crafts • me • arts & entertainment • holidays
Halloween Decor—Have you been pumpkin shopping? Local pumpkin patches abound and even the grocery stores are offering more of a selection than just your average round orange guy.
If your kids are like mine, they want to get the perfect pumpkin as early into the Halloween season as possible, and then rush home to the carving supplies as soon as possible. The problem with that (beyond the fact that I am not a fan of the mess and smell …
Costumes: Tips to Creating Children’s Halloween Costumes on a Budgetcrafts • me • fashion & style • holidays
Costumes—”Mom, I KNOW what I am going to be for Halloween!” How many times have we been told this only to have it change the very next day? Children frequently change their mind, which makes costume purchases a little tricky. My experiences are that I have purchases an expensive …
Halloween Decor: How To Decorate Your Home on a Budgetmom • crafts • home management • decor/DIY
Halloween Decor—Ready or not, fall is here, school is back in session, the leaves are changing, and Halloween… is right around the corner. Time to pull out your crate of Halloween decorations. Wait, you don’t have a crate of decorations, or upon closer inspection, you would no longer proudly
Home Decor: How to Create a Rustic Fall Scarecrow Wreathmom • crafts • crafts • holidays
Fall Decor—Beautiful leaves on the trees, cool crisp air, hay rides, and fall festivals are just some of the joys of autumn…. Scarecrows have been around for about 3,000 years to protect fall crops from crows that would eat bountiful harvests. Nowadays, you’ll usually see them more as
Family Halloween Activities: Witchfest at Utah’s Gardner Historic VillageEvery year, I get giddy about Witchfest—an annual festival at Gardner Historic Village in Midvale, Utah.
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Gardner Historic Village is an old mill converted into eclectic shops and antique stores with grassy areas and streams throughout. It may not be Salem, Massachusetts, but it is the perfect place for
Halloween Costumes: What Does Your Halloween Fashion Say About You?…When I grew up, I’d start planning Halloween months in advance. And this was before they started putting candy in the stores in early September!
While I loved pumpkins, Halloween decor, and everything fall related, my main objective was to figure out my Halloween costume. My mom was an excellent
Fall Festivities: Fun Ways to Celebrate Halloween With Your FamilyWhen I was a kid, Halloween meant all-night sugar highs, handmade costumes, and outdoor neighborhood trick-or-treating … ah, the good ole days! Treats were mainly candy, and the tricks … well, let’s just say, toilet papered trees caused many parents distress! Today’s fall traditions include family-themed costumes, pumpkin carving, and…
Halloween: Save Money and Live Greener on National Costume Swap Daymy world • raising giving children
If you’re a little green around the edges (i.e., trying to be environmentally-conscious) then you may want to consider having your kids swap Halloween costumes with other kids this year. Because these costumes are only worn once a year and generally change from year to year, they lend themselves well…
Halloween is a greatly anticipated event by children of all ages. Once a kid is old enough to figure out how it works and that you can knock on someone’s door or ring the doorbell and say the secret password and you get candy…watch out! It’s going to be quite…
Halloween is such a fun time of year: You get to pick costumes, decorate the house, attend parties, and of course, go Trick-or-Treating. However, all of the candy and sugary items that the kids are consuming can be too much. But is it possible to have some fun and healthier…
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
