As a kid I remember there was always a dentist on my Halloween route. He handed out toothbrushes every year which would elicit groans from the kids and whoops of joy from parents. Most kids want to come home with a bag of candy but many children won’t get to experience the real joy of…
I had the opportunity to spend a portion of last week with my sister. I can say for certain both of us inherited my mom’s green thumb. We choose to use it in different ways. I love growing my own food, and my sister has a knack for splitting plants and seeing the long-term vision…
I know what’s you’re thinking: non-scary Halloween decorations? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the holiday? Not when you have small children. Miss O is 2 and finds most things to do with Halloween quite scary. She freaks out when we go into a store and they have big hairy spiders hanging from the ceiling…
Halloween Mantel If you follow along with our website regularly, you’ll know how much I love to decorate my fireplace mantel. It is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to change up the decor in my home. I love to change it with the various seasons, holidays and other major events in our home…
Halloween is about two things: dressing up and eating candy. It’s become a faux-pas to hand out anything on Halloween except pre-packaged candy, typically peanut-free. But if you are hosting a Halloween party or even attending one, this is the perfect time to spruce up the candy selection. Candy kabobs are not only awesome to…
It’s October 1st! It’s officially fall and time to start planning for Thanksgiving and Halloween. Here is a collection of fabulous fall crafts you can make with your kids all centred around the official fall fruit: pumpkins! There are crafts and recipes for all different ages included in this roundup of pumpkin crafts. …
