The kids are growing up so we tried some more activities geared toward teens this year! Campfire Fall Foods Hot Cocoa & Apple Cider Carmel Apples (red, green, yellow apples) with mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and sprinkles Roasted Hot Dogs S’mores Chili with cheese, crackers and corn chips Homemade Chili Recipe Ingredients: Directions: Pumpkin… Continue reading Family Teen Halloween Festivities
Category: Halloween
X-Men Trunk-or-Treat
This year it was unanimous that we wanted to dress as the X-men for Storm! I found most of the costumes at used clothing stores and made most of the other props. X-Men Sign Materials: Cardboard Scissors Brown Spray Paint Gold Sharpie Cricut to cut letters Directions: Cut a large oval and small circle from… Continue reading X-Men Trunk-or-Treat
Star Wars Trunk-or-Treat
We have been dressing up for Halloween as a family for the past few years. Since the kids are getting older, this year we decided to participate in the Trunk-or-Treat event rather than attending it. We volunteered our trunk at each of the boys schools and also at our church. So we could use our… Continue reading Star Wars Trunk-or-Treat
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Halloween
We dressed up as a family for Halloween this year. We chose the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Halloween Lunch
I tried to make the boys special lunches for Halloween since it’s on a school day this year! I cut a crooked mouth in the sandwich and added candy eyes to make a monster. Drew Jack-o-Lantern face on the oranges, and ghost faces on the cheese sticks. AND Candy Corn is always a favorite with… Continue reading Halloween Lunch
Batman Villains Family Halloween
We dressed up as a family with our friends for Halloween. We chose the Batman, Bain, Poison Ivy, Joker, and Harley Quinn!
Monster Birthday Cake
I made a Monster birthday cake for my friends 1 year old. I also made some cupcakes to match. I bake two box cakes and then decorated with my homemade buttercream icing recipe. I decorated the monsters with M&M’s, Candy Eyes, Candy Corn, and other small candies. Buttercream Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup… Continue reading Monster Birthday Cake
Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Our family has the same Halloween tradition as many other families. We love to carve pumpkins together and try new ways for carving. We always start by going to the pumpkin patch to choose our pumpkins! My boys are not a fan of getting sticky or gooey. Gutting the pumpkin is always the most unpleasant… Continue reading Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Halloween Bonfire
We had a Halloween Bonfire again this year. This time we set up a table outside with all the pumpkin carving tools and told people to bring their own pumpkins to carve. The boys actually helped us gut the pumpkins this year… in the past they have said it was too slimy for them. T… Continue reading Halloween Bonfire
Halloween Bonfire
We decided to have a bonfire for Halloween this year. First we went to a nearby pick-your-own pumpkin patch to choose two big pumpkins. We rode in a wagon pulled by a tractor to the pumpkin patch. After choosing our two pumpkins we placed them in the wagon with T and pulled them to the… Continue reading Halloween Bonfire