Halloween Fun

Halloween Fun…

We had a fun Halloween celebration! The boys enjoyed parties at their school. As if they didn't have enough treats - we continued the festivities the next evening at our stake center where we enjoyed the annual Trunk or Treat bash!

We were rock stars this year and I will be the first to admit, I just didn’t have it in me to come up with some clever costumes. We do have fun dressing up as a family and this year was no exception (even if the costumes were not so original). 

The boys felt like rock stars so that is all that matters!!! 

Peanut #3's shirt says "Cry Loud, Rock Hard"

The older boys thought Hud-Nut looked funny in the mullet wig. 

Since Halloween fell on a Sunday this year, we didn't go Trick or Treating but we had a great time with a few other families and really enjoyed our Spooky Feast!!! Thanks for the invite (you know who you are ;-)

We filled up on a snake calazone, bloody rats (meatloaf), a puken' pumpkin, newt eyes (deviled eggs), witches fingers, bleeding hearts (red jello cut out in heart shapes - not pictured) and some yummy spider web seven layer dip. We also had delicious desserts (I was too busy eating them to get a picture of them). 

After dinner and some time to visit we had fun watching the kiddos have race of eating donuts off a string.

 There was no cheating going on here - wink, wink!

The older kids did a good job!!! Big D did win - although he may have used his arm for assistance a time or two.

Each couple raced too (except for my hubby and me - I was seriously gagging watching the others do it, dang gag reflex). 

And so that my hubby wouldn't feel left out the men raced him too.

We had a blast and are already looking forward to next year's festivities. But for now we will prepare ourselves for Thanksgiving and Christmas!  

Happy Fun Making to you, 

Classroom Treat

Don’t be just any type of sucker…

…be a mummy too!!!

Just a few more weeks until the boy’s class parties and I am almost finished with the little treat for them to pass out to their classmates.

Supplies:

Sugar Daddy suckers
Gauze
Googly Eyes (7mm)
Black ribbon
Black ink
Glue

How To:

1.   Cut your gauze in 2.25” x 10” strips. I was able to find cotton gauze at the 99cent store.

2.  Cut the black ribbon to be 9”.

3.  Print out onto cardstock some cute tags, cut them out and then distress the edges with black ink. Punch a small hole in one corner (big enough for your ribbon to pass through). Slip the ribbon on the tag.

4.  Take one sugar daddy sucker and start wrapping the gauze around it and then twist it around the sucker stick. Secure it in place with the ribbon.

      5.  Glue on the googly eyes! 

As you can see, it’s pretty easy to do and I was able to get several items at the 99cent store and WalMart. This cost me about 15 cents a sucker (I had ribbon and ink already so that cut down my cost). 

Happy Creating to you, 

P.S. If you would like me to send you the tag, just leave me a comment with your email address.

All Dressed Up

Getting Spooky Around Here

As we continue to enjoy our baby (I can't believe he is almost 5 weeks), we are slowly getting our house ready for the fall!!! We have Halloween things up and will be getting pumpkins and corn stalks next week to further spread the autumn cheer throughout our home! I just love this time of year – I love the colors of fall, mixing spooky decorations with simple autumn items, the crispness in the air, pumpkins, and I’ll admit it – dressing up!!! 

Once Halloween is over, the creepier decorations are put away and the simplicity of pumpkins, Indian corn, and wonderful autumn colors all help us usher in the most thankful of times! I love decorating for both!

"The Witches Inn" - where you will find all sorts of poison and items to make the most amazing spells come true!!!

Bones, bouncy ball eyeballs, and skulls surrounded by Spanish moss make for a very witchy display

Crows have found their way to the topiaries! 

Bones are found throughout the house!

Just a note to you – almost all of the decorations that we enjoy for Halloween were found at the dollar store or the 99 cent store. Very affordable indeed.  

 
Happy Decorating to You, 

Halloween Goodies

Peanut #2 and I made Halloween Crackers for his classmates. They are easy to do and make such a nice treat.

What you need:

- Halloween napkins - the number you are wanting to make (beverage size)

- TP cardboard rolls - the number you are wanting to make (I save them already because I use them for crafts throughout the year)

- Small goodies and candies to put inside your cracker (we put bubblegum, pixie sticks, bubbles, candy balls, a small toy and a sour ball in the treat)

- Coordinating ribbon

- Scissors

- Scrapbooking Adhesive (or double sided tape)

Step 1:

Open the napkin and place it right side down on a table top. Along the top edge near the center of the napkin place a small strip of adhesive. Center the toilet paper roll on the adhesive. Roll the napkin over the top of the tp roll to cover it. Place another small strip of adhesive near the end of the napkin so that the napkin will stay put. Gather one end of the napkin and tie closed with ribbon.

Adhesive along the top

Place the roll on the adhesive

Roll it

Stick it

Tie it

Step 2:

Fill the cracker with goodies through the open end.

Step 3:

Gather the open end and tie it closed with ribbon.

Viola! Easy as 1,2,3!

You could also add another piece of paper over the center of the cracker that has hand written or typed greetings (ex: Happy Halloween, Trick or TREAT, A Treat for You). Just wrap it around and use adhesive to attach it.

We are now ready for C-man's class party - too bad we have to wait two weeks to hand them out.

Happy Crafting to you, Megan

It's Fall Ya'll

Well, we are now into my most favorite time of year! I love the fall! The colors, the decorations, the food, etc.... The winding down of the year, the garden, the pumpkins and corn stalks, but at the same time I feel so energized at the opportunity to be with family and friends during the upcoming holidays!

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Lazy Bones

Potions

May we all find time to cherish the slowing down of mother nature and the beautiful time of togetherness!

Happy Fall, Megan

Happy Halloween

This is the first year that Peanut #2 really got into Halloween. In fact, as we put him to bed tonight, his last words before he fell asleep were "Halloween cool, have candy!"

Our friend's the Garrard's had several families over for pizza and then we all went trick or treating through their neighborhood!

Well the King made it back to his kingdom, but wouldn't you know the knight was not satisfied and decided he needed to be a pirate instead - he was a cute pirate nonetheless!

"Little C" patiently waiting his turn to say "Trick or Treat"

He never stopped after that first door! We couldn't keep up with him or his brother!

Shifting gears... we then went over to the Tew's house for their annual Halloween Night Party. The rain was a bit of a damper, but the boys still had fun exploring the cemetery, the carnival games (there was a ping pong ball toss into bowls with live goldfish in them that people could win and take home with them), and the "Spook Alley!"

The boys checking out the Tew's backyard!

The scary Kara!

Another carnival game, was "Play in the Hay" - there was candy, bracelets, bouncy balls, etc... hidden in the straw!

Peanut #1 taking aim at the tin cans!

My girl Angela and myself!

"Big D" playing basketball, notice the wet basketball game and his wet hair! Our fingers are crossed that no one gets sick!