Make and TakesIdeas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun

With all the ghost and goblins running through the streets, help your kids stay safe this Halloween with some of these great websites. There are tips and great guides for your Halloween Haunting.

Halloween Safety Tip Websites:

Halloween Safety Game - Take the quiz. Are your kids ready to stay safe?
Halloween Safety
National Safety Council
Safety Tips for October
The Family Corner

Here are some great Tricks for your yummy candy apples Treats.

Trick: Microwave your caramel candies 1:00 minute at a time and stir. Or you can whip up a quick (okay not so quick, but so worth it) batch of homemade caramel. Dip it straight out of the hot pot.

Trick: Use real sticks from an old tree branch for serving [...] Continue Reading…

Here are a few fun Halloween finds from Etsy.

What makes you say Boo at Etsy?

Halloween fun from Matthew Mead Style. Downloads for faces are here.

Here is a fun Spider card just in time for Halloween. It can be used to send with treats to a neighbor or friend, or even framed as a decoration. Here is the How-to for this fun Spider Stitched Greeting Card.

Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric store.

Punching Awl
Pattern for Spider to punch: Download here, then [...] Continue Reading…

Who else can relate to this great story about Halloween from Jerry Seinfeld? I remember it being cold and rainy or snowy, having to wear a coat over my costume. But it was all worth getting the free candy. Really, all I cared about was the candy. My kids are now the same way. I really could just go [...] Continue Reading…

I’ve never liked going to Haunted Houses. There’s gross people trying to touch you, loud sounds, chainsaws that are going to cut me, and nightmarish decorations full of blood and guts. No thanks! I choose happy dreams. But I will go near these Haunted Houses that are fun to make with the whole family.

My sister Steph and her family [...] Continue Reading…

Serve your soup in fun Pumpkin Soup Bowls this holiday season.

I bought 6 Tiger Striped pumpkins. I liked their size, kinda in between, no one can eat a large pumpkin size soup serving, well maybe someone can.

Then, carve out the top and scoop out the insides. You are going to want to scrap every last little string in there [...] Continue Reading…

I will often get stumped on what to make for dinner. I posted earlier about making a Weekly Meal List. But there are times when I get bored of those meals that we eat again and again. So I have searched for help from my friends in the blogging world for great blogs dedicated to Meal Making.

Here is a [...] Continue Reading…

I have gone through every mop there is. I need some help in choosing a new one. I like to “deep clean” mop every so often, but then I like to “clean up” mop a couple times a week. I have tile and the grout kills me, so at times I have to put my back into it. I [...] Continue Reading…