!!But,theyjusthaveone
smalldifferenceIvysavampire,and
shesnottheonlyonearound!
ByMayaBrennan
DoyoualwaysbuyyourHalloweencostumes?Thinkagain!Whynotmakeyourowncostume?Howtomakeaspookyvampirecostume!1.Findsomereallydark/red
clothesandputthe
mon.2.Takeablackbinbagandcutalongoneedgesothatitiscompletelyflatandopenedup.Attachsomestringto2corners(thisishowyoutieitaroundyourneck)butmakesureitfitsaroundyourneckfirst!3.Sticksomeglowinthedarkstickersontothebinbag.4.Usinghairgel,makeyourhairallslicked
back.
5.Paintyourfacewhitewithreddrippingfromyourmouth(youcouldalsomakeyourhands
white).
YoureallsetforHalloween!!! ByAnnaBarnwell
TenTerrifing
HalloweenCo
stume
Ideas:
1.Witch
2.Ghost
3.Banshee
4.Zombie
5.Vampire
6.Dorothy 7.Hi
ppy
8.Devil
9.Fairy
10.Superman
ByEvaMagui
re
Q. Whatd
oesavam
piresayw
henhe
comesbac
kfroma
party?
A.Itwas
fangtast
ic!
Q.Whath
appensif
youseet
winwitche
s?
A.Youwo
n'tbeab
letosee
whichwit
chis
witch!
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Thecurseof themummybeganwhenmany terribleeventsoccurredafter thediscoveryofKingTutankhamun's tomb. Legend says that allwhoenter thetombwill sufferfromtherathof themummyWhenLordCarnarvon (whofunded thedig of thekings tomb)
died shortly after theofficial
openingof thetomb, therewererumoursabout acurse. At thatmoment, all the lights inCairomysteriouslywent off, whilebackatCarnarvon'sEnglishestatehisdogwassupposed tohavehowled anddied at thesametime. Fivemonths laterCarnarvonsyoungerbrotherdiedaswell. Anothersuspicous eventwas that thepet canaryof thetomb'sdiscoverer, HowardCarter, wasswallowedby acobraontheday thetombwasopened. Thereweremany rumoursaboutmysterioushiroglyphics in thetombwhichwasawarningabout thecurse, howev
er, no such
inscriptionswerefound.Sowhichoneof yousaysmagicdoesnt exist?
Whenyouthinkofamummywh
atcomestomind?
Mostofususuallypictureacre
epyEgyptianmummy
wrappedinbandagesandburied
insideagrand
pyramid.Thoughegyptianmumm
iesarethemost
famous,mummieshavebeenfoundinmany
places
throughouttheworldeg.Greenland,ChinaandSouth
America.
AMummyisapersonoranimal
whosebodyhasbeen
preservedbythesun,exposure
tochemicals,
extremecoldness(icemummies
)orlackofair.Some
arepreservedinnaturalconditio
nsandsomeare
preservedandburiedwithgreat
care.
MummificationinancientEgypt
wasaverylongand
expensiveprocesswhich,fromstarttofinish,to
ok
aboutseventydays.Peoplewere
mummifiedand
buriedaswellastheycouldaffo
rd,thepharaohs,
whowerebelievedtobecomego
dswhentheydied,
hadthemostmagnificentburia
lsofall.
TheancientEgyptiansbelieved
thatmummifyingthe
deadwouldensureanexistence
intheAfter-life.
Theybelievedthatafterdeath
,thepersonssoul
wassplitintoseveral
parts,andcontinuedtoliveon
intheafter-life.Amummywasaguaranteefor
eternallife. ByMayaBrennan
Harry Potter7Ithought thefinalHarryPotterfilm
wasreallygood! It wasfullofadventureandsuspense!MyfavoritebitiswhenHarrygoestofightVoldemort. Personaly,IthinkheonlysadpartisthatDobey diesbutapartfromthatitwasgreat!
ByJackConneely
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CreepyCocktails: CocktailsaretheperfectwaytostartoffaHalloweenparty,especiallywithallyourthirstyvampirefriends!Putoutabunchofreddrinks(berryjuices,fizzydrinksandcordials)andblack
drinks
(likecokeorpepsi)onatable.MakesomegreenandredIce-cubes(withfoodcolouring)
thenightbeforeandputthemoutaswell.Then,invitethegueststomaketheirowncreepycocktails!
This party planning article is the perfect guide if you wantto organise a Terrifying Halloween Party!
Fangtasticfood:
Herearesomevampalisioustreatsyoucan
enjoyatyourparty:
ChocolateSpiders:
Thesecreepy-craw
lieswillgiveanycak
ean
originalandtastyto
uchandissuretob
eabighitatpartie
s!
Ingredients: . 115gplainchocolatebrokenintopieces .150mldoublecream .3tbspgroundalmonds
.cocoapowderfodusting .chocolatevermiselli .2-3liquoricewheelssweetcentersremoved .2tbspsugar
pasteicing
ToffeeApples: Toff
eeApplesarea
Halloweenclassic,yo
urpartywontbe
completewithoutthem
!
Ingredients:
. smallredapple
s
.11/2cupsofcas
tersugar
.1tablespoonofv
inegar
.1/2cupwater
.6dropsofredfo
odcolouring(optional
)
.8thinbrancheso
ffatree(orwooden
skewers/lollypopstic
ks)
1.Washapplesanddrythoroughly.Removeanystalksandpushstickintothecentreof
eachapple.2.Inaheavy-basedsaucepanp
lacethesugar,waterandvinegarandheatgentlyfor5minutesoruntilthesugarisdissolved.Turnuptheheatandboilvigorouslyforapproximately8minutesuntilthetoffeejuststartstoturngolden.Testtoseeifthe
toffeeisgoingtoset(everyminuteafter6minutes)bygettingasmallamountona
teaspoonanddribblingintoaglassofcoldwater.Whenthethreadsarehard,it'sready.
