Parenting Tips
This category covers posts about parenting and parenting tips. Posts may cover food for children, discipline, behavior, and children's activities.
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Suggestions for Halloween Dinner
If you have decided to spend Halloween at home, you might want to plan a fun and special dinner for the family. You can have a delicious and filling dinner that also has a Halloween theme. Here are some different ideas to consider. Dinner Salad with Pumpkin Carrot Slices There is a technique for cutting a carrot into small pumpkin-shaped slices, which is perfect for topping your dinner salad. You want to take the carrot and wash it as you normally would and shave it if you prefer. You will then cut into the top of the carrot on two sides of where the stem will be, moving down the…
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Freaky Food & Creepy Concoction Halloween Recipes
Trying to come up with creative treats to serve at your Halloween party? Try the Halloween recipes for these creepy concoctions. This recipe allows the kids to get involved! Additionally, here are a couple of Halloween recipes that are a little less labor-intensive and don’t necessarily involve the stove! Halloween Recipes: Snack Mix The first selection is to make your own snack mix, similar to Chex mix but with a Halloween theme. This snack mix should start with any type of dry cereal you like. Chex cereal really is one of the best options but be creative and pick anything you want. You will then add in other snack pieces…
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4 Trick-or-Treating Alternatives
Not everyone wants to go trick-or-treating, whether you find it a safety hazard in your neighborhood, you don’t live somewhere that makes it convenient, or your family just wants to create a different tradition. Luckily, there are plenty of alternatives you can consider. Alternatives: Halloween-Themed Game Night One great alternative you can try on Halloween is to have a fun game night. This involves putting together some different Halloween-themed games that the kids can play instead of going out trick-or-treating. Mummy Wrap All you need for this game is either a few rolls of toilet paper, some white fabric, or white crepe paper. For the Mummy Wrap game, take the…
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Tips for Safe Trick-or-Treating
When your kids go trick-or-treating, you want them to have fun, but also to be safe. The following post will focus on a range of safety tips. The goal is to keep your excited trick-or-treaters out of danger and to allow both you and your kids to have a great time. Costume Length Matters Kids get excited when they go out trick-or-treating, often running down the street and up the stairs to get to people’s porches. You don’t want your kids falling down the stairs or tripping over their costumes in the middle of the street. Costumes with superhero capes, long dresses, or gowns could be a little too long.…
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5 Fun Baby and Toddler Costumes
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. If you have a baby or toddler, you are probably looking for a fun and cute Halloween costume for them. I dressed my son as a lion! These are some great costumes that are comfortable, stylish, and kids don’t mind wearing them. Lil’ Lobster Costume This is an absolutely adorable costume for your baby. The costume is in a red and orange color theme since it looks…
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5 Superhero Costumes for Halloween
For Halloween, superhero costumes are very popular for people of all ages. Many of these costumes fit teens and adults, while others are specifically made for children. Here are some of the on-trend Halloween costumes within the superhero category. Captain America This Captain America costume is the classic version. Like most standard Halloween costumes, the Captain America costume is made from polyester so it is inexpensive and comfortable to wear all night for trick-or-treating. The entire costume is in a jumpsuit, along with fake muscles in the arms and chest, and comes with a fabric mask and belt to complete the superhero costume. It comes in multiple sizes for adults…
