Dragon's Halloween

Dragon's Halloween by Dav Pilkey is a wonderful Halloween book. It is a little bit older, first printed in 1995. Because of that it may be a little difficult to find, always try Amazon and Ebay.  

Dragon's Halloween is made up of 3 different stories (all about Dragon):

• Six Small Pumpkins
• The Costume Party
• The Deep Dark Woods

25 Days Left!

Only 25 days left til Halloween! WOOT! If you are making your costumes you might want to get started! Zoey has decided on princess so I guess me and my sewing machine will be getting to work soon :D

3 Healthy Steps!

Zoey has many different cartoons that she really enjoys. One of them is Special Agent Oso. The great thing about Special Agent Oso is that he goes around helping children and teaching them the 3 HEALTHY STEPS to whatever task it is they are trying to complete.

She saw this video and has been begging me to make juice pops. :) So that is exactly what we did. The video goes a little fast and leaves out an important step so for those of you who have never made juice pops it is REALLY easy.

STEP 1
Find, Get, Buy, Wash.... Obtain an ice cube tray :) lol.

STEP 2
Pour in the juice AND (this is the part they left out) cover in plastic wrap.

STEP 3
Insert toothpicks and freeze :)

Workbooks

I try my best to plan activities and lessons that my little one will enjoy, but there are some days when I am too tired to do the whole sha-bang. There are also some days when Zoey is wired and attempting a full on project is just a bad idea.

That is why I love these workbooks. The lessons go quick and require ZERO effort from me. I picked them up at the dollar store. :)  So YAY! for cheap! lol.

Max's Halloween

Zoey saw this book and wanted it so bad. Max and Ruby is one of the bug's favorite shows. I love Max. He is a very smart little bunny. In this tale Max and Ruby go trick-or-treating.

Halloween Wreath

Here is a fun fact: I am broke. (like everyone else)

So when I decided to decorate for Halloween I knew there was going to be A LOT of creativity involved. One of the best things to decorate with. A WREATH! Even if you are running behind and haven't decorated anything else it at least makes you look like you are on it :).

 I will not lie. This was not a quick project. I have never made a wreath before and some of it I did not think all the way through.

Materials:
Pipe insulation (big long foam tube with a slit for wrapping around pipes)
Duck tape
Assorted paints / glitter glue
Old T-shirts
Interfacing (Iron on)
Tulle (Ribbon will work just fine)
Hot Glue
Cardboard (I used old toilet paper rolls)
Popsicle sticks


First off make your wreath. Secure pipe insulation in a circle with duck tape. I went ahead and wrapped duck tape around the whole thing just to make it a little more durable.

Now. Cut up some fabric or a old t-shirt and wrap it around your wreath. 

Iron on interfacing to your other shirt or fabric. Fold in half. Draw half a bat on the interfacing and cut out. (Just like you learned how to do in elementary school with the hearts)

My bat was droopy. I tried I really did. I even painted him with Mod-podge and then with a glittery black paint, but he would just not stiffen up. So I added popsicle sticks to his back to strengthen him. Then hot glued him to the wreath.

Now... I was supposed to be done at this point. But I didn't like it. It was just missing something. A pop a color... some glitter... something.

So how about both. Toilet paper rolls cut into letter E-E-K. Lime green paint and glitter.

TA-DA! Finally... a wreath :D (hoping my next one goes a little smoother.)

Halloween

It is that time of year again! I will be posting all sorts of Halloween crafts, books, and movies all month! I am also making Zoey's costume and will be posting that as well!