Mobiles are perhaps best known for keeping infants occupied when in their cribs. But they also make nice decorations for all sorts of occasions. For spring, garden-themed mobiles are nice. In the winter, a mobile featuring snowmen is festive. And for Halloween, how about a mobile that includes a flock of bats? Making a bat [...]
Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or just have a pack of hungry ghouls, it’s fun to make creepy Halloween snacks. Here are five ideas that are sure to please. 1. Worms in Dirt Ingredients Orange or green Jello Gummy worms Crushed Oreo cookies Clear plastic cups Instructions Prepare Jello as directed on package. Place [...]
Carving faces onto hollowed-out pumpkins on Halloween is one of those things we do without giving it much thought. The jack o’lantern makes a nice scary decoration, but have you ever thought about why it has become a tradition? It has been said that jack o’lanterns containing lit candles ward off evil spirits. The idea [...]
In the spring and summer, colorful windsocks make beautiful decorations that blow in the breeze. But for Halloween, you need something spooky to set the mood. How about a ghost windsock? They’re easy and fun to make, and they’re scary without being too horrific for small children. Here are two ways to make them. Foam [...]
Around Halloween, we hear increased talk about superstitions. Most of them sound like silly things that someone just made up for fun. But many of today’s superstitions have roots in ancient folklore. Here are the stories of some of the most popular ones. Jack O’Lantern Most of us carve faces into pumpkins on Halloween as [...]
When it comes to Halloween, the first activity most of us think about is trick-or-treating. That’s certainly a big part of it, but what about those who are too old to solicit candy or just don’t want to? And how about the parents who prefer that their children stay in one place on the holiday? [...]
