I’ve had so much fun making costumes this fall! The DIY costumes I’ve shared this year (and all below) are easy and require no sewing. Plus, so many of the supplies can be re-used all year long. So many of them are made out of pajamas – comfy for Halloween and can be used after! I love making costumes but… Read More
Madeline has always been one of my favorite books. I was so excited to read it to my girls for the first time when they were tiny. Since then, we’ve read them non stop over the years and last year made a special visit to Bemelman’s Bar in New York City for the Madeline Tea. This Halloween, Alex chose to… Read More
It’s starting to feel like fall. The leaves are changing colors. The nights are getting longer. And the crisp fall air is starting to roll in. Nothing says fall to our family more than a beautiful weekend getaway in the mountains… Fall brings upon us the countdown for one of the kids’ favorite holidays of the year, Halloween. This… Read More
This Halloween, be ready for The Big Bad Wolf because “he’ll huff and he’ll puff and he’ll blow your house down!” Along with blowing the house down, this Big Bad Wolf is bringing along her 3 little piggy sister and brothers who are hungry for candy! I was trying to think of fun group costumes for friends or siblings this… Read More
Of all the DIY Halloween costumes I have made, I think dalmatians may be the easiest of them all (and possibly the cutest!). These easy DIY 101 Dalmatians costumes are perfect for siblings, friends OR for a mom and her wild little pups. Last year Miles was a dalmatian and Tommy was a firefighter. It was SO easy to make… Read More
Next up in our DIY sibling costumes …. a DIY Lion Tamer and Lion costume! I love creating costumes for siblings and families. My crew doesn’t end up going along with it all the time but these are my favorite costumes to create. I’ve always wanted to do a whole circus theme and this year I am getting closer with… Read More
My kids tend to change their minds a couple hundred times before Halloween. That or they “just can’t decide” what to be. That’s where we were at hen Alex came up with the idea to be The Tooth Fairy for Halloween. Last year, we were kind of getting down to the wire: we had visited the Halloween store a few… Read More
This Halloween season I have been thinking of fun costumes for siblings and families to dress up in. We have a few in store this week and I’m kicking it off with DIY Mario and Luigi costumes. People have been dressing as this awesome duo since I was a kid. The costumes are easy and can work for toddlers, kids… Read More
This week is all about DIY costumes on the blog. We’ll be sharing new ideas all week long. At the bottom of the post, there are links to more costumes you can make. All of these costumes are NO SEW and in expensive to make. Today’s costume is a DIY K9 Unit Police Officer. This was Maggie’s costume last year… Read More
It’s time to kick off my favorite time of year for crafts and decorating: Halloween! Today, we’re starting things off with 5 Halloween crafts for kids. 5 Halloween Crafts for Kids Halloween DIY Mummy Cup We’re using these for cute snack cups for a party. To start, they are a fun and very easy craft for kids…. Read More