We carved pumpkins as a family for the first time in years! It used to be a family tradition, for the 13 years we lived on a cul-de-sac and got over 400 trick-or-treaters every year. But then we moved and now we don’t even get one visitor on Halloween night. This weekend, though, our carving…
Halloween
46 DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids
As a kid, Halloween was my favorite holiday OF-ALL-TIME. As a mom, I really find it hard to embrace. It’s so much work, the decorations are not that cute, and all I can think of the whole night is cavities. Of course, my kids are gaga over this one night (as they should be) so…
Make Frida Kahlo Felt Flower Crowns
Last summer we made Frida Kahlo felt flower crowns in art camp, and I love the way they turned out! These crowns can be made for the dress-up box, or for a Halloween costume. So colorful and comfortable to wear, my art campers wore them all week. This is a DIY that has step-by-step instructions,…
16 DIY Pretty Pumpkins without Carving
Every year we carve our pumpkins the night before Halloween. I don’t know why we always leave it until the very last moment. I buy the pumpkins weeks before! My guess is that we wait so long because carving is no fun. I mean, picking out the pumpkins is fun. But that’s about it. All the other…
13 Halloweens
Warning: Halloweens make me cranky. When we celebrate Halloween this Friday, it will be my 14th one since becoming a mom. Every year I moan about it. Do I really have to retrieve that box of junk in the attic with all of the witches and skeletons? Do I really have to drape spider webs…
Goblin Garland {Halloween}
Today on Art Bar Monday on Small for Big, learn how to make these funny little goblins with recycled materials from your house, and a free goblin template. We had so much fun setting up our collage table and making these little guys because they reminded us of Yoda. A garland of Yodas for Halloween…
Candy Wrapper Halloween Garland
It’s now 5 days until Halloween, and my kids are at their breaking point with me. I brought the Halloween boxes up two weeks ago but they are still sitting in the living room untouched. Until today that is! I found a ziploc bag full of candy wrappers and remembered that I had meant to…