If you want to take advantage of the ‘after Halloween’ clearance (AKA. move over Thanksgiving and Halloween, we gotta make room for Christmas) NOW is the time! Walmart comes in first place this year for best after holiday clearance prices. Everything Halloween is 50% off but do watch how your items ring up. Quite aContinue reading “Time to Haunt the After Halloween Clearance Isle”
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Cheap and Easy Last Minute Kids Halloween Costumes
I usually rely on the Goodwill for my kids Halloween costumes. This is certainly the time of year to find oodles of ‘like new’ costumes that kids wore once and then outgrew on the racks of any resale shop. Now is also the time of year to haunt The Dollar Tree for great costume accessoriesContinue reading “Cheap and Easy Last Minute Kids Halloween Costumes”
Halloween Candy Hacks
It’s T-minus 5 days till Halloween and the most terrifying thing I can think of right now are the prices of the treats this year! Here are my tips for finding the cheapest chocolate and the sweetest deals. Buy on Clearence: Let’s face it; despite expiration dates most candy never really expires. Especially if youContinue reading “Halloween Candy Hacks”
Hauntingly Easy Half Price Halloween Crafts
You can spend a fortune on holiday art kids for your kids at a major craft store. You can spend slightly less on those same holiday art kits at the Dollar Tree. Or, chances are, you have everything you need for some adorable Halloween craft projects haunting your cupboards already. Here are some ideas thatContinue reading “Hauntingly Easy Half Price Halloween Crafts”
Pumpkin Carving Tips for Kids 101
Do your jack-o-lanterns always turn out so bad that you feel like you need a copy of the Idiots Guide to Pumpkin Carving? This Halloween you don’t have to be a ‘Pumpkin Master’ or invest in an expensive plethora of fancy carving tools to turn out some ‘good gourds’. Here’s some simple tips and ideasContinue reading “Pumpkin Carving Tips for Kids 101”
Pennywise Pumpkin Crafts
If you’re not a fan of that’ pumpkin guts’ smell, then why not ‘carve out’ some of these Jack-o-lantern inspired crafts that won’t leave your wallet as hollowed out as a gutted gourd! Mason Jar Jack-o-lanterns: I have tons of old Mason jars laying around, but if you don’t, you can find them for dirtContinue reading “Pennywise Pumpkin Crafts”
Howling for a Halloween Kids Book Review
Just in case you didn’t get enough Halloween reading fun with these titles last year: https://the-thrifty-mom.com/2022/10/05/kids-halloween-book-review-2/ (Last year’s Kid’s Halloween book review) My kids and I found a few more ‘bone-chillingly’ good reads for a ‘not too scary’ themed story time. You can ‘literally’ ‘check them out’ at your local library or watch them beingContinue reading “Howling for a Halloween Kids Book Review”
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Half Price Halloween
I originally posted this last Halloween, but much of it still holds true this year. The Funfetti cupcake kits and skeleton shaped Cheetos are still available at Walmart, Target, and Farm and Fleet. Click on the links below for pricing. https://www.target.com/p/pillsbury-funfetti-halloween-cake-mix-15-25-oz/-/A-14612034?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012732781&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local%7CGrocery_Ecomm_Food_Bev&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=1016866&targetid=aud-554348709499:pla-383930756778&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=CjwKCAjwp9qZBhBkEiwAsYFsb94Ey_aRdJKjCFALi8r5ekaGPhND1eZ3lA2oNLuC3qU8JRv56hNnGRoCylUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (Target Funfetti) https://www.target.com/p/cheetos-sweetos-bag-of-bones-7-5oz/-/A-82663624?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012732781&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local%7CGrocery_Ecomm_Food_Bev&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9021516&targetid=aud-554348709499:pla-615728629881&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=CjwKCAjwp9qZBhBkEiwAsYFsb0p4ejzbvHQSPnSfsa6qKFV2vVMwWKUbhfwbw_KDuZiJSB3g-4KM6hoCJI4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (Target Cheetos) https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1340288-cheetos-2375-oz-white-cheddar-bag-of-bones.html?blaintm_source=google&blaintm_medium=lia&setstore=&gclid=CjwKCAjwp9qZBhBkEiwAsYFsbzvniU0Mlo_manyMIP5NDityOsYuyL5Qw312-6zDr9k2iHLGUhQfyxoCIzsQAvD_BwE (Farm and Fleet) Well, October is already almostContinue reading “Half Price Halloween”
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