Halloween Dance Party Countdown – The Halloweensie Contest

Posted on October 28, 2013 by viviankirkfield

Get ready!

Get set!

Go!

It’s time to have lots of fun with Susanna Leonard Hill’s Halloweensie Contest!

There is still plenty of time to enter – here are the rules from her website:

“The 3rd Annual HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST!!!!!

The Contest: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words spooky, black cat, and cackle. Your story can be scary, funny or anything in between, poetry or prose, but it will only count for the contest if it includes those 3 words (you can count black cat as one word) and is 100 words (you can go under, but not over!) Get it? Halloweensie – because it’s not very long and it’s for little people 🙂

Post your story on your blog between now and Thursday October 31st by 11:59 PM EDT and add your post-specific link to the list below. There will be no Would You Read It or Perfect Picture Books this week, so the post and the list of links will stay up all week for everyone to enjoy. I hope everyone will visit everyone and you’ll all get your friends and relations to visit, read and enjoy too! If you don’t have a blog and would like to enter, you can simply copy and paste your entry in the comments section below. (If you have trouble, and alas, people sometimes do, just email your entry to susanna[at]susannahill[dot]com and I’ll post it in the comments for you!)”

It’s so much fun to read all of the creative entries – and the prizes are SPECTACULAR!!! Click here to enter and/or read the other entries.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Spooky Piggy (mikeallegra.com)
Cackle . . . the Spooky Black Cat (nrhatch.wordpress.com)

89 thoughts on “Halloween Dance Party Countdown – The Halloweensie Contest”

Beth Stilborn on October 28, 2013 at 12:43 pm said:

I absolutely LOVE this, Vivian!!!! What a great idea!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 11:05 pm said:
  
  Beth, you are very kind! I hope it is a Halloween story that would not frighten young children.
  
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cherylsec on October 28, 2013 at 12:52 pm said:

This is delightful! I can see this as a wonderful picture book. Well done!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 11:04 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Cheryl…I’m so happy you feel that way. After I wrote it, I thought it just might become one someday. 😉 With a LOT of work and revising.:) 🙂
  
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nrhatch on October 28, 2013 at 1:12 pm said:

FUN! FUN! FUN!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm said:
  
  I can remember coming home from junior high and watching American Bandstand with my best friend. Lindy-hop, anyone? I’ll be over shortly to read yours, Nancy!
  
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talesfromthemotherland on October 28, 2013 at 1:42 pm said:

LOVE your entry Vivian! Do we vote, or who picks the winner? Yours is just wonderful… so happy that you now get to enjoy these special holidays with your beautiful grandson. What a joy!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 11:03 pm said:
  
  Hi Dawn…thanks so much! Glad you liked this one. Entries close on Oct 31…then Susanna will pick 3 or 6 finalists and post those and then there will be several days to vote…I’ll definitely let you know.:)
  Yes, we are having fun with Jeremy…I need to keep a notebook handy all the time…he says such funny things…each would make a GREAT picture book.:)
  
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  - talesfromthemotherland on October 28, 2013 at 11:51 pm said:
    
    I kept a journal of things my kids said… they love hearing me read it now! Write it down, V; write it down!
    
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    - viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 12:03 am said:
      
      I will…I promise.:)
      
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      - talesfromthemotherland on October 29, 2013 at 12:05 am said:
        
        🙂
        
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Donna L. Sadd on October 28, 2013 at 2:24 pm said:

This is splendid, Vivian! Love it!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 6:01 pm said:
  
  Donna…you are very kind! I’m off to read the other entries – I know they will knock my socks off.:) I love that everyone really puts so much into this!
  
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laurimeyers on October 28, 2013 at 2:32 pm said:

It’s great! I’m ready to go monster boogy on the floor.

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 5:59 pm said:
  
  Me too, Lauri! That would be some party.:)
  
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Stacy S. Jensen on October 28, 2013 at 4:00 pm said:

I giggled, laughed and read this one out loud Vivian! Wonderful.

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 11:06 pm said:
  
  So happy, Stacy…how was the meter? I tried to keep it simple, unlike Dylan McGee.:)
  
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Patricia Tilton on October 28, 2013 at 5:03 pm said:

Wow, you included counting in your rhyme. I love it. Very creative Halloween entry.

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 5:58 pm said:
  
  Glad you liked it, Pat! There is so much interest in dancing these days with all of the popular dance shows on TV – I thought it would be very relevant and enjoyable for kids.:)
  
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Susanna Leonard Hill on October 28, 2013 at 5:50 pm said:

This is so much fun, Vivian! I love it! And I’m chuckling to myself because I had a go at writing a Halloween rhyming counting story for this and failed so abysmally that I had to give it up as a lost cause! You pulled it off spooktacularly! 🙂 Thanks so much for joining the Halloweensie Hoe Down 🙂

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 11:08 pm said:
  
  Yee-ha! That means a lot to me, Susanna…glad you enjoyed it. As always, your contests are so much fun and bring out the best…so many great entries this year!
  
