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Oct 27 2012
Fun Halloween Craft Ideas

Kids always have fun making crafts, especially holiday-themed crafts. Here are some fun Halloween craft ideas for your kids to make this year. 1. Trick-or-Treat bucket Supplies: ice cream bucket, construction paper, markers, crayons, glue, glitter (any craft supplies) Directions: Use construction paper to draw ghosts, pumpkins, scarecrows, etc. Cut out your decorations and glue them to the outside of an ice cream bucket. This is one of the easier and more popular of fun Halloween craft ideas. 2. Trick-or-Treat goody bags Supplies: small brown paper bags, Halloween stickers, markers, treats (candy, pencils, erasers, bubblegum, etc.) Directions: Decorate paper bags in ...
Oct 16 2012
10 Tricks for Giving the Best Treats on Halloween

Halloween is quickly approaching. Unfortunately if you’re a health nut like me, you want to make the kids happy without giving into all the candy. I know what you’re thinking, how the hell is that supposed to happen? EASY! With these 10 tricks, you’ll for sure be the coolest mom on the block without the guilt. 10 Tricks for Giving the Best Treats on Halloween 1. Packs of mini play dough containers. 2. A mix of inexpensive Halloween-themed toys from a place like Michael’s, Oriental Trading, Target or Wal-Mart. 3. Miniature bottles of water or all natural juice ...
Oct 10 2012
Recipe: Pumpkin Pancakes

What a great pumpkin pancakes recipe for Autumn and Halloween! Pumpkin pancakes can fun to make as well as fun to eat when decorated with spooky ghosts (use whipped cream!) or cookie tombstones or even gummy worms. They are great for breakfast, lunch or even supper - all autumn long! Ingredients 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 Tbs baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp ground clove 1 cup canned pumpkin or 1 1/2 cup fresh crushed pumpkin 1 cup fat free milk 2 Tbs cholesterol free egg substitute 2 Tbs canola oil 2 Tbs honey 1/2 tsp vanilla In ...
Sep 21 2012
Halloween Fun for Tots: Pumpkin Crafts

Halloween inspires all sorts of projects to do with your little one, particularly pumpkin fun! Checking out the pumpkin patch together, shopping for (or creating) Halloween costumes, and decorating the home. But one of the very best Halloween projects is creating art projects together. In this article are two very basic pumpkin crafts which each and every young child will have fun with. Get ready for the project ahead of time, so your little ball of energy can plunge right in. Easy Paper Jack-o-Lantern There's absolutely nothing whatsoever complicated about this idea. Just simply cut a handful of ...
Sep 07 2012
Halloween Decoration Craft Ideas

Making Halloween crafts can be a lot of fun, and you can create some really spooky, funny effects. Buying decorations can end up costing a lot of money, though, and you often end up throwing them away after the party. Why not make your own, and have fun in the process? Here are some ideas. 1. Halloween "Tree" Find a branch with an interesting, gnarled shape. Spray paint it black, then place it in a vase and hang spooky ornaments from it, such as tissue-paper ghosts, small craft pumpkins, mini skeletons, and so forth. 2. Glue Ghosts White glue ...
