Mitch loves making up games with cardboard and markers and whatever he can get his hands on…he’s a cardboard artist! Today we’re going to share Lawn Ghosts, a Halloween twist on a classic lawn “dart” game. You’ll need to go get some white balloons, but everything else you probably have in your craft closet or …
Halloween
The Chesterfield Valley Pumpkin Patch will not open in 2018. The short lived patch was squeezed into a scrap of undeveloped land next to the outlet mall. It was trying to fill a hole in our hearts left by the unfortunate closing of Rombach’s 100 year old family farm, just a few hundred feet down the …
Tonight a reader told me that her grandson loves our Minecraft Creeper costume for Halloween, but…he has a sister. And she wanted a PINK one. A pink creeper? You’re kidding me! Then I remembered how much Mitch loves his “friendly” plush Creeper he named Splody, and how he keeps asking for all these different colored Creeper mods! …
National Coffee Day is September 29 and I’ve got something awesome for you! I’ve been working on a quick & easy Pumpkin Spice Latte that you can whip up in your kitchen. Enjoy coffee house flavors while you’re still in your PJs. The best part? All it takes is coffee plus 3 ingredients–one you already …
I love Halloween. I love the cute costumes, the pumpkin carving and the candy. Oh, the candy! But haunted houses? Not so much. I still don’t understand why people pay good money to get the pants scared off them. The last time I went to a haunted house, my college boyfriend made it his mission …
Creep out Trick or Treaters with these spooooooky glowing eyes balls that watch them from the darkness of your shrubbery! These work best if you slip them into an unlit part of your yard! The best part? You can put these together in just a few minutes with stuff you might have in your craft …
“Left or right, kiddo?” I asked my 8 year old, stumped by the towering rows of corn surrounding us. He shrugged. Maybe if I hadn’t been so intent on Instagramming our journey through the Great Godfrey Corn Maze I’d know which way to go. Or not. We were in maze after all…and mazes are meant to be …
Delight your favorite Minecrafter with this real life Minecraft Pumpkin craft you can make at home! It’s pretty simple to make: you just need a square box, paint, construction paper and a sharp knife. The hardest part of this craft is finding a truly square box! I searched around and discovered the perfect box at Michael’s …