This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! I've mentioned before that I haven't really ever been totally into Halloween in years past, but this year, for some reason, I am getting into it a little more. It is weird, because I don't have any kids home anymore to dress up, but, Maddy and I have been thinking that at our Church's Trunk or Treat party this year, it might be fun to set up a table outside of our car's trunk and have spooky treats to hand out. I think that making the kids happy with something extra is what has me excited. Today we practiced setting up our idea of what we might like to do, along with the labels that I made. These labels would work well for any Halloween event that you might be hosting, so I thought I would share them with you today for Fun Friday! It isn't too early to start planning for the Halloween party you might be hosting. Some people make Halloween night a block party where neighbors get together with fire pits in the front yard and hand out their treats from tables in the front yard. These free printables will work in any situation to add just a little more fun to the event. Here are some of the ways we used the labels:
Printing the labels is easy. Just print it on 8.5 x 11 inch paper or card stock. Do not click fit to page, or unclick it if necessary. Be sure you set the paper to print landscape and then print! If you think of other ideas for treats to fit these labels, please share them and help to get everyone's imaginations flowing! We used containers we had around the house, including mason jars and other candy dishes. The spider bowl and the colored jar came from Dollar Tree, where there are a myriad of choices for inexpensive treat holders! We used jute and burlap, (also from Dollar Tree), to tie everything together and to give an old, conjurers feel to the display. Some black roses and a giant spider help with the nuance. When we set up the real table we will have spooky lights as well, because of course, this won't be on our kitchen table, but out in a dark, spooky parking lot instead! Whelp! Now we have to keep from eating all of this candy until Halloween! Wish us luck!
Have a great weekend!
4 Comments
This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support!
With Halloween quickly approaching I am in the mood to be spooked. I’ve never been a fan of gore but thrillers and good old fashioned ghost stories are fun for me! (It’s why I enjoy The X-Files so much).
So today we thought we should share some classics written by the Master of Macabre: Edgar Allan Poe. The Tell Tale Heart
A widely known story, and often parodied, The Tell Tale Heart is a story that of murder and guilt. It’s considered a classic Gothic story.
I love this story because it has you wondering what is real and what isn’t. The narrator (also the murderer) isn’t the most reliable and can’t give us a good reason for the crime he’s committed. The tension built through the story makes it a fun read for a fall night. The Pit and the Pendulum
In high school we had a competition in our English class to write a new ending for this Poe story, and I won. I don’t remember what I wrote at all but I do remember this story and the fear I felt while reading it.
The Pit and the Pendulum is more of a thriller than a horror story to me. It tells of a man Sentenced to death by the Inquisition, Who wakes in a completely dark room. Through his explorations in the dark and good luck he finds a deep pit in the center of his cell. This is just the first of his many encounters with death in his cell. I love this story not only for the suspense that builds or because I won a contest associated with it, but because, despite the scary aspects of it, hope is at the center of the story. It makes it different than other Poe stories. And adds another layer to the story. The Raven
Arguably one of the most famous poems in existence, The Raven tells the story of a man tormented by a talking raven. The raven only repeats “Nevermore” to the man as he laments his lost love Lenore.
The Raven has a lyrical quality that keeps you intrigued by where the story’s headed. It has elements of the supernatural without being an outright ghost story. Like The Tell Tale Heart it leaves you with an uneasy feeling of trying to figure out what was reality and what wasn’t. Poe had a masterful way with words and if you love these three works you’ll probably enjoy more of his stories and poems. So are you going to read Poe this Halloween season? What other scary or suspenseful books do you love? Let us know in the comments below!
This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support.
Making your food and snack table a little creepier can be easy with a few items from Dollar Tree! This Spider Candy Dish was only $2.00 to make and adds just the right amount of creepy whimsy to your decor. Here is how to do it!
Supplies:
Since spiders have lots of eyes, I loved these Halloween Monster Hershey Kisses with the eyeballs and fangs printed all over the foil wrapper! It is exclusively found at Target. The colors went perfectly with the purple legs of my spider candy dish. But, of course, my grandchildren don't mind what kind of candy is in the dish. They love the dish and whatever candy is in it!
This post contains affiliate links and we will be compensated for purchases made through our links. Thank you for your support!
I wrote this post almost 2 years ago, just before my little granddaughter Sofia was born! Since the Autumnal Equinox is on Monday, I thought I would share it again for Fun Friday this week! There are lots of links that you can follow to past craft posts and past recipes. I will link to a few other ones below. I hope you enjoy the memories!
Hello from California! I am with Alicia waiting for her new baby girl to be born! Since today is the first day of Fall, we are all working together on our Friday Fave post for our favorite season. I know that some people feel like Fall is the favorite holiday of too many people, so they want to be different. Or, maybe they don't like pumpkin or pumpkin pie spice. But, around here at 3 Winks, we love the fall for so many reasons. So, today's Friday Fave question is perfect for us:
What is your favorite thing about Fall?
It was funny because when I asked my girls this question, Alicia and Lindsey each gave me an almost identical response. They both said that in the Fall there are a lot of things to celebrate and reasons to get together with family. We have an extra abundance of reasons to get together in our family because all 3 of my daughters and one of my daughters-in-law have birthdays in October. Then, there is Halloween, Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. As Lindsey put it, Fall signifies the start of the holiday season! You bake yummy food and spend more time with family. In many places, not necessarily in Phoenix, the world changes color and the air is crisp and wonderful! You get to start wearing scarves and gloves.
I was surprised that the first thing that Lindsey mentioned wasn't pumpkins! If you read Renny's Recipes, you know of her love of all things pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. It was heart warming to see that she and Alicia thought of family first! But, Lindsey did mention that in the Fall she can eat pumpkin things without being judged! Maddy also surprised me. I thought that she would mention Halloween first since she loves Halloween. That isn't surprising because her whole childhood she had Halloween themed birthday parties. But, actually the first thing she said that she loves about the season is making Fall crafts. You can see examples of her crafts here and here!
Here is what I love about Fall.
Don't forget to order your molds for Hot Cocoa Bombs here! They are on sale for a good price right now!
Because we love Fall so much, we decided to make a print to celebrate the season and share it with you, our readers! We collected all of the things that we love about the Fall and put them into one beautiful reminder created by Alicia! We hope that you love it!
Welcome Fall! Enjoy the season everyone! Click the photos below for more Fun Friday Ideas! (Or any day really!)
|
Creators of Hot Cocoa Bombs! (copyrighted)
Author
Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
May 2024
|