Sometimes something so magical happens

That you just know that your children

Are going to remember it for the rest of their lives

On Tuesday night my children had the fright of their lives

Some early Halloween fun

With a terrific promotional team from Tesco

As the night clouds began to darken the sky

Driving through the autumnal evening

Through the mist and shadows

Came the Tesco Spooker Van

Parked outside our house

A charming, funny and friendly actor

Dressed as Frankenstein

Affectionately known here as ‘The Green Man’

Beckoned to us

And bade us come closer

Esther and William were a little nervous

But mostly incredibly excited

As we approached the van

The haunting sounds of Halloween could be heard

Frankenstein called the children to him

And tempted them with crates of candy

As they reached in to take some sweets

A hairy hand popped out at them

Causing a little shock

And a lot of laughter

If this had been the entirety of the visit

It would have been enough

But then …

The side of the van opened

To reveal a spooky Halloween scene

Through the dry ice smoke

We could see pumpkins

Skeletons

Ghosts

Spiders and cobwebs

Lots of seasonal sparkle

It was wonderful

Esther and William spent so long just staring at everything

Calling out Oh look

Look at this

Look at that

So much to see

And our funny friendly Frankenstein

Just made the whole experience so much fun

Putting the fun into our fright night

It was the perfect Halloween treat

Just as we thought things could not get any better

A four handed man

Appeared through thick black material at the back of the van

Esther and William loved this part of their treat the best of all

They were getting the four handed man to copy them

And to dance along to their DJ Skeleton

How they laughed!

How we all laughed

It was wonderful!

Magical!

The stuff that lasting memories are made of

And then the reason the Spooker Van had visited us

To make a spooky delivery

A crate load of products

To help us get ready for a family Halloween

And we have lots of freaky fun in store

And we are going to share it all with you!

Many people have asked me if the Spooker Van

Is available to book throughout the Halloween season

Sadly it is not

It was a promotional activity to launch a Tesco Halloween collaboration on the blog

But I do think Tesco should consider offering spooky deliveries

In the future throughout October half term

A few families could get together

And give their children a fantastic funny fright night treat

Esther and William have already asked if the van will come again next year

They are also hoping that there might be a Christmas delivery van???

I know that this was part of an advertising campaign

Launching a Halloween project

But for us it was so much more

It was a shared family moment that we will all remember

For a very very long time

We will always fondly remember our fright night

With the Tesco Spooker Van

This post is part of our Halloween collaboration with Tesco, watch out for upcoming product reviews, messy play and simple cooking and craft ideas