Hi friends! It's Alicia from The Baker Upstairs, and I have the cutest Halloween cookie recipe to share with you today! These sugar cookie spiders are adorable, easy to make, and super delicious. They're the perfect cookie to make with the kids this Halloween, and everyone will love them! Who else is excited about Halloween? It's one of my family's favorite holidays, and we look forward to it all year long. We like to decorate the house top to bottom at the beginning of October, and we plan … [Read more...]
No-Carve My Little Pony Pumpkins with Free Printable Face Template
This post is in partnership with Lionsgate. As always, the opinions are entirely my own. These no-carve My Little Pony pumpkins are SO EASY to make! Seriously, you paint the pumpkin, peel off the cute little printable faces I've included down below, and add a dollar store feather boa as the hair. So simple! (And best use of a feather boa, ever!) These pumpkins were inspired by My Little Pony: The Movie in theaters October 6. You can watch the trailer for it here: When I was little, My … [Read more...]
Splatter Paint Pumpkins
Hi there! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger again with another fall inspired craft! These splatter paint pumpkins are so fun and modern yet super easy to create. Kids will LOVE getting their hands messy and creating these wonderfully splattered masterpieces! I love all things pumpkin spiced like everyone else. It's literally everywhere! We always head out to a free pumpkin patch and pick out our favorite ones to set on the front doorstep. Everyone in the family finds the perfect one just for … [Read more...]
Googly Eye Candle Holder
Greetings everyone! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger and I can't wait to share my first Halloween inspired craft of the season! Yes, I know that September is barely in session, but it's time to get thinking about those spooky kids crafts that we all love for the fall season. These googly eye candle holders couldn't be easier to make and are so stinkin' adorable. They would be so fun as a part of a Halloween mantle or tablescape. I'm not a huge fan of creepy and scary Halloween decor in my … [Read more...]
Mini Pumpkin Pie Pops
I LOVE this time of year, especially where we live. We have the most gorgeous fall colours going on right now. I've been going for long walks in the forest (because apparently there is a forest about 5 minutes from my house, with a paved walking path through it that I only discovered a few weeks ago! So amazing!), and the sounds of the leaves and the gorgeous colours have been totally zen for me. It's been getting chilly outside during my long walks, so I wanted a nice little treat that would … [Read more...]
Glow in the Dark Pumpkins
OK guys... I was brave and challenged myself to use spray paint to make these glow in the dark pumpkins! Normally spray paint scares me, but when I saw the glow in the dark spray paint on the shelf at the craft store I HAD to buy it. I've always been a sucker for all things glow-in-the-dark, I have no idea why. Call me a crafting geek, but I just find it so darn cool!! When I was in architecture school, they had a spray paint booth up in the loft at our school. Except by "booth" I mean … [Read more...]
Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins
These Rice Krispie Treat pumpkins are ADORABLE! But I need to tell you right out of the gate - if you make them, your hands are going to get messy. Very messy. Before I figured out how to roll them properly I had gooey Rice Krispie treat mixture all over everything. Just picture me standing at the counter, trying to roll a ball, except instead of it turning into a ball, it got stuck on my palms and in between all of my fingers. Grrrr! I hate when that happens! Don't worry though, I figured … [Read more...]
Halloween Harvest Hash Chex Mix
This harvest hash chex mix is the PERFECT combination of sweet, salty and crunchy. I was a little nervous about the Bugles - I wasn't sure how they'd fit in with the sweetness, but they taste amazing! My 6 year old has been picking out handfuls of the Bugles saying they're the best part. She says next time I can leave out the Chex cereal. Ha! I actually think the Chex might be my favourite part though? Along with the Reese's Pieces... really, the whole combination just works really well … [Read more...]
Candy Filled Balloon Pumpkins
Did you wear homemade Halloween costumes when you were a kid? I know I sure did! A week or two before Halloween each year, my mom would ask us what we wanted to dress up as, and then we'd rummage through the closets to create a totally awesome and unique costume - whether it was a witch, or a fairy, or a pirate - I don't think I ever had a store bought costume. Sometimes my mom would sew some accessories for us (one year she made an awesome Little Red Riding Hood Cape...), but it was pretty much … [Read more...]
Halloween Candy People
When I first became a parent, I tried to be strict. No candy. It's not healthy, right? Let's fill those bellies with some healthy fruits and vegetables. Oh wait, you don't like healthy fruits and vegetables? How about if you eat your vegetables, I'll let you have some candy? That seems like a reasonable negotiation? But that, my friends, is when it all went down hill. On came child #2, who is now 4 years old and she's a complete candy addict. That "Finish your dinner and you can have some … [Read more...]
