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‘Clean for Candy’ Printable
Looking for the perfect way to limit your kids Halloween Candy and get your House Clean at the same time?!?! We call it the ‘Clean for Candy’ system at our house! The kids each have a small amount of Halloween Candy leftover from the holiday weekend and since I don’t want a bunch of sick kid,s I ration the candy out throughout the week. Each day they can choose a few chores to do and earn a piece of candy for doing that chore (we also have the option of getting a dime/quarter instead if they don’t want to eat candy, but lets be honest they always go for the candy!!) You can…
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DIY Baby Spider Costume
Simple and cute DIY Baby Spider Costume! I made this for my little guy several years ago. It’s perfect for your little crawler, with the legs moving along the side as they crawl, so funny! This is a great costume to keep your little one warm if you live in a cold place! Here’s what you’ll need to make your own… Supplies: Black Hooded Jacket Black Pants Googly Eyes Black Fleece (or other black fabric that doesn’t fray) Batting (stuffing for the legs and back) Other: Sewing Machine, Thread, hot glue gun, needle. Start by making your legs. They will be about the same length as the arms of your jacket. Just make…
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DIY Apothecary Candy Jar Decoration – a Tutorial
I was asked to help make a craft for our upcoming Super Saturday. (A fun day of crafts at my church) So I came up with these adorable Apothecary Candy Jars that make a perfect decorative piece for your home. I also made a few extra for my kids teachers for the holidays. (They make a quick and easy teacher gift!) They are also very inexpensive. Check out the tutorial below and let me know if you make any, I would love to see them! Supplies: Spray Paint (Color of your choice) Ribbon (I like using gross-grain) Wood Circles (I found these at Hobby Lobby) Wood Ball Knobs (Hobby Lobby)…
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Halloween Advent Calendar Tutorial and a few Trunk or Treat Ideas!
Can you believe it’s already October! I love fall, it’s my favorite season. I love the leaves changing colors, falling from the trees, leaf piles, the pumpkin patch, apples, hot cocoa, apple cider, trunk or treat, thanksgiving…..the list goes on and on! 3 of my cuties were born in the fall too! And in October my favorite decoration is our Felt Halloween Advent Calendar. It is the perfect way for the kids to countdown to Halloween. I made this several years ago with my sister-in-laws and we use it every year. Sometimes we put treats inside (like candy corn) or stickers, or activity ideas. Its always the kids favorite part of…
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Halloween Costumes 2013
Here are my Little Ones all dressed up for our Halloween Trunk or Treat! I made Gavin’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Costume this year and Sam’s AGD Witch Costume to match her Witch Costume. Oh and your in for a treat at the end of this post!!! Yeah I decided to dress up and lets just say you will probably laugh at my “Manly Look!” {haha} Happy Halloween! My 3 year old as CinderELLA. (her name is Ella!) She is so stinkin’ cute! Gavin the TMNT – Rafael! I found the little swords at the Dollar Store!! My baby Boy! This was by far the funniest thing ever!! A Zoo themed trunk for Trunk or Treat. I…
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Halloween Home Decorating Ideas
Do you need some cute DIY Halloween Decorating Ideas? I wanted to share some of my best friend’s Halloween Home Decorating ideas with all of you today. Here are some front porch Halloween decorating ideas… Chalkboard sign “It’s a Dead Man’s Party, leave your body at the door” in a frame. Spider drink! Skeleton in rocking chair, this cracks me up! Giant Spider and web hanging from the ceiling and spiders on door. What’s outdoor Halloween Decorations without a tombstone! This is such a cute idea for Halloween. All you need is some porcelain houses, some primer and black spray paint, a black cloth, and some orange (Christmas-like) lights. Here is…
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American Girl Doll Witch Costume Tutorial
My Sweet Sammy decided to be a witch for Halloween this year. We found an adorable costume for her at a thrift store!! Then she asked me to make her American Girl Doll (Kit) a matching witch costume. So I did…and it was easier that I thought it was going to be. (Tutorial Below!!) And here is how it turned out… I found this adorable Good Witch Doll Costume over at Simple Simon and Company, Isn’t it adorable! I made Kit’s witch hat and broom stick following their instructions! Here is how I attached the elastic to the hat. Hot Glue the 2 ends to the bottom center of the hat…
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Couples Scripture Halloween Costumes
Need a fun couple costume for a church Halloween dance party? Look no further!! These Scripture Halloween costumes are easy to make and truly original! Here is my husband (fiance at the time) and I in college, about to go to a church dance! The book binding, along the back. The inside of the books. * All you need is some navy blue cotton fabric (I don’t remember how much we bought but you can easily hold it up and buy enough to cover you from wrist to wrist), buy the same amount of white cotton fabric. You will also need a spool of navy ribbon(for the bookmark), fabric markers…
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Trick or Treat Halloween Decorative Pillows
Perfect Halloween Decor for your front porch! Trick or Treat burlap pillows. All you need is some burlap, stuffing, contact paper or vinyl, cutter, orange glitter spray paint and a sewing machine. I found the idea and tutorial HERE Her set of pillows are just too cute!! So I had to make my own! *Cut out your squares for pillows. You will need 6 total. Sew all but 1 side together. Flip right side out and attach your contact paper with the words cut out already(use your cutter in a font that you like). I then put a thin piece of cardboard in between the layers so the spray paint…
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Child/Toddler and Baby Halloween Costumes
I love to make my kids Halloween Costumes!! Here are a few I have made over the years! Our little Candy corn, made out of felt using the Candy Corn Simplicity Pattern for dummies, and then I made matching shoes and bag, she was so cute!! Butterfly Fairy, made some wings using foam, fabric and some rhinestones, with some elastic arm straps. Made a pink and purple tutu to match! She looked adorable again! The wings… And then she was tinkerbell, only she wanted to be pink!! Used this Simplicity pattern found HERE. Oh and not to forget the spider costume I made for our little crawler…. Go HERE for…
