Fun Halloween Crafts, Treats, and Party Activity Ideas + Luvs High Value $2 Coupon Alert

October 3, 2016 by Jenni Leave a Comment

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Are you ready for Halloween?! It’s less than a month away!!

We love getting together with family and friends for a Halloween/Fall party each year. We haven’t been able to the last couple of years, but we’re going to this year. We always come up with really fun games for the kids and adults, alike. If you need some ideas, use some of ours from below!

Halloween Party Games & Activities:

Bobbing for Apples
Girls vs. Guys Tug of War
Hayride
Corn Hole
Potato Sack Race
Musical Chairs
Making Caramel Apples

We always make a point to make fun treats and crafts with the kids each Halloween. Below are some of our favorites!!

Halloween Crafts and Treats:

Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

Spooky Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft

DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars

DIY Black Cat Pillow – Farmhouse Decor

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Lunch Ideas

Mummy Oreos Halloween Treats

Luvs is all Treats, No Tricks!

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Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

October 30, 2015 by Jenni 1 Comment

Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

I just posted this spooky bat toilet paper roll craft for kids earlier today! I can’t take credit for either that one or this cute spider kids Halloween craft. Both are craft projects the kiddo brought home from school. They’re both just so sweet that I had to share them.

Halloween is this weekend, so if you’re planning a Halloween party – these would be fun to make with the kids and you probably already have everything on hand!

Supplies:

Mesh kitchen scouring pad (they used gold metal ones)
4 black pipe cleaners

Instructions:

Super simple. Just wrap each pipe cleaner around a small section of the sponge, leaving a larger section of the sponge for the body. Twist each pipe cleaner underneath what would be the spiders neck. Make sure to leave an even amount of pipe cleaner on both sides so that the spider’s legs are even.

Once all the pipe cleaners are wrapped around the sponge spider, bend the spider legs a little so that it looks all creepy and crawly!

Don’t miss these other Halloween ideas below…

Spooky Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft

DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars

DIY Black Cat Pillow

Mummy Oreos

Spooky Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft | Easy Kids Halloween Craft

October 30, 2015 by Jenni Leave a Comment

Spooky DIY Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft

If you’re looking for some super duper EASY and cute Halloween ideas for the kids, you’ll love this one! I can’t take any credit at all for this one, though. The kiddo came home from school with this spooky bat toilet paper roll craft. His teacher said she found the idea in an old magazine years ago, along with this fun Spider Halloween kids craft.

Supplies:

Empty toilet paper roll
Black craft paint or marker
Black felt
Craft eyes
Glue
Scissors

Instructions:

1. Paint the toilet paper roll tube black.

2. While it’s drying, cut your felt black bat wings. You can use the photo above, of the backside of the bat, as a guide. The width of the wings (left to right) is about 7 1/2 inches. The length at the middle (the narrowest section) is 2 1/2 inches, and the widest part at the ends (point to point, top to bottom) is 5 inches.

3. After the toilet paper roll is dry, attach the felt wings with glue and let dry.

4. Last, glue the eyes on.

All done! It would be super cute to make several of these and hang them from your porch with string or to decorate at your Halloween party!!

Don’t miss our other Halloween ideas below…

DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars

DIY Black Cat Pillow

Mummy Oreos

Creepy Crawly Spider Halloween Kids Craft

DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars | Super Easy Fall and Halloween Craft

October 29, 2015 by Jenni Leave a Comment

Candy Corn Mason Jars | Fall or Halloween Craft

Nothing screams fall, like candy corn. Now, I have to admit…I’m not a huge fan of the real candy corn. Unless I pair it with peanuts. Then it kinda reminds me of a Payday candybar. Nom. However, these Candy Corn Mason Jars are just the sweetest, AND the easiest things ever to make!

They are perfect for making into a treat jar for teachers, neighbors or to serve at your Halloween or Thanksgiving party! It only takes a few supplies and a few minutes to make and the best part is, when you’re finished – you can remove the decorations and reuse the jars for something else!

Supplies:

Instructions:

First wash and dry your jars so they are ready for serving.

Then cut off the long skinny part of each of the orange, yellow and white balloons. Cut part of the other end of the balloon as well. You want there to be a hole on each end of the balloon.

