Halloween Links for Procrastinators (like me)

Are you ready for Halloween? Or you a huge procrastinator like some people (ok, me). Well I’m here to help you out. Here’s a list of Halloween links to get you ready for Friday. Yes, Friday. You have three days to get your pumpkins, costumes, crafts and treats ready. You better start today.

Pumpkins:

• My kids and I decided to forgo the carving and instead got Mr. Potato Head pumpkin decorating kits. The were easy to put together, didn’t have any mess, and they look so cute.
• Don’t want to buy Mr. Potato parts? Then paint your pumpkins. Use your imagination and be creative.
• Or you could cut out facial features from a magazine for some freaky faces.
• Another option is a Whack-o-lantern. You still have to carve the pumpkin, but then you can just pound holes in it.
• Here’s a cute idea; the mum-ie family. Carve pumpkins to look like members of your family and fill them with pretty flowers for hair.
• Use a cool pumpkin stencil.
• Or make your own stencil.
• Even better, get political with your pumpkin. Carve your pumpkin to look like Obama or McCain.

Costumes:

• You could go old school and buy costumers. That’s what we did for our three younger kids. But store bought costumes can be expensive.
• For our teens we just got them wigs; an afro and a mullet. They’re on their own to figure out the rest of their costume.
• You could make your own inexpensive costume with things you already have around the house.
• And frugal costume ideas.
• Or use a pattern to make a costume.
• Go as some kind of food like bacon or an egg.
• Just go with a mask like this fantasy mask.
• Go simple with a Halloween t-shirt.

Crafts:

• Check out these cute Pumpkin rolls made with toilet paper.
• How about a few bat-o-lanterns for the kitchen table?
• Make a spider bag for trick-or-treating.
• Create your own pumpkin earrings to wear to school on Friday.
• Halloween’s not complete without some tissue paper bats. And these actually fly.

Recipes:

• I love this melon brain.
• They go nicely with these creepy carrot fingers.
• And for dinner try some sandwiches. Either these coffin ham sandwiches or these spooky tuna sandwiches.
• If the kids want pizza try Jack-o-lantern pizza or Halloween cheese pizza.
• Or tempt the kids with these spooky eyeball tacos.
• Try these monster toes for a party appetizer.
• Or Graveyard Crunch for a snack.
• Like spiders? Try these spooky spider recipes.
• How about ghostly marshmallows for desert.
• For a little bit healthier treat these ghostly pears.
• Or try these yummy looking spider cakes.
• Not in to spiders. Then make these freaky eyeball cupcakes.
• We’re going to try this ghost toast.
• Don’t forget the traditional caramel apples.
• Make your own ghostly candy.

Now you don’t have any more excuses. Get on the ball and get ready for Halloween.

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