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Fun Dia de los Muertos Craft Ideas

November 03, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Honor your deceased family members with this compact altar box craft idea. Combine all into one larger box or make separate boxes for each.

Now that you know what Dia de los Muertos is you can start exposing your children to this cultural holiday by making some traditional crafts.  Just like my attempts at finishing my Halloween crafts on time, I’m a little too late to get in on the dia de los Muertos fun, so these are some

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What is Dia de los Muertos?

November 02, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
The vibrant colors and striking imagry of these sugar skulls has lured me to this Mexican holiday.

If you’re a Halloween lover like me, October 31st is a bittersweet date–it’s the day you’ve been anticipating and also the end of your favorite holiday!  Enter “Dia de los Muertos,” the Mexican holiday that honors the dead and runs on November 1st and 2nd.  The holiday originates from an Aztec festival that celebrates one

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DIY Homemade Halloween Decorations

October 24, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
These cute and classic Hlloween decorations are made with clay pots and styrofoam spheres!

There is no better way to get your children in the Halloween spirit than by making handmade decorations with them.  They will become holiday family heirlooms that you can use to decorate with year after year! Like I mentioned before, I’m backlogged when it comes to homemade Halloween decorations!  I have so many projects started,

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EASY Homemade Halloween Decorations

October 20, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Milk cartons wraped in newspaper serve as the foundation of this super-easy Halloween haunted house.

I had SO many good intentions to finish my Halloween decoration crafts from last year.  With only two days till our family vacation and three Halloween costumes to sew, I’m sensing another Halloween will go by with the projects unfinished!  Back on October 1st, I was delusional enough to think I could complete my old

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Cleopatra Halloween Costume Inspiration

October 19, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
The ultimate Cleopatra with a distinctively 60's style, Elizabeth Taylor!

Last year I spent a lot of money on our Halloween costumes.  We did a Wizard of Oz theme and I was too lazy to make them myself.  This year I want to go homemade to keep the cost of Halloween in check.  When I was young, my aunt gave me a beautiful Cleopatra headdress

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Alien Cupcake Ideas

October 15, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
Ooooh, THE CLAW!!! These Toy Story-inspired alien cupcakes are super-cute and perfect for your Halloween party!

It’s my favorite time of year again!  In honor of our alien/space themed Halloween in 2009, I wanted to post about alien cupcakes!  I was lucky enough to partake in a yummy alien cupcake that my husband’s co-worker had made for their office Halloween party.  It was so cute I almost didn’t want to eat

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Best Wicked Witch of the West Costume

October 11, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
My version of the Wicked Witch of the West!

So, now that you know how much I LOVE Halloween, I’d like to share some tips on creating the best Wicked Witch of the West costume!  Like I mentioned earlier, last year our whole family dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz for Halloween.  When the theme had been decided upon I soon became

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Creative DIY Halloween Costumes

October 03, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
Have your little one soar above all the other trick or treaters with a DIY hot air balloon!

Since we are officially four weeks away from Halloween, and I’ve decided to go handmade this year with our costumes, I’ve been cruising the web for some unique hand made costume ideas!  There are so many creative ideas out there and it is perfect to go homemade this year with the economy still stagnant and

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It’s October, Hell Yeah!

October 01, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
October brings with it my most favorite holiday, Halloween!

I have to make a confession: I’m a Halloween junkie!  While most normal people are enjoying their Fourth Of July BBQs, I’m contemplating what I’m going to be for Halloween!  And since becoming a Momma, it’s gotten much, much worse!  Just think of Claire from “Modern Family,” but even more over-the-top-obsessed with Halloween , and

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Easy Halloween Costume or Dress Up for Boys

April 24, 2011   Kristen   No comments

If it is October 30th and you woke up screaming: “What is my son going to be for Halloween tomorrow?”  I got you covered, moms!  This is a super-easy and pretty fast costume that your little astronaut can actually help you make!  This is also a great Summer project for playing dress up or make

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