Spooktacular Surprise #4

My goodness!  How has a month of "Spooktacular Surprises" passed us by? I've already decided how I will transition into Thanksgiving because I have really had a ball this month.  I was never big into Halloween so this is new for me.  I guess I just love making a big fuss over my boys.  That said, I'm trying to do it in a fun way and not a, "you are going to be so, so, so spoiled by the time I'm done with you" sortof way.  Hopefully, I am succeeding.  At any rate, I'm really excited about today's treat. It isn't all that exciting but, if I may toot my own horn, just looks so darn cute!!! 

Bugs and Kisses

 

Thanks to Pinterest, I got this adorable idea and free printable here

 

I picked up these adorable Halloween cups at the grocery store for $1 - how fun!

 

Ghost Milk- couldn't resist the ghost peeps in chocolate milk.

 

Fun Halloween balloon that H has gone nuts over all month at the grocery store. 

 

Even the hubby gets a fun treat when he gets in from fly fishing.

 

I also wanted to share this fun snack idea. It looks adorable on the sideboard.....

 

 

.....and taste better than it looks.

 

 

Well, the house is a wreck so I am off to do laundry and clean.  Please try your hardest not to be jealous.  Spooktacular Surprises may be over but I have Halloween's Spooktacular Supper to pull off and then this Halloween will be in the books.  *Sigh* life is going by too fast!

 

Have a frightenly, fantastic Friday!

 

xoxo,

TSS

 

 

Spooktacular Surprise #3

Frankenstein Fro-Yo

 

Today's "Spooktacular Surprise" is our Frankenstein Fro Yo - and while it really is just vanilla pudding, I couldn't come up with a cute name to match pudding.  So here ya go.  I saw this idea on Pinterest last year and thought this would make a great treat for the wee ones.  It is plain vanilla pudding with green food coloring and a crumbled Oreo's topping.  Of course I was thrilled to find the adorable drink glasses at our grocery store on the $1 counter.

 

You can read up on the other Spooktacular surprises here and here.

 

The weekend is finally here so, as always, have a frightfully, fantastic Friday!!!

 

xoxo,

TSS

 



Spooktacular Surprise #2 and Kelly's Kids Give-Away

I had a ball with this week's Spooktacular Surprise.  The wee one's came home to my Blood Red Cupcakes (and have yet to eat them because Thing 2 is still down napping after an exhaustingly fun field trip to a local apple orchard).  They are easy to make - it is just a box of Duncan Hines red velvet cake mix, topped with Duncan Hines chocolate frosting and then I added red bats to them.  Try them for your little monsters.  I promise they'll be a hit!

Today's Spooktacular Surprise

We will be watching the classic, "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" tonight.

It is still one of my favorites.

 

Close up

 

Blood Red inside

 

 

 

Adorable free Halloween printables that I found at Lil' Luna - cute site, check her out.

 

 

Halloween chalk board inspired by (who else) Dixie Delights.

 

In case you missed it, here is last week's Spooktacular Surprise.

 

And lastly, I can't leave without announcing my Kelly's Kids give-away winner!!!  Congratulations to my new bloggin' buddy, Katie Perk.  Hop over to The Perks and check out what is going on in the great city of Charleston.  Katie, welcome to The Southern Sideboard!  Email me your choice of shirt, size and address and I'll send it your way. 

 

Have a frightfully, fantastic Friday!!!

 

xoxo,

TSS

 

 

 

 

Spooktacular Surprise #1

Each Friday in October, I love to have a fun snack for my boys when they come home from school.  I pretty much do this every Friday - but I crank up the fun during the holidays.  And yes, I consider Halloween to be the start of the holidays.  Call me crazy.

First off - I went nuts last night on Pinterest.  That place is like the Bermuda Triangle......just sucks you right in!!!  You go on to look for a recipe and leave just knowing you HAVE to paint your garage floor.  I am convinced Pinterest is every husband's nightmare.  But I love it and had a ball pinning all sorts of Halloween goodness on my boards.  (And let me just send a huge shout out to all you creative ladies who are so sweet to make adorable printables and post them for free.  I was shocked not to find myself directed to an Etsy store to make a purchase.  Thank you, thank you!!!)

So the boys will come home to their new Halloween coloring books and my tried and true boo cookies.  The cookies are drying now and I can't wait to see how Spencer reacts.  Harrison loves them.  They are nutter butters dipped in white chocolate with chocolate dots for eyes and mouth.  Super easy and super fun. 

 

 

And since this is what I woke up to, I think we all could use some extra sugar today.

 

 

Have a frightfully fantastic Friday!!!

 

xoxo,

TSS