If you do not have your kid’s costumes together by now, you need to get crackin’. Last year, I waited until one week before Halloween to get the accessories for my little bumblebee. Big mistake. I strolled into Target and to my surprise all traces of Halloween were gone, replaced by a full-blown Christmas extravaganza. I was left scrambling. If you find yourself in a similar situation this year, Etsy and Martha Stewart have got you covered…
The Beehive
Don’t have long hair? Fine. Braid yarn and fasten in to shorter hair.
Enjoy your Tater Tot.
…without the added guilt of carbs.
Mad Men inspired and age appropriate glam girls.
baby sushi
I think I am going to have another baby just to put them in this costume.
Clingy baby anyone?
Baby Sock Spider & Mama
Double Trouble
Absolutely perfect for twins, best friends or sisters.
Masked Owl
What a hoot.
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I am in a bit of a silly mood today and felt like passing it on. Here are a few children’s book titles that didn’t quite make it to the shelves…
Sammi Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her
Garfield Gets Feline Leukemia
Strangers Have the Best Candy
Mommy Drinks Because You Cry
The Little Sissy Who Snitched
Some Kittens Can Fly
Making Grown-Up Friends On The Internet
Where the Wild Things Grow Weed
Mr. Rogers; Behind The Smiles
Pop! Goes the Hamster…and Other Great Microwave Games
The Surprise at the Bottom of the Pool
Bert and Ernie; The Drug Years
Mommy’s Got A New Baby To Love
Hope these brought a smile or at least a smirk to your face.
Images by bloggerdad.com
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The kids get candy on Halloween and we get cocktails. Sounds fair to me. In keeping with my Friday Halloween theme, here are 5 spooktacular drinks to enjoy from now until the big day…
Black Widow
Cream de Cassis, Vodka, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, Pomegranate juice, licorice strings
For two cocktails (or one cocktail shaker): 2 parts cassis, 3 parts vodka, 1 part triple sec, 1 part lemon juice, 1 part pomegranate. Just think in fractions: for the Black Widow, your shaker is 8 parts. Go from there. Too much of this, too little of that: trust me, the spider really won’t care one way or another.
Really, the key here is using the black liquorish strings as a garnish. - savvyhousekeeping.com
Eyeball Highball
14 medium radishes, 7 pimiento-stuffed olives, halved crosswise, 16 ounces gin or vodka, 1 ounce vermouth
Trim stem and root ends of radish. Use a paring knife to scrape red skin from radish, leaving just enough to give a veiny appearance. With a small melon baller, cut a hole in radish, about 1/2 inch in diameter. Fit an olive half, cut-side facing out, into hole. Place radish in ice-cube tray. Repeat with remaining radishes. Fill tray with water; freeze.
Mix vodka or gin with vermouth; stir with ice. Divide eyeball ice cubes among four glasses. Strain martini; pour into glasses, and serve. -Martha Stewart Recipes
Dark & Spooky
Black decorating sugar, for the glass, Juice of 1 lime, plus 1 lime wedge, 1/4 cup dark rum, 1/4 cup ginger beer or all-natural ginger ale, 1 black gummy spider
Spread out the black sugar on a small plate. Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass; dip the glass in the black sugar, then fill with ice. Spread out the black sugar on a small plate. Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass; dip the glass in the black sugar, then fill with ice. Combine the rum and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake well. Carefully strain into the glass, minding the sugar on the rim. Top the drink with ginger beer and add the gummy spider. - foodnetwork.com
Shrunken Head Cider
2 cups lemon juice, 2 tablespoons coarse salt, 8 large Granny Smith apples, 32 whole cloves, 2 gallons apple cider, 2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed, 2 cups spiced rum (optional)
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the “eye” sockets.
Combine cider, lemonade, and rum (if using) in a large punchbowl; float shrunken heads on top.
Martha Stewart Recipes
Test Tube Shooters
Instead of filling the test tubes with the pictured tomato soup, go with this bloody mary recipe for a hot and
spicy shooter.
*Happy Friday*
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