Weird October Food 2018: The DIY Edition

Here we go -- my favorite post of the year! The annual round-up of all the weird things I can find happening in the culinary scene during the witching season. This post always takes a different turn, and this year, it's a decidedly do-it-your-damn-self kind of list. Bone In http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Halloween-Dessert-Table-93-500-wm_.jpg Take, for instance, the Skeleton … Continue reading Weird October Food 2018: The DIY Edition

The Making of the Mummy

A Blogtoberfest Guest Post -- and craft tutorial! -- by Cory of Juniper Studio We are a fall family. Hikes, cranberry bogs, roasting chicken, apple picking. It’s the best. The boys are in LOVE with the acorns and vibrant leaves and pumpkins, or as Lucas calls them, pumpies. Gosh, I hope he never stops calling … Continue reading The Making of the Mummy

Two all-beef patties of cute

Here's a quick tutorial: The one-time use hamburger costume for toddlers, brought to you by Procrastination Parenting. It's two halves of a burger made from poster board (or felt, construction paper, old grocery bags, what-have-you...seriously. Whatever you have) and held together by two straps made of equally immediately available materials. First, I cut out two … Continue reading Two all-beef patties of cute

Taking Candy From Strangers

A blogtoberfest guest post by Sara Wentworth of Secret Society Art  I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s on Cape Cod, and I think back to when I was a kid, and it makes me sad how Halloween has died. Today, most kids have everything, and a lot of them don’t know they should … Continue reading Taking Candy From Strangers