Monster Mouth Apple Bites

By Michelle on October 24th, 2013

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This is a fun one to make for those kids who LOVE apples & peanut butter! Get in the Halloween spirit and put together these simple Monster Mouth Apple Bites.

Ingredients

  • Apples
  • Lemon Juice
  • Peanut Butter
  • Yogurt Covered Raisins

Directions:

1. Wash the apple and cut it into 8 sections.

2. Cut each section in half again, to form the two lips. Slice off the core and seed portion.

3. Soak in the lemon water for about 10 minutes. Strain and pat dry. (if making before hand)

4. Spread peanut butter on one side of apple slices.

5. Press yogurt covered raisins into the peanut butter along the peel side to make the teeth. Place one yogurt covered raisin behind the row of teeth to help stabilize the top lip.

6. Place the top lip onto the yogurt covered raisin teeth

Have Fun!

Quick & Easy Witches Brooms Candy

By Michelle on October 23rd, 2013

Easy Witches Brooms Candy

Running behind schedule and need a last minute idea for your child’s Halloween Party? Make these cute Witches Brooms! So Fast, So Easy, & you will still have people talking about your creativity.

All you need is 2 ingredients: Miniature Reese’s Cup & Pretzel Sticks. All you do is poke the Pretzel stick into the bottom of the Reese’s Cup and Voila! You have yourself a Witches Broom! That’s it! How simple is that! Enjoy!

Fresh Fruit Halloween Snacks

By Michelle on October 17th, 2013

Halloween Fruit

Don’t want to load up your kids with all that extra candy at the next Halloween Party? This is a great alternative to all those sweet treats.

Ingredients:

Bananas

Chocolate Chips

Cutie Mandarins

Celery

Directions:

1. Cut Bananas in half

2. Using the Chocolate Chips make the faces on the bananas to create  “Ghosts”

3. Peel the Cuties

4. Cut celery into small pieces and insert into the middle of each Cutie to create the stem of the Pumpkin.

Have Fun!

DIY Halloween Cup Decorations

By Michelle on October 17th, 2013

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Looking for an inexpensive way to light the path to your front door this Halloween? This is such a Frugal & Fun way to do just that! The trick or treaters will surely love this one and we also think you will get compliments on your creativity as well. Happy Halloween!

What you will need:

  • Battery operated tea light candles
  • Orange Halloween Solo Cups
  • Sharpie Marker

Instructions:

1. Draw faces on the cups, be sure you have the cups turned upside down as they will be sitting on the ground

2. Arrange them along your path as you would like to display them.

3. Place a tealight candle under each cup.

4. Watch how your your pathway lights up the night!

Have Fun!

Halloween Fruit Skewers

By Michelle on October 17th, 2013

Halloween Fruit Display

Having a Fun Halloween Party and want to serve up something delicious and healthy? Check out this easy, fun way to display fruit on the food table. All you have to do is make fruit skewers of your choice, poke them into a pumpkin and put a face on it! Voila! Cute, Fun Way to decorate and serve delicious snacks at your festive Halloween Party this year!

DIY Spider Pops

By Michelle on October 17th, 2013

Spider Pops

Trying to think of what to take to your child’s classroom for the annual Halloween Party? Take these Cute Spider Pops, the kids will surely enjoy! Get the scoop on how to make them HERE! What an inexpensive, yet adorable way to share sweets treats this Halloween!

DIY Fresh Orange Clove Candles

By Michelle on October 7th, 2013

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The smell of a fresh aroma in your home always makes it that much more comforting! Give your home that extra touch with this great idea for a Fresh Orange Clove Candle. It’s incredibly simple also! Simple cut an orange in half, take out the pulp of the orange, insert a votive candle and poke cloves around the top! So easy and smells amazing! You will not be disappointed.

DIY Shower Caddy for Bath Toys

By Michelle on October 7th, 2013

DIY Shower Caddy

We Love awesome ideas that are inexpensive and useful! This one is a simple trick to keeping your bath toys picked up and out of the tub. It also is a way to allow all those toys to air dry and not get all moldy. YUCK! Just buy an inexpensive shower rod, with some hanging baskets. Install in your shower and you are ready to go! Problem solved!

Mini Pumpkin Vampire

By Michelle on October 7th, 2013

Pumpkin Vampire

Ever wonder what to do with those mini pumpkins? They are so hard, and often times we just default to coloring on them. With this cute idea you can for sure be the talk of the party with your creativity. Wouldn’t you agree? It’s so simple too! Just cut a small portion of the pumpkin out, insert some plastic vampire teeth, and poke beaded earrings for the eyes! So adorable!

Recipe: Pumpkin Cake with Apple Cider Glaze

By Michelle on October 6th, 2013

Pumpkin-Cake

It’s that time of year for EVERYTHING Pumpkin! Try this awesome recipe for Pumpkin Cake! Yummo! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cake with Apple Cider Glaze

For the Cake:
1 Yellow Cake Mix
1 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree

For the Glaze:
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons apple cider
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Empty the contents of the boxed cake mix and pumpkin puree into a large bowl.  Using a hand-mixer or stand mixer beat until well incorporated.  The batter will be very thick, but will come together nicely.

Pour batter into a greased  7 x 11 X 2 pan.  This is the small, rectangular-sized pan from your Pyrex set.  You know, the set you had to have when you got married and rarely ever used all the pieces.  Finally, you have a use for it.

Bake at 350 degrees for 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Do not overbake.

Let cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan, then flip onto a platter.

Make the glaze while you’re waiting.

Combine powdered sugar, apple cider and pumpkin pie spice.  Glaze should be thick but pourable.  Add more sugar or cider if needed.  Pour over the cake while still warm.  Reserve some to pour over each slice when served.

Serve warm or room temperature.

Thanks, Noblepig.com