“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it” – David Foster Wallace, American author. Teaching is My Gift I pressed the ding-dong doorbell hanging from my lanyard. At the signal, they all raced to my kidney-shaped table. Who can grab the stool closest to me? Who can pick their favorite color erasable pen first? As I pull…
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This Ghost Halloween Party includes a fun BOO kit and tablescape ideas! Last year, while browsing Facebook, I saw photos of a Halloween dinner party with white decor. The photos were gorgeous, so I knew I wanted to organize a similar party this year. I decided the best way to host a white Halloween party is to make it a…
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This Pumpkin Halloween Party includes recipes, decor, and craft ideas! Pumpkin decorating is quite possibly my favorite fall activity! Each part of it is so much fun – picking the perfect pumpkin (or pumpkins, in my case), selecting a decoration method, possibly cutting it open and removing all the seeds and goo, figuring out exactly how you want it to…
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I was challenged to create an awesome fall craft with $25 worth of supplies from Dollar Tree. Challenge accepted! I entered the store without really knowing exactly what to create {since I did not know what would be available} so I began by simply wandering around, looking for inspiration. I really liked all of the fall scarecrow craft items, so…
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Have family fun with these Spider Superhero Halloween Party Ideas! To celebrate the release of MARVEL’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron on Blu-ray/DVD, we hosted a Spider Superhero Halloween Party! Can I just say that this party was so fun to plan? I wanted to pick a theme that captured MARVEL comics in a way that was different than my previous…
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