mom • crafts
by Vanessa Sperry on October 25th, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Instead of throwing away all those soda bottles left over from the last family get together, why not make a memory out of them? These soda bottle ghosts make the perfect kids Halloween craft activity while teaching your children how to creatively recycle.
Items You’ll Need to Create Your Halloween…
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me • arts & entertainment
by Carina on October 22nd, 2010 | 6 Comments »
When
Jyl asked me to write a post about scary movies for Halloween I laughed and laughed, and then I peed my pants.
You see, I’m a scaredy cat of the first degree; a bonafide nincompoop. I spent 120 minutes in the lap of my then boyfriend facing the opposite …
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me • biz, tech, & social media
by Sarah Kimmel on October 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments »
With Halloween quickly approaching the amount of searches for Halloween related items increases considerably. So what is the best way to increase your traffic, and take advantage of the spike in holiday related searches?
Three Tips for Search Engine Optimization
1. Plan Ahead.… If you think you are going to
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mom • family fun & traditions
by Barb on October 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Living in a snowy area like Denver creates some interesting challenges for our family. My youngest is a full time wheelchair user and while Denver is a very accessible city by most standards, our neighborhood isn’t. Everyone has steps up to their house (including us) which makes trick or treating…
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me • hobbies & me time
by Rachel Matthews on October 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Taking pictures of your kids on Halloween, in their Halloween costumes and actually enjoying it AND liking the pictures later?? {GASP!}
Can it be true?
I’m here to tell you that yes, it can!
Over the past few years I’ve become increasingly attached to my camera(s) and obsessed… interested in
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mom • crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What is your preference for Halloween costumes? Store bought or homemade?
A few years back, before my boys got googly eyed over the Halloween costumes they saw in the store, they used to be thrilled when we’d get all gung-ho and go homemade. And let me be clear… by “we,”…
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me • arts & entertainment
by Vanessa Brown on October 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Want a safer, greener, or healthier Halloween? Maybe you’re worried about chemicals that may be found in toys. Maybe you don’t like the additives and preservatives in some candies. Or maybe you just want to work towards a more natural way of living. Whatever your reason, here are some tips…
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mom • family fun & traditions
by Rachael Herrscher on October 14th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Every October my little family finds its way to Gardner Village to see the witches. And every year my little people go looking for “Witchy Pooh” . . . the witch who is reading the paper in the outhouse.
This year we ended up at “Breakfast with a Witch”… (thanks
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mom • crafts
by Kami Bigler on October 4th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Bring the beautiful colors of fall indoors with this fun DIY flower arrangement.
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I don’t know about you, but for me, candy corns seem to scream October and fall and Halloween. As far as candy goes, I think candycorn is gross (ew!); but as far as the colors and the
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mom • crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
Check out these great Halloween boo-ing ideas from fellow blogger and friend, Cindy Hopper from Skip to My Lou…. She shares how it’s not to late to Mom It Forward Halloween style to your neighbors, family, and friends! What’s more is this is a perfect family activity! In her
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