I love this little guy. I call him Queso Diablo. I think that translates as Cheese Devil. He’s a fun way to decorate a Halloween cheese ball, and he’s made with my Habanero Cheese recipe (get the printable recipe below). Frugal recipe updated 10/30/2023 How to decorate the Halloween Cheese Ball Devil: Okra for horns Bay […]
Halloween Books for Kids: Edgar Allan Poe and Book Suspense vs. Screen Horror
It’s Halloween time and I’m exploring 31 Great Books to Read to Your Kids—what better author to share with your kids than Edgar Allan Poe, the master of suspense? Homeschooling post updated 10/29/2023 Reading a well written suspenseful tale—even one that includes murders—is nothing like watching a gory scene on TV or acting one out […]
Libby’s Great Pumpkin Cookie Recipe! Easy Halloween Cookie Recipe
This is the recipe you’re looking for! It’s the original 1980s Libby’s Great Pumpkin Cookie recipe from women’s magazine ads. My mom made the Great Pumpkin Cookies every year when I was a kid, and now I make them every year with my kids. My kids love decorating Great Pumpkin Cookies more than decorating Christmas cookies! Libby’s […]
DIY Sally Costume Nightmare Before Christmas – 10 Disneyland Tips for Mickey’s Halloween Party
This is the coolest DIY Sally Costume (from The Nightmare Before Christmas!)—I still can’t believe I made it! I am not a seamstress. I’ve sewn a handful of things in my life, and thankfully I’m creative and a good problem solver so they’ve turned out well, but any real seamstress (like my mom or mother-in-law) […]
How to Teach Vocabulary with Great Books! The Hardy Boys 1: The Tower Treasure
Do you want your kids to have a rich, expressive vocabulary? Sure you do! There’s really only one way to ensure your kids can easily pluck le mot juste from their magnificent brains at will: read Great Books to them! Take a good, hard look at your kids’ book lists from school: do you see […]
We’re Killing Cultural Literacy for Kids! The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
Cultural Literacy is collective consciousness—the common body of knowledge shared within a culture. For me, that culture is the good old U.S. of A.! Cultural Literacy is our shared experience. If you grew up in America in the 80s like I did, you can reasonably assume that everyone around your age you meet today made a trail […]
