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Do You Need To Disinfect Your Pumpkin After Bringing It Home? Experts Say Absolutely

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You pack your kiddos into the car and head to the most autumnal of family events—the picking out of pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. As you go through the glorious gourds, perusing each pumpkin carefully to ensure that it’s outrageously orange and perfect, a thought crosses your mind: how many other people have poked and prodded this pumpkin before you? An[...]

Here’s Why The Switch Witch Is A Parent’s BFF On Halloween

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There is one goal (and one goal only) on Halloween: Score as much candy as you possibly can collect in your Halloween bucket. But while snagging full-size candy bars might be exciting in the moment, it can be hard for parents who have to curtail all that candy eating after a night of trick-or-treating. And that’s when the Switch Witch is undoubtedly [...]

CDC’s Halloween Guidelines Urge Against Trick-Or-Treating In 2020

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If you’ve been contemplating which costume to get your kiddo for Halloween, you might want to put a pause on your purchase. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are now advising against traditional trick-or-treating, no matter what state you live in. Thankfully, though the CDC’s Halloween guidelines do allow for some hauntingly good fun, but you’ll need[...]

Lowe’s Is Having A 75% Off Halloween Sale, So Get On Your Broom And Fly There Now

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You thought that you were done decorating for Halloween weeks ago. You put out the obligatory pumpkins and gourds, along with seasonal mums and kid-friendly monsters. And then your neighbor next door goes and outfits his home with the most amazing Halloween display. And now you look like all you put out was a paltry pumpkin. But if you thought your display w[...]

All The Candy You'll Need On Halloween For Those Scary Trick-Or-Treaters

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Every year, you promise yourself that you’re going to make the best treat bags for Halloween. And then, well, life happens. Between work and family commitments, you can’t find the time to breathe, much less make a cute candy craft to give out to kids on October 31st. But the options you’ll find in stores are just what those little mummies and vampires are cr[...]

Celebrate National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day with Café Valley

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Columbus Day. Yom Kippur. Halloween. October sure is a month full of holidays. And while it might seem like every day is a holiday, October 21st is one that you'll definitely want to celebrate. After all, it's National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. So if you want to partake of all things pumpkin (but your holiday baking skills are a little lackluster), you sho[...]

Don't Be A Witch - Why You Should Give Teenagers Candy On Halloween

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It's Halloween, and your doorbell rings. When you open the door, you're surprised to see not cute little caped crusaders standing there, but a teenager holding open a trick or treat bag. What do you do? Halloween is supposed to be for little kids, after all, and not a teen taller than you. But before you say something terse and close the door, think twice.[...]

How To Be Accepting Of All The Kids Who Come To Your Door On Halloween

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There's a certain protocol when it comes to trick or treating. Your doorbell rings, little kids in costume eagerly singsong, "Trick or treat!" and hold out their bags. You give them a treat (or two), they accept it happily, thank you, and leave. Ahh, if only it were that easy. On Halloween, you're bound to get a lot of costumed characters coming to[...]

How To Keep Your Pet Safe On Halloween

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You already think of your dog as one of the kids. And as such, you probably want to include him in on all the frighteningly good Halloween fun. But Halloween can be scary for pets, since the loud noises, incessant doorbell ringing, and high activity levels can be stressful for them. That's when you'll need to determine how to keep your pet safe on Hallow[...]

Halloween Crafts for Kids from Celebrity Scientist Steve Spangler

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Halloween is a craft lover's holiday. There are so many spooktacular things you can make, and while many of them are food-related, some also focus on STEM. These Halloween crafts for kids from celebrity scientist Steve Spangler focus on fun--and learning, too. They're also cost-effective, requiring just a few ingredients you probably already have in your pan[...]