As the leaves begin to change and the air becomes crisp, it can only mean one thing – Halloween is just around the corner If you’re on the lookout for some spooktacular Halloween costume ideas for your little ones, look no further! We’ve compiled a list of 7 Spooktacular Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids filled…
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55 Halloween Playlist Songs
Here is a selection of 55 Halloween Playlist Songs to get your spooky groove on. Fun for Halloween parties, trick or treating music, or Jack-o-Lantern carving moods. Jack-o-Lantern Family Activity Have an early “fun” dinner (pizza is always our fav fun dinner) Put on your Halloween Playlist for background music Spread out newspaper on table…
Fall Bucket List Ideas for Families
Voila your go-to list of Fall Bucket List Ideas for Families. Pick and choose your fav Fall family activities because in Autumn you deserve some great family fun. Go apple picking, bake bread, visit a haunted house! There are tons of age-fluid things to do in fall for family activities. Autumn Activity Ideas For Families…
Halloween Snack Ideas
These Halloween Snack Ideas can be used as school lunch ideas, after-school snacks, or a Halloween party. With a mix of savory and sweet Halloween Snacks you can get in the “spirit” of goulish fun. Also, these are definately Halloween recipes which you can make in the kitchen with kids — so think of them…
Halloween Costumes, Crafts, Treats
Are you Halloween ready? I’ve put together this round-up of Halloween Costumes, Crafts, Treats ideas to help make your Halloween a little easier. From DIY costume ideas for the kids to Halloween arts n’ crafts to non-food treat ideas…I hope there is something here to inspire you to have a spook-tacular Halloween! As an alternative to…
Meringue Ghosts
These meringue ghosts are fang-tastic! This recipe is seriously easy and perfect for your next coffin coffee break. These little devils…er…I mean ghosts…are crunchy on the outside and super sweet and chewy on the inside. If you want to be the Ghostess with the mostess this Halloween – you have to try these meringue ghosts… Meringue Ghosts Note:…
Tips For Managing Halloween Candy
October 31st brings with it lots of candy and chocolates. Sugar is sweet but moderation (in all things) is a good thing. How do you limit the candy intake without looking like an ogre? Here are a few tips for managing Halloween candy… All that chocolate and candy goodness can be very tempting (especially for…
DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod
This next D.I.Y. is terror-ific! Creating a homemade Halloween costume is simple by following this DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod tutorial. Using stuff you already have around the house – you can easily (and cheaply!) make a homemade ipod costume. My daughter had a blast making this… DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod: Large cardboard…
Non-Food Halloween Treats
Trick or Treat! 10 Halloween Treats specifically. These non-food Halloween treats are sure to scare up some fun for little monsters with braces, gluten sensitivity and/or food allergies. From Halloween rings to ghostly pencils…these treats are spooktacular. Easy to find and actually very low cost…these 10 Halloween Treats will make for a real ghoul time! …
The Mom Juggle
I. Am. So. Behind. Usually, I’m a Mom on top of her juggle. Family, Life, Work – 3 “balls” in continuous motion. Then DD2 got the 24 hour stomach flu. For 5 days. And the balls…well, family stayed high and airborn while the others hit the fan. Splat. Splosh. Spluf. I have been trapped inside…
How to make a Haunted House: read my HGTV Canada article
Read my new HGTV Canada article ” 8 Haunted House Ideas” for some inspiration for you and your kids to decorate your home for Halloween (teaser: it incorporates and re-purposes things you already have hanging around the house). How to make milk jug ghosts Not your usual jack-o-lantern Glow-in-the-dark footprints. And MORE! Click on the…
Halloween Activities
Halloween activities…bah humbug. Apparently, some people LIKE Halloween crafts (me not so much)… I also don’t make costumes from scratch (except for that year Thing 1 went as “mommy in the morning” – wearing a housecoat, slippers, a pony tail, glasses {lens popped out} and carried a Tim Horton’s medium coffee cup). Now, I also…