Last Minute Halloween Costumes: Part Two
Kate, Rookie Mom Last week, I wrote about the ongoing Halloween costumes struggle I had trying to figure out what Liam wanted to dress up as this year. This week, I’m back with a happy ending and the...
View ArticleHappy Halloween from Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom Keeping with our tradition of group Halloween costumes, my sister and I present to you Peter Pan with Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Happy Halloween from Peter Pan, Jake,...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: Baking with Leftover Halloween Candy
Caty, Blog Editor Looking for ways to use up all that Halloween candy you now have lying around the house, or perhaps, get it out of sight? Store it away and use it for baking goodies throughout the...
View ArticleLetting Kids Choose Their Own Halloween Costume
Kate, Rookie Mom At three, this is the first Halloween where Liam really gets it. He gets that he picks out a costume, he gets that he wears the costume and he definitely gets that people give him...
View ArticleHalloween Traditions: You’ve Been Boo-ed!
Mary, Organized Mom A couple days ago I received a text from a friend asking “Have you been Boo-ed yet?” I’d heard of booing and ghosting, but I had never actually been boo-ed before. That changed the...
View Article#SocialParenting: Get into the Halloween Spirit with Bright Horizons on...
Caty, Blog Editor Looking for Halloween costume ideas for the kids? Hosting a Halloween party and need some creative menu additions? Want to get crafty and make homemade Halloween decorations with your...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Caty, Blog Editor The Family Room bloggers recently shared their very favorite fall recipes for families. One of Allison’s go-to fall treats is roasted pumpkin seeds! This easy-to-make snack may be a...
View ArticleTrick-or-Treating: Family Affair or Friends’ Night Out?
Media Mom I love almost everything about Halloween. I’m not into the gore or gruesomeness of zombies and ghouls, but I love trick-or-treating with the kids and I love handing out candy to the costumed...
View ArticleOur Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes
Caty, Blog Editor Happy Halloween! Are your children’s costumes all laid out and ready to go for trick-or-treating tonight? Have you already dipped into that bowl of Halloween candy? (Shhh….we won’t...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: Frozen Banana Candy Pops
Caty, Blog Editor Do you have a house full of leftover Halloween candy? Real Simple shares some deliciously creative ways to use those leftovers – one of our favorites being their frozen peanut butter...
View ArticleHalloween Scares Me
Jessie, Modern Mom It’s not the ghouls or goblins. It’s not the thought of having my house egged. It’s not the idea of asking strangers for candy, or even the things that will undoubtedly go bump on...
View ArticleScary Costumes
Jessie, Modern Mom I have to admit I’m a bit afraid of Halloween costumes. And truth be told, a fairy princess costume is just as scary to me as a wicked witch. What scares me about costumes actually...
View ArticleHandmade Halloween Costumes
Bridget, Crafty Mom Come with me to the Emerald City. No, not really! But how about on a journey to sew a Glinda the Witch of the North Halloween costume from a pattern? I don’t know why but I have a...
View ArticleGreat Pumpkin Pancakes
Amy Growing up, I was a big Peanuts fan and I waited patiently each year for It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! to come on TV. My daughter is already a budding Snoopy fan like her mom and recently...
View ArticleFall Manifesto
Bridget, Crafty Mom Can you believe October is here? This month I resolve to continue some of my most beloved fall traditions and create a few new ones. I plan to: Sneak in one more fair or harvest...
View ArticleLadybug Girl
Heather, Commuter Mom My daughter’s bedtime routine consists of 3 books, a short snuggle, and a back rub for three songs. Most nights, she chooses at least one or two of the same books we read the...
View ArticleCrib Notes: Safe Halloween
MomtoMom A safe Halloween acrostic for you. Enjoy and have a happy and safe Halloween. The post Crib Notes: Safe Halloween appeared first on The Family Room .
View ArticleMy Prince
Heather, Commuter Mom My daughter is a little princess-crazy. I’m doing all I can to encourage her to love other things too, and not to live in fairy tales. She didn’t dress up as a princess or fairy...
View ArticleHalloween Parenting “Disclosures” That Bother Me
Bridget, Crafty Mom Well, I did it. I finished the handmade Halloween costume with plenty of time. In the end, my daughter surprised me by choosing to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I was concerned...
