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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

Archive for the ‘Halloween’ Category

October 10th, 2006

Ghost Pins for Tweens

“These ghost pins are so cute and so easy, you’ll want to make plenty of extras to hand out to your friends! They make a really fun party favor as well.” And since I’ve been reading lately how a lot of parents are deciding on parties instead of Trick or Treating, the party favors should […]

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October 8th, 2006

How To Create Low Cost Halloween Crafts

I just brought up a box of Halloween decorations from the basement. Never got to use them last year as we were packing away everything for the big move to this house! Anyway, with a bigger house now, I think that I’m going to need more decorations and when I saw this page, it looked […]

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October 7th, 2006

Pumpkin Cake O’ Lantern

In the last post, I provided you with a how-to for throwing your first Halloween party for your kids. I thought that I would follow up with a Jack-o-Lantern Cake. And yes, it looks like a real Jack-o-Lantern, because it is baked in two bundt pans. There is a recipe below, or if you are… […]

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October 7th, 2006

How To Throw a Halloween Party for Pre-Teens/Young Teens

Now, I don’t even want to think back to the parties that I hosted. All I can hope for is that your teen is a whole lot quieter and neater than I was. No, I haven’t even shared those stories with my kids.
And just in case that Britt is browsing, I was blissfully innocent duriing […]

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October 5th, 2006

Do You Take Your Kids Out on Halloween Night?

That’s the question in this month’s poll. Be sure to let us know. When Jamie and Brittany were little, their Dad took the out and I stayed home to hand out the treats. Poor guy, it was usually freezing, but the kids didn’t even notice. I guess it’s hard to get excited about Halloween. He […]

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October 5th, 2006

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

Old pal Denise over at Parenting of Adolescents at About.com has decided to give a lesson on how to roast pumpkin seeds. Actually, I’m beginning to see some pumpkins out and about our neighborhood, but none have yet to be carved. But it is a reminder to go and grab some before the best ones […]

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October 2nd, 2006

Halloween Cookies from Mom

Every year, kids have Halloween parties at school and it really doesn’t matter just how weary you are… you simply have to come up with something for the school party. That’s why I chose these stencils. You start with your easiest cookie recipe, frost the cookies and then use these stencils to apply Sprinkles to […]

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October 1st, 2006

Halloween for Mom Too

There are going to be lots of pre-teens out at the end of the month trick or treating, and chances are, you will be going with them. So, how about you getting dressed up too. If a Mom came to my door wearing this, I think that I would give her candy too […]

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September 27th, 2006

Study: Heavy children prone to becoming heavy preteens

” Many parents consider baby fat a harmless childhood phase, but new federal research finds that pudgy preschoolers face a greater risk of becoming porky preteens.
The study by the National Institutes of Health and several academic institutions suggests that overweight children as young as 2 years old are at least five times more likely to […]

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September 12th, 2006

Let the Kids Make a Scarecrow

“One of the fun things about gardening is adding little decorative touches to the scene. What better way to start than with a traditional scarecrow? This project uses many everyday household items, but it still may be necessary to make a run to the local hardware store for supplies. If children will be working on […]

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