Simple fun Halloween printables, recipes and crafts to celebrate a not-too-spooky Halloween.
Mu husband adores Halloween. He used to carve and paint pumpkins for Halloween even before we had children. My children have inherited his love of pumpkin decorating and it’s always a big deal around our house. My husband takes the kids out and everyone gets to choose their own pumpkins. Then my husband decorates the…
Creative and easy-to-make Mummy Coffin Party Game. Make your next Halloween party creepy, but fun with this DIY game.
An easy to make dinner recipe that is as delicious as it is fun. Halloween Jack O’Lantern dinner pockets are always a big hit.
Originally published October 16, 2013. Updated July 11, 2019. Halloween luminaries can easily be made from upcycled plastic bottles and jars. This is a great kids’ craft. It costs only pennies to make and requires only beginner’s level crafting skills. The first thing you need to know about me is that I hate to…
A simple tutorial to make a special effects wound from simple household ingredients. Perfect for Halloween costumes and imaginative play.
Nothing says Halloween more than candy corn. I just love those happy bright colors. I was looking at my yarn stash and wondering what I could make when I noticed that I had white, yellow and orange yarn. Bingo! The candy corn crochet basket was born. With 3 children, I find myself sitting, waiting at…
A simple tutorial to make special effects blood from common household ingredients. Perfect for Halloween costumes and imaginative play
You know how some people window shop for shoes or clothes or books? I’ve developed the habit of “window shopping” at the Graphics Fairy. I can and have spent hours drooling over the great graphics Karen has on her blog and the amazing projects she features with her graphics. Take a minute an hour to drop…
A couple of years ago, we threw a Halloween party for my daughter and a bunch of her friends. It was the first year that my daughter was too old to go trick or treating. (I know, I know. We still have old teenagers coming around every Halloween, too. But we just decided that at…
A couple of years ago when it was my now 17 year old’s first year to be too old to trick or treat, we had a bunch of her friends over for a Halloween party. Unfortunately, it was pre-blogging days and I didn’t take very many pictures. The party was great fun, with all kinds…