Stretch the yellow balloon over the bottom half of the cup.

Stretch the orange balloon overlapping it slightly on the yellow.

Lastly, stretch the white balloon over the cup overlapping slightly over the orange.

Ta-da!

We’ve got some more fun Halloween ideas below…

DIY Black Cat Pillow

Mummy Oreos

DIY Black Feather Wreath

DIY Black Cat Pillow | Primitive Farmhouse Decor | Easy Halloween Craft

October 23, 2015 by Jenni Leave a Comment

DIY Black Cat Pillow | Easy Primitive or Farmhouse Halloween Decor

When I think of Halloween I think of ghosts, goblins and black cats. Sometimes it’s hard to blend in holiday decor with your primive or farmhouse decor – but this DIY black cat pillow will fit in perfectly and he’s anything, but scary! It’s easy to make and even if you are a beginner to DIY projects, I promise you can do this. The primitive style makes it not only super sweet, but made to not look exactly perfect. Everyone is sure to compliment your not-so-spooky black cat pillow!

Supplies

1 pillow insert

1 black pillowcase (I bought mine at Hobby Lobby but this one is similar to the one I used)

2 button eyes – I chose to use an amber gold sparkly buttons for eyes.

1 button nose

1 metallic embroidery floss

Black thread

Hand needle

Scissors

Instructions:

This is really a simple project! First, place your pillowcase on your pillow.

Find a spot for the eyes to go. You will want to place these about a third of the way down your pillow.

Thread your needle with the black thread and sew the button on. You will want to make sure that you go all the way through the pillow at least once when sewing the buttons on to pull the buttons into the pillow a little bit. Sew the other eye on the same way.

Next you will sew your button nose the same way that you sewed your eyes on.

The whiskers are up next. Thread your needle with the metallic embroidery floss. Starting from just under the button nose, add some wispy whiskers. There is really no wrong way to do this! I found it is easiest to make one very long stitch to create the whisker.

Your pillow is complete!

Fun, pretty and perfectly primitive – this pillow is something that you would expect to find in a high end boutique! Everyone will be so impressed when you tell everyone you made it yourself. Just get prepared for when your friends ask you to make them one as well!

Don’t miss these other fun Halloween Ideas below…

Black Feather Wreath

Mummy Oreos

If you enjoyed these ideas, drop us a comment! We’d love to hear from you! Tell us what are some of your favorite Halloween crafts or snack ideas!!

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Lunch Ideas | Help Your Kids Be Unstoppable This Year

October 9, 2015 by Jenni 1 Comment

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Smucker’s through my participation in the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. However, all fun and yummy opinions are 100% my own, and honest, as always.

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Lunch

We’ve been talking lately about how the lunch bags that we pack for the kids, are SO boring. The same ol’ same ol’ – day in and day out. I get in a rut with lunch myself – so I guess I’ll just keep little man in a rut too. For shame. That’s where the idea for this Haunted Pumpkin Patch lunch idea began.

Okay, okayyyy. I know it’s wayyy more cute’sy than “haunted”. It’s hard to make food look scary!

Moving along now, and forgetting that this lunch is not that scary. {eye roll}

… … ………. (<– That’s me, moving along.)

I was inspired by this post – 8 Hacks That Will Make Your Kids Think You’re Supermom. Just stepping outside the boring lunch bag here, and BOOM. Kiddo and their lunch table neighbors will think I’m supermom!

I mean, HELLO!

A ghost banana?!

A pumpkin inspired Uncrustables sandwich?!

Ta-daaaaaaa!

Here’s how I made it:

Let the Uncrustables Sandwich thaw a bit.

Cut black olives to create the eyes and mouth, and used a chunk of green bell pepper for the stem. Then use green bell pepper strips as the grass that the “pumpkin” is sitting in. If your kids aren’t fans of olives or green peppers, you can totally use raisins or chocolate chips – and cucumbers or any green veggie they like.

For the ghost banana, simply cut the banana in half and peel. Using the half with the pointed end, just push in 2 chocolate chips for the eyes and another for the mouth.

