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Halloween Tombstone Treats: 20 Recipes to Dig Up Your Next Party

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Halloween Tombstone Treats: 20 Recipes to Dig Up Your Next Party

Find out what things you can make with these easy Halloween Tombstone Treats: 20 Recipes to Dig Up Your Next Party recipes! To die for!

Spooky graveyard treats are part of the festive fun of Halloween. This collection of tombstone recipes will help you make delicious treats that both kids and adults will enjoy. From cakes to cookies, from candy to brownies, you’ll find creative ways to incorporate tombstones into your party food. Graveyard decor ranges from tombstones and dirt to skulls, bones and worms. Let your creative side take over as you make these innovative and edible recipes that will get you in the spirit of the season with their creepy and ghastly decorations. You’re sure to find the perfect recipe in this spook-tacular collection of Halloween tombstone treats! [Read more…]


Kid’s Halloween Party Treats – Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas

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Kid’s Halloween Party Treats – Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas

Kid’s Halloween Party Treats - Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas Fun kid friendly Halloween recipes for parties, lunchboxes and kids who just love to be scared! Let our ideas help make your next Halloween party a success! Save time with these easy to make treats that are sure to please everyone

Intro: Halloween is almost here, and there’s nothing more exciting for the kids than throwing their very own Halloween party! When hosting a Halloween party, there is always the expectation for spooky, cute, and festive Halloween treats for all the kids to munch on. If you need some ideas or inspiration, then look no further! [Read more…]

Candy Corn Jell-O Shots: The Perfect Halloween Treat

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Candy Corn Jell-O Shots: The Perfect Halloween Treat

Get into the spirit of things with these Candy Corn Jell-O Shots! The Perfect Halloween Treat! They're perfect for kids & adults!

With Halloween around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to make for your Halloween party. I love this Holiday because of all the delicious AND fun food that is associated with it! One of my favorite Halloween treats are these fun and festive Candy Corn Jell-O Shots: The Perfect Halloween Treat. They are made from a surprisingly easy-to-follow recipe. [Read more…]

How to Make Mickey Snowman Cake pops!

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How to Make Mickey Snowman Cake pops!

How to Make Mickey Snowman Cake pops! If you are bored with the same cake pop look, this post is going to be your new favorite go-to recipe! Learn how to make these adorable Mickey snowman cake pops!

I am so excited to share this recipe with you because it’s SO easy! With the Holiday season quickly approaching, my time seems to be more and more stretched. I’ve found it difficult to make everything I love if I don’t begin very early or find super easy and fast recipes. The teenagers love to help come up with ideas and especially love to help execute these blog posts. They helped compose this post from typing to editing the photos; it was their first full project. We hope you enjoy this post: How to Make Mickey Snowman Cake pops! [Read more…]

Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes

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Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes

I love baking with the kids, it’s a perfect time to spend some time together and chat, laugh, and make a collective mess. There are 8 humans in our home, collective messes are our specialty! This Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes requires almost no mess at all though, you can easily buy store bought cupcakes and only worry about making the penguins. No baking mess!

This Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes is the easiest recipe I have. For the biggest shortcut ever, buy your cupcakes from the grocery store and only worry about making the penguins! This is one of my favorite quick and easy recipes!

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Nutcracker Soldier Rice Krispie Treat Recipe & Coloring Pages

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Nutcracker Soldier Rice Krispie Treat Recipe & Coloring Pages

Our Family was invited to watch an advanced screening of The Nutcracker movie last week, I promise I will not spoil it. I had never seen or read any version of the Nutcracker so I was excited. I’m not sure how the original story or play go, but this movie took my breath away! The scenes, dances and story was so beautiful and full of magic. I recommend that you go watch it and see it for yourself, I know that you will not be disappointed! I hope that you enjoy this Nutcracker Soldier Rice Krispie Treat Recipe & Coloring Pages.

Nutcracker Soldier Rice Krispie Treat Recipe & Coloring Pages

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The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

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The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

 

When I get a chance to make a “Blood & Brains Cranberry Martini” I take it and enjoy my drink with a smile! I love this season because it brings out all the creepy and spooky things that I love. The bonus is that people won’t stare too much, at least not for the wrong reasons lol!  I asked high and low for links to find my favorite spooky themed drinks and the internet did not disappoint! Here are The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

 

The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever! Are you looking for a list of options for delicious AND spooky Halloween concoctions & potions? This list of the best tasting Halloween drinks will have you howling at the moon with delight! #Halloween

 

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How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees

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How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees

How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees. These creepy trees are the perfect blend between delicious & creepy. Chocolate trees are decorated and add an awesome look to the plain cupcakes. It's such a fun project to make with everyone!

 

Here is another fun and super easy recipe I have made with the kids this week. I can not tell you enough how much I love to create EASY things! It gives me so much time to be able to enjoy the treats and watch a Halloween movie. We bake a lot during the cold months because not only does it seem that there is more time to spend indoors, but it also warms up the house! I hope you enjoy our recipe for learning How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees.

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How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes

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How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes

 

How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes. These cupcakes are the perfect blend between delicious and creepy. Chocolate trees are decorated and add an awesome look to the plain cupcakes. It's such a fun project to make with everyone!

 

Here is another fun and super easy recipe I have made with the kids this week. I can not tell you enough how much I love to create EASY things! It gives me so much time to be able to enjoy the treats and watch a Halloween movie. We bake a lot during the cold months because not only does it seem that there is more time to spend indoors, but it also warms up the house!

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20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

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20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

 

It’s my favorite time of year! Baking, decorating, giving treats, it’s something that makes me SO happy! This means I am searching for months looking for recipes that I will be making. I bake, cook, create things throughout the entire Holiday season and I give them away. There is something magical about the days that make me get into the spirit. I hope you enjoy these 20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

 

20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season. If you are looking for recipes to make everything from cookies to chocolate bars then you have found the right place! This post contains 20 delicious recipes and will continuously be updated to be ever growing. You can always make these candies throughout the year, no reason why chocolate truffles should be only for Christmas!

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