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…
DIY Pikachu Pokémon Costume
A few days ago I shared my son’s Yo-Kai Watch Jibanyan costume with DIY bell. So when little Alma was trying to decide what to be for Halloween, big brother came to the rescue with the perfect costume idea -DIY Pikachu – for his l’il Sis. What can I say? Pokémon fever has hit hard our…
DIY Fall Planter
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…
Fall Pumpkin Crafts for Thanksgiving and Halloween
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. …
DIY Non-Scary Halloween Decorations
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…
9 DIY Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
So tomorrow is your kid’s Halloween party at school and you totally dropped the ball on their costume. Here’s 9 simple costumes you can whip up in no time yet still look like you exerted some effort into creating a beautiful costume. AndreaAndrea can always be…