Pumpkin-Themed Halloween Gifts For You and Your Kids

FIVE PUMPKIN-THEMED FAMILY FRIENDLY GIFT IDEAS SUITABLE FOR ALMOST EVERYONE

Join in the pumpkin fun! What would Halloween be without the mighty pumpkin or the friendly or scary jack-o-lantern as he becomes known when he is carved? Not much! Join us then in our celebration of pumpkin-themed gift ideas that are perfect for you and your children. You will find some great pumpkin-themed merchandise and gift ideas...all designed to to help you and your children have fun this Halloween. All of the pumpkins on this page will enhance the Halloween celebration girls and boys aged 5 through 8-ish though they aren't limited to that age group. On this page, you will find:

1. Ravensburger's Oh My Gourd. 
2. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - television show, book, puzzle, mug and game.
3. Spookley the Square Pumpkin.
4. Record a Pumpkin Story.
5. Mr. Potato Head Sets.

RAVENSBURGER OH MY GOURD BOARD GAME 

I had to work to find a pumpkin-themed game but I did. Ravensburger's Oh My Gourd is, according to the box, a "gourd-astic, growing game" that is recommended for individuals aged 6 and up. It helps develop math skills as well as introducing plant and gardening ideas. Reviews say that it is easy to understand and quick to set up. Buy your Oh My Gourd game here on Amazon.

IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN 

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a television classic that needs no introduction. Your family will watch this Peanuts show together, year after year. However, don't limit yourself to the television program. Consider these additional ideas: the book of the same name, a jigsaw puzzle or even a coffee mug. 

If you have children to read to, then the book version of the story would be a great addition to your pumpkin collection.  

If you love working jigsaw puzzles, a number of  Halloween-themed jigsaw puzzles are available also here on eBay featuring the classic Halloween story. Jus be sure to pick one appropriate for the ages in your household.

How about a Peanuts' Great Pumpkin-themed coffee mug? That would be perfect for serving witches brew or hot chocolate. It is a great tradition to have a Halloween mug or mugs to bring out and use each and every year during the month of October. Use them for coffee or tea for adults or for hot chocolate, hot apple cider or witches' brew for children. It would even be fun to use a Charlie Brown It's The Great Pumpkin mug to serve pumpkin juice or butterbeer.

Any version of UNO is fun but this version is extra fun at Halloween. Charlie Brown and the gang bring you the It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown UNO, which features cards customized for Halloween, taking Halloween gaming to a whole new level. Recommended for children 7 and up.

Find all of these It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown gift ideas and more, here on Amazon. You may be amazed at all of the options.

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN

Rated G, Spookley is a story about a pumpkin who is teased about his unusual shape. He is befriended by three funny spiders who manage to convince him that regardless of his shape, he could be Pick of the Patch on Halloween. Of course, there are a couple of bullies who tease him because of his squareness but Spookley eventually discovers that "it's fine to be round while the weather is fair, but there are times it's better to be a square!" 

Click here to order your Spookley The Square Pumpkin DVD or even the storybook version on Amazon.

RECORD A PUMPKIN STORY 

Here's another fun idea that will make a great memory. You can record your voice reading this book, 10 Little Pumpkins. It would be a especially fun at Halloween. Record your voice and your children or grandchildren can listen to the story over and over again. The book could be given to older children to read aloud. However, I have seen the reading level rated for children 9 to 12 years of age. Find your copy of 10 Little Pumpkins here, on Amazon.

MR. POTATO HEAD HALLOWEEN SETS

There is no carving required when you own a Mr. Potato Head pumpkin decorating kit. Whether you pick the ghost, skeleton, witch or another character, they come complete with all the gear you need to get ready for Halloween including eyes, shoes, ears, arms, fans, nose and, where appropriate, a witches hat. However, because we are celebrating pumpkin, you insert these into a pumpkin rather than a potato.

The sets shown on this page are all retired. I recommend that you turn to eBay to search for Halloween-themed Mr. Potato Head sets by clicking right here.

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Are pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns an important part of your Halloween celebrations?

See you 

at the pumpkin patch!

Brenda

MORE HALLOWEEN FINDS: 

Hocus Pocus T-Shirts for Women

Haunt Your House with Lego's Haunted Mansion Set

A Clowder of Black Cat Coffee Mugs

Lower Canada Post Rates For Canadians Shopping on eBay

Are you a Canadian who would like to shop on eBay? Did you know that shipping in Canada via Canada Post has become more affordable for small, lightweight parcels? Do you want to know the secret? Finding an eBay seller (like me) who has teamed up with eBay to offer the heavily discounted rates that eBay has negotiated with Canada Post. 

CANADA POST EXPEDITED LITE

The new rates have made it more affordable for many classes of Canadian shipping but for the purpose of this page, I am talking about Canada Post's Expedited Lite service.  For that service, small items are defined as those less than 250 grams, with no dimension more than 41 cms and all dimensions (L x W x H) equaling less than 3,200 cubic centimeters.  

This service is an obvious choice for achieving low rates with tracking and insurance up to $100 on items like trading cards, postcards and jewelry but it also works very well for small toys, replacement game pieces, lapel buttons, small pieces of art and so much more.

