crayon pumpkins

so, i saw this several places on pinterest.  the ones i read used artificial pumpkins- which to be honest i wish we would have.  these turned out so awesome that i wish the kids could keep them!  we used the pumpkins we picked on our field trip to the pumpkin patch. 

simple craft that looks super cool!  we peeled the labels off of old crayons.  my super-duper awesome assistant and i hot glued the crayons onto the pumpkins.  we had the students decide which colors and what order they wanted them.  we used this time to review colors of course! then we discussed solids turning into liquid ....that's right, i tried to throw a little science into the mix of this craft :)  we helped the students melt the crayons with hair dryers.........it was awesome!

 side note- how cool does the inside of this box look? 

happy halloween!

happy halloween

hope everyone has a safe and happy halloween!

cole enjoyed the treats! 

halloween bark

recipes are all over the internet for this yummy treat!  i think anyone will do!  the boys and i made this last night.  today after school we plan to deliver to daddy and his coworkers.

here's how we made our halloween bark:

you can use white or milk chocolate- i liked the way the candy corn popped out against the white.

remember to find two of the most handsome kids you can find.  again, these two are mine- you'll have to use your own :)

my helpers unwrapped the chocolate

jack broke the oreo cookies into our parchment lined pan.

will did the "pren-sle sticks" as he calls them!

jack- sprinkles, will- candy corn....

i melted the chocolate in the microwave according to the directions.  then we topped it with a few more candy corn and sprinkles.

we let it set over night.  (you probably could do it in less time)  then you just break it into chunks.

we filled ours into small mason jars- because they are cute!

tied on a bow and a bat ring.....ready!  these are perfect for teachers, neighbors and coworkers!

happy halloween!!

BOO TO YOU

so, it's really looking like halloween around this house.  here's a little window into our fall home:

i bought this sign jack's first halloween from michaels.  it's lost it's color but i still love it!

holiday candy tastes better thank normal....don't you think?

grandma was in town this weekend.  she made these jars with them.  they look so cute at night- tea lights help them glow.

gold fish for will's preschool friends.

i LOVE preschoolers handwriting.  this guy will be 4 on friday.  i can't believe it! 

i've seen the cutest printables with this saying all over.  i decided to make my own so that jack could add his name.  these mini antibacterial hand gels were only 37 cents each on clearance at bath and body works!!  that's cheaper than candy!! 

 

BOO to you!!

halloween cards

the kids wanted to do a halloween craft tonight.  i wasn't exactly prepared for one- so we did the best we could.  i actually am pretty happy with our little spider cards.  we would have used black paint....but i didn't have any on hand, so we used purple!

i let each kiddo have a part in making our spider. 

i used anna michael's hand as the body of the spider because her fingers are the ones that wiggle the most!

will's fingers are being used as 4 of the legs.

jack's 4 fingers are the other legs...

we have spiders!!

for perfect circle eyes i used a pencil eraser

happy halloween!  since i had all of this on hand this year our halloween cards are free!  how awesome is that?

boo!

i have my own little pumpkin who was born a few days before halloween.  on the way home from the hospital i made my sweet husband stop at target so i could get some halloween goodies for will's first birthday.  yes, that's right i was working on his first birthday before he was a week old.  for the record it was so cute. 

i was thrilled when samantha's mom said she wanted to throw a first birthday/halloween party for her!  i took me back to a very fun year!  i hope she loves her party! 


samantha is 1




these are menu tags for the party





the guests are wearing halloween costumes to her party, these are their favor tags!




i love the astronaut





happy birthday samantha!

 throwing a halloween party of your own?  here are a few yummy halloween drinks i have tried in the past:

slime punch:  1/4 cup sugar, 2 quarts of lemonade, 1 tsp. meringue powder, 2 liters seltzer, green and yellow food coloring, red tube of decorating gel.  squeeze drops of red gel on outside of clear glasses....it looks like drops of blood.  combine lemonade, sugar and meringue powder (this stuff is going to make the top of the drink frothy- very fun for halloween) om serving container.  slowly pour in seltzer whisking until fully blended.  stir in 10 drops of green food coloring and 4 drops of yellow.  enjoy!  now, i didn't make that recipe up- i just have no idea who did to give them credit :)  but whichever magazine came up with that- thanks!

orange thing cocktail- this one is from sandra lee.  she has a great halloween special each year on the food network.  i would LOVE an invite to one of her parties!  they always look amazing.
1 bottle mango-peach juice chilled, 1 cup orange vodka, 1 cup chilled sparkling water.  combine and garnish with a black plastic spider.