Then I piled in some carrots and peppers, and made a dipping ghost by pouring in a little ranch dressing. I put more chocolate chips (you could also use raisins or black olives) for the eyes and mouth of the ghost dip.

Decorate up with mallow pumpkins. You could also use fun things like candy spiders, gummy worms or anything creepy. Some of those candy eyes would be fun too! The sky is the limit when it comes to creating the cutest ~~haunted~~ pumpkin patch lunch! 🙂

I’m such a fan of Uncrustables! These little PB&J sandwiches are so good and are perfect for little man’s lunch bag. You just throw them in their lunch bag in the morning, and by lunchtime they’re thawed and ready to devour! They’re great for after school too, especially when the evenings are busy.

I love super convenient things like that. Hungry kids with no patience is not a good combination. Holy hungry meltdowns, Batman!

Some fun news about Uncrustables…

They’ve teamed up with Disney to help families be unstoppable this school year! Through this partnership, mom and dads across the country have shared tips for their on-the-go lifestyle.

Being so busy all the time, we tend to become less “unstoppable”. We just barely seem to scrape by, most days. That’s why I love to do small things, that require little effort, to make days more unstoppable for my kiddo!

Besides a fun lunch, another cute thing I love to do is add sweet lunch notes to his lunch bag, like these Disney lunch notes (<— click to download)! Just print a few pages, and keep them hidden in the kitchen and sneak one in when they’re not looking! They’re sooo sweet!

Uncrustables comes in a few different really awesome varieties. We really like the reduced sugar with whole wheat ones. They also have a chocolate flavored hazelnut spread Uncrustables. Shhhhhhh. I keep those hidden wayyyyy back in the back of the freezer. Just for me. Stop judging me. It’s not enough that I can’t make food look scary? Now I can’t even eat deliciousness, in hiding?!

You’re still judging me.

Stop it!

Anyhoo – visit Smuckers Uncrustables for flavor varieties and more information! Make sure to check them out on Facebook and Twitter too!

How does your family stay unstoppable?

Mummy Oreos – Simple and Spooky Halloween Treats

October 8, 2015 by Jenni 2 Comments

Mummy Oreos Halloween Treats

We’re seriously getting into like, the most dangerous time of the year for me. As soon as fall comes around – so comes my love for cute treat makin’. Like — how stinkin’ cute are these mummy oreos?! It’s seriously just a downhill spiral for me, till after New Years, anyway. You feelin’ me? I mean guys, I get out. of. control.

{{{Cookies. Candy. Brownies. More cookies. Pie. Cake. Truffles. More cookies. Sigh.}}}

Fun Halloween treats always remind me of my grandma. She loved passing out popcorn balls to the trick-or-treaters every year. I have to admit that I love the memory more than the actual popcorn balls. I was never a fan of the annual popcorn ball.

Follow Sweet Pennies from Heaven’s board Fall Favorites on Pinterest.

Soooo, I was on Pinterest lastnight, and you should totally check out my Fall Favorites board above….BUT!

Oh. My. Word.

Holy pumpkin overload, Batman!

My feed was slap full of pumpkin recipes. I mean, I love pumpkin spice anything just as much as the next guy – but it was caaa-rayyyy-zeeee. Kinda makes me feel guilty that I just added this pumpkin pie baked oatmeal recipe to the world of everything pumpkin – but, oh well.

I’m sure that you guys that saw it already were thinking, “Great….more pumpkin. Ugh.”

Sorry!!!

So, now THIS mummy oreos recipe is so stinking fun for Halloween and couldn’t be any easier. Let the kiddos muck & gom in the kitchen with ya! They’re fun to make and I know that your kids, their friends and everyone else will “Ooohhh and ahhhhhh” over them! Cause they’re just SO dang cute!

Here’s what you need:

Ingredients & Supplies

White Candy Melts
Oreos
Candy Eyes
Parchment paper
White Frosting (I used Betty Crocker white frosting that came with the different decorating tips)*
Drawing tip*
Icing Bag*

*If you do not get the frosting that comes with the attached tips, you will need to have a drawing tip and icing bag.

