Halloween
Free Halloween Costumes {Day Seventeen}
This is the seventeenth day of my 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero challenge. To read all the posts in order, start with Day One or visit the Overview Page. * * * Can you believe Halloween is only two weeks away? Now none of you mentioned it out loud when I first brought up this 31 days challenge last month, but I know at least a few of you were thinking “Spending freeze? In October? Yeah right! What about HALLOWEEN?” Or something like that. But I promise I didn’t forget about Halloween. In fact, the girls and I have been working on ideas for this ... read more
Halloween DiY: Bumblebee Costume {Part 2}
A few weeks ago I posted part one of this year’s bumblebee costume for the girls. The pillowcase dress design turned out cute, but my little bees were sadly lacking in necessary bee accessories. They needed wings and antennae! I found some cute options at Gymboree, but even on sale, the total cost for 2 sets plus shipping came to almost $40. There was a slightly cheaper set on Amazon that I almost purchased with Swagbucks, but I was worried that the yellow wouldn’t match. Plan C took slightly more effort but was definitely the cheapest option, costing less than $5 for the whole project. I found fairy wings at ... read more
Halloween DiY: Bumblebee Costume {part 2}
I have never attempted to sew a costume before, but Princess really wanted to be a bumblebee this year. When I started looking at the bee costumes that were available, I was appalled at the idea of anyone spending $25 or $35 per child when I knew I could make it for much cheaper. At first I thought about making a black tutu and pairing it with a yellow & black t-shirt, but then I remembered the pillowcase dresses I made for the girls a while back, and decided that would be the cutest and easiest solution. To make one costume, you will need about a yard of yellow fabric, ... read more
Halloween Weekend
Don’t you wish Halloween was always on a Sunday? I don’t know how it is in your city, but there is so much fun stuff going on this weekend that it is almost hard to choose what to do. I had a fun morning yesterday painting faces at Princess’ class Halloween party. (Proving once again that my Klutz face painting book was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.) Shock of all shocks, she wanted to be a princess. How novel. She wasn’t the only one. So cute! Trouble decided to do a little face painting of her own while trying on one of Sissy’s old costumes. She climbed ... read more
Halloween Decorating
I had the best of intentions for my Halloween decorations this year. The World Wide Web (does anyone even call it that anymore?) was teeming with adorable craft projects and ideas that I was just dying to try. In fact, you may remember this inspiration board I created for myself last month: (Photo credits: potterybarn.com, potterybarnkids.com, goodhousekeeping.com, marthastewartliving.com, freekidscrafts.org, twigandthistle.com, amyatlas.com) I’ve been collecting tin cans for a month to make those cute jack o’ lantern luminaries and even managed to buy most of the other necessary craft supplies needed to put it all together. But now there is less than 2 weeks left until Halloween, and I have to ... read more
Disney Weekend Halloween Craft
There are a lot of good things about living in Florida. It is almost always sunny. It doesn’t snow. There are palm trees and flamingos and alligators. There are about 150 amazing beaches within driving distance. There is no state income tax. Half the population doesn’t live here most of the time. I could go on and on. But the best thing about living in Florida has got to be Walt Disney World. I’ll admit it: I’m a Disney Dork. I love it. I love everything about it. If it were up to me, we’d be there every weekend. I know this will probably come as a shock, given our ... read more
Halloween Decorating Inspiration
I just love holidays. Luckily for me, my 4 year-old has inherited my enthusiasm for all things holiday, and between the two of us, we could spend hours planning all the fun we will have on all our special days. She literally has been talking about Halloween for months now, since before the Fourth of July. So while it may still seem a little early to most sane people, M. and I are chomping at the bits to make this house festive from top to bottom. On a budget, of course. People sometimes think I have a lot of ideas, but I honestly don’t think I’m very original. I’m not ... read more