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Robyn Campbell on October 28, 2013 at 6:21 pm said:

Vivian, I can see little children asking for this to be read over and over. Excellent job! 🙂

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 9:41 pm said:
  
  Now THAT makes my evening, Robyn…what a lovely thing to say. It is actually my goal (I guess it is everyone’s goal) as I work towards getting my stories out there…to have a child say, “Please read it again!”. 🙂
  
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Cathy C. Hall on October 28, 2013 at 7:16 pm said:

My daughter’s a dance teacher (her students are 3 to 7) and I’ll bet they’d love this story! (I know she would!) 🙂

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 9:38 pm said:
  
  Cathy…that’s such a great age to start kids in dance…they love to move and groove.:) Glad you liked my little counting rhyme.:)
  
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Heather Dent on October 28, 2013 at 8:27 pm said:

This is fantastic!

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- viviankirkfield on October 28, 2013 at 9:37 pm said:
  
  It’s a great contest, Heather! Thanks for being so kind…I had fun writing it.:)
  
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Perfecting Motherhood on October 29, 2013 at 12:05 am said:

That is so much fun to read out loud! This would definitely make a great Halloween board book about counting and dancing with the right illustrations!

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Milka…coming from you with your artistic eye, that means a lot! I’m going to keep working on it.:)
  
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  - Perfecting Motherhood on October 29, 2013 at 11:04 pm said:
    
    I honestly think you’ve got something there. I wish I could draw well enough to do the illustrations for you. They would be a lot of fun to create.
    
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    - viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 11:55 pm said:
      
      You are a great cheerleader, Milka…also a very talented artist – I’ll bet you could do great illustrations! 🙂
      
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      - Perfecting Motherhood on October 30, 2013 at 11:39 am said:
        
        Well, I have to start with illustrations for my own books, right? I wish I dedicated the time to practice drawing every day. It’s always the last thing on the list and I really need to change that.
        
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        viviankirkfield on October 30, 2013 at 12:33 pm said:
        
        Me, too! I keep saying I am going to start doing some illustrations…but it hasn’t happened yet.:( Where is that pencil? 🙂
        
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        Perfecting Motherhood on October 30, 2013 at 2:41 pm said:
        
        That’s exactly it. I’m so glad my kids ask me to draw things for them or with them several times a week.
        
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jannatwrites on October 29, 2013 at 1:23 am said:

This was a fun story. One of my kids’ favorite books as young children was a counting book with ladybugs, and later one with butterflies.

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:59 pm said:
  
  Janna…I’ll keep my fingers crossed that this one (with mucho revision) will one day be some child’s favorite counting book! Your kind words are much appreciated.:)
  
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Penny Parker Klostermann on October 29, 2013 at 7:42 am said:

Absolutely delightful, Vivian! You did such a great job. I just love it!

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:58 pm said:
  
  That is very meaningful praise, Penny…I truly value your opinion. Susanna’s contests are truly inspiring.:)
  
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heylookawriterfellow on October 29, 2013 at 7:46 am said:

This is great! And the verses create such wonderful mental images. I do hope this poem gets illustrated some day!

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:57 pm said:
  
  Hello Mike! Thanks so much for the wonderful comment…and I agree…this one feels like it could be a ‘real’ picture book…one that will need illustations…wish I could draw. 🙂
  
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Grannymar on October 29, 2013 at 9:58 am said:

That was fun. I was trying to do the actions as I read each line.

Loved ‘Five waltzing witches that cackle and grin’.

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:55 pm said:
  
  Glad you stopped by, Marsha! And glad you liked the rhyme. The waltzing witches line was one of my favorites.:)
  
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Buffy Silverman on October 29, 2013 at 1:16 pm said:

Love this Halloween hoedown (especially the line: Ten twisting draculas dressed to the nines!)

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:54 pm said:
  
  Welcome to my blog, Buffy! So lovely to meet new people via Susanna’s contests! When I wrote the line, I could just see those 10 draculas in their tuxedos and wing-tipped shoes with spats. 🙂 🙂 Glad you liked it!
  
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clarbojahn on October 29, 2013 at 2:10 pm said:

Wow! Vivian! What a great poem! Yeah I stop with all the exclamation marks already. But really, it is great. And in perfect rhyme too. 🙂

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  Wow! I love your exclamation marks! They let me know you REALLY liked the rhyme!!!
  Seriously, Clar…you are very kind…it’s a fun contest and I’m thrilled to participate.:)
  
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  - clarbojahn on October 30, 2013 at 8:11 am said:
    
    You did a great job!!! 🙂
    
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Joanna on October 29, 2013 at 2:19 pm said:

Wow, awesome counting rhyme, Vivian!

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- viviankirkfield on October 29, 2013 at 6:48 pm said:
  
  This was lots of fun, Joanna…I’ve never done a counting rhyme, although I love to write in rhyme. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.:)
  
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