Zombie Pumpkins

Zombie Pumpkins

via Martha Stewart

Don’t you Just love these guys!

How to Make the Zombie Pumpkins

Sally wants to be.....

 a Witch for Halloween

Sally and Miss Fiona have become BFFs♥

I suppose that has influenced her somewhat. I will tell you this.

When her mind is made up….her mind is made up!

So a witch she shall be.

We’ve been on the lookout for the perfect hat.

What do you think about this one?

It is rather small but don’t you just love the way the green trim

brings out the green in her eyes? She said, “possibly”.

To this one, her response was “no way Jose”.

I thought the fit was better. Sally said it was too heavy.

I guess she does look a bit weighted down …. so the search continues.

♥ til next time

WHooooo Wants a Cupcake?

I saw these Owl Cupcakes 

on Heather's blog.  

I thought they were so cute and just had to make some! 

Next year I will definitely follow the tip I found Here.

I'm positive that when I have shared Oreos with the kids in the past and split them in half they separated perfectly but that just wasn't happening for these cupcakes.

If only I'd known the secret tip...

(microwaving a few cookies at a time for several seconds helps to keep the cream side solid)

We had our annual Halloween Dinner and it was lots of fun.

I'll have to steal some more pictures from Marci.  

I was too busy to get them this year.

Princess (Tiana ) Ella and  Frog Preston and of course,  Addie Cat

pictures via  Marci

Creative Cupcake  in the Works

Scott & Kassandra

Addie & Little Cat from Grandad

Great Frog and Little Frog

Tickle Ghosts

Nana's Tickle Ghosts

Last week Addie, Preston and Taylor did a little project at Nana's house.  I actually got this idea years ago when I taught at a Montessori Preschool.  We did this every year with black construction paper.  I still have Marci's but the paper has faded. 

I decided to use canvas instead since it was on sale at Hobby Lobby.  I painted the canvas black ahead of time so we'd be set to go.

Addie did not want to have anything to do with painting the bottom of her foot white.  Taylor thought it looked like great fun.  She was giggling the whole time so Addie agreed to join in and of course Preston wanted to keep up with the gang and was eager for his turn.  Hope and I got Ella's after school.

 

Freeman Family Ghosts

 

Taylor's Ghost

Didn't they turn out cute?

Thank You Thursday

Baking with the Cuties

Saturday Hope and I thought it would be fun to have Ella and Addie over to make Halloween goodies. 

First things First....

Halloween Tradition-Window Stick-ONs

Aunt Hope helping the girlies.

We decided to make and frost some circle cookies before they arrived.

We had all the extras ready to go.

Little hands busy at work.

Miss Addie fell in love with the sugar sprinkles and couldn't resisit their yumminess!

Grandad brought McDonald's Happy Meals for lunch.

Nutter Butter Ghosts Cookies

Ghosts, Witches Hats, and Dipped Pretzels

 Sweet girls with Nana

Ella and Addie

(Notice cute little Addie is about to grab another cookie :)

Next year, we'll try these....what do you think girlies???

Pumpkin Candy Bar

via Amy Atlas 

Candy Buffets are so fun.

Remember this

and this

What better time for a "candy" ...bar, than 

Halloween!

From The Martha Stewart Show

  Tools and Materials:

• Good & Plenty
• Miniature marshmallows
• Twizzler licorice bites (Black)
• Gummy teeth
• Licorice wheels
• Candy corn
• Neapolitan licorice
• Ball pin
• Glass canisters
• Scissors
• Small pumpkin

Halloween-Candy Face How-To

1. Secure the candy to the pumpkin with ball pins that match the color of the treats so they aren't too noticeable. Tip: Chewy candy is easier to bend and snip.
2. Place pumpkin on glass canisters or reuse large glass jars for candy.
   

More Eye Candy

(sorry for the pun, couldn't help myself)

Candy Jar Labels to Print

from Martha Stewart

Photo: Laura Fenton via Shelter Pop

 

Martha Stewart Living

Candy Globes

via All You

Amy Atlas as pictured above

 

  via Martha Stewart

 

via Parents Magazine

via Southern Living

via McLellan Style

What a Scream

Don't these crack you up!

Strawberry Ghosts

 

Strawberry Ghosts published in Simple & Delicious September/October 2007, p14

Ingredients

• 30 fresh strawberries
• 8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon shortening
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Wash strawberries and gently pat with paper towels until completely dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate and shortening at 50% power; stir until smooth. Stir in extract.
• Dip strawberries in chocolate mixture; place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, allowing excess chocolate to form the ghosts' tails. Immediately press chocolate chips into coating for eyes. Freeze for 5 minutes.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip a toothpick into melted chocolate and draw a mouth on each face. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.