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Get Your Ghoul On

If you haven’t bought your child’s Halloween costume yet, good luck. This year’s selection of costumes is downright scary. Honestly, you are better off making a costume from household items than paying upwards of $50 for the gross getups I’ve seen at big name retailers. The money you save making your own costume can then be spent on hosting a rockin’ Halloween bash. Take it from me; you don’t need a ton of cash to throw a Monster Mash in your home. Just exercise some creativity with these budget-friendly ideas: GAMES Ghost Bingo: Make your own cards that spell out … Continue reading →

Spice Up Your Halloween Layouts

Despite the miles in between Happy, happy Halloween! Not exactly Shakespeare, but it ties in well with my “Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun” page title. I’m rushing to put together a double page Halloween layout for my great aunt’s 90th birthday scrapbook. I’m in charge of creating half of the holiday-themed pages, while my sister-in-law has to come up with designs for the remaining holidays and major occasions, such my birthdays and family reunions. Right now I am working on Halloween. The layout has to include all of the youngest members of the family, as well as photos from … Continue reading →

Quotes for Your Halloween Scrapbook Page

As you get your little goblins, ghouls, princesses, cheerleaders, puppies, and pirates ready for this Halloween don’t forget the camera! This is one night you will want for the scrapbook. Here are some great quotes for this time theme: “Too cute to spook, but not to sweet to trick or treat”! A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. A Renaissance faire is just an excuse to wear funny clothing and run amok. A spooking we will go! A Spooky Good Time At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below. ~Theod… Double, … Continue reading →

Get Your Freak On at Fright Fest 2010

What do you get when you mix 200 pounds of blood-red dye with hundreds of rubber snakes, bats, rats, skulls and body parts, a gigantic mutated spider and armies of eye-gouging, flesh starved zombies? Seriously spooktacular fun at Six Flags Great America. Halloween is in the air and no place helps you get your creep on better than Great America’s annual Fright Fest extravaganza. The popular Midwest theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois, is pulling out its most hair-raising haunts to celebrate the 20th season of Fright Fest. Then, it’s topping itself by unveiling spine-chilling new spooks to scare even … Continue reading →

Get Ready for Holiday Scrapping

Wal-Mart has its aisles stuffed with Halloween paraphernalia, so I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that my local grocery store is also hawking ghoulish goodies. The problem with shopping at a mega-giant supermarket that sells scrapbook materials right next to the produce section is that you are constantly bombarded with temptations to add to your collection. And with the holiday season right around the corner you can image how much willpower I’m forced to exercise, so as to not end up with a cart full of holiday-themed stickers, stamps and albums. Yesterday I was this close to buying a pumpkin … Continue reading →

Bloody Bites for Your Halloween Buffet

Oh, the wonders of ketchup. The tangy condiment can go a long way to creep out guests at a Halloween party (though, not to the point where mini ghosts and goblins won’t happily gobble up gory-looking goodies). The trick to these Halloween treats is to make them as tasty as they are gruesome to look at. You can start off with some Bloody Baked Potatoes (courtesy of the Food Network) and then serve up a slimy snake sandwich. Both make boo-tiful additions to your Halloween buffet. BLOODY BAKED POTATOES Ingredients: 4 baking potatoes 3 balls fresh mozzarella, diced 2 tablespoons … Continue reading →

Ghoulish Goodies: Edible Fingers and Eyeballs

It’s Halloween. Time to get creepy in your kitchen. With a little creativity, traditional party recipes can turn into devilish dishes perfect for a Halloween buffet. Here are a few monstrously delicious recipes to make for your little ghosts and goblins this Halloween: EDIBLE FINGERS Ingredients: 1 can refrigerated breadstick dough 1 pepperoni stick Dried rosemary Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Separate breadsticks and place on greased cookie sheet. Cut pepperoni into fingernail shapes and press into dough. Cut knuckle marks into “fingers” and sprinkle with rosemary to create a hairy-knuckle look. Bake according to package directions (typically less … Continue reading →

Scrumptious Spooky Treats for Your Halloween Buffet

Seventeen days and counting until ghosts and ghouls come knocking. Are you ready? If you are planning a Halloween Monster Bash to celebrate the haunted holiday you might consider adding these simple yet scrumptious treats to your menu. Both were served at my daughter’s playgroup Halloween luncheon last year. Each mom was given a Halloween-themed recipe from a magazine, cookbook or newspaper and asked to make it as creepy as possible. In the end the buffet table was filled with Tombstone Brownies, Pumpkin Face Pizzas, and ghost, pumpkin, bat, bone and cat shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (using cookie … Continue reading →

Autumn Recipes: G is for Ghoulish Goulash

By the looks of the racks at Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys R Us if you don’t already have your child’s Halloween costume you might be out of luck. Like it or not Halloween has turned into a season rather than a single day. Years back I tried to fight it. I resisted the temptation to give into the hype and start celebrating the holiday prior to the last week in October, but these days people start prepping for Halloween in late August. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, I guess. Hence, this next recipe. If you are looking for … Continue reading →

Seven Things Haunted Houses Can Teach You about Your Spouse

Do you and your significant other like to go to haunted houses? Once upon a time I thought that’d be a fun couple activity for Wayne and I to enjoy. (See Date Night at a Haunted House is Supposed to Be Fun, Right? and Halloween Horror Nights: Can Your Marriage Survive It? to see I was wrong about that.) Maybe you’ve never ventured into such territory with your mate. If you’re looking for a way to learn more about your husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, consider going. There’s a lot you can learn about them, yourself, and your relationship … Continue reading →