Pumpkin Guts Slime

September 19, 2018

Fall is here!!!! WOO HOO! To celebrate, we have a series of super fall inspired slimes that we will be sharing this week. These were a lot of fun to make. If you follow us on Facebook, then you may have seen our Facebook Live making this Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe! If not, then no worries, I’ve got you covered.

Do you remember making jack-o-lanterns as a kid? You cut off the top of your pumpkin and then the scooping begins. Stringy, gooey, pumpkin guts filled with all of those pumpkin seeds. It was kind of the original slime. I really wanted to capture that with this slime. In a not so gross way.

Oh and it’s scented. It smells….AMAZING.

(Note: While it looks great, it isn’t edible. Please don’t try to eat it!)

A few things before we get started.

If you haven’t done you pumpkin yet, keep this slime in mind and save your pumpkin seeds. If you have, no big deal. You can buy pumpkin seeds at the grocery store.
For that pumpkin orange color, we used food coloring. I got it from our neon food coloring set, but you can also use the soap colorants or even acrylic paint.
We decided to keep this slime fun on it’s own. But feel free to add glitter or sequins if you want.
To get that perfect pumpkin smell, my go to is P&J Fragrances. You can buy the pumpkin on it’s own, but if your kiddo makes a lot of slime, you may want to check out their sets. It breaks down to about $2.50 or so each (usually) when you get a set. We have bought several from them and they are all awesome. Bonus: You can add a few drops to your candle warmers and your whole house smells wonderful!
And finally…containers. Y’all. Containers in our house are kind of a big deal. Between the slime that I make for our blogs….that the kids insist on keeping….and the slime our daughter makes (she even has a YouTube channel and takes custom orders in school!) We can NEVER have enough it seems like. These are the best. Perfect size. Affordable. They work.

Ready to make your Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe?

You Will Need:

1 airtight container
1 5 oz bottle of clear glue
½ cup water
½ tsp baking soda
1 tbsp contact solution
Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Pie Seasoning
Orange food coloring
Small bowl

In a bowl, pour the entire 5 oz bottle of clear glue. Add in ½ cup of water.

Drop a few drops of orange food coloring. Stir.

Add a few drops of pumpkin fragrance.

Baking soda helps determine the thickness of your slime. I add just under 1/2 a tsp and add more if needed when I am kneading the slime.

Once the baking soda is stirred in, pour pumpkin seeds into the slime. Give it a quick stir.

Add in the saline contact solution. This is the one we use. Saline solution will keep the slime from being sticky. Again, you can add more if you need to. Stir together.

The slime will begin to form instantly (how cool right?!) Knead the slime for a few minutes.

Store your Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe in an airtight container.

Be sure to stay on the lookout for all of our fall and Halloween slimes!

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Oreo Spider Cookies & Cream Cookies – Halloween Recipe

August 30, 2016

We are getting into one of my favorite times of the year! I am a HUUUUGE fan of Halloween – but the cute, not the creepy! It may only be August (well, it’s practical September now!), but Joshua already has his costume picked out. At first he didn’t want to dress up. He thinks he is too old to go trick or treating (begin the violins because I’m totally crying over here), but once he saw this ‘costume’ he changed his mind. Well, at least about the dressing up part.

I may need to bribe him with a batch of these cookies & cream cookies. They were that good. Total bribe material. Filled with Oreos and white chocolate these cookies are the perfect mix. I’m not an awesome cake/cookie/cupcake decorator, but these are so simple that even I can decorate them.

Cookies & Cream Cookies With Oreo Spiders

This Halloween cookie is a breeze to whip up! Not to mention super yummy!

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Cookies & Cream Cookies With Oreo Spiders

This Halloween cookie is a breeze to whip up! Not to mention super yummy!

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 sandwich bag filled with Oreos coarsely crushed (I used about 12)
12 oz bag white chocolate chips
Oreos
Black Decorating Gel
Candy Eyes

Servings:

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use non-stick spray. We like giant cookies so we used a whoopie-pie pan.
In a bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
In a second bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine.
In a sandwich bag, crush the Oreos. You don’t want them to be finely crushed, you want to have chunks of Oreo in your cookies!
Add the Oreos and the white chocolate chips to the batter and mix well.
You will want the cookies to be large enough to hold an Oreo spider. We used a whoopie-pie pan on one batch and the other we used a large ice cream scoop.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until they just begin to brown. Let them cool completely on the cookie sheet.
Once the cookies are cool, use the decorating gel to ‘glue’ on an Oreo to the center of each cookie.
Add a dot of decorating gel to the back of each of the candy eyes and stick it into place. And 8 gel spider legs finish your cookie.
Let the cookies sit and the decorating gel will harden.

