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We love Halloween. Whether you’re looking for DIY projects or recipes for your Halloween party, decorations for the house, or a creepy dessert, you’ll be able to find it right here. This category features all of our Halloween favorites, rolled up into one, easy location. Our ideas are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to follow. We’ve made every craft project and recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how much we liked it. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Corduroy: Halloween Costumes 2020

October 28, 2020
Halloween Costumes 2020

While Halloween