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Easy 2-Ingredient Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cake Mix

These pumpkin cupcakes couldn’t be easier, and they couldn’t be YUMMIER!  Just TWO ingredients.  Can you believe it? For these pumpkin cupcakes, simply mix one can of pumpkin with a box of spice cake mix.  Our Pinterest friend Jennifer says … Continue reading

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Nook & Kindle Freebie: Gooseberry Patch Pumpkin Cookbook

‘Tis the season for pumpkin goodness coming out of the oven! If you love to cook with pumpkin in the fall, grab this free Pumpkin Cookbook download from Gooseberry Patch. This freebie is available on Kindle and Nook. Gooseberry Patch … Continue reading

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Muffin Tin Monday: Halloween Pumpkin Muffin Tin Meal

We’re starting on our Halloween-themed Muffin Tin Meals! I love Halloween, and my kids are picking up on my enthusiasm. Today I made them a muffin tin lunch with a pumpkin/jack-o-lantern theme, and they loved it. I recently bought a second … Continue reading

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Save your pumpkin seeds for these craft ideas!

I am not a fan of roasted pumpkin seeds, but when we carved jack-o-lanterns last night, I saved the seeds thinking I could surely find a use for them. We ended up dying them pink and using them to make … Continue reading

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Dollar Store Halloween Decoration: Jack-o-Lantern Yard Lights

Here’s a simple and frugal outdoor Halloween decoration.  Pick up a few extra jack-o-lantern trick-or-treat buckets from the dollar store.  Cut a hole in the bottom of each. Then, stick your solar yard lights inside and plant them back into … Continue reading

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Kids Halloween Craft: No-Carve Pumpkins

If your kids are too young to get real joy out of gutting a pumpkin (or if you don’t want to do it yourself and can’t trust them with a knife…) here are some alternative ideas. Fingerpainted Pumpkins. Believe it … Continue reading

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Spoooooky! Mummy Halloween Pumpkin

White pumpkins present entirely different options when it comes to creating Halloween Jack ‘O Lanterns.  This one looks like a mummy, and uses nothing more than some toilet paper, some sticks for arms, and large Google Eyes (found at any … Continue reading

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Spiderweb Halloween Pumpkin Idea

Another easy way to create an eye-catching Halloween pumpkin is to make it look like a glittery spiderweb.  First, paint the entire pumpkin black.  Acrylic paint works well, and you can find it for around $1 at any craft store.  … Continue reading

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Bathing Beauty Pumpkin Idea

This pumpkin decorating idea really couldn’t get much easier, and if you have a little girl at home chances are you have all the items you’ll need already.  Bikini top + Goggles +  Craft paper to create eyes = An … Continue reading

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Sweet! A Fun Halloween Pumpkin Project

Last week at my kids’ Elementary School Open House, I had so much fun looking at the pumpkins that were decorated for the event.  I snapped some photos of my favorite ones, and will be sharing them with you here. … Continue reading

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