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Name: Cookies & Cream Cookies With Oreo Spiders
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter (softened); 3/4 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 sandwich bag filled with Oreos (coarsely crushed (I used about 12)); 12 oz bag white chocolate chips; Oreos; Black Decorating Gel; Candy Eyes

I’m all about the parchment paper! I buy the Kirkland brand on Amazon as it’s much bigger than what I can find in stores.
I ordered this Whoopie Pie pan several years ago and I use it all the time! I think I’ve only used it once for actual Whoopie Pies but it’s our favorite pan to make cookies and brownies.
The Wilton Black Decorating Gel is my go to!
We use these fun candy eyes on all kinds of things. They make everything adorable.

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Group Halloween Costume Ideas: DIY Scooby-Doo Gang

August 26, 2016

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love seeing all of the kids dressed up, but I love to dress up too! Here is a fun group Halloween costume idea (or family!): the Scooby Doo gang! I think that this would be fun with a group of friends or if you dressed up your little one as Scooby! Check out these fun DIY Scooby Doo costume ideas!

A few things I love about these costumes:

A. They are inexpensive.

B. They use pieces of real clothing that you can wear again throughout the year. I hate spending a ton on a costume that we wear once for a few hours. Putting together our own costumes isn’t just a fun look, but it’s a great excuse to expand your wardrobe a bit. :)

Let’s start with Daphne.

Dress – $17.99
Scarf – $5.99
Shoes – $14.99
Wig – $14.99
Headband – $6.99
Fun Accessory: A box of Scooby Snax – $9.99 (Check your local grocery store to hopefully find them cheaper!)

Isn’t this dress cute? You can easily go from a Daphne costume to a great fall outfit with just a few accessories!

Dress – $17.99
Necklace – $7.99
Handbag – $37.99
Boots– $39.99

Want to see how we styled the orange turtleneck from Velma to fall chic? Check this outfit out!

Orange Turtleneck – $16
Black Vest – $30
Black Pants – $30
Black Boots – $
Watch – $
Handbag – $30

Here are some costume ideas for the guys:

White Sweater – $25.00
Blue Pants – $24.99
Orange Ascot – $9.99
Blonde Wig – $14.00
Brown Shoes – $29.99
Mystery Machine – $25.00

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Easy Bat Marshmallows – The Perfect Halloween Treat

October 23, 2015

I can’t believe that Halloween is in less than two weeks! We are busy putting together the final details of our costumes, setting up our decorations and getting things ready for school parties. I’m so busy lately. As a blogger, holiday time is our ‘busy time’. It’s also time for holiday school performances, fall breaks, and trying to enjoy those last few nice days outdoors. I really needed a simple treat that kids would love and that I could make in a flash. And I found just the treat!

These bat marshmallows aren’t just cute, but the kids think they are so fun to eat! Plus, you can make up a big batch in no time.

Ingredients & Supplies

Marshmallows
Brown Candy Melts
Halloween Straws or Lollipop Sticks
Candy Eyes
Oreos
Black Decorating Gel
Parchment Paper

Instructions

Spread out a piece of parchment paper on your counter. You will want to use parchment paper because once the marshmallows are coated, they won’t stick!
Melt brown candy melts according to the package directions in a bowl.
I cut my straws in half. This is really up to your personal preference! Lollipop sticks are another option if you don’t want to use straws.
Twist the Oreos in half. Don’t worry about buying double stuffed – we won’t use the cream side for this project. We just sandwiched up the two unused cream sides to create our own ‘Double Stuffed Oreos’ and put them back in the Oreo box. :)
Once you have the Oreo cookie, use a knife to cut it in half. I found that even pressure helps to not have the cookie break into several pieces. The Oreo is going to become your bat’s wings.
Arrange the wings on the parchment paper where you would like to have your first Bat sit to harden. **See note below
Add a marshmallow to the end of the straw and evenly coat in the melted candy.
(TIP: If you are planning on the bats standing on their own, be sure to use a knife to even out the candy coating on the end so it is flat.)
Lay the marshmallow on top of the bat wings. Since I cut our straws in half, I added a second marshmallow on the end to help even out the weight. Later I just removed the plain marshmallow.
Before the candy hardens, add two candy eyes. Allow to sit and harden.
Once it has hardened, use the black decorating gel to add a smile.

