4 Halloween DIY Craft Projects

Trick-or-treat! Time to paint pumpkins, decorate with spooky spiders and skeletons, and whip up some cute, clever costumes—Halloween is almost here! Below are 4 easy DIY craft projects you can do. No-Sew Critter Costume for Kids: Is making a Halloween costume for your child always a problem because you’re not a sewing expert? No worries—this year … Read more

5 Halloween Party Foods

Hosting a Halloween party? Check out these 5 spooktacular treats and appetizers, courtesy of Cheryl Najafi, that will make your party one that will be talked about for years to come. Creepy Crawly Deviled Eggs *** Popcorn Eyeballs *** Halloween Caramel Apples with DIY Broomsticks *** Creepy Cheese Stick Fingers *** Halloween Donut Hole Monsters Find … Read more

13 Halloween Sensory Bins

I had lots of fun creating a roundup of Fall sensory bins (find that post here) so I wanted to do another one focused on Halloween sensory bins! Here are 13 different ones to help you have some spooky sensory fun this season. via 3 Dinosaurs *** Spooky Boo Bubbles via Momma’s Fun World *** … Read more

Halloween Sensory Table

I shared about this Halloween sensory table a year or two ago but discovered that when I moved my site this post was lost. Here’s a picture of what was in my Halloween sensory table: What was in it: -black and orange feathers -black and orange shiny pom pom balls -black crinkled paper (like the … Read more

Decorating Pumpkins With Candy

In the October issue of Food Network Magazine, now on newsstands nationwide, our editors dream up fun, no-mess ideas for decorating holiday pumpkins. We used gumdrops, candy corns, marshmallows, cotton candy, M&Ms and royal icing to make pumpkins as cute as they are creepy. The best part? Some of the designs require little or no carving, … Read more

Spooky & Bright: 101 Halloween Ideas {Giveaway}

A week ago I shared about Spooky & Bright: 101 Halloween Ideas, the book I received for review that I had been finding great Fall ideas in. You can read my post about it here. I’m excited because now I get to give one away to a reader! GIVEAWAY: One reader will win a copy … Read more

Best and Worst Halloween Candy: Avoiding Scary Dental Decay

Halloween is the No. 1 holiday on the kid calendar. They get to dress up, go to parties and make a candy haul that can’t be challenged, even if you add Easter and Christmas together. With the Centers for Disease Control reporting that over 19 percent of children ages 2 to 19 have untreated cavities, … Read more