Goldie is One!

We are still here and still doing & making fall things. I’m gonna back track a bit and share some crafts from Goldie’s 1st birthday- yay for fall birthdays!

I have a tradition with Flannery where I make her a quilt of some sort for every birthday going all the way back to her actual birth day and so I wanted to continue with Goldie. I had an idea to make a quilt that represented her birth….

…. fireplace full of pumpkins & water. I feel like the message came through. Thanks to the Cricut I was able to cut the pumpkins and make the quilt label. (If you are looking for a great intro class into the Cricut- check this one out.)

Another Cricut project that got done was Goldie’s birthday banner.

Her party was simple and perfect- a few friends (masked) with music, bubbles & cupcakes in the backyard. I made a mini pumpkin patch for kids to choose from and paint, a nature wall (that surprisingly wasn’t a big hit), and cinnamon scented, pumpkin shaped playdough party favors.

Happy Birthday Marigold!

You were exactly what we needed and continue to be a bright spot in our lives.

Love you so much.

Halloween Countdown

I finished our Halloween Countdown Calendar (better late than never)! It’s a panel from Ruby Star Society by Sarah Watts.

Some of the things I stuffed ours with…

Candy (obviously)

Stickers by Pipsticks

Temporary tattoos (Dollar section at Target)

Mini bubbles

Calico Critters (I found this set last year)

And then I wrote out a few activities on fake leaves from the Dollar Store (pumpkin patch, rainbow leaf walk, carve pumpkins, spooky movie night, etc.)

Flannery is seriously so excited and I love a new tradition plus it makes me very happy to see hanging in the living room.

Halloween favorites to share with you!

Here’s a pretty fun and wide-ranging compilation of our most watched and loved Halloween themed movies, books, and television shows and specials, and where to find them. Our shared Halloween playlist follows, which I highly recommend driving, cooking, and kitchen dancing to all through October. Tag us in your Fall and Halloween dance videos and please share any of your own traditions with us on IG.
Happy Halloween!

Halloween Movies

Rosemary’s Baby 

E.T. 

Jaws (HBO Max)

The Orphanage 

The Omen (Hulu)

Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown 

Garfield’s Halloween 

The Birds 

The Dead Don’t Die 

Hotel Transylvania 

Goodnight, Mommy (Hulu)

The Shining 

The Addams Family (Netflix)

Halloween 

Halloween 2 

Pet Cemetary (Hulu)

The Monsters are Due on Maple St 

Nightmare before Christmas (Disney+)

Hocus Pocus (Disney+)

Beetlejuice 

Ghostbusters 

Corpse Bride (HBO Max)

Frankenweenie (Disney+)

Nightmare on Elm Street (HBO Max)

Edward Scissorhands (Hulu)

Young Frankstein (Hulu)

Gremlins (HBO Max)

Psycho 

Halloween Kids Movies

Monsters Inc. (Disney+)

Room on the Broom (Netflix)

Curious George Halloween Boo Fest (iTunes)

Toy Story of Terror (Disney+)

Coco (Disney+)

Halloween TV

Haunting of Hill House (Netflix)

American Horror Story (Netflix) 

Halloween Episodes 

New Girl - Season 2 Episode 6 “Halloween” (Netflix)

• Season 3 Episode 6 “Keaton”

Freaks and Geeks - Episode 3 “Tricks and Treats”

Friends - Season 8 Episode 6 “The One with the Halloween Party” (HBO Max)

Parks & Rec - Season 5 Episode 5 “Halloween Surprise” (Netflix)

• Season 4 Episode 5 “Meet ‘N’ Greet”

Parenthood - Season 2 Episode 6 “Orange Alert” (Hulu)

Boy Meets World - Season 5 Episode 17 “And Then There Was Shawn” (Disney+)

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2 Episode 3 “Trick or Treat” (HBO Max)

Wizards of Waverly Place - Season 3 Episode 2 “Halloween” (Disney+)

Stranger Things - Season 2 Episode 2 “Trick or Treat, Freak” (Netflix)

Suite Life of Zack and Cody - Season 1 Episode 19 “Ghost of 613” (Disney+) 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season 5 Episode 4 “Halloween V” (Hulu) 

Even Stevens - Season 2 Episode 11 “A Very Scary Story” (Disney+)

Bob’s Burgers - Season 4 Episode 2 “Fort Night” (Hulu)

• Season 3 Episode 2 “Full Bars” 

That’s So Raven - Season 2 Episode 2 “Don’t Have a Cow” (Disney+)

Raven’s Home - Season 2 Episode 16 “Switch-or-Treat” (Disney+)

The Baby Sitters Club - Season 1 Episode 2 “Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls” (Netflix) 

Gilmore Girls - Season 6 Episode 7 “Twenty-one is the Loneliest Number” (Netflix) 

Schitts Creek - Season 6 Episode 5 “The Premier”

Jane the Virgin - Season 5 Episode 1 “Chapter Eighty-Two” (Netflix)

Halloween Kids TV

Tumble Leaf - Season 402 “Trick or Treat Trek” (Amazon Prime)

Pete the Cat - Season 2 Episode 7 “Pumpkin Pageant” (Amazon Prime)

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Season 2 Episode 7 “If You Give a Mouse a Pumpkin” (Amazon Prime) 

Daniel Tiger - Season 4 Episode “Katerinas Costume & Day Up Day” (PBS)

True and the Rainbow Kingdom - “Tricky Treats Day” (Netflix) 

Muppet Babies - Season 1 Episode 15 “Happy Hallowacka!” (Disney+)

Doc McStuffins - Season 3 Episode 18 “Hallie Halloween” (Disney+)

Mickey and the Roadster Racers - Season 1 Episode 15 “The Haunted Hot Rod” (Disney+)

Super Monsters Save Halloween (Netflix) 

Emily’s Wonder Lab - Season 1 Episode 9 “Spooky Science” (Netflix)

Halloween Playlist

And for less traditional, more Halloween vibes.

Fall Haul

Fall & Back-to-School shopping are one of my love languages. This year looked a lot different for obvious reasons but I wanted to share a few of my favorite finds.

1. These kid masks and shield is from Kira. Very soft and Flannery doesn’t mind them as much.

2. I used my Cricut and the SportFlex Iron-on to add her name on the outside for school. I have recently been labeling everything, which isn’t out of character for me but the Cricut is amazing!

3. New favorite shade of nail polish is called, Sweet Potato by Glamfro.

4. My custom rainbow chainstitch mask is from Daily Disco.

5. Leggings made from recycled water bottles?! Yes, please! The color I got is Marigold but the new fall colors from Girlfriend Collective are all wonderful. I’m adding a few things onto my Christmas list.

6. The most perfect shoes ever are from Keds x Jungalow.

7. Who doesn’t love buying new school supplies? I filled up our Little Free Library with all kinds of supplies but after doing so, I discovered the Wisdom Supply Co. and they specialize in zero-waste school supplies. My favorites for little hands are the Jumbo Pencils and the Stabilo 3-in-1.

8. These fall Jellycat stuffies are the cutest, our favorite toy store to get things for the girls is, Merci Milo.