Instructions:

In a bowl, melt the white candy melts according to the package instructions.
Lay out a piece of parchment paper on your counter. Parchment paper is an important supply! Once the Oreos are covered with the white candy coating, they will not stick to the parchment paper.
Once the candy is melted, dip an Oreo and cover completely. Use a spoon or knife to help even out that coating.
Add two candy eyes before the coating hardens.
Using the drawing tip on your icing, create icing lines across the Oreo.
Continue until your mummy has the desired effect.
Let sit until slightly hardened. Use a knife to trace around the cookie to trim off any excess icing. Continue to let harden or place in the freezer for a few minutes until frosting is completely set.

Mummy Oreos - Simple and Spooky Halloween Treats

Author: Jenni

Ingredients

White Candy Melts
Oreos
Candy Eyes
Parchment paper
White Frosting (I used Betty Crocker white frosting that came with the different decorating tips)*
Drawing tip*
Icing Bag*

Instructions

In a bowl, melt the white candy melts according to the package’s instructions.
Lay out a piece of parchment paper on your counter. Parchment paper is an important supply! Once the Oreos are covered with the white candy coating, they will not stick to the parchment paper.
Once the candy is melted, dip an Oreo and cover completely. Use a spoon or knife to help even out that coating.
Add two candy eyes before the coating hardens.
Using the drawing tip on your icing, create icing lines across the Oreo.
Continue until your mummy has the desired effect.
Let sit until slightly hardened. Use a knife to trace around the cookie to trim off any excess icing. Continue to let harden or place in the freezer for a few minutes until frosting is completely set.

Make sure to come back and let us know how your Mummy Oreos turned out!

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7 Cute Halloween Costumes for Couples! #BBNshops #ad

October 20, 2014 by Jenni Leave a Comment

It’s getting down to the wire folks! If you haven’t already bought your Halloween costumes – then you better hurry it up. Chop chop!!! If you’re going to a Halloween party this year, here are some really cute “couple costume” ideas. I actually just watched the movie Popeye that Robin Williams was in, so I’m loving this Popeye and Olive Oyl set. The bacon and egg set is super fun too. Listed below are a few places to grab these costumes, so hurry and get yours while the gettin’s good!

1920’S Gangster Couple – You’re good and proper all year. Halloween definitely gives you permission to channel Bonnie & Clyde. Even if just in the fashion sense. Buy these costumes at SpiritHalloween.com: Hers and His.
1960’s Hippie Couple – On Halloween, remind everyone of all the great things that the Hippie generation created: the culture, the fashions, the music, the arts, the… ooops. Buy these Peace & Love costumers online at SpiritHalloween.com: Hers and His.
Chip & Dale Onesie Costumes – The most adorable chipmunks around. An excuse to be goofy, funny and very comfortable in these Kigurumi onesies. Buy these online at Shop-Kigurumi.com: Chip and Dale.
Olive Oyl & Popeye – A complicated love affair that’s been going on forever. Buy Olive’s & Popeye’s costumes online at Kohls.com: Olive Oyl and Popeye.
Red Riding Hood & Big Bad Wolf – How will your classic fairytale be played out on Halloween? Buy these costumes online at Kohls.com: Red Riding Hood and Granny Wolf.
Bacon & Eggs Couple – Time to play the “Goes together like…” parlor game. Pick Eggs & Bacon since bacon is having quite a moment.Get the Bacon & Eggs couple’s costume set a Kohls.com.
Day-of-the-Dead Bride & Groom – A much better alternative to the tired zombie bride and groom. And you won’t have to move in chopped zombie movements all night. Get these costumes online at SpiritHalloween.com: Day-of-the-Dead bride and Day-of-the-Dead groom.
Day-of-the-Dead Face Tattoos – Don’t want to spend hours creating that fab Day-of-the-Dead look with makeup? Try these: Day-of-the-Dead face temporary tattoos. Find them online at SpiritHalloween.com: The multi-colored face tattoo or the black & white face tattoo (for him).

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boombox Network . The opinions and text are all mine.

Adult Halloween Decor and Fun Ideas for Celebrating for Two #BBNshops #ad

October 16, 2014 by Jenni Leave a Comment

Halloween isn’t just for the kids ya know! If you’re planning an adult only Halloween party, here are some really fun decor ideas. Ohh, and if the kids will be gone, and you’re spending the night alone with your significant other…then there are also some really cute “behind closed doors” ideas. Ahem. {oh, snap!}

Okay…..now on to the awesome list below of goodies. Enjoy!

