![]() ![]() My girls were super excited when they saw all the smiling faces in the pan, but when it came time to eat them, it was a bit of a challenge convincing them to dig in, especially because they wouldn’t let me cut through the faces. Which is really too bad, because they tasted AMAZING. I saw these jack-o-lanterns all over Pinterest and I was practically drooling at the thought of cutting out those sweet little faces for myself! (Bacon, onions and sour cream were staples…) So any time I see stuffed peppers now, they seem like some kind of a strange delicacy.Īnd to tell you the truth, this was the first time I’ve ever made stuffed peppers for myself. We had all sorts of strange eastern European foods (all of my grandparents came from Lithuania), like stuffed dumplings with bacon and onion, potato pudding with bacon and onion, or beet soup with bacon and onion. When I was growing up, my mom never made stuffed peppers. If you want the recipe, e-mail me and I shall go search for it.You know how last time, I said I wanted to try a Halloween themed meal for dinner? Well, today I made stuffed pepper jack-o-lanterns, and they totally rocked! :)Ĥ) Baking: Edible spiders – basically mounds of coconut shavings, beaten egg-whites and melted chocolate that are baked and afterwards you insert (chocolate-covered) pretzel sticks as legs and candies of choice as eyes. Quinn did most and the effect on the windows is great because you can see them equally well from both indoors and out and they let more light through the windows. We also painted pumpkins (without faces) on some old overhead projector sheets (what do you call those?!) I found – with tempera paint (acrylic would keep longer over the years). With strings hang them in the windows or doorways.Įgg-carton (segment) spiders are also fun but we’ve only done that once.ģ) From now on also pumpkin pie spice playdough! I made it for the first time Oct.8th for Audrey’s pumpkin-carving birthday party (the first party with others ever – the kids never ever wanted one). Either add the black pipecleaner “legs” through the middle before pulling the pom-pom together and therefpre finishing it or add them with glue afterwards. Tada!Ģ) Pom-pom spiders – Make black pom-poms (various sizes I recently invested in a pom-pom set to save the time on preparing cardboard circles). ![]() Have the children draw a face with a black perm. Next paint the bag with orange tempera paint (I believe in good quality art supplies for childen). First test that the newspaper is arranged well enough for the bag to stand properly in he end. ![]() craft ideas but here ya go:ġ)Paper Bag Pumpkins – Fill a brown lunch bag with balls of newspaper (the kids love this part – ideal even for the youngest maybe not Anna :) ), then twist the top to make the vine/stem. Sign up for my newsletter to receive book recommendations, crafts, activities, and parenting tips in your inbox every week. Share comments and feedback below, on my Facebook page, or by tagging me on Instagram. What easy Halloween crafts do your kids love? Here are a few other favorite Halloween activities for kids from this blog! You’ll also love these Halloween Activities for Preschoolers. Watching my kids extend an activity like this in new creative directions always makes me happy! I think we’ve found a new favorite Halloween craft – do you have one? More Easy Halloween Crafts Johnny kept his pumpkins in chains, but he created this carry case and house for them! She decided that paper doll pumpkins needed some clothes, so she cut one chain into individual pumpkins, and traced around them to create various outfits: Who knew Halloween offered such a great opportunity to work on emotional intelligence with kids?!Įmma asked what the pumpkins were called, and I said they were paper doll chain pumpkins. My kids experience some pretty intense emotions, and talking about them helps a lot. We talked about what causes emotions, and how to express how you’re feeling. I adore Lily’s completed row of very happy pumpkins :)ĭrawing the faces on the pumpkins and looking at the ones I drew was a great way to talk to the kids about different emotions. Three-year-old Lily was originally busy with a different activity, but she soon put that away so that she could join her brother and sister: Six-year-old Emma promptly sat down and decorated the middle row of pumpkins pictured above:įour-year-old Johnny drew the bottom row of the top photo, as well as several others – this was especially a hit with him! I drew the first row to give them the idea. I had the pumpkins cut out and waiting for them when they got home from school. This is a wonderful companion activity for Five Little Pumpkins. My kids had a fantastic time with these paper doll chain-inspired pumpkin Jack O’ Lantern cutouts, and I think they make a simple, fun Halloween activity!
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