Do you ever have those moments where you think, "Look at this awesome [recipe]/[craft]/[idea] I came up with!? I'm so SMART!" Except when you go to search it on Pinterest, (I can't be the only one who searches Pinterest to see if my ideas have been done before??) it turns out someone already beat you to it? I had that problem when I was making these cinnamon roll pumpkin pops. I searched Pinterest, (why do I do this to myself?) and I had this momentary feeling of soul crushing disappointment … [Read more...]
How to Bake Easy (and Addictive) Cinnamon Sugar Chips
When was the last time you bought fresh cinnamon for your spice cupboard? I'm from the camp that doesn't replace my spices until the jar is empty. Even if it's been years. A lot of years. My husband and I were at Costco a few weeks ago, and even though my (10 year old!?) cinnamon container isn't empty, we bought fresh cinnamon on a whim. Holy explosion of flavour in my mouth! I had no idea cinnamon could taste so good?! I was starting to think I didn't like cinnamon, but it turns out that I … [Read more...]
How to Make a Beautiful Watercolor Spider Web
Hello, it's Megan from Homemade Ginger again and I'm back to share a beautiful watercolor art project that is perfect for Halloween! These watercolor spider webs are so fun to make and they turn out great every time! I love playing with watercolors. Even though I'm a grown adult, sitting down with a tray of watercolors and a blank piece of paper is so fun and calming. I'm not a skilled watercolor artist by any means, but I just love the way that the colors bleed into one another and create … [Read more...]
Fun and Easy Jack-o-lantern Cheese Quesadillas
These jack-o-lantern cheese quesadillas are such a fun idea for Halloween! They're super easy (and I mean reeeeeally easy) to make, and you can make them SO FUN! You can even get the kids to help "carve" faces into their own tortillas. Kids love eating things they get to help with! My kids seem to dislike anything that has... well... flavour. Yes. That about sums it up. I'm waiting for them to grow out of this picky eating stage. Me? I love quesadillas. Refried beans? Chicken? Green onions? … [Read more...]
How to Make Awesome Coffee Filter Bats
These coffee filter bats are such an awesome craft for Halloween! Each one is dark, spooky and completely unique! It's a great little science experiment to show how colours can mix and bleed together. Not to mention that they look surprisingly beautiful when they're done! My kids wanted to make dozens of these bats and hang them on the walls as Halloween decorations. Wouldn't that look amazing!? Earlier this summer, my 6 year old and I were making Coffee Filter Butterflies. My daughter … [Read more...]
The Reese’s Pieces Eyeball Cookies That Will Make You Smile
Halloween treats are the best. Seriously. When else do you get to make cookies that have eyeballs in them!? These Reese's Pieces peanut butter eyeball cookies are so much fun. And even more importantly - they taste sooooooo good! The cookies are thick and golden on the outside with a nice soft texture on the inside. Soft, chewy and delicious! Everyone gets excited about Christmas baking, but I think Halloween baking should be taken more seriously. Actually, maybe "seriously" isn't the right … [Read more...]
Adorable Halloween Salt Dough Photo Keepsake
You know me and messes - they normally make my blood pressure go through the roof - but these weren't bad at all (maybe my kids are growing up??). I had so much fun using Halloween shades of paint and glitter! I even let the kids paint their shapes. (Although, I'd be lying if I said I let the kids hold the jars of glitter. Not. Going. To. Happen. haha) If you haven't tried making salt dough yet, you need to!! It's so easy - I've made it many times and I don't think I've ever messed it up?! … [Read more...]
Full Moon Silhouettes
Hi again! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger and I know that you will just love today's interactive Halloween craft! It's a fun one to encourage imaginative play while making an easy craft! Do you guys remember how cool and trendy sponge painted things used to be? I remember sponge painting walls and decor with my mom when I was in middle school. We had entire rooms in our home with multi-colored sponge painted walls. I'm not sure who started this trend and why it became so popular. Whose idea … [Read more...]
How to Make Paper Spiderwebs
These paper spiderwebs are one of those crafts that's crazy simple to make. We've all made paper snowflakes before, but have you ever made paper spiderwebs? They're so easy that I'm kind of shocked that this isn't more of a thing!? Just like a paper snowflake, all you need is a square of paper and some scissors. Then it's as simple as cutting out a spiderweb pattern and unfolding your creation. I'm always so impressed with how beautiful they look once you open them up! I hate spiders. I … [Read more...]
Salt Dough Monster Pets
Did you know that you can make coloured salt dough so that you don't have to paint it? You know I hate messes, and painting usually puts my nerves over the top. So it was my personal mission this week to perfect the recipe for salt dough monster pets using coloured dough - and this recipe works beautifully! It took a few days and a few tries to figure out how best to colour the salt dough, (food colouring does NOT work), but I figured it out! The method I'm going to show you below works … [Read more...]