Now that you’ve got the Halloween candy/carnival ticket booth built, it’s time for the bright, gleaming joy that’ll lure the kiddies in. That’s right, the carnival ticket booth sign. Here’s what you’ll need: Styrofoam, at least 4′ by 2′Razor blades, or something to carve foamTapeMarkerLatex PaintPaint BrushesString lights that …
Gorilla Cage
The gorilla cage or “Amazing Gorilla Machine” as it has come to be known, is built on the same principle as the Carnival Ticket Booth Halloween prop. The cage is a three sided box with a black fabric backing and a front frame that contains 4 bars that are bendable …
Golden Magazine October 1965
I have a really neat copy of Golden Magazine from October 1965. I’ll be posting some HQ scans here for all to enjoy! For starters, here’s a story you might enjoy. Click an image to get started, and stay tuned for more! Witch Wood by Anna Elizabeth Bennettillustrated by Hertha …
McDonald’s 2013 Halloween Happy Meal Buckets
So it appears as if fans of McDonald’s Halloween pails can breathe a sigh of relief – there are six new buckets this year. In keeping with the male/female kids meal theme, there are three Angry Birds Star Wars Buckets and three Monster High buckets. That means there are also …
Best Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer EVER!
It’s September – the season of pumpkin EVERYTHING. I love it, and when I get that first taste of pumpkin spice creamer in my coffee, I’m ready to wait until December before moving on (to peppermint, of course). We drink a LOT of coffee, and I wanted a more economical …
Marc’s Halloween Haul
When I was a child and a teenager I hated Marc’s. Marc’s is a discount drugstore-and-grocery chain, with stores in northern and central Ohio. It is owned by Clevelander Marc Glassman, who also owns Xpect Discounts, a four-store chain in western Connecticut. Now I find myself trying to see what …
Fall 2013: All 5 General Mills Monsters Cereals Available!
This kind of thing excites me to no end! This year, General Mills is going to be releasing Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy, so for the first time in, well, EVER! Never has General Mills released all five breakfast cereals at once. So yes, this year, you can get …
Dollar Tree Halloween for 2013!
You know I love it when the Halloween stuff starts streaming into my email, and I’m always interested to see what Dollar Tree can do for a dollar. Here’s a few of the interesting, albeit early offerings that Dollar Tree is tempting us with for Halloween 2013. Dollar Tree Potion …
Halloween Decorations are Garbage
Whoa back up the trolley! What you say?! Halloween decorations are awesome!! Ok, I agree with you. Completely! Seeing as how we’re both awesomely on the same page of the book, have you ever given any thought to the pumpkin trash bags from the mid to late 1980’s? Leaf bags, …
Halloween Party: Blacklight Glow Room
I had a grown up Halloween party a few years ago and I themed every room differently. My guests saw every room because I put together a scavenger hunt that made them go up to the second floor, through the first, outside around the back and back in and down …
Beginners Guide to Collecting Old Halloween Diecuts
Halloween die cuts and paper decorations are generally more rare than plastic items because they are so fragile, and because they were inexpensive. Collecting them is a really exciting hobby though, and there is a lot to learn, especially before going out and actively seeking out pieces. Some are truly …
2012 McDonald’s Halloween Buckets
The 2012 McDonald’s Halloween Buckets again character buckets, this year that character is Scooby-Doo. I was wondering if McDonald’s would continue on with issuing Halloween buckets. in 2011 McDonald’s Halloween pails were “blanks” that came with stickers so you could make the face look however you wanted. There was a …
Ridiculous Halloween Costumes II
This is a very late follow up to a blog I wrote a few years ago, which shined the spotlight on ridiculous Halloween costumes. For a reason unknown to myself and really, my circle of rational-minded friends, picking out a Halloween costume for young women has become an occasion where …
The Pail vs. The Pillowcase
I was thinking back to trick or treating as a wee Jen and how I wish I still had my plastic, blow molded bucket. My trick or treat bucket was serious business when I was a kid. That, my Christmas stocking and my Easter Basket were all very sentimental to …
Dollar Tree Halloween Teasers 2012
I love getting emails with Halloween and Fall stuff in them. It reminds me that this awful, sorry excuse for a summer does have an end. I mean really, 95 degrees all. the. time? Anyway, Dollar Tree is already putting some of their merch out there, online, at least. Here’s …