NOTE: The way you arrange your bat wings and position your eyes will depend on how you are going to position your bats for presentation. If you are planning on having them straw/stick down (like we did for our wrapped bats) then you will position them like you see in the photos below. If you plan on the bats standing on their own, you will want to construct the bats ‘upside down’ as shown here

These sweet treats are perfect for setting out at your Halloween party or package them in gift bags to hand out at school events or treat bags.

Looking for more fun Halloween treats?

Mummy Meatballs

Frankenstein Treats

Oreo Spider Cookies and Cream Cookies

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Halloween Frankenstein Treats

October 7, 2015

Can you believe that it is October already? It’s time to get started with the Halloween treats! And these Frankenstein treats are a great place to start! They are so cute and super easy. Heck, if I can do them then you can totally pull it off!

You will need:

Snack cakes of your choice ( Twinkies, Hoho’s, etc. We used Sara Lee Devil’s Food Creme Cakes.)
Semi-Sweet Chocolate (I used Baker’s) or Brown Candy Melts
Green Melting Candy Wafers
Green Sixlets (Find them in the wedding and cake decorating section of Walmart for $1!)
Small Candy Eyes
Black Decorating Gel
White Frosting
Parchment Paper (Parchment paper is so important for this project! Nothing will stick to the parchment paper making it a perfect choice.)

Here is how to make them:

Put a sheet of parchment paper down on your counter. You will also want to open the candies and put them in their own bowl. This is a simple project, but it’s easiest to have it in an assembly line order.
Melt the semi-sweet chocolate in a bowl according to the package’s instructions.
Unwrap the snack cakes.
Start with the hair. Dip one end of the snack cakes into the semi-sweet chocolates. For Frankenstein, we just dipped the ends. For the Brides of Frankenstein, we dipped about half of the snack cake in the semi-sweet chocolate. You may need a knife to help spread the chocolate.
Lay the cakes on the parchment paper to allow to harden.
Melt the green candy wafers according to package instructions into a bowl.
Once the hair has hardened, you will dip the opposite corner in the green mix.
Using the decorating gel, attach two eyes on each snack.
Dip a Sixlet in the green candy melts and attach the nose on each snack.
Use the decorating gel to create a smile, eye lashes or scar marks on your Frankensteins.
For the Bride of Frankenstein, use a drawing tip or a ribbon tip and make some waves with white frosting on her hair.
Add to a treat bag and you are finished!

*Note: These were a HUGE hit! I will be making some for my son’s class closer to Halloween. Next time, I will replace the chocolate with the brown melting wafers. The melting wafers harden much faster and are so easy to work with! But if you love the idea of an extra layer of chocolate, the chocolates work just fine too! :)

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DIY Frankenstein Mason Jars

September 6, 2015

It’s getting close to my favorite time of year. I love everything there is to love about fall and Halloween. Pumpkins, trick or treating, hoodies, bonfires …. if it happens in fall, I love it! So get ready for tons of fun Halloween and fall posts coming your way!

Today I’m sharing this super easy DIY project. It costs next to nothing to make and only minutes to put together. You can use this Frankenstein Mason Jar to make a fun treat jar to hand out to teachers or neighbors, to set out at your Halloween party for drinks or just for creating a fun lunch time with the kids.

You will need:

Mason Jar
Green Balloon
Black Balloon
2 Googly Eyes
Scissors
Hot Glue
Sharpie

Here is how to make it:

First wash and dry your jars so they are ready for serving.
Then cut off the long skinny part of the green balloon and cut part of the other end of the balloon as well. You want there to be a hole on each end of the balloon.
Stretch the balloon over the bottom half of the cup.
Cut the black balloon like you did the green. On one end you can cut out a bit of angles for Frank’s hair do.
Stretch the balloon over the top half of the balloon.
Lift one end of the balloon on the jar and make a very small slit in the green balloon for the mouth. It will stretch and form an ‘O’ shape on it’s own.
Hot glue two googly eyes onto the balloon.
Using a Sharpie, draw on stitches.

