7 Spooky Halloween Cakes

Having a girl with a Halloween birthday makes looking at Halloween cakes even more fun.  We usually don't have birthday cake on Halloween because the night is already so full of sugar, but these spooky Halloween cakes make it hard to resist.

Chicken Wire Ghost Tutorial

These spooky Halloween decorations are ghostly outlines made from chicken wire.  These chicken wire ghosts have become my all time favorite Halloween decoration idea.

DIY Ghost from Wacky Archives

Halloween Pudding Ghost Cups

Last year I was out of town when the sign up sheets for the preschool Halloween party was set out.  I was hoping to snag the juice boxes because I wanted to make the very easy, but still pretty dang cute Mummy Juice Boxes that I made last year.  Sadly, by the time I saw the sign up, the only slots left were for table cloths and 'other snack'.  I grabbed the other slot and made a snack that turned out even easier than the mummy juice boxes.  Halloween Ghost Pudding Cups.

Halloween Pizzas [Halloween Dinner Ideas]

Halloween Pizza from Within the Kitchen

Printable Halloween Luminaries

Found a link to these great printable images from Not Just Decorating:

Katie used them to make these great luminaries:

They would be great for all sorts of Halloween crafts.  Even invitations.  You can download them HERE.  And you can also check out how she turned them into these great luminaries.

Halloween Shirley Temple Drinks [Halloween Party Drink]

Bloody Shirley Temples from Made from Pinterest

Buried Skeleton Cupcakes

I was browsing all of the great posts over at Edible Crafts when I saw these cupcakes from Holidash:

They remind me of my favorite addition to our Halloween menu last year, Dead Man's Dip:

I will have to decide between the dip and the cupcakes this year.  How wrong would it be to make buried skeleton cupcakes for a three-year-olds birthday?  The buried skeletons might have to wait until she is a little older.

You can see the tutorial for the cupcakes HERE and the dip HERE.

50 Things To Do On Your Trampoline [Summer Fun For Kids]

Summer Fun On Your Trampoline from Rave & Review

5 Fun Limeade Recipes [Summer Drinks]

After seeing Amy's fun post on making your own limeade, I realized that we haven't had any limeade yet this summer, homemade or otherwise!  This whole moving thing is killing the summer buzz, so tomorrow we will be squeezing some fresh limes and enjoying some DIY limeade.  You can check out Amy's limeade recipe over at The Idea Room.

Healthy Summer Lunch For Kids

Healthy Summer Lunch for Kids from Meet The Dubiens

Four Citrus Lemonade

Four Citrus Lemonade from Delia Creates

Edible Christmas Trees [Christmas Crudite]

It is Christmas party season.  If you are looking for something to balance out all of the Christmas cookie goodness, check out these fun edible Christmas trees.  From Christmas charcuterie to Christmas crudité.

This delicious Christmas Tree Cheese and Crackers from My Name is Snickerdoodle is the perfect spread for any Christmas party.  Mix in your favorite meats and cheese for the perfect Christmas tree charcuterie. 

Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree Cupcakes

I love cute and easy Christmas ideas as much as I love cute cupcake liners.  These cupcake liner Christmas tree cupcakes are the prefect combination of both!

Cupcake Liner Christmas Trees from The Cake Blog

Chocolate Dipped Christmas Pretzels

One of my favorite treats to make for Christmas are chocolate dipped Christmas pretzels.  They are easy, perfect for the kids to make, and are a great treat to include with your neighbor gifts.

Chocolate Pretzel Christmas Trees from Oh My! Creative

Paper Christmas Trees

I love paper and these paper decorations, especially the paper cone Christmas trees.  But that giant present and paper bag turkey are pretty fabulous too.

Paper Cone Christmas Trees from Frog Prince Paperie

Mini Christmas Shortbread Cookies

These mini Christmas Shortbread Cookies will be a huge hit at your holiday party.  They easy for you to make and are a great Christmas cookie recipe for kids to make too. 

Snowman Cheeseball

This snowman cheeseball is the perfect treat for your holiday party.

Snowman Cheese Ball from Crafts a la Mode

Snowman Candy Bar Wrapper [Christmas Printable]

This cute printable snowman candy bar wrapper is such a fun gift to give to friends, neighbors, teachers, and just about anyone that loves chocolate.

Printable Snowman Candy Bar Wrappers from Laurie Furnell

Eggnog Punch

Growing up, eggnog wasn't a part of my families Christmas traditions.  My mom and dad didn't like it, so I had never even tried it.  The first Christmas after I was married I was introduced to my mother-in-law's eggnog punch.  I have never gone back!  

This is a great way to prepare eggnog for a large group and is a family friendly treat.  

DIY Lego Advent Calendar

The Lego Advent Calendar is always popular, but can be hard to find or expensive to buy when people scoop them up and resell them.  But now you can make a Lego Christmas tree countdown calendar all on your own.

DIY Lego Advent Calendar from Willowday