View ArticleHalloween Costume Swap
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom I’ve already been wracking my brain trying to decide what my two boys will dress up as for Halloween. Since they are so close in age, I’m obsessed with trying to figure out a...
View ArticleBuying Halloween Costumes: An Automatic Stress Reducer?
Bridget, Crafty Mom The longer title of this post could have been: The Halloween that I Didn’t Make Costumes & Realized I Might Stress Myself Out Unnecessarily on a Fairly Regular Basis! An...
View ArticleIs Halloween Dying a Slow Death?
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom This blog post on the death of trick-or-treating coupled with the slowest Halloween on record at my house makes me wonder if Halloween itself is dying. When I was a kid, I...
View ArticleHomemade Halloween Costume Anxiety for Parents
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom It happened. I just saw my first Halloween costume commercial. It was preceded by the Halloween costume posts on blogs and Twitter. Bring on the anxiety. Each year, around...
View ArticleHalloween: Why Is It the Scariest Holiday for Dads?
Media Mom Why is Halloween the scariest holiday for dads? For the same reason it’s the scariest holiday for moms. Check out this Dad’s take on the flood of sexy Halloween costume targeted at girls....
View ArticleToddler Halloween Costumes
Media Mom Help! I am stuck about what to do for my toddler’s Halloween costume. Those of you who have followed my posts in the past know that I am craft-challenged. So I had been looking to buy...
View ArticleGroup Halloween Costumes for Kids
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom Between my sister and I, we have 4 kids ages 5 and under, two of whom are three weeks apart. There are three boys and a girl. In addition to matching or coordinating outfits...
View ArticleHalloween Costumes: The Creative vs. Commercial Dilemma
Amy I have a confession…I hate Halloween. It’s not the tradition of trick or treating. I actually love walking around in the dark with a flashlight visiting with my neighbors. I like handing out candy...
View Article#SocialParenting: Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids
Caty, Blog Editor For children, October and Halloween (and costumes and trick or treating!) just go hand-in-hand. As a parent, are you tasked with coming up with, searching for and/or making your...
View Article#SocialParenting: No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating for Kids
Caty, Blog Editor I love the fall season and I’d like to start a family tradition of carving pumpkins with my little one. However, he’s still a little too young for the carving part. In the meantime,...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: Great Pumpkin Pancakes
Caty, Blog Editor Here’s a tasty tradition to add your family’s Halloween fun – Great Pumpkin Pancakes! Amy and her kids are big fans of the Peanuts gang, and making these festive pancakes has become a...
View ArticleLast Minute Halloween Costumes
Kate Halloween is next week. “On-top-of-it” parents had their children’s Halloween costumes all set weeks ago. Us? Not so much. And it’s all my fault. This year I was so excited to involve Liam in the...
View ArticleHalloween-Themed Children’s Birthday Party
Amy I was recently faced with the challenge of planning a “gender neutral” birthday party for boys and girls for my daughter’s 7th birthday. For those that know me, I don’t much enjoy the process of...
View Article#SocialParenting: Halloween Safety Tips for Kids
Caty, Blog Editor Between costumes and candy and trick-or-treating and fun frights, Halloween night is an exciting time for children. While Halloween can be a festive evening for kids and parents...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: Healthy Halloween Treats
Caty, Blog Editor If you have trick-or-treaters living under your roof, chances are, your house is going to be full of its fair share of candy next week. While sugary treats tend to steal the limelight...
View ArticleKids & Candy: Should Toddlers Trick-or-Treat?
Media Mom I’ve been trying to decide how much, if at all, my toddler should trick-or-treat this year. A few months shy of his third birthday, this is probably the last year my husband and I could...
View ArticleFamily Recipes: 5 Uses for Leftover Halloween Candy
Lindsay “There’s no way we can possibly eat all this.” Sound familiar?! If you’ve ever worried that you’ll still be seeing your child’s stale Halloween candy in your pantry well into the winter, not to...
View Article12 Fun Halloween Candy Alternatives
Jeannie Krill For many families, trick-or-treating is an exciting Halloween activity that’s hardly given a second thought – it’s a given. But for kids with food allergies, health concerns can...
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