3.Removefromheatandaddfoodcolouring.Diptheapplesintothetoffeeandtwirl
eachappletomakesureitiswellcoatedandtheexcessdripsoff.4.Placethetoffeeappleongreaseproofpapertocool.Notethatanadultmusthelp
withthisdish!
1.Gentlymeltthechocolateand
cream,stiringfrequently
.
Transfertoabowl,letcool,
thenbeatmixturefor10
minutesoruntilthickand
pale.Stiringroundalmonds,
thenchilluntilitisfirmenough
tohandle.
2.Dustyourhandswithcocoa,
thenmakesmallballswiththe
mixtureandrollthemin
vermicelli.
3.Forthelegs,cutliquoriceinto4cmlengths
andinsertinto
spiders.
4.Fortheeyes,tintapieceof
icingblackandmaketwosmall
balls.Withthewhiteicingmake
twolargerballsandstickonthe
blackballswithwater.
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PartyWitch- CRAFT!Haveloadsoffunmakingthesecrafty,creepycreationstodecorateyourhouse forthe party!
PumpkinLol
lipopholder
s:Thesemini-pu
mpkin
holdersare
a creative
andoriginalwayto
decoratey
ourpartyta
ble!Greatf
untomake
withyourfr
iends!
Whatyoun
eed:
. 5oranges
.1black
marker
.Somelolli
pops
Paintapum
pkinfaceoneach
orangewit
hthe
blackmark
er.Then,st
icksomelollipop
sinto
eachpump
kintomake
thecooles
t,creepiest
lollipophold
ersever!
Halloween Chair Cover: Perfect for giving the chairsat the party a spooky look!What you need:
. old pillow case. black felt pen
Draw some bats, spider webs, creepy-crawlies, ghosts,witches etc on the pillow case with the felt pen. Leaveto dry a bit and then spook up the back of your chair abit with this easy-to-make Halloween decoration!
VampireBatBalloons: These
bloody-thirstysuck
erswill
giveyourguestsa
frightwhentheyreachthefr
ontdoor!
Whatyouneed:
.2blackballoons
blackducttape
blackandwhiteca
rd
Scissors
blackribbon
First,inflatetwoblackballoons(
alargeoneforthe
body,
onesmallerforth
ehead).Withblackducttape,at
tach
themattheknots.
Cutear,eye,wing
,andfangshapesfrom
blackandwhiteca
rd,thenuseductt
apetoattachthem
to
theballoons.Tohan
gthebat,attacho
neendofablack
ribbonwithductt
apenearwhereth
eheadandbodym
eet.
Count
Dracula
1624-2011
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Gruesome games:Enjoy screaming and laughing atthe same time with your friends while playing theseghoulish games!
Witchs stew:Thisisareallyfungametoplaywithyourmatesattheparty!Whichofyouisthe
bestchef?WhatYouNeed:strawspaperbowlBeforetheparty,askyourgueststohelpyoucut
tensmallHalloweenshapes,suchasghosts,bats
andpumpkinsfrompaper.Placetheshapesina
pilebesideasmallbowl.Usingthestrawasavacuum,eachcontestanttriestopickupashape
andplaceitinthebowltocreatetheWitch'sStew.Timetheplayerstoseewhocangetallten
inthebowlthefastest.
HideandShriek:Thisterror-ificgamewillgiveyourpartyascreamingsuccess!Turnthelightsoffineveryroomexceptone.Maketwoteamsandgiveeveryplayeratorch.Oneteamgoesandhidesinthedarkroomswhiletheotherscountupto30intheroomwiththelighton.Whenthesecondteamhasfinishedcountingtheygoouttolookfortheotherteaminthedark.Theobjectofthegamefortheteamthatishidingistojumpupandscaretheotherteamandofcoursemakethemscream!
SlimySurprise: Thiswill
definatlybethestarof
thenight!
Scary, gruesomeandf
unny,its
theultimateHalloweengame!
Whatyouneed:
Slimy(wet)spaghettio
rnoodles
Whippedcreamorcrea
mcheese
Gratedcheese
Grapes
Wet,soggyslicedbread
,broken
intopieces
Watteryjelly
Olives
.squashedfigs5boxes,wit
haholeontopof
eachone(bigenoughfor
ahandto
fitthrough)
1jar6bigwrapp
edsweets
DecorateasmallroomwithHalloweendecorations
andremoveallthefurniture.Thenplaceatablein
thecentreoftheroom.Placetheboxesandthejar
ontothetableandput:thespagettiinthefirst,the
whippedcreamandgratedcheeseinthesecond,
breadinthethird,thejellyandolivesinthefourth,
thefigsinthefifthandthegrapesandsomewater
inthejar.Then,placeasweetineachboxandinthe
jar.Makesuretheroomisverydimlylitorturnall
thelightsoffandholdatorch.Invitesixofyour
guestsinatatime,andaskeachoneofthemto
choseaboxorthejar.Theneachinturnmustput
theirhandinsideandfindthesweetwithoutlooking
inside!Tomakethingsreallyfun,writethenameof
eachgrusomeingredientontheboxes!