I have always wanted to try making Caramel Apples. It just seems like such a nostalgic, old fashioned treat. This year was the time to finally do it! Halloween is kind of a big deal in my town. Not that we go crazy with it–it’s just that we are a small village about half an… Keep Reading
Halloween Costumes at Walmart!
Who loves Halloween? We do! We live right on the main strip in our village where EVERYONE goes trick or treating. Seriously. We get hundreds of kids every year. So we deck out the house with all the great decorations I’ve collected from Walmart over the years–both with my spooky but classy outside, and my… Keep Reading
DIY Multi Holiday Table Runner
For some reason the fall is a time when I want to pull out my sewing machine and make something! So when Walmart gave me a Thanksgiving Craft Challenge and asked me to do a fall/Thanksgiving craft of my choice, I decided I just HAD to do a sewing project. But why do a project… Keep Reading
Spooky Eyes in the Bushes Tutorial for Halloween
Walmart asked me to do a Halloween craft, so here’s a super quick, super cute, and super CHEAP one–Spooky Eyes in the Bushes! All you need for this craft project is some empty cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, wrapping paper–you can even make your own with some cardboard and tape), scissors, masking/painters/duct tape, and… Keep Reading
Pumpkin Carving Time with Walmart
When do you carve your pumpkins for Halloween? We usually wait until the night before Halloween-just to make sure that they stay nice and fresh. Walmart asked me to try out one of their carving kits so this year I did one of ours a bit early. (note: We also made some cool pumpkins that… Keep Reading
DIY: Duct Tape Jack ‘o Lanterns
Halloween just wouldn’t seem like Halloween without Jack ‘o Lanterns would it? That flickering grin just says “Halloween!” But there are a few issues with your standard Jack ‘o Lantern. 1. It involves using sharp knives on hard surfaces. That means an adult (or nearly adult) needs to do the actual carving. While the kiddos… Keep Reading
Halloween Decor and Costume Fun from Walmart
Its October and you know what that means–it means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween! This Halloween Walmart gave me the opportunity to try out a few of their costumes for the kiddos. They also asked me to check out their in store Halloween Home Decor and try my hand at decorating. I really… Keep Reading
How to Make Mummy Dogs
I love it when you can take something simple and make it look fun for the kids. This Halloween “Mummy Dog” project is like that. It turns a simple weeknight meal into something fun and fantastic! It would also be great to send along for a Halloween week lunch. Hot dogs. Crescent rolls. Cheese. That’s… Keep Reading
DIY Halloween Garland
This month’s DIY Challenge from Walmart was to create a DIY Halloween decoration, so here’s a cute little Jack ‘o Lantern garland project I invented. Yeah, you heard that right, I completely invented this. And I think it kinda looks like I invented it. . .but hey, the kids think it looks awesome, so I’m… Keep Reading
DIY Halloween Monster Cookies
How about some more Wilton fun! In the lovely kit that Walmart and Wilton sent me I not only got the items to make those cool Halloween Cupcakes, but there were also some great cookie supplies and a project sheet showing how to make Halloween Cookie Monsters: Here’s the kit: My very most favorite thing? … Keep Reading
