• Make a wrapped rope ghost this Halloween
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    Make a wrapped rope ghost this Halloween

    September 9, 2023 - By 

    With just a few simple supplies from your craft stash you can create a pair of cute-as-can-be ghosts that are perfect for your Halloween decor this year. Wrapped rope ghost craft materials: White craft yarn Thick cotton rope Glue gun and glue sticks Painter’s tape Permanent marker Black craft felt sheet Ruler Scissors Comb/brush How to make a wrapped rope ghost Measure and tape the thick cotton rope in the middle of where you will cut the rope to prevent fraying on both ends. Here are the lengths that we cut to create the ghosts. The tall ghost was 8″…

  • Halloween gingerbread treats
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    Spooky Halloween gingerbread treats

    October 28, 2022 - By 

    We love baking gingerbread and half term has given the opportunity to slow down a little and do some of the things we enjoy. Such as baking. Gingerbread is the perfect autumnal treat and never fails to fill the house with its delicious, warming smells. A few weeks ago the shops were full of Halloween treats and I picked up a few to make with the kids. We made Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeletons from M&S but had another kit to make. These kits make baking with the kids super simple. Spooky Halloween gingerbread treats I think this Gingerbread Skeleton Biscuit Kit…

  • M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit
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    M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit

    October 6, 2022 - By 

    It’s been a while since I shared a gingerbread post. I’ve started thinking about my annual gingerbread gift guide which is always fun to pull together and share. This year I’ve come across a few Halloween gingerbread products and I couldn’t resist sharing them. Today I’m going to share the first one today, the M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit. M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit I was surprised to see a couple of Halloween kits on a recent trip to my local M&S. I picked up two: a M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit and a Zombie Brains Cupcake Kit. My kids…

  • Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft
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    Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft

    September 28, 2022 - By 

    We are so excited for Halloween next month! We couldn’t resist adding another Halloween craft to our fun Halloween crafts and activities for families. Our easy Halloween paper plate pumpkin craft is great for kids and will help exercise those fine motor skills with a little bit of cutting out. Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft supplies: White paper plate Inside of a cereal pack or brown card Acrylic paint (orange) Paintbrush Green pipe cleaner Glue Glue gun and stick Scissors Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin instructions: Paint the whole paper plate orange and let it dry. Cut the black-coloured…

  • Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples
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    Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples

    September 20, 2022 - By 

    We are so excited for Halloween next month. We love a celebration and have been decided what costumes to make and what treats we will have ready for our Trick or Treaters. Who didn’t love the moment the bag of Stay Puft Marshmallows exploded and the cute Mini Pufts started popping out in the Ghostbusters Afterlife movie! We couldn’t resist making some cute Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples for a spooky Halloween treat for kids. Makes: 3 Candied Apples Prep: 20 minutes Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples ingredients: 1 bag white candy melts 1 tube black sparkle gel…

  • {Cricut made} Hocus Pocus Mason Jar Craft
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    {Cricut made} Hocus Pocus Mason Jar Craft

    September 10, 2022 - By 

    We are so excited to celebrate Halloween next month. The shops are full of Halloween decor and we have been busy planning a Halloween costume for our pup to wear when we go Trick or Treating. I am excited to start watching Halloween films with the kids, especially Hocus Pocus 2 which comes out soon. We recently re-watched Hocus Pocus which inspired our Hocus Pocus Mason Jar Craft which features the quotation “Oh look, another glorious morning, makes me sick”. Time: 45 Minutes Materials: 1 sheet white vinyl oracal 1 sheet transfer tape Cricut machine Blue Cricut mat Cricut weeding…

  • Free pumpkin investigation activity pack
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    Free pumpkin investigation activity pack

    October 27, 2021 - By 

    October is passing by very quickly and we are enjoying half term and having time to relax. Our house is already filled with pumpkins thanks to our visit to the pumpkin patch near London a few weeks ago. The children have been planning their designs and I am looking forward to trying out some pumpkin recipes! We try not to waste any pumpkin and we’ve turned our pumpkins into a bird feeder, and also left them out for the birds to eat. This year we will also be carrying out a pumpkin investigation for my science-mad daughter. Free pumpkin investigation…

  • Halloween Pumpkin skittles experiment for kids
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    Halloween Pumpkin skittles experiment for kids

    October 22, 2021 - By 

    It seems a while ago since we had fun with the Skittles experiment, creating a colourful rainbow by adding water to a plate of Skittles. It’s so easy to do science experiments at home and that was one of my daughters’ favourites. It’s so simple to set up that it makes a quick and easy science experiment for kids. With Halloween coming up we thought we would recreate it as a Halloween pumpkin Skittles experiment. Halloween Pumpkin skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold…

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    Fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids

    October 20, 2021 - By 

    We have crafted a lot this October. Halloween is so much fun and there is something lovely about sitting around the table after school to craft together. Our most recent craft was decorating a papier mache pumpkin. As much as we love to carve a real pumpkin, our fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids is a lot less messy! Fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids We already had the papier mache pumpkin, I think it came from Hobbycraft. We gave it a quick coat of white paint to provide a plain background for the fingerprints. Then we found orange paint, as well…