Pumpkin Spice Latte Slime

Yes. We. Did. Do. That.

Calling all fall fans. We have managed to make the most iconic fall drink into an amazing slime that you (and your kids!) will LOVE! Oh and did I mention that it really smells delicious?

Now, this slime is actually a combination of two different slime recipes. A mix of our classic slime recipe and a fluffy version. But don’t worry, they are both really easy to make!

Now, before we get started, there are a few special things that you will need for this slime.

And containers. You can use a ziploc baggie, but they are hard and don’t work as well. I really recommend these containers. They are a great size, super cheap and keep the slime in great shape for playing with later!

Ingredients to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

Ingredients:

  • 1 airtight container
  • 1 cup white glue
  • 1 cup shaving cream
  • 1 cup foaming hand wash
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp contact solution
  • 5 oz clear glue
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • Acrylic paint: latte, caramel, and brown
  • 1 tbsp contact solution
  • Pumpkin pie scented fragrance
  • Coffee scented fragrance
  • Brown glitter
  • Small bowl

How to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

  1. In a bowl, measure out 1 cup white glue.



  2. Add 1 cup shaving cream. Shaving cream is a little funky to measure so a little extra won’t hurt it! 🙂
  3. Mix together and add 1 cup of foaming hand wash.
  4. Mix well. Your slime should be super foamy.



  5. Add in 1 tsp of cornstarch and about 1 tsp of body lotion. These will help your slime stretch and be fluffy.
  6. Next add in ¾ – 1 tsp of baking soda. (Start with ¾ of a tsp and add more during kneading if you need to. Baking soda is what will thicken your slime up.)
  7. Finally, add in contact saline solution. Start with 1 tbsp. If you need to add a bit more, you can. Saline solution makes the slime less sticky. You will know you have enough when the slime pulls away from the side of the bowl.
  8. Knead the slime.



  9. Set aside. This will be the whipped topping to your pumpkin spice latte.



  10. In a small bowl, pour 5 oz of clear glue.



  11. Add ½ cup of water and stir.
  12. Sprinkle in ½ tsp baking soda .
  13. Add a few drops of both pumpkin pie and coffee fragrance oils. Stir.



  14. Add acrylic paint. I used a mix of latte, caramel and brown.



  15. Sprinkle in brown glitter.
  16. Stir well.



  17. Add 1 tsp of contact solution. Stir and then knead.
  18. If the slime needs to be thickened, add a bit more baking soda. If the slime needs to be less sticky, add more contact solution.
  19. Layer your brown coffee slime and top with a fluffy whipped topping slime swirl.

When you swirl your slime together, it reminds me of the cool coffee designs with the swirls.

I have to say, this pumpkin spice latte slime is one of my favorites that we have made. It smells amazing. And the two different textures make it super fun to play with!

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Slime

Yes. We. Did. Do. That.

Calling all fall fans. We have managed to make the most iconic fall drink into an amazing slime that you (and your kids!) will LOVE! Oh and did I mention that it really smells delicious?

Now, this slime is actually a combination of two different slime recipes. A mix of our classic slime recipe and a fluffy version. But don’t worry, they are both really easy to make!

Now, before we get started, there are a few special things that you will need for this slime.

And containers. You can use a ziploc baggie, but they are hard and don’t work as well. I really recommend these containers. They are a great size, super cheap and keep the slime in great shape for playing with later!

Ingredients to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

Ingredients:

  • 1 airtight container
  • 1 cup white glue
  • 1 cup shaving cream
  • 1 cup foaming hand wash
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp contact solution
  • 5 oz clear glue
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • Acrylic paint: latte, caramel, and brown
  • 1 tbsp contact solution
  • Pumpkin pie scented fragrance
  • Coffee scented fragrance
  • Brown glitter
  • Small bowl

How to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

  1. In a bowl, measure out 1 cup white glue.



  2. Add 1 cup shaving cream. Shaving cream is a little funky to measure so a little extra won’t hurt it! 🙂
  3. Mix together and add 1 cup of foaming hand wash.
  4. Mix well. Your slime should be super foamy.



  5. Add in 1 tsp of cornstarch and about 1 tsp of body lotion. These will help your slime stretch and be fluffy.
  6. Next add in ¾ – 1 tsp of baking soda. (Start with ¾ of a tsp and add more during kneading if you need to. Baking soda is what will thicken your slime up.)

