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Halloween

Halloween Fun for Kids with Halloween Stockings!

Halloween Stockings! Just when I thought that I was done writing about Halloween, I remembered the fun Halloween stockings that I bought for my children last year at a Craft Fair!  When I found these adorable stockings, I knew they would be a great way to bestow some small Halloween treats in a decorative and... Read more »

The Best of Halloween Gifts and Decor

The Best of Halloween Gifts and Décor! Halloween, well on its way to being some sort of national holiday, offers an endless array of terrific decorative items for your home.  Here are my finds for 2011! For Your Home: The Halloween Parade The Halloween Parade:  hand cut from a single sheet of paper by Pamela... Read more »

Halloween Costume Round Up

Halloween Costume Round Up!  Busy Bee’s Favorite Costumes for Halloween 2011! With the incredible array of costumes in the market place, I thought it might be helpful to highlight a few stand out choices from Chasing Fireflies and Pottery Barn Kids! For Boys The Very Hungry (and very cute) Caterpillar from Eric Carle: (Pottery Barn... Read more »

Halloween Party for Kids

Mummy Mayhem- Host a Wonderfully Haunted Halloween Party for Your Kids! Halloween is a terrific time to entertain younger guests – and while there are lots of spooky characters to choose from like ghosts, vampires or witches, the allure of a mummy themed party was just too hard to resist!  Mummies can be so much... Read more »

Halloween Gifts for Grownups

Halloween Gifts for Grownups! The hype around Halloween is so focused on the kids – with candy, costumes and even gifts like those I’ve recommended on Busy Bee (Halloween Gifts for Kids)! But just so the Halloween “staff” doesn’t feel left out, take a look at the fabulous, hand painted glasses offered at Wrapables!  No matter... Read more »

FEED Trick or Treat Bag

Look What I Found:  FEED Trick or Treat Bag! This trick or treat bag has everything going for it:  it’s super cute, has reflective trim and best of all, for every purchase of this treat bag, $3.50 will be donated to UNICEF.  That seemingly small donation is enough to provide one child in the developing world... Read more »

Halloween Gifts for Kids

Halloween Gifts for Kids! I know that the buckets of candy our kids gather on Halloween may seem like more than enough of a prize, but Halloween as a holiday keeps growing and growing, and as a result, there are so many fun new Halloween gifts in the marketplace that I just couldn’t pass them by!... Read more »

Halloween Cocktail Party

Halloween Happy Hour – Casual or Elegant! Who ever said that Halloween was just for the kids? Not me, and in fact, I think that Halloween is a terrific time to entertain adults with a cocktail party with lots of clever touches! In looking over the fun decorations and invitations available for this type of... Read more »

Halloween Candy for Grown-Ups!

Halloween Candy for Grown-Ups! Just in case you were convinced that Halloween candy was solely for the enjoyment of the little ones or if you happen to be the parent of those kids who guard their “candy stash” with their lives, here is the perfect solution!  Take a look at this terrific list and just... Read more »

Why We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween

Tip of the Week – Why We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween (and what to do if you don’t want to carve a pumpkin!) Crafting plump, round pumpkins into Jack O’Lanterns is a Halloween staple in our corner of the world!  And a tradition that I’ve always viewed with trepidation – and who wouldn’t feel the... Read more »

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