This summer, the kids made some seriously awesome Stained Glass Window Clings for their bedrooms. And, we vowed we’d make some again when Halloween rolled around. So, here we are, folks, Spooky Silhouette Window Clings! Spooky Silhouette Window Clings Supplies Clear Contact Paper [they often sell this in the dollar store as a material for […]
Here’s a little graphic celebrating 8+ years of my “Signature Pumpkin,” the Question Mark! Why not come up with a Signature Pumpkin of your own? Happy Halloween!
This year, Toby decided that he wanted to be a “Robot Turtle named T1” for Halloween. He loves Turtles. He loves Robots. It’s a natural fit. Only problem was, how were we going to get our hands on one of those? Well, we’d have to make one! First things first, we looked around online for […]
Halloween is coming! Here are 12 of our best Halloween and Halloween-Friendly Posts and a bonus 13th contribution from our Sister Site! Just click on the image and be transported!!! SNACKS: 1. Quick & Easy Mummy Cookies A Halloween Themed Lunchbox Treat! We make sugar cookies with our ginger-people cutters and ice them to look like mummies! […]
Last year’s Everyone’s Sitting at the Kiddie Table Setting was a surefire hit for our Thanksgiving feast. We placed craft paper down on the table, drew on some fancy frames, and had everyone fill in the frames with their own masterpiece. This year, the kids wanted to “one-up” themselves by coming up with an equally engaging, hands-on holiday […]
Thanksgiving is coming! Here are 9 of our best Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving-Friendly Posts and a bonus 10th contribution from our Sister Site! Just click on the image and be transported!!! Whisky Fig Cranberry Sauce: Break out the Whisky & Cider. Here’ s our original recipe for a cinnamon, whisky, and fig filled Cranberry Sauce […]
I tend to post all of our family recipes on this site so as to have an easy way to access them and to send them to others for reference. Pumpkin seeds are no exception. I can’t tell you how many times we “forget the way we did it last year” when it comes to […]
It’s been a crazy few weeks, with little time for baking. Luckily, I had sugar cookie dough in the freezer , so I was able to whip up a little Halloween-week magic for the kids while they were carving their pumpkins. Here’s the how-to, with a gallery of cookie pics and this year’s pumpkin handiwork […]
When we go back to our big family get togethers in the States, I still feel as if I’m sitting at the kiddie table, no matter how old I get. I think it has to do with the fact that my parents’ extended families are large in number whereas I’m “only” one of two children, […]
If you’re going to make your own cranberry sauce, you might as well make it worth the effort. We’re always trying something different for our annual Thanksgiving feast. This time, I was inspired by one of my favourite fall cocktails: Apple Cider & Fireball Canadian Whisky [Cinnamon Whisky]. We just went apple picking, so there’s plenty of cider on hand. And […]
Creepy Window Silhouettes Last Halloween, we wanted to make our house “spooky” for the trick-or-treaters, so we added window silhouettes to our front door and front windows. When the holiday was over, we rolled them up and stored them for future use. We’ll be using them again this year, in different places, with the addition of a […]
Halloween is less than a week away. This weekend, we’ll be re-creating two of our favourite crafts: Brown Bag Owl Puppets [Below] and Creepy Window Silhouettes ________________________________ Brown Bag Owl Puppets (inspired by the folks at Elmer’s and Free Kids Crafts) Over the summer, we had a special Egg Day, completing several fun science experiments with eggs. […]
