halloween

DIY Family Project: Woodland Candy Cups

By JustMommies

These delightful little candy cups are the perfect fall project to work on with kids. You can collect the leaves on a nature walk together and them come home and make them into candy cups! They can be used as teacher's gifts, party favors or to hand out to your trick or treaters. It's simple and easy and kids can sit right alongside and help out. » Read more

Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas

Have you ever wanted to make your kids’ Halloween costumes from scratch? Check out these fabulous homemade Halloween costume ideas and get inspired! Halloween costume ideas courtesy of Crafster.org.

Strawberry Ghost Graveyard Cake

Prep time: 30 minutes Bake time: 25 minutes Yield 12 servings Serving Size: 1 slice » Read more

Ghost Toast: Breakfast with a Boo

Why wait until dark to start Halloween fun? Your kids will love these seasonal specialties for breakfast, and you’ll be glad to use your cookie cutters for something more than additional sugar treats this time of year! Ghost Toast » Read more

How to Make Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns is a tradition children love. The mess is part of the fun for the kids, but for mom, the load of seemingly useless pumpkin guts can be a pain! Here’s a recipe for toasted pumpkin seeds that will have you looking forward to scooping out this year’s Halloween pumpkins. » Read more

Halloween Treats for Kids: Whoopie Pies!

Whoopie pies are the perfect treat and a fun Halloween treat or activity for parties, to give in lieu of candy for trick or treaters, or classmate/teacher treats. The cookies are easy for both mom and kids to make! Recommended for kids 2-10. Created and photographed by Chelsea Fuss.

Eating Healthy This Halloween

By Dr. Margaret Lewin, Medical Director of Cinergy Health

Careful as we are all year, we seem to lose our inhibitions against junk food when Halloween rolls around – snacking on the sugar-laden treats we bought for neighbors’ children as well as the ones our own children bring home from their trick-or-treating.  Here are some tips for resisting temptation: » Read more

Halloween Family Fun: How to create these 5 Tasty Treats!

These Halloween ideas were provided by Bright Ideas. Spider Cupcakes   Details: » Read more

Robot Costume

  Supplies needed for robot: venting for dryers(8 ft) pair of silver sweats 2 shoe boxes-big enough to cover shoes silver spray paint box big enough to cover head silver duct tape scissors » Read more

Halloween Mummy Costume

Supplies needed for mummy costume: tan material( 2-3 yards) thermal underwear scissors fabric glue tea (for ageing) » Read more