Bath Time!!

Usually bath time isn't a fight, but once in a while, especially when everyone is tired, it can be tough. Since we had some glo sticks left over from Halloween, I decided to entice the girls with a surprise glo stick bath. I was surprised at how much fun they had, pruned hands and all.

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Severed Fingers

We made this fun take on pigs in a blanket. They were so delicous I forgot to take a picture of the finished product. It looks super gross when dipped in "bloody" ketchup.

First cut hot dogs in half. On the finished end cut out a "nail bed"

To wrap I use the premade pastry dough in the refrigerated section of the grocery store, the kind used for croissants. The triangles are precut, but since those are too large, I cut them in half, keeping the triangle shape.

Finally wrap them up to look like bandages, leaving the nail bed exposed. 

Delish!

Haunted House Highlights

We had such a great time at our annual Halloween Bash! Here are a few of the highlights...

Our good friend Lizet made this fantastic cake. This cake not only looked beautiful, but tasted so good I went back for seconds. No cake was left at the end of the party, that was a first. If you ever need a cake made in the DC area her email is lizet.sugarlily@yahoo.com.

For goodie bags we used the good old plastic pumpkin, what a hit!

Our spider room- scary! 

Easy, mess free project is wood signs that can be decorated with foam stickers and markers. Since it is easy set up, clean up, and low mess, it leaves kids the ability to work independently and take their time.

Pipers unicorn costume, so cute, I had to post

This was probaby the one thing in the haunted house that scared the most parents.

It was an all around great day, we had music, food, and lots of fun with new and old friends. The kiddos loved the haunted house, everything was touchable and they could linger and find all sorts of new and gross things every time they walked through.

Can't wait till next year!

Halloween Crafts and Decor

We are having some fun here at Artworks with great new crafts and decorations for Halloween. This year we are going with a bat theme in the front entryway, it isn't done yet, we plan to add a whole lot more. Here is a sneak preview of that installation.

Another yard installation is our ghost brides. I found this on Pinterest, but haven't been able to locate the source. It was a very time consuming project and I was left with bloody hands before finally using gloves, but I think the final look is worth it.

Lastly, we have our annual graveyard. It is only the beginning, I think we need some bones and such, but again, here is a sneak glimpse.

Halloween is Coming!

Decorations have begun for one of my favorite events of the year...Halloween!

We started first with the entryway, but have a lot of work ahead of us. I'll be sure to keep you updated.

Clean Plate Club

This weeknd we went to a great restaurant in Rockville called Matchbox. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much, going to brunch with two kids tends to be more work than relaxing, but we were pleasantly surprised.  I think just about every table in the restaurant had children. Take a look at all the food left behind...

If I come across any other good restaurants, I'll be sure to post. I'll include kid-friendly and not so kid-friendly.

Fall Is Here

It isn't fall till the annual trip to the apple orchard. I look forward to this every year, the pumpkin picking, hayrides, fresh apples, and of course apple butter. I love it! This year, we made it without any sugar and it still tastes delicious. It is a lot easier than you would think, especially using the crock pot. Plus, the house smells delicous for days.

It is super easy. The only time consuming aspect is a lot of prep peeling and coring A LOT of apples. Once finished, put apples in large pan and heat until good consistency for apple sauce. I don't use any special tools, such as food mills or processors. I merely mash all the apples once soft with a potatoe masher.  Once apple sauce is complete, I separate half to make apple butter and half to keep for the kids apple sauce. The half that will be used for apple butter needs to go into the crock pot and simmer on low heat for 24-40 hours, or until you have it to the consistency and taste you like. It is nice to taste little bites throughout the process.

Once the apple butter is ready go ahead and jar using regular jarring techniques. I recently bought the canning and preserving kit at Target and have enjoyed it. 

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