Worried about how to safely trick-or-treat during COVID-19? Do it over Zoom, FaceTime, or other video calls! Every kid looks forward to Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. Sadly, for many families, 2020 had a different idea, and COVID-19 is preventing Trick-or-Treaters from venturing outside the house. I hadn’t really given the issue much thought. My kids are…
Print out these fun Halloween coupons for your kids to give them experience gifts this Halloween. Coupons are always a fun way to give gifts to your kids without contributing to extra clutter. Or, in the case of Halloween, without giving them even more sugar. I have been giving these type of coupons to my…
Is your teen daughter into the whole VSCO Girl thing? Help her make a fun and super easy Hydroflask Halloween costume as a funny twist on VSCO girls! The VSCO girl phenomenon this year has taken over my house. If you also have teen or tween girls, you are probably experiencing the same thing! Crocs,…
How to make a Fortnite Halloween costume—”The Rook” Fortnite. This video game is all the rage right now—at least among the middle school set! My 7th grader loves it and can be found playing whenever she can. I wasn’t sure what to think of it at first, but after watching her play and realizing what…
These adorable DIY witch hats are made out of yarn and a few other craft supplies. Super easy to make and a fun addition to your Halloween decorations! While I don’t decorate my house for most holidays, starting in the fall I am all over holiday decorating. I especially love decorating for Halloween, and I…
This candy corn tulle Halloween wreath is easy to make using a few simple supplies from your local craft store. There are a few things you should know about me: I love Halloween, I love candy corn, and I love tulle wreaths. I know that loving tulle wreaths might seem like a weird thing, but…
I don’t really have a photo for this post, so here are some Halloween photos of my kids from today. This is Bria as “Miranda Sings.” The one issue with this Write 31 Days challenge is that it ends on Halloween day, which is usually a little too busy for me to find time to…
Halloween comes at the absolute worst time of year for me. I love making costumes for my kids, and have often gone all out, but some years something has to give. The good news is that making Halloween costumes doesn’t have to involve pulling out my sewing machine at all! I’ve gathered a few of…
I recently wrote about how I wasn’t so sure I wanted to go all out decorating for Halloween this year. I’m still not sure I want to, but Sophia took care of that for me! I was going to be totally fine having this adorable witch wreath I made in September take care of the…
I love doing theme costumes! The girls have done a few themes in the past couple years: Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland, but it’s been a pretty long time since my husband and I participated, too. It was SIX years ago that we did our Wizard of Oz family theme! The girls are totally…
When I was little, my mom and I made these cheesecloth ghosts at Halloween. Several years ago I saw some cheesecloth for 5 cents at a thrift store, so I picked it up thinking the girls and I could make these ghosts. Well. We never actually did. Five years later, during my decluttering rampage this…
This Cheshire Cat costume idea is so easy to put together that anyone can do it—no sewing required! A few years ago, my girls did an Alice in Wonderland costume theme for Halloween. My oldest daughter came up with the ideas for this super-easy Cheshire Cat costume all on her own. Not only is it easy,…