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Pumpkin Spice Luminaries

October 28, 2014 By Brian

Pumpkin Spice Luminaries

It's hard to think of October without thinking about Halloween and it's nearly impossible to think about Halloween without thinking about trick or treating. This year, a big part of our Halloween decorating includes a little bit of safety by creating some custom luminaries with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Life Tagged With: coffee, creamer, Halloween, International Delight, luminary, pumpkin spice

Ghostly Halloween Lanterns Craft

October 25, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Ghostly Halloween Lanterns Craft

I love crafts. Let me clarify that, I love my crafts. Kids crafts are another story as I really hate messes ... paint, glue, glitter, oh my. Yeah, I don't do well with kid craft messes. My kids LOVE crafts though. Brian kindly got my box of items empty containers down from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: crafts, fall, ghosts, Halloween, Halloween Lanterns, kids

Results are in … Mom’s Favorite Candies

October 21, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

Results are in … Mom’s Favorite Candies

I know we all love to see cute costumes like these ... (Yes, this year we have a Mermaid, a Dora, and a Lightning McQueen.) Halloween night we will see these pictures line up on our friend's wall on Facebook but what we really want to see is what was in the kids' Halloween … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: family, Halloween

A #SpookyCelebration with Halloween Recipes #shop

October 20, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

A #SpookyCelebration with Halloween Recipes #shop

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client to create Halloween recipes. We were a bit late getting up Halloween decorations this year. I half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: dessert, Halloween

Trick-or-Treat or Trick-or-Trunk?

October 16, 2013 By Brian Leave a Comment

Trick-or-Treat or Trick-or-Trunk?

Halloween is coming up very soon. Where I grew up, you had about 10 steps between houses and the streets were littered with kids just jonesing for that next candy hit.  Pillowcases, plastic pumpkins, and pails overflowing with sweets.  We dressed up as everything from Army men … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Kids, Simply Family, Simply Local Tagged With: Halloween, trick or treat

Make Halloween Preparations Affordable and Fun

September 10, 2013 By Brian 5 Comments

Make Halloween Preparations Affordable and Fun

As Halloween approaches, parents are scrambling for ways to make the season fun for kids. Parents too find joy in the season, releasing their inner child by stringing spider webs on the shrubs and transforming the front lawn into a graveyard—but they still need to be mindful of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Home Tagged With: crafts, DIY, family, Halloween

Friday Favorites: Reese’s Ice Cream – Pumpkin Shaped

October 12, 2012 By Beth 7 Comments

Friday Favorites: Reese’s Ice Cream – Pumpkin Shaped

Have you seen the Reese's Ice Cream - Pumpkin Shaped treats by Good Humor yet? Brian found them at Walmart a few weeks ago. I fell in love with him all over again.   The ice cream treats are in the shape of a pumpkin (the decorating in the picture was my addition, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday Favorites, Memes, Simply Food Tagged With: Halloween, Ice Cream, Reese's, Reese's Ice Cream

Halloween Traditions #KmartHalloween

September 24, 2012 By Beth

Halloween Traditions #KmartHalloween

For the kids, Halloween is about the costumes. Dress up happens on a regular basis at this house so I don't see why this is different besides maybe an excuse for a new dress up outfit for the kids! The costume selecting process starts early in our house ... like right after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Simply Family Tagged With: Halloween, Halloween costume, Halloween Traditions, Halloween Traditions #KmartHalloween, Kostume Kreator

Halloween 2012: Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

September 11, 2012 By Beth 2 Comments

Halloween 2012: Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

  Details ... Remember the young girl Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz movie? Why not choose a deluxe Dorothy Child Costume from the Wizard of Oz collection of Halloween costumes that will make your little girl feel like the character from the story? The Dorothy child … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: costume, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Halloween, Halloween 2012, review, Wizard of Oz

Halloween the Milky Way

October 25, 2011 By Beth

Halloween the Milky Way

Our Thoughts ... We were sent a gift pack that includes a trick-or-treat tote bag, two bags of the new Simply Caramel Fun Size, as well as two bags of the classic Milky Way Fun Size to give out to our trick-or-treaters! Who is coming to our house on Halloween?!  This is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: candy, giveaway, Halloween, Halloween candy, Halloween the Milky Way, Milky Way, review, Simply Caramel Fun Size

CostumeDiscounters.com

October 15, 2011 By Beth 2 Comments

CostumeDiscounters.com

  Girl's Strawberry Shortcake Child Costume Details ... In the tiny village of Berry Bitty City, located in a berry patch, Strawberry Shortcake and her friends go about their daily tasks to help all the little Berrykins. Let your daughter be part of this wholesome and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: child costume, child Strawberry Shortcake Costume, costume, Girl's Strawberry Shortcake Child Costume, Halloween, Halloween costume, review, Strawberry Shortcake costume

Dinosaur Train Halloween Fun

October 13, 2011 By Beth

Dinosaur Train Halloween Fun

Dinosaur Train Halloween Fun comes in two varieties ... the Dinosaur Train “Buddy” and "The Spooky Scavenger Hunt” book. But there is even more ...  you can watch  ALL NEW TELEVISION SPECIALS OF DINOSAUR TRAIN  & SID THE SCIENCE KID: Dinosaur Train NEW EPISODE Haunted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: book, Dinosaur Train, Dinosaur Train Halloween Fun, Dinsaur Train Halloween Costume, giveaway, Halloween, review, Sid the Science Kid

ChildCostumes.com

October 9, 2011 By Beth Leave a Comment

ChildCostumes.com

 Details ...  Girls Sparkle Mermaid Costume Dazzle everyone on land and under the sea in our girls sparkle mermaid costume! The polyester dress features a pink and purple iridescent top embellished with blue sequins along the torso and a large blue jewel set in a gold pendent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: child, ChildCostumes.com, children, costume, discount costume, Halloween, mermaid costume, review

20 Trendy and Cheap Halloween Costumes for 2011

October 9, 2011 By Beth 2 Comments

20 Trendy and Cheap Halloween Costumes for 2011

We are excited to bring another guest post to you today from Andrea Woroch! Halloween is now officially the second-highest grossing holiday of the year, right after Christmas. No doubt thrift shops come in for a major cut of that profit. Costume shops do pretty well, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budgeting Advice, Lifestyle, Simply Life, SimplySaving Tagged With: Andrea Woroch, budget, budget costume, costume, Halloween, how to save, savings, style, tips

Costume SuperCenter

October 1, 2010 By Beth Leave a Comment

October is HERE!! How did that happen? Well before you know it the end of October will be here with all of the celebrations of Halloween! Are you ready? Well my Little Dude is thanks to Costume SuperCenter sending him the Little Frog Costume! Costume Super Center has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: costumes, Halloween, review

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