Halloween Archives - The Chirping Moms

Delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares

October 30, 2020

Who needs a good pumpkin recipe? We’ve made pumpkin chocolate chip blondies, pumpkin chocolate chip brownies and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Then we made what’s kind of a combo recipe of all three and they are our favorite. I wasn’t sure what to call them so they’ll be Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares. They are so delicious and pretty easy to… Read More

Halloween Costumes for Your 2020 Baby

October 29, 2020

2020 has been one crazy year. In the first couple months of the year, as we awaited the arrival of our 5th baby, I remember thinking “we got this, we’ve done it 4 other times”. But things were certainly different welcoming Teddy to the world. Having a baby born in a pandemic was scary and different. There were really hard… Read More

Fun Way to Decorate Pumpkins: Rainbow Painted Pumpkins

October 27, 2020

Time to get your pumpkins ready for Halloween! We usually carve at least one big pumpkin each year but all of my kids like to get a chance to decorate pumpkins. This year we made some rainbow painted pumpkins. We loved having rainbows hang in our window during quarantine so this was a way to add our rainbow theme into… Read More

Five Fast, Fun & Festive Halloween Activities

October 24, 2020

Halloween is a week away! Halloween may look a little different this year but there are still plenty of ways to celebrate close to home and to have some fun this week while you prepare. We’re also planning a small Halloween themed birthday party this week so I’ve been narrowing down easy snacks and activities for a safe outdoor party…. Read More

Halloween Fun with the Bella Bliss Fall Bliss List

October 20, 2020

We love the Bella Bliss Fall Bliss List. When they asked us to make one of our own, we checked off the list with some Halloween favorites: 1. Bring Back Snail Mail: Mail a friendly “boo”! All you need is white paper, scissors and markers or crayons. Fold the white paper in half and draw a ghost shape, making sure… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Halloween

October 19, 2020

This week’s theme is Halloween! Less than 2 weeks until Halloween and my kids can’t wait. For this week’s post we’ll make, eat, read and play with all things Halloween! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this simple program, ages, etc and links to all of the… Read More

Fun Halloween Handprint and Footprint Crafts

October 12, 2020

I’ve always loved making holiday handprint and footprint crafts. I save them with my holiday decor and it’s so fun to see how they’ve grown. I have a tiny little footprint craft I made 10 years ago with Maggie and now her feet are almost my size! This fall, when Miles is home with me, I have been trying to… Read More

30 Halloween Projects For Kids

October 11, 2020

It’s time to pull out the black and orange paint, pipe cleaners and construction paper! We’re back with another year of fun Halloween projects for kids. We have some cute new crafts to share, and below those we’ve linked to some of our favorite Halloween projects from the last 2 years. If you click on the name of the craft,… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: B is for Boo!

October 4, 2020

This week’s theme is B is for Boo! Ready for some spooookkkkyyy preschool fun? This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things ghosts! I am going to try and do Halloween and fall themes for the next few weeks and thought I’d kick it off with some BOO for you with ghost themed activities for preschoolers. For… Read More

A Fun Fall Bucket List: Free Printable

September 23, 2020

Happy first day of fall! It’s always hard to say goodbye to summer but with fall comes a little more routine and nice chilly mornings. It’s also a time to visit pumpkin farms and enjoy all things Halloween. This year many of our fall favorites might look a little different but there are so many things to enjoy safely outdoors…. Read More