This month I used this service to ship a pair of six-inch dolls to Cranbrook, British Columbia from Ottawa, Ontario for $6.81; a Tupperware measuring cup locally in Ottawa $4.69, a small creamer to Renfrew, Ontario for $6.09, replacement game pieces to Vancouver, B.C. for $5.92 and an Honest Ed's transit token holder to Lindsay, Ontario for $6.09. Previously, those packages would have been much more expensive.

I should mention that the partnership between eBay and Canada Post has also increased the savings on parcel services for packages over 250 grams.

All of these rate improvements have definitely increased the number of Canadian eBay buyers that visit my eBay store. You can benefit from them, too plus a a bonus for Canadian buyers is that sourcing in Canada means no customs fees plus, of course, the pleasure of supporting small Canadian businesses.

Find some examples of these rates by checking out the small, lightweight items in my eBay store, Treasures By Brenda.

Do drop in
to my eBay store!
Brenda

DISCLOSURE: Image created with AI. 

Anne of Green Gables Coffee Mug

This lovely ceramic Anne of Green Gables coffee mug is from the Etsy creator, Vintage Dahlia Co. It features charming cottagecore-style typography in green and brown tones alongside a quaint illustration of the fictional Green Gables house in Prince Edward Island.

Green Gables is depicted with a small illustration of the two-story green house with a gabled roof. The entire design is framed with fall-themed leaves that will remind you of Anne’s feeling, “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!” The text is done in a hand-drawn cursive style with dark forest green tones.

The mug is available in 11 or 15 ounces, is microwave and dishwasher safe and features a standard C-shaped handle.

I think that a mug is always a great gift idea because it is practical and because it can be chosen with your recipient, in this case Anne of Green Gables and Anne Shirley, in mind. What Anne fan would not want to have their coffee or tea served in it?

You will find this Anne of Green Gables coffee mug here, on Etsy. Note that this design is also available on at tote bag and a t-shirt that I absolutely adore!

See you
At the bookstore!
Brenda
Treasures By Brenda

 
DISCLOSURE:  Image at the top of the page was made using Chat GPT.

Breakfast at Tiffany's Girlie Coffee Mug

Though I am not a girly girl, I cannot help but love girl-themed coffee mugs like this one that I just discovered on Etsy. It's perfect for anyone who is a girlie girl, a fashionista and even for those of us who just love Audrey Hepburn and the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's a vintage piece, having been made in 2009 by Avela. 

If you want to add it to your collection, I recommend searching here on Etsy or here on eBay. As I write this, I see that there is one available on each of those websites.

You never know

what mugs I might

have in store for you!

Brenda

Quick Links to More Audrey Hepburn & Pink:

Vintage PINK rotary phones.

I Heart Snoopy mugs are pretty in pink, too.

Discover The Audrey Hepburn Couture Muse Movie Collection.

Doctor Who Disappearing Tardis Color Changing Coffee Mug

If you love Doctor Who, you will simply have to have this color changing Doctor Who Coffee mug, whether or not you even drink coffee and if you are not a fan but you have a Doctor Who fan in your life and you were to buy them one themed gift, it ought to be this disappearing Tardis Doctor Who coffee mug. 

WHAT IS THE TARDIS?

If you are a fan of the Doctor Who books and television series, you will need no introduction to the Tardis but if you are considering buying this mug for someone else in your family or an acquaintance who loves Doctor Who, you need to understand the significance of the Tardis.

The Tardis is Doctor Who's time machine or space craft. 

TARDIS is actually an acronym that stands for Time and Relative Dimension in Space. The Tardis is a time machine and/or spacecraft used in the extremely popular Doctor Who books and television shows.

The Doctor’s Tardis is considered “unreliable, obsolete and faulty” and hence is virtually stuck in the appearance of a police box from 1960s London, England.

As a matter of fact, Doctor Who and his Tardis are so firmly implanted in pop culture today that the word Tardis is now used to describe items that appear bigger inside than they do outside. I am pretty sure that my 17-year old made a reference to the Tardis last week, which of course I had to have explained but he, like any Dr. Who fan, understood perfectly.

THE DOCTOR WHO TARDIS DISAPPEARING MUG

Don't miss these important facts. This Dr. Who mug is a ceramic mug that is heat sensitive and features a disappearing and reappearing picture of the Tardis. It holds 12 ounces and must be handwashed or you will ruin the finish that allows the picture to change. You will want to treat it very carefully in order to have it for a long time. The only issue I have read about this mug is the fact that it is not dishwasher safe.

I had a chuckle when I read one review that said that the writer loves a good hot cup of tea, Doctor Who and her disappearing Tardis mug. All that is missing, she said, were sound effects...but she has them as a ringtone on her phone.

Find your Doctor Who color changing coffee mug here on Amazon.

See you

at coffee time!

(With tea in my mug.)

Brenda

MORE DOCTOR WHO READING:

Discover the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Silver Coin. 

Vintage Doctor Who Target Books.

Doctor Who The End of the Universe Boxed Set.