This cute Spooky Bat Photo Craft is a great keepsake art project of your child and is perfect to make at Halloween parties! I know, I know! Halloween is only 2 days away! But I had to share this super cute project I am doing in my kindergartener's class for their Halloween Party! This year I am room mom for Oliver's class which means I get to organize and run the class … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween 2016
Happy Halloween a day late from our four Ghostbusters...Venkman, Holtzmann, Spengler, and Gilbert as well as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Kevin! I wanted to share this year's Family Halloween Ghostbusters Costume theme with you yesterday but we didn't get to taking pictures until after school today and then it was 'hey, let's get to Trick-or-Treating!" You know how … [Read more...]
Easy Paper Plate Vampire Bats
In need of a super cute AND easy Halloween Craft to do in your child's classroom for their upcoming Halloween or Fall Party? Well, I got your back!! This year I am in Penelope's classroom helping out for her class party and together we came up with this super cute Paper Plate Vampire Bat to do for the craft portion of their party! It is a pretty low maintenance yet super … [Read more...]
Halloween Fun: Chilled Monkey Brains
Oh boy! Today's post is not for the faint of heart!!! Or maybe, I should say, today's post is perfect for the Halloween lover! To quickly give you a little background on how this idea came to fruition, let's just start by saying that years ago when I was a kid Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was totally my jam. Well, that and Top Gun but that's a story for another day … [Read more...]
Halloween Spider Cupcakes
*This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The J.M. Smucker Company. The opinions and text are all mine. Oh man, it's my favorite time of year again! The cooler weather is on its way and the Halloween and fall stuff is in full bloom in all the stores! I can't help but stalk these aisles once September hits and pick up some fun things to craft or bake … [Read more...]
Fall Themed Thank You Gift Idea
With Thanksgiving coming up in just a couple of weeks I thought it would be fun to put together a little gift for our teachers, something to let them know we are thankful for them (because we are)! I know I say this a lot, and I probably sound like a broken record, but we love our schools and our teachers. Each end every teacher that has come into our lives has just been … [Read more...]
Hot Cocoa Break Gift Idea
Oh man, it has been cold and wet here this week. No fun for someone who hates being cold. I thought I would go for a run this morning when it seemed there would be a lull in the rain and a half mile in it started pouring, for reals man! And it kept up for the rest of my run. Gah. I kept telling myself, "When I'm done I'm making a giant cup of hot cocoa, I deserve it!" :-) … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Mini Pumpkin Pizzas
It's that time of year again! That time where we love to create fun, holiday-themed dinner and snack ideas! It's part of why I love the last 3 months of the year so much. There is just so much to celebrate and so many memories to make! One of our favorite quick and easy dinner ideas around the weeks leading up to Halloween have to be when we do a Make Your Own Mini Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Trick or Treat: Plastic Fangs Treat and FREE Printable!
This weekend my kids and I ran to Target (I mean, hello where else would we run to?) and we searched the Halloween aisles looking for what they wanted to give away to their classes during their Halloween parties. Since our school does not allow the kids to bring candy or food items they decided on these fun plastic fangs! Plastic Vampire Fangs = Always a hit! And then we … [Read more...]
The Peanuts Movie Carved Snoopy Pumpkin!
Over the past few weeks we have been hitting up pumpkin patches like they are going out of style. It's one of our favorite things to do in October. We have quite a few good ones not too far from where we live and like to visit as many as we can before the weather gets really cold and windy…and you know that happens quickly in Chicago! And with all those visits we have … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Candy Corn Blondies Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Hershey Company. All opinions are 100% mine. Ooh! I always get so excited when the aisles at my favorite stores start getting switched over to the Halloween goodies. I love seeing all the new decorating ideas, the costumes, the party supplies, and of course all the new fun candies, isn't Fall the best! I found these … [Read more...]
The Failynn Fox Cowl
You guys! I am so in love with these Failynn Fox Cowls!! Are they not just the cutest things you have ever seen? I have been dying to make them for over a year now but just never could get around to it. Finally, a good friend pushed me over the edge by talking up how easy they were to make and I bit the bullet. Boy, am I soooo glad I did…and so are my girls as they love … [Read more...]
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