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Easy Alien Jello Cup Snacks

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Halloween is approaching and I am always looking for cute treats to send to school for kid's parties. These Easy Alien Jello Cup Snacks are perfect!  Easy Alien Jello Cup Snacks Boys and girls both love aliens and Halloween is a time when aliens are even more popular. There are so many fun ideas if you are throwing an alien themed party. Snacks are a requirement at any kids party and these easy alien jello cup snacks are perfect! Supplies Needed for Alien Jello Cup Snacks Green Jello (I prefer to use Jolly Rancher Jello in green apple) Plastic Dessert Cups with Lids Lime Green Pipe Cleaners Super Glue or Hot Glue Candy Eyesballs Light Green Pom Poms How to Make Alien Jello Cup Snacks Start off by cutting the green pipe cleaners into thirds.  Glue a pom onto the end of each piece of pipe cleaner. You can use super glue or even hot glue. If kids are helping don't let them use hot glue guns due to the risk of burns! This will be the alien … [Read more...]

Free Printable Halloween Journal Cards

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Halloween is around the corner and it is one of my favorite holidays to scrapbook. These free printable Halloween journal cards will make scrapbooking even easier and save me some money.  Free Printable Halloween Journal Cards Getting out my Halloween scrapbooks always takes me back and makes me smile. I laugh at those costumes that were totally hated by the kids and they complained the whole night.  Then there are the years when the weather doesn't cooperate and we are too hot or too cold. The trips to the pumpkin patch, bonfires, corn mazes and so much more.  Needless to say my October scrapbooks are packed full of fun.  I love to use Project Life style pocket cards on my regular layouts and also in Project Life page protectors. Typically I will insert some of the Project Life page protectors in between regular layouts so I can get more photos in there.  I have had trouble finding very many Halloween themed journal cards at craft stores. I … [Read more...]

Halloween Planter

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This Halloween Planter is a quick and easy DIY that will add a little haunted fun to your yard, porch or deck!  I wanted to put a pretty fall mum by the front door and while at the store I saw the big witches cauldron's....it dawned on me that it was just the right size for my mum!   Halloween Planter I grabbed up the big (cheap) plastic cauldron, the mum and off I went!  Now if you know me very well...or if you read this blog regularly...you know that I kind of like spray paint!   So I figured getting a can of metallic black spray paint would spruce up my plain plastic cauldron a little bit!  I think the metallic shine of the spray paint made the cauldron prettier and it only took a few minutes to give it a quick coat and let it dry!   Supplies to Make a Halloween Planter  a large plastic cauldron---the size depends on what size plant you want to display a potted plant of some kind....try to match the size of the plant … [Read more...]

Easy DIY Halloween Craft

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Are you ready for a fun and easy DIY Halloween craft? This is a quick Halloween craft that can be adapted to YOUR likes and preferences! It isn't big so it won't take up a ton of space in your Halloween decorations tub either! This is also a great craft for using up some leftover scrapbook paper scraps. Easy DIY Halloween Craft Supplies Needed for the Easy DIY Halloween Craft                                    2x4 wooden board cut 6 inches long piece of cardstock Halloween paper cut to 6 inches wide by 3 inches tall Letters to spell out BOO!   These letters are about 2 1/2 inches tall and about 5 inches wide Bottle of Perfect Paper Adhesive Matte Foam brush Regular Paint brush  Bottle of acrylic craft paint color of your choice that matches your paper Self Adhesive rhinestones in colors to match your paper Ribbon of your choice 2 foot or more depending on … [Read more...]

2 Ingredient DIY Halloween Slime

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Who is ready for some playtime fun this Fall?  How about making some easy DIY Halloween Slime? I think this will be a hit with ANY kid!  Who doesn't want to get their hands into this fabulous slime??  I think even the adults will love it. Ingredients Needed for DIY Halloween Slime Liquid Starch, 1/2 cup   Black Glitter Glue, full 4 ounce bottle   Pumpkin Buckets to put the slime in     How to Make DIY Halloween Slime Mix the liquid starch and glue together in a bowl.  If will take about 15 minutes for it to fully mix together so be patient!   If it is too sticky you can add more liquid starch 1 tbsp at a time.  If it is too clumpy then just add water 1 tbsp at a time.  It is really easy to adjust it to the perfect consistency.     Drain excess liquid if there is any.      Portion out into cute pumpkin buckets and play!     Easy Fall Fun What could be simpler then a 2 … [Read more...]

How to Make a Flapper Girl Headband and Costume

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I just love Halloween and coming up with fun costumes for my kids.  Last year one of my girls went as a Flapper Girl and it was adorable!  I am going to show you how to make a flapper girl headband and costume at home for cheap!   We decided on a flapper girl costume when I found the cute black flapper dress at Goodwill for a couple of bucks.  I knew that with a few cute accessories this costume would be perfect.  This is definitely a costume you can put together on your own if you have the time to do some searching! Flapper Girl Costume Essentials There are certain things you really need to make your flapper girl costume look good.   You need a DRESS first and foremost!  Traditionally the flapper dress is a straight dress and may have fringe on the bottom.  They may also have layers of fringe.  Flapper dresses can be any color, but are traditionally a solid color!  The dresses may have fancy beadwork as well. … [Read more...]

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