Ceramic luminary – No need for all that carving, and slimy pumpkin innards. Use this classic ceramic pumpkin year after year. Get several, for a beautiful display. Via Pottery Barn.
Flickering pumpkin light – Never mind candles, these are much safer, and work in all kinds of seasonal luminaries. Via Spirit Halloween.
Pre-lit ghoul – If you go all in for terror. Via Walmart.
Halloween hostess apron – Sheer. Green. With a skull embellishment. Wear it over black yoga pants and a tank top for no-fuss Halloween attire. Via Walmart.
Skull and tassel earrings – They dangle, they frighten, need we say more? Could be the start of quite the tradition. Via Nordstrom.
Skull and roses underwear – Because we know you care about the details, and when you put together a special event for your beloved, you don’t hold back. Via Neiman Marcus.
Lined basket for trick-or-treaters – Just because you’re focused on your significant other, doesn’t mean you can’t welcome trick-or-treaters with a special basket of candy. Via World Market.
High, antlered cheese dome – Not to be forgotten, something dramatic for entertaining long after Halloween is past. Via Neiman Marcus.
Branch-look cheese spreader – A special cheese knife makes cheese and crackers into an event. Via Sur la Table.
Frozen Beef Wellington – 35 minutes in the oven, and fancy dinner is pretty much done. Add some salad, bread, you’re set. Via Omaha Steaks.
Black bleeding taper candles – What would a romantic dinner be without candles? What would Halloween be without a little was gore? Via World Market.
Honey & truffles – In Napa Valley, they always serve you honey with your cheese. It’s delicious! Via Sur la Table.
Nut sampler – The final component of a gourmet cheese board is always an assortment of nuts. This sampler offers 4 different kinds of roasted almonds. Via Abe’s Market.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boombox Network . The opinions and text are all mine.

10 Family Friendly and Funny Halloween Costumes #BBNshops #ad

October 14, 2014 by Jenni Leave a Comment

Have you picked up your Halloween costume yet? Do you even know what you’re going to be? I just shared some fun cleavage-free costumes the other day and today I’m sharing some funny ones. I’m totally digging #6 and the hubby loves #1 on the list. These are the perfect costumes to show up in at your family or neighbor’s Halloween party! You can find all of these linked below. Enjoy!!

Mounted Moose Head – Because you know you’re someone’s trophy! Buy it at SpiritHalloween.com.
Pink Elephant Costume – I think there’s a pink elephant in the room… Ha! The conversations this getup will spark! Buy the pink elephant costume online at Target.com.
Angry Birds Head – It’s your favorite game. You have played it for hours and conquered the levels. You’re totally entitled to have a big head. Best part: wear what you want on the bottom! Buy it online at Walmart.com.
Skin Suit & Accessories – The skin suit is a great foundation for any costume, especially if you’re going incognito! Buy it online at Walmart.com. Shown here, the orange skin suit, a rainbow wig and the silver gogo boots. Add jewelry, a skirt, a boa, a jacket…
Nun (with 4 headpieces) – Comes with 4 different headpieces that read different irreverent and funny “nun” puns. Buy the nun costume online at SpiritHalloween.com.
Elf on the Shelf – You know, the Elf on the Shelf has found himself in all sorts of compromising positions lately ( caught in the act on Pinterest). He’s not really for little kids after all. Buy it online at Kohls.com.
Giraffe Costume – Just hope that the ceilings aren’t too low or it’s going to be a long night! Buy the giraffe costume online at Kohls.com.
Human PiÃ±ata – It’s not that you like getting beat around. It’s that you like dispensing candy! Buy the pinÃ£ta costume online at SpiritHalloween.com.
Rubber Ducky – Can’t you hear Ernie singing his Rubber Ducky song? Just keep it clean, ok? Buy it online at Target.com.
Kangaroo Kigurumi – Show up at the Halloween party in your pj’s and your kangaroo teddy. Your plan is the best: Party. Brush teeth. Bed. Buy it online at Kigurumi-shop.com.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boombox Network . The opinions and text are all mine.

Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

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