How to Throw a Fantastic Halloween Bash

Fall is almost here, and it’s time to wind down our summer revelry. Say goodbye to summer and welcome cooler temperatures with a fun Halloween bash in the backyard before the winter frost sets in! Read on for tips on how to throw a fantastic Halloween shindig and see the party ghouls and witches come out to play. Enforce a Fun Dress Code Halloween gives adults the chance to play dress-up again, so make sure you encourage everyone to get in on the action. Enforce a fun dress code and tell every guest they have to come in-costume. If you’ve…
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Creative Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy

After the kids get sick of eating their Halloween candy, there are a few creative ways to use it up instead of throwing it out. Plus, kids love helping out in the kitchen.   Send it to other children - The leftover saved candy that's factory sealed makes a great addition to Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. Not to mention that packing shoe boxes and teaching your kids to share their candy is a great way to teach your children how to give. Save it for Christmas- You can save the candy to decorate gingerbread houses with during Christmas time.…
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Super Megaforce Power Rangers Costumes & Activities #Halloween

We're always scrambling for last minute Halloween costumes.  Every year, it seems we push it off and push it off until the day is upon us! This year our boys wanted to be jujitsuka which means a student of any type of jujitsu martial arts except judo.  Actually, the gamer wanted to be a black belt like his Sensei Joe at Washi Bujutsu, so being the awesome Sensei that he is, he made this happen (for Halloween only!). There are some pretty awesome Halloween costumes on the market, but if you're looking for trendy costumes for your boy or girl,…
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Halloween 2013 is a Wrap!

I figured I need to get this Halloween post up and out of the way before I start in on Thanksgiving and Christmas! :) The kiddos had a good time last night.  The Teen decided that because she couldn't go to her friend's house (on a school night) to watch movies, that she was going to stay home.  we had her hand out candy while we took the boys out! Here's all of them before we took The Gamer decided he was going to go as a Clone.  This costume was as cheap as they get, because he wore it…
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Which SPOOKY family are you? Enter to win #WBHalloween DVD (10/31)

Halloween is SO much fun!  I love seeing all the different posts around the web, the awesome decorations around the neighborhood, and the giddiness I see in the kiddos (and adults!) this time of year! The pumpkin carving? The costumes? The free candy? All are amazing, but whether you are the bunch that loves dressing up and scaring the neighbors or you plan to stay-in, Warner Bros. has a line-up of Spook-Tacular Movies to get you in the holiday spirit. From classics like It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown & Scooby-Doo The Goblin King to Adventure Time – Jake the…
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Creepiest Halloween Decorations – Ever | #halloween

I didn't say scariest.  I said creepiest.  I know we used that phrase all the time "creepiest ever!" or "best ever", but there is something about a zombie mom holding a corpse baby that's just plain creepy and almost not right. My daughter and I found this in one of those Halloween stores that are only open for a couple of months each year. Just looking at it was enough to make our jaws drop, but when you step on the little foot pedal that's supposed to be hidden under something for guests to unknowingly step on when they walk…
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Cheap & Simple Halloween Decorations | $3 for a Spooky Front Door

It really doesn't take much to please my boys! Give them a game to play (usually with zombies) and they're good! Yesterday, when they got home from school, they found this on the door and they LOVED it. It only cost me $3 and I had enough Zombie Crossing tape to put on their door in their room (of course!), across the entry to the living room, and I still have some left over.  I got it all at Dollar Tree. Polyfoam Beware of Zombies Sign - $1 Mummy Door Knocker - $1 30 ft. Zombie Crossing Tape - $1…
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Halloween with the Johnston Gaggle! Check out our pics! #halloween

I know it's probably cliche to post Halloween photos of kiddos in the days following the main event, but I just wanted to share! Did you have a good time?  We did! This year, Kylie was a nerd, Braxton was Captain Rex, Hawk was Mario, and Jett was Yoda!  We're thankful that our neighbor let us borrow some costumes at the last minute.  We're so bad about procrastinating! We ran across the street when the neighbors weren't looking and took a pic in front of their nice tree!  Their yard is so much prettier than ours, and it made for…
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21 Fun Halloween Stories for 4-8 Year Olds – $0.99 Kindle Edition

Check out this Kindle Book of 21 Halloween stories for 4-8 year olds!  Only $! This book has: ✓ 21 Fun Halloween Stories ✓ Bonus Halloween Games ✓ Halloween Jokes The stories that are included: 1) Johnny the Friendly Ghost 2) Witch's Gold 3) The Big Surprise 4) The Special Gifts 5) The Creepy Crawly 6) How to Fool a Ghost 7) The Monster Cats 8) The Giant's Toy 9) Scary Wolf 10) The Witch's Spell 11) The Careful Spider 12) The Teeny Tiny Lady 13) Magical Spell 14) Little Creature 15) The Mysterious Guest 16) Goblin in the Woods…
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HEXBUG Nano Halloween Zombie Party! | @HEXBUG #HEXBUGHalloween

When our Hexbug Halloween Glow in the Dark Zombie Party Pack arrived, we were extremely excited about all of the goodies in the box!  My boys were not only excited about all of the Hexbugs that came with the set, but that they were going to be able to built a habitat and watch the bugs go crazy! One Hexbug Nano Glow-in-the-Dark | HexBug Nano Halloween Mutant Zombie We had a few hitches in our getup with sick kiddos and a newborn in the house when it came to the party, but thankfully, my husband's cousin came to the rescue and offered…
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