A few years ago, my kids came home from a birthday party with the coolest homemade suckers. They were brightly-colored, funky-shaped lollies that tasted really good. So of course I had to call and ask the mom how she made them. Turns out, those bright and colorful lollipops are made from melted Jolly Ranchers! I worried that the actual making of the Jolly Rancher Lollipops aka "Jolly Pops" would be complicated. But it is SO NOT ...
Halloween
How to Use Your Smartphone to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween
Halloween can be one of the most exciting holidays for children. I know my kids really look forward to the costumes and candy. My biggest concern is their safety when we go out trick-or-treating. Parents should always supervise younger kids, but older kids may want to go around the neighborhood alone. A smartphone can become a useful tool to help you keep kids safe on Halloween. ...
Trick or Feet! Complete Your Child’s Costume with Light Up Shoes
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Stride Rite. I received products to facilitate my review and thank me for my participation. Trick or Feet! Stride Rite is getting into the Halloween spirit by offering shoes that are themed around some of the most popular costumes! My child's costume is complete with a pair of Stride Rite Light Up shoes. We love all the Light Up styles that include some of our favorite Marvel ...
Top 10 Bug Phobias – What’s YOURS? #EEKologist Science Project
This post brought to you by The Orkin Ecologist. All opinions are 100% mine. I grew up in the southeastern United States, where there are tons and tons of bugs. I have seen cockroaches longer than my finger, spiders that can spin webs as big as a car, and tons of other creepy crawly things. The Orkin Ecologist recently listed the Top 10 Bug Phobias and I'm pretty much on board with all of them...which, by the way, makes me an Entomophobic (a ...
16 DIY Easy Costumes For Kids (No Sewing, I Promise!)
Are you looking for last minute costume ideas for kids? I have looked at tons of DIY costumes for kids and selected a few of my favorites to share with you. I love these super cute NO SEW costumes. You'll find the link to how to make each costume below. Take a look and let me know which costume ideas you like best. Have you ever made a costume for kids before? [Tweet "Check out Easy #DIY #Costumes for #Kids at @momfindsout"] ...
Sweet Creations Halloween Party Kit Review
Mom Always Finds Out received Good Cook Sweet Creations products for consideration. All opinions expressed are my own. My kids and I have been having a great time making all sorts of Halloween treats using Sweet Creations by Good Cook products. Check out our spider web cupcakes on display in the Halloween Cupcake Stand and Halloween Gingerbread House we made with the Haunted House Cookie Cutter Set. We still have to use our Halloween Cake ...
A Haunted House You’ll Want To Eat (Halloween Gingerbread House) #SweetCreations
Mom Always Finds Out received Good Cook Sweet Creations products to create the Halloween gingerbread house in this blog post. All opinions expressed are my own. Gingerbread houses are a Christmas tradition in my family. I had never even thought about making a haunted Halloween gingerbread house until I saw the Good Cook Sweet Creations Haunted House Cookie Cutter Set. And since my kids are never ones to shy away from the opportunity to eat ...
Quiz: Which Spooky Family Are You? #WBHalloween
Mom Always Finds Out received the following assets for free to promote Warner Bros Spook-Tacular Blog App. All opinions expressed are my own. What is the best part about Halloween? The pumpkin carving? The costumes? The free candy? All are amazing, but whether you are the bunch that loves dressing up and scaring the neighbors or you plan to stay-in, Warner Bros. has a line-up of Spook-Tacular Movies to get you in the holiday spirit. From ...
Spiderweb Cupcakes with DIY Chocolate Spiderweb Toppers
Halloween party foods are so much fun! Cupcakes are my go-to choice for most parties. It's easy to make some spider-ific cupcakes when you use inexpensive Spider Rings as cupcake toppers along with some easy-to-make yourself chocolate spiderwebs. (See directions for how to make chocolate spider webs.) ...
