Halloween Surprise Balls

Love this Pottery Barn cute little tutorial video!
http://youtu.be/u6oG86vhj_Y

Dinner in a Pumpkin

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I have been wanting to try this for quite some time but have never been able to find a recipe! I was so excited today to come across this recipe from Studio 5. I don't know that I'll get around to trying it this year, but maybe next Halloween! Have you ever tried dinner in a pumpkin? Did you like it?

Ingredients:

• 1 pumpkin, 10-inches in diameter
• 3 cups hamburger
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 can mushrooms, drained
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green peppers
• 1 cup rice

Method:

Clean pumpkin and set aside. Brown hamburger and drain well. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms, soup, onion, celery and peppers. Cook rice according to directions on box. Add to meat. Mix well and add mixture to pumpkin. Put lid on and bake at 375 degrees for one hour.

Spooky

I used to love watching this little music video when I was younger. Well, I decided to show it to my little youngster this year and he loves watching it! He always asks "again? again?" after we finish watching it. Or when we haven't watched it for awhile, he will come to me and ask "watch spooky computer?" and what he means is that he wants to watch this on the computer. He calls it spooky, and comments about how it's spooky throughout the video. :) I think it's cute. Hope you like it!

Halloween Drinks

When I was growing up, my mom would make "Witches Brew" every year for Halloween. It was a lot of fun and a special drink we only got once a year. Unfortunately, I never really loved the taste of it. But I would love to have a special drink for Halloween still! I found these two fun alternatives that sound much tastier. :) Find the recipe for Ogre Eyes Hot Cocoa here, and a different Witches Brew with Broomsticks here.

Mummies, Owls, and more

There are owl cutouts at the "library" here in town, and my little honey loves them--I just found these printable owls. I wonder if you could change the colors for Halloween? They would be fun to hang around the house, in a window, on a garland, etc...


Growing up we used terra cotta pots to make Halloween bats and spiders, so maybe I like this because it reminds me of when I was young. Aren't these cute though? Find instructions here.

ALSO, I found this great collection of Halloween ideas, many of them printable! When you don't have a holiday decor budget, but love holiday decor, I think that is wonderful!

Obsessed with Treats

For the past few years I have been obsessed with the idea of making homemade donuts. I still have never done it, but here is another easy recipe I have found. I'm really hoping this is the year to do this--I think it would be so fun to make these for Halloween!

I am also obsessed with cinnamon rolls--to me they are full of tradition, romance, and one of the ultimate treats ever. This recipe looks amazing, I can't wait to try it!

Several Ideas

One thing I love about holidays is decorating for them! I was so excited to find these fun, easy, and inexpensive ways to decorate from Blue Cricket Designs. Here's to hoping I can whip these up this year to decorate our house!

Bleeding Candles...I was surprised how easy these are! Check out the instructions here.

I love garlands and banners...this one is cute, inexpensive, and could last through Thanksgiving if you wanted! Find instructions for this here.

This idea I absolutely love! I don't have a chandelier, but how fun would it be to put these on your light fixtures or maybe your mirror? Find instructions here. Any ideas how to get vinyl bats (I think spiders would be cute too!) if you don't have a Silhouette or other vinyl cutting machine?

Do you have any favorite decoration ideas?

Pumpkin Carving

Can you tell what I am excited about lately? I am so happy it is Halloween time (well...practically)!! You can find free printable stencils from Better Homes and Gardens for carving your pumpkin here!

Poisoned Apple

I am itching to make these "poisoned" apples! I've never had a candied apple before and how fun would it be to make these for Halloween? Especially since I plan on making an appearance as Snow White...

How fun would this be to have in your kitchen or bathroom for Halloween time? You could change up the colors to match your room decor...or make it totally different for Halloween. :) Find instructions here.

One More

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Three posts in one day! I'm on a roll! :) I wanted to remember this recipe for caramel popcorn...so I am posting it here. I think this is a fun fall treat...mmm.

Caramel Popcorn:

2c. Brown sugar

1c. Karo syrup

1 cube butter

Stir consistantly, while boiling, until it reaches the Hard Ball Stage. When it reaches that point, remove from heat. Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. Stir until smooth. Pour over popcorn.


The best popcorn to use is fresh popped popcorn, no extra seasonings or no butter added! If you don't have a popcorn machine, kettle corn works great too!
fresh popped, I just use 1/2 cup of popcorn. If I use the kettle corn bag, I use 2 bags, but then I have extra caramel!



PLUS, if you have extra caramel, you can save it for dipping apples in! Just reheat your desired amount!

Recipe from Family Fun Friday

Halloween Advent

After seeing these pictures, I am loving this fun idea for Halloween! I get so excited for Halloween every year...especially now that I have a little one to dress up and take trick or treating. There are always so many things I want to do and this would be such a fun way to keep track of things you want to do and plan ahead so it works out better, or just give the kiddos treats everyday. :) Find instructions here!

A Little Early...

So, I know my last post was about how I didn't want summer to end...but I am seriously getting so excited for Halloween! Maybe because I plan on dressing up this year! I haven't done that in years--I'm so excited! :) Anyway, here is a very cute craft that I would LOVE to throw together before the end of October! Find the instructions here.

Pumpkinland!

If you live in Utah, this might be a fun thing for your family to do together. Or you could go trick or treat at the zoo!