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Cheese Pencil Snacks

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, snacks

Cheese Pencil Snacks

These are great for school snacks or to stick in your kid's lunchbox.  And they're really super easy to make. For one "pencil" you'll need a cheese stick, half a raisin, a Bugle, a slice of bologna and a toothpick. Carefully shove the Bugle into the end of the cheese stick until it stays put (but be careful because Bugles like to crumble and stuff). Squish a half of a raisin, sticky side, onto the tip of the bugle. Cut a slice of bologna into little circles.  Stack the circles on top of each other and insert a tooth pick...


Free Printable: Trick-or-Treat (smell my feet)

Melissa Bastow

Tags halloween, printables

Free Printable: Trick-or-Treat (smell my feet)

This is an 8x10" printable of one of the best Halloween sayings of all time.  Print it and put it in a frame.  Your walls will be super giggly happy about it. _____________________________________________________________To Print Download the  file using the pink “Click Here To Download” button or by clicking here Your computer will automatically download the file The image is now on your computer ready to print! * * * * * * * * Get Peonies and Poppyseeds newest posts in email or in your blog reader. Follow us on: Twitter, Become a Facebook Fan and keep-up via Networked Blogs!


Free Printable: For this is Halloween

Melissa Bastow

Tags halloween, printables

Free Printable: For this is Halloween

This is an 8x10" printable to put in a frame and make your walls spooOOOOOooky. _____________________________________________________________ To Print Download the  file using the pink “Click Here To Download” button or by clicking here Your computer will automatically download the file The image is now on your computer ready to print!


Halloween Topiary Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags halloween, tutorials

Halloween Topiary Tutorial

Halloween is my favorite holiday because you get to decorate with things like eyeballs and plastic spiders.  What you'll need to make your own spidery eyeball topiary: Not pictured: plastic eyeballs I got at the dollar store, double sided tape, scissors, a spoon, toothpicks and a thumbtack.  Also, I watched Netflix while I made this, but that's not really required. First, decorate your pot (I used ribbon and double sided tape): Your styrofoam cone should fit into the bottom of your pot once it's trimmed, and you can make the hole with your wooden dowel: Cut the bottoms of the...


Free Printable: Halloween Jokes

Melissa Bastow

Tags halloween, printables

Free Printable: Halloween Jokes

These Halloween Joke Printables are sure to be a hit with your grade schooler! Slip one into their lunch box or binder and they’ll be sure to have a Spooktacular day! ________________________________________ To Print Download the  file using the pink “Click Here To Download” button or by clicking here Your computer will automatically download the file The image is now on your computer ready to print!