Michaels In-Store Events: October 31st:

Michaels in ending October with a bang! Be sure to check out the details on this great event here!

Michael's In-Store Events: October 25th!

On October the 25th Michaels will hold 2 in-store events.

An adult mask making demo will be held from 1 - 3pm.

From 1 - 3pm they will also be holding a Halloween T-Shirt Event.

More details here!

20 Days of Halloween: Day 16: Michael's In-Store Event:

On October the 17th from 1pm until 4pm you can join fellow craft enthusiasts at Michael's for a bead making event! More details here!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 10: All You snacks under $1 per serving!

If you haven't checked out All You's website you can go here to see some really great Halloween snacks and treats for under $1 per serving!

Witches Fingers
Ghost Chips
Bug Salad
Bat Bites
Snakes in the lake...are just a few of the great recipes they have available for us!

20 Days of Halloween: Day 9: Michaels In-Store Events: October 10th: Great Pumkin Event

On October the 10th from 10am to 1pm Michael's will be holding a Great Pumkin Event. Bring the whole family to enjoy decorating pumkins! More details here!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 8 Tarantula Tacos

BettyCrocker.Com has a really cute idea for creating this twist on your ordinary tacos! You can go here to see how to create this tiny tarantula.

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 7 FrankenSnacks

I ran across this really cute blog, GourmetMomOnTheGo.Com. Mandy, the owner, has a really cute recipe for Frankensnacks! I loved this easy recipe...and my daughter loved it too! I definitely think that we will make this one!

You can go here for the recipe!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 6 Inspirational Halloween Costumes

I don't know about you but I personally love to take a look at the Halloween Costume Creations that others come up with! The picture above (the Bubble Bather) is my absolute favorite!

Disney's FamilyFun.Com is a site that I often visit for many great ideas on a variety of topics. You can go here to view the costumes (along with materials lists to re-create them) that many parents have sent to them!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 5 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils

Better Homes & Gardens has 38 FREE pumpkin carving stencils that you can download and print out for free!

You can go here to access the site!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 4: Easy Printable Halloween Party Invitations

How many times have you attempted to set your printer up to print out a 2-sided print job only to have every other one come out wrong!

Save some time and some of your hard earned paper (that you may have gotten free at Staples over the summer) and go over to 123printcards.com (here) to print out some free invitations!

There are a few cute templates to choose from. Once you choose your template all you have to do is to enter your own words into the appropriate fields, hit enter, and print them out!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 3 - Homemade Halloween Costumes

What would Halloween be like without a costume? Disney's Family Fun website has tons of ideas for great easy homemade costumes!

You can go here to take a look at them!

Tip: I love homemade costumes but if you're not into the sewing thing be sure to catch the clearance sales this year! I purchased my daughters Halloween costume last year at CVS...paid $4 for it...and used my Extra Care Bucks to make the purchase!

20 Days Of Halloween: Day 1 - Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Over the next few weeks I will be posting various articles on having how to celebrate Halloween on a frugal budget! We will have one post for each day starting today through October the 20th! These articles will include decorating ideas, recipes, party themes, trick-or-treating, and much more!

The biggest tip that I can offer is to buy Halloween items when they go on clearance after the holiday itself. There's nothing like a good ole' fashion 75% or 90% off sale! Each year I purchase the next years items at a fraction of the cost! Most of the time I can get these items for less than what it would cost me to make them myself!



To start the month out...here is a free Halloween Cross-Stitch pattern!

If you have any great Halloween ideas...be sure to leave a comment!