  7. Finally, add in contact saline solution. Start with 1 tbsp. If you need to add a bit more, you can. Saline solution makes the slime less sticky. You will know you have enough when the slime pulls away from the side of the bowl.
  8. Knead the slime.



  9. Set aside. This will be the whipped topping to your pumpkin spice latte.



  10. In a small bowl, pour 5 oz of clear glue.



  11. Add ½ cup of water and stir.

  12. Sprinkle in ½ tsp baking soda .

  13. Add a few drops of both pumpkin pie and coffee fragrance oils. Stir.



  14. Add acrylic paint. I used a mix of latte, caramel and brown.



  15. Sprinkle in brown glitter.
  16. Stir well.



  17. Add 1 tsp of contact solution. Stir and then knead.
  18. If the slime needs to be thickened, add a bit more baking soda. If the slime needs to be less sticky, add more contact solution.

  19. Layer your brown coffee slime and top with a fluffy whipped topping slime swirl.

When you swirl your slime together, it reminds me of the cool coffee designs with the swirls.

I have to say, this pumpkin spice latte slime is one of my favorites that we have made. It smells amazing. And the two different textures make it super fun to play with!

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Pumpkin Guts Slime

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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!)

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

Drop a few drops of orange food coloring. Stir.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

Add a few drops of pumpkin fragrance.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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.

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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!

Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe

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Easy Bat Marshmallows – The Perfect Halloween Treat

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!

Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween 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.

Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat

Ingredients & Supplies

Instructions

  1. 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!
  2. Melt brown candy melts according to the package directions in a bowl.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  3. 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.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  4. 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. 🙂

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  5. 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.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  6. Arrange the wings on the parchment paper where you would like to have your first Bat sit to harden. **See note below

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  7. Add a marshmallow to the end of the straw and evenly coat in the melted candy.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat(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.)

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  8. 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.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  9. Before the candy hardens, add two candy eyes. Allow to sit and harden.

    Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat
  10. 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

Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat

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.

Bat Marshmallows - A fun and easy Halloween Treat

Looking for more fun Halloween treats?

Mummy Meatballs

Mummy Meatballs

Halloween Frankenstein Treats

Frankenstein Treats

Cookies and Cream Cookies With Oreo Spiders - Halloween Cookie Recipe

Oreo Spider Cookies and Cream Cookies

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Halloween Dinner Idea: Mummy Meatballs

Mummy Meatballs

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. We love coming up with fun costumes and dressing up. We take our pumpkin carving very seriously. And the whole house is decorated. So why would we not have a fun themed dinner? These mummy meatballs completely made my son’s night when I served them up. In fact, he’s requested them several times since! I’m more than happy to oblige since they are SO simple. This Halloween dinner idea is a winner!

Because these are so simple and you can make a big batch at a time, they also make the perfect party food. Not to mention, they are so fun!

Dunk your mummy in a side of marinara sauce (or brains as my son so elegantly put it!) and dinner is served. Yum, yum, yum!

Mummy Meatballs

Supplies & Ingredients:

½ lb ground Italian sausage

½ lb ground beef, turkey or chicken

1 egg

¼ cup Italian bread crumbs

¼ cup Parmesan cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 tbsp Italian Seasoning

1 tsp onion powder

½ tsp garlic powder

Olive oil

1 package crescent dough (find it in your refrigerated section of the grocery store)

Candy Eyes

Black decorating gel

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to the crescent dough’s instructions. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Pour a bit of olive oil in a skillet and heat on medium heat.

    Mummy Meatballs
  2. In a mixing bowl, add your meat, egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and seasoning.

    Mummy Meatballs
  3. Using your hands, gently mix everything together. One of the secrets to making great meatballs is to not over mix your ingredients.

    Mummy Meatballs
  4. Form your meatballs and place in skillet.
  5. Brown your meatballs, cooking them almost all the way through.

    Mummy Meatballs
  6. While the meatballs are cooking, unroll the crescent dough.

    Mummy Meatballs
  7. Cut the dough into long strips.

    Mummy Meatballs
  8. When your meatballs are done, pat dry and wrap one of the crescent roll strips.
  9. Place on your greased baking sheet.
  10. Bake according to the crescent dough’s instructions.

    Mummy Meatballs
  11. Once baked, use a small drop of decorating gel on the back of a candy eye and attach to the mummy meatball.
  12. Serve with a cup of marinara sauce (or brains as my son put it) to dunk into.

