Make a Halloween garland to hang anywhere. It has loads of potential, which I love. I’ve seen some really creative executions on this pattern. We used 3 colors (thick construction paper) and attached it to a neutral colored yarn. I made it 2 sided so we could hang it anywhere. …
Halloween Specials: The Worst Witch
Here we are, our first go at Halloween Specials! I grew up in the thick of the 1980’s and absolutely love Halloween specials. All holiday specials really. To me they meant it was full throttle time… stores weren’t putting Halloween costumes out in August then and by the time the …
Vintage Ad: Alumode House Mold
Here’s a nifty one: a mold to make house shapes out of boxed cake mix. Think, I mean really give this some thought… you would never have to eat a flat, boring cake again. Not even circular cakey-cakes can hold a candle to a house cake! To demonstrate how much …
Some Bayshore Goodness!
Seriously… how could I have missed this? These are 2 pages from the 1972 Bayshore catalog… blow molded figures! Lights! There’s more, too, like masks and all kinds of sort of vintage goodies, at the source. I would give anything for a copy of this catalog, by the way, …
Irked, Proper
Here we are, 9 days shy of September… which everyone knows is just the month before the awesomest month of the year. Onto why I’m really here… a story about a boy finding poison in his Halloween candy. I meant to post this when I first saw it, about 2 …
Jen Got Sick
I got very sick last year. As I’m sure you saw on the front page, Boo did not happen. Crushed could maybe, POSSIBLY begin to describe my feelings on it. Believe with all your heart that if I had not been physically hospitalized for almost a full month, I would …
McDonald’s 2010 Halloween Happy Meal Buckets
After a nine-year hiatus, McDonald’s has decided to re-introduce the Halloween happy meal premium bucket! McDonald’s hasn’t given away Halloween themed buckets since 2001, but they’ve returned in 2010! They’re definitely pacing themselves, as there are only two different buckets to collect. They’re both Mr. Potato Head themed, another change. …
Jack O Lantern on Cat Blow Mold Bayshore Industries
What: Blow mold jack o lantern on a black cat, 14 inches tall. Has 2 triangular eyes with raised circles in the center, a pronounced triangular nose and a smile with 2 buck teeth. Sat upon a rather freaked out looking cat. Why: I always thought this blow mold pumpkin …
Mars Halloween Candy Containers
During the Halloween 1989 season, the Mars candy company sold (I believe) 2 plastic characters full of fun size chocolate bars. In 1990 there were 3 sold.* *I am completely guessing here. In my travels, I’ve only found the goblin stamped 1990. The 1989 ghost and pumpkin are different from …
Vintage Hallmark Die Cut Halloween Decorations!
Here’s the set, a group of Halloween die cuts that came packed together, made by Hallmark, I’d have to guess late 1960’s. Included are 3 witches, a couple Jack o lanterns and of course ghosts and bats!
Halloween Haunt Directory!
A Halloween Haunt Directory. It may seem like something terribly simple to create and rather ineffective. Well ok, it is simple but it’s not ineffective! It really added something to the yard haunt for its first year, 2008. It was a great focal point in the middle of an otherwise …
A Halloween Fence Dilemma
So we have a very large yard to fence off. We’re talking 50 feet in length. Our neighbors have always been unknowingly nice enough to throw away some of that 3′ garden fence, and while we set up in the front yard, that was always plenty. This year, the Halloween …
Halloween Costumes That’ll Make You Laugh (Or is that cry?)
Nightly I get on the Internet and look for neat Halloween costumes, preferably on the cheap. Every so often, though, I come across some real gems. Costumes that don’t belong in public. Costumes that will make you wish it was Thanksgiving instead of Halloween. So I give you a few …
2003 McDonald’s Halloween Happy Meal Stretch Screamers & Madame Alexander
2003 saw Halloween Happy Meal toys as a departure from McDonald’s branded characters and buckets, and instead featured 8 characters called Stretch Screamers and 12 Madame Alexander dolls.
2001 McDonald’s Halloween Happy Meal Buckets
The 2001 McDonald’s Happy Meal Halloween Pail made a comeback in 2001 after skipping the year 2000. 2001’s Halloween buckets from McDonald’s were available in 2 designs, both featuring Ronald McDonald and friends, one in white and one in orange. The buckets also came with a sheet that went on …
