You are at the right place if you're looking for Simple DIY Family Halloween Costumes! Most of these costumes were whipped up by friends of ours who used simple things from around the house, glue and construction paper. Others mixed in purchased accessories with homemade. Our family likes to dress up for Halloween and celebrate the fun and creativity of this holiday! This picture below may look like Halloween but it's not, it's just another day of the year at the Tuten home. My kids dress … [Read more...]
DIY Halloween Treat Toppers
Contributing Writer: Kelly Griglione from Notable Nest Are you still looking for something special to make for school Halloween treats, or for certain kids in your neighborhood? These clothes in Halloween treat toppers are quick and inexpensive to make, and can easily be personalized for the recipient. This is also a project your kids can help with, or even make on their own. Materials needed: clothespins (I found 3 packs of 24 mini clothespins for $1 at a barn sale this morning, … [Read more...]
Halloween Cupcakes: Witch
In our house, tubs of frosting get eaten with a spoon (by my lean and long husband). So when we were asked to participate in the #CoolWhipFrosting Challenge I jumped on the opportunity. I love to make things from scratch, I really do but when it comes to cakes and cupcakes I like to buy cake mixes. Mostly because there is not a huge difference in taste, especially if you are buying the right brand and doctoring it up to your liking. Below you will see how I doctored up some plain chocolate … [Read more...]
12 Halloween Candy Alternatives
No tricks just Halloween Treats that don't involve candy. Don't worry this article is not a post on sending raisins or bags of carrots with your childs class or passing them out to trick or treaters. I am the first person to tell you that as a child and even as a grown up I get excited about trick or treating because of all the great candy, I will get, I mean my kids will get. So even though I write this post for our health conscious readers I personally am all about good chocolate goodness … [Read more...]