Halloween Snack Mix

This is so easy! I feel in love with snack mix over the summer! My little girl loves all the different ingredients! It is so much better than giving her plain cheerios or pretzels! I love doing festive things around our house, it makes the holidays all the more festive! We made a 4th of July Snack Mix and it was a HUGE hit! We love to make a big batch, seal it in an air tight container and use it to snack on until its gone! It also makes a festive and expensive gift! I love the idea of sealing it up in a mason jar type container and adding a festive Halloween ribbon to it! So this is less of a recipe, and more of a suggestion. Add in whatever you like and omit what you don't.. it is just that easy!

Just mix all the ingredients in a big bowl and store in an air tight container!

Suggested ingredients:

Cheese Crackers

Salted Peanuts

Pretzels

Reese's Pieces Candy

Caramel Popcorn

Honey Nut Cheerios

Cocoa Puffs

Candy Corn

Mellowcreme Pumpkins

Source: Munchkin Munchies

Fall Scented Playdough

I love all the Fall scents! Our house has been covered in pumpkin spice air fresheners and candles! So what better than Fall scented playdough?? Making homemade playdough is at lot cheaper than buying it! Plus you can great scents like PUMPKIN SPICE, that you just can't find in any store! This is a great recipe and it is so easy to make! I love Learn Play Imagine, they always have great activities for kids of all ages and this is one of them! To make the playdough, you start off by making a base recipe and then add other ingredients for the color and scent!

Ingredients for the base playdough:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1 tablespoon cream of tartar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3/4 cup boiling water

Ingredients for Fall scents and colors:

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Ground Cloves

Apple Flavor

Liquid Watercolors (or Food Coloring): Orange, Green, Red, Yellow and Brown

To make the playdough:

In a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and cream of tartar and stir.

Add the vegetable oil and stir again. 

Next, stir in the according color and spice for the playdough you are making. 

Finally, add in the hot water. Stir until the dough has cooled, then you can knead with your hands. 

Then, just store you playdough in an air tight container to make it stay soft! 

Color/ Flavor Combos:

Pumpkin Pie - Orange

Candy Apple - Green

Clove -  Red

Nutmeg - Yellow

Cinnamon - Brown

Source: learnplayimagine.com

Free Fall Printable

 

I am so excited about Fall this year! We have many fun activities and crafts planned to do with the family.. The only thing is that it's almost October and it's still hot outside! I'm ready for jacket weather! This fun fall printable adds to the festive decor in your house with the large pumpkin in the middle! Of course I am going to obsess over pumpkins this year! As soon as the pumpkin farms open around here, we will have some all over our house.

Go to Craft Girl to download and print your Free Fall Printable! A great way to display this is to add it to a nice frame!

Also, go print your Free Fall Bucket List and check off all the must do fall activities!

Fall Bucket List Printable

The new Fall Bucket List is here! 

Download it here!

This is a really fun idea for each season! This is a list of Holiday MUST'S. The time can seem to get away from us, and before we know it, it is Winter and Fall is over. Use this list to keep track of all the fun activities you want to do this season (make sure to take lots of pictures each time)! It will make your kids look forward to the upcoming activities even more! Simply print out your bucket list (card stock will make it more durable) and put it in a frame where you can use a dry erase marker to mark off each time you do a Holiday MUST! 

I am SO ready for Fall! This is going to be one exciting fall season for Mommy and Things. I am going to be posting TONS of yummy pumpkin recipes, DIY crafts, decoration ideas, fun ideas for toddler time, pumpkin decorating ideas, cute Halloween costume ideas, crafts to teach kids about being thankful and lots of fun ideas to do with your sweet family this Fall season! Fall is my favorite season! This year my little one year old is learning new words everyday and is so alert, it is going to make for a very fun time!

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What are you and your family MOST looking forward to this Fall season?