This project is so fun! You can do it in so many different ways – solid colors, orange and black stripes, or use fun Halloween balloons like polka dots or printed balloons!

Don’t forget fun Halloween straws!

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Easy DIY Newspaper Skeleton Skull Halloween Decoration

October 21, 2014

I love Halloween! It is one of my favorite holidays! I have been working on creating some new Halloween decorations to add to my growing collection. I like the cutesy decorations and every once in a while something a little spooky, but I’m not a super scary kind of girl. In fact, this newspaper skull was about as scary as I get.

But I love it. I think it brings in a little bit of spooky and the newspaper gives it a fun vintage feel. I also love that it took about 30 minutes to make and cost me close to nothing to make! This was one of the easiest crafts ever! And it looks great.

You will need:

– A paper mache skull (I got mine at Michaels. Unfortunately, you can’t buy them online. There is also one on Amazon here.)
– Mod Podge (I used the original Mod Podge, but next time I think I will use the matte version)
– Paint Brush
– Newspaper

The process is simple. Cut the newspaper articles out. You want all text. Avoid the margins, pictures and large gaps between the text. I also found it easier to work with smaller pieces of paper rather than long strips.

Then, spread a thin layer of Mod Podge and stick a piece of newspaper on. Coat it in a top layer of Mod Podge. Continue this process, changing up the angels of the newspaper until the skull is covered.

I found it helpful to use the opposite end of the paintbrush to help smooth the edges, particularly when putting the paper around the holes for the eyes, nose, etc.

Let it dry!

That’s it! Super easy! Super cute and super spooky!

Free Halloween Printables

October 13, 2014

Welcome to the third week of the Holiday Survival Guide 2014! This week we’ve got some great FREE Halloween printables! These are spooky and perfect for the Halloween season. I love the Hocus Pocus Bunting!

We’ve also got your top links from last week’s link party and a new, fresh link party for all your your awesome Halloween posts!

We’re going to get you decluttered, organized, cleaned, decorated, and ready for all the holiday fun…without you needing to be committed to the looney bin before New Year’s.

A big thank you to everyone involved in making this awesome series work! We’ll be here every Monday through the end of the year to make sure you’re on track and able to enjoy everything you have planned.

Ready to meet the team?

Sheri from Career Girl Interrupted

Dani from Dani Schnakenberg Studios

Katie & Jairus from KatieMarcum.com

Jessica from Jessie Bee Healthy

Kristen from From Son Up Til Son Down

Stephanie from Sharing A to Z

and our lovely co-host Amanda from It’s a Fabulous Life

Each week we’ll take turns bringing you something awesome to help you stay on track preparing for the major Holidays of the season. Be sure to come back and link up your holiday posts each week so we can share the fun!

This week we’ve got a set of spooky Halloween-themed printables from Sheri at Career Girl Interrupted!

(Click HERE or on the image above to download all the PDFs in a .zip file.)

Now, who’s ready to party? Share your Halloween-inspired crafts, printables, and activities with us this week!

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Follow all hosts: subscribe, FB, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter…whatever you prefer!
Be sure to link directly to your specific post, NOT your blog’s homepage.
Don’t link and run! Be sure to visit the last couple links before yours and let them know how you found them through #HolidaySurvivalGuide2014!
By linking up, you give all hosts permission to pin and share your projects (with links back to you, of course). We’ll also be sharing the top three clicked through with each following week’s project!
Be sure to follow the Holiday Survival Guide 2014 Pinterest board, too!

Holiday Survival Guide: Kid friendly DIY projects

October 5, 2014

Welcome to the fourth week of the Holiday Survival Guide 2014! Can you believe that we are so close to Halloween! October is flying by! Here are a few kid friendly and budget friendly DIY projects to make!

It takes quite the team to pull this off, but we’re here for you! We’ll be here every Monday through the end of the year to make sure you’re on track and able to enjoy everything you have planned.