This splatter paint bat artwork is such an AWESOME craft for Halloween! It looks amazing, and it's SUPER fun to make splatter paintings using a spray bottle! Bats are such a fun craft at this time of year, and their silhouettes work so perfectly in our paintings! Each piece of art is unique and ends up looking super artistic (if I do say so myself...). There's a definite "wow" factor when you lift the bat away to reveal the hidden silhouette underneath! OK, you know I get a little … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie Crescents | Easy Pumpkin Pie Bites Recipe
These pumpkin pie crescents are incredibly EASY to make and taste so good! Who would have thought you could make so many awesome things with Pillsbury dough!? I love delicious recipes that have next to no prep time! When I saw this recipe for pumpkin pie crescents, I knew my kids were going to love them. With all the classic flavours of fall, they're one of the easiest ways to enjoy pumpkin pie without actually making one! And the recipe is so easy, even the kids can make them. We made … [Read more...]
Halloween Paper Garland Cutouts – Bats, Spiders, Pumpkins, Ghosts and Black Cats!
These Halloween paper garland cutouts are SO FUN to make and they're surprisingly simple! If you have some coloured construction paper, a pair of scissors and some tape, you're ready to rock! Fold the paper, cut out your favourite shapes, then watch the magic as you open them back up again to see your garland of connected shapes. Seriously, every single time I was amazed by how cool and fun they looked! Coloured construction paper is something we have plenty of, and it's SUPER easy to work … [Read more...]
How to Make Coffee Filter Monsters
These coffee filter monsters are SUPER cute and a lot of fun to make! You can create so many awesome crafts just by using coffee filters! They're inexpensive, come in different sizes and are really easy to work with. We love Halloween and this project was a big hit with my kids. It's also a great option for a "non-spooky" Halloween craft if your kids are on the younger side. One of the coolest things about coffee filters is how the colours blend together once you add water. It creates an … [Read more...]
How to Make Beaded Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins
These beaded pipe cleaner pumpkins are SO CUTE and super simple to make! You only need a two basic supplies: orange pony beads, and pipe cleaners. That's it! If you saw our beaded pipe cleaner Indian corn from a few weeks ago, the process is pretty similar. Except with these pumpkins, you pull apart the pipe cleaners to make a pumpkin shape - easy peasy! Before you know it, you'll have your very own pumpkin patch! I love pumpkin crafts. (And I love fall. And October. And the new sweaters I … [Read more...]
Salt Painted Halloween Craft
This salt painted Halloween craft is inexpensive and so fun! My kids love the process of creating 3-dimensional works of art! We tried this craft for the first time earlier this year when we made salt painted easter eggs that turned out AMAZING. We wanted to try it again but with a spooky Halloween twist. One of the best things about salt painting is that you can draw ANY shape - it doesn't have to be holiday themed! Not to mention, you probably have most of the supplies at home already. With … [Read more...]
How to Make Coffee Filter Spiderwebs
These coffee filter spiderwebs are so much fun and they're surprisingly simple to make! They're similar to the paper spiderwebs we made last year, but the coloured coffee filters take the craft to a whole new level. Plus, they're a bit more kid friendly since the web is a bit smaller. You know how much I LOVE coffee filter crafts. Just in the last year we've made coffee filter bats, coffee filter butterflies, coffee filter snowflakes and coffee filter dancers. For such an inexpensive craft … [Read more...]
Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix Recipe | Halloween Caramel Corn
This recipe for Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix is fun to look at, fun to eat and it tastes delicious! It's the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Plus it's ridiculously easy to make! Halloween is just around the corner and you know how much I love making Halloween treats! The Harvest Hash Chex Mix we posted a few years ago is one of our favourite fall recipes. This Scarecrow Crunch Snack Mix is really similar, but we've mixed and matched some different treats and flavours to pair with … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Pops are Deliciously Easy and FUN
Do you ever have those moments where you think, "Look at this awesome /[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 at how … [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...]
