Halloween Decorations

We really seem to be getting into Halloween this year.  It might have something to do with all the fun ideas on Pinterest, yes I'm addicted.  We also found a dollar store that we love.

This is a picture (not the best one) of our man eating bush.  We used two hands and a foot from the dollar store, and an old hat that my son doesn't wear anymore.  We placed them all in the bush.

Along with two bloody ears from a package of ears also from the dollar store.

These three left over ears will be placed on a skewer and put on the grill with a glow stick as an ear-kabob.

HAPPY HALLOWEENING!!

Chuck-It Checklist

-Is it broken or damaged beyond repair?
-Has it been more then a year since it was last used or worn?
-Do I have something similar that I like better?
-Am I saving this because it might be useful one day?

According to professional organizer Andrew Mellen, if the answer to any one of these questions is yes--then it's time to toss.

Reusable Shopping Bag

(I read this and it total blew my mind)

97% of people never wash their reusable shopping bags, according to a new survey. Researchers found large numbers of bacteria in all the sacks the tested, and even detected E. coli in 8% of them. One laundry cycle reduces the bacteria by 99.9%, so toss your bags in the wash between grocery trips to prevent food contamination.

Yummy

I found these when I was getting golden raisins for something I was cooking. They are sour fruit flavored raisins, they taste like sour skittles or sour patch kids candy. My kids love them! After they tried them I went back to the store and bought ten more boxes. My son is crazy about candy so far we have been able to satisfy that with the raisins. My daughter who likes Skittles, but shouldn't eat them because of her braces, is enjoying them also. What a fun healthy replacement for a sour candy.

Costumes

This is a good time of year to fill a little girls dress up box. I was at Walmart and saw that they had Disney Princess costumes for $10. (would make a great Christmas present) Those dresses cost $30 any other time of the year. Watch for good sales on these items just after Halloween. Other places I have had good luck are local second hand stores (they cut the price in half the day after Halloween) and resale shops.

Pumpkins!

No one wants to throw away a pumpkin that they spent all that time on. I have found the answer. (You may have seen these before) Craft pumpkins!! One Saturday in October (at Michaels) you can purchase a craft pumpkin (at a discounted rate for this activity $5) and work on it in their craft room. Every year they have different projects for the pumpkins and they always have more then one option.
I love that the store provides the supplies and the room to make the mess. (No cleanup for mom!)

Every year we pick our favorite one and add it to our collection. I wonder what it will be this year?

Halloween Decoration

Halloween Decorations are fun! and they don't have to be spendy or fancy. As you will notice my life and surroundings need to be kid friendly, and affordable. The kids have a blast with these. I picked up each bucket for a quarter a piece at a local second hand store. We have stacked them to make a Halloween totem poll, and they can still use them for trick-o-treating. As an added bonus the kids I watch LOVE to play with them, fill them with toys and restack them when done.