Mummy Meatballs

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Halloween Frankenstein Treats

Halloween Frankenstein Treats

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!

Halloween Frankenstein Treats

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:

  1. 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.
  2. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate in a bowl according to the package’s instructions.

    Halloween Frankenstein Treats
  3. Unwrap the snack cakes.

    Halloween Frankenstein Treats

  4. 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.
  5. Lay the cakes on the parchment paper to allow to harden.
  6. Melt the green candy wafers according to package instructions into a bowl.
  7. Once the hair has hardened, you will dip the opposite corner in the green mix.

    Halloween Frankenstein Treats
  8. Using the decorating gel, attach two eyes on each snack.

    Halloween Frankenstein Treats
  9. Dip a Sixlet in the green candy melts and attach the nose on each snack.

    Halloween Frankenstein Treats
  10. Use the decorating gel to create a smile, eye lashes or scar marks on your Frankensteins.
  11. For the Bride of Frankenstein, use a drawing tip or a ribbon tip and make some waves with white frosting on her hair.
  12. Add to a treat bag and you are finished!

Halloween Frankenstein Treats

*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! 🙂

Halloween Frankenstein Treats

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ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween Schedule 2015

 

ABC Family always has the most amazing line ups for the holidays and Halloween is no exception! Here is the 2015 ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween Schedule.

Oct. 19

1:30 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

5 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

9 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

12 a.m. – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 

Oct. 20

4 p.m. – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

6 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

9 p.m. – Stitchers 2015 Halloween Special

12 a.m. – Casper

Oct. 21

5 p.m. – Casper

7 p.m. – The Addams Family

9 p.m. – Addams Family Values

12 a.m. – I Know What You Did Last Summer

Oct. 22

4 p.m. – The Addams Family

6 p.m. – Addams Family Values

8 p.m. – The Hunger Games

12 a.m. – I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Oct. 23

5:30 p.m. – The Hunger Games

8:30 p.m. – Sleepy Hollow

12 a.m. – Matilda

Oct. 24

7 a.m. – Matilda

9 a.m. – ParaNorman

11 a.m. – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

1 p.m. – The Nightmare Before Christmas

2:30 p.m. – Casper

4:30 p.m. – The Addams Family

6:30 p.m. – Addams Family Values

8:30 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University

11 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!

11:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

Oct. 25

7 a.m. – ParaNorman

9 a.m. – Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

11 a.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:30 p.m. – Casper

2:30 p.m. – The Addams Family

4:30 p.m. – Addams Family Values

6:30 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!

7 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University

9:45 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

Oct. 26

5:30 p.m. – Sleepy Hollow

9 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!

9:30 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

12 a.m. – Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie

Oct. 27

4:00 p.m. – Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie

6 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

7:30 p.m. – Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!

9 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

12 a.m. – ParaNorman

Oct. 28

4 p.m. – ParaNorman

6 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

8:15 p.m. – Dark Shadows

12 a.m. – Casper

Oct. 29

5 p.m. – Casper

7 p.m. – The Addams Family

9 p.m. – Addams Family Values

12 a.m. – Hocus Pocus

Oct. 30

2:30 p.m. – The Addams Family

4:30 p.m. – Addams Family Values

6:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

8:30 p.m. – Poltergeist

12 a.m. – Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Oct. 31

7 a.m. – Batman

10 a.m. – Batman Returns

12:30 p.m. – Poltergeist

3 p.m. – Sleepy Hollow

5:30 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

7 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

9:15 p.m. – Hocus Pocus

11:30 p.m. – Sleepy Hollow

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DIY Frankenstein Mason Jars

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.

mason supplies

You will need:

Mason Jar

Green Balloon

Black Balloon

2 Googly Eyes

Scissors

Hot Glue

Sharpie

Here is how to make it:

  1. First wash and dry your jars so they are ready for serving.

    mason 1
  2. Then cut off the long skinny part of the green balloon and cut part of the other end of the balloon as well. mason 2You want there to be a hole on each end of the balloon.

  3. Stretch the balloon over the bottom half of the cup.

    mason 5
  4. 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.

    mason 3
  5. Stretch the balloon over the top half of the balloon.

    mason 8
  6. 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.

  7. Hot glue two googly eyes onto the balloon.

    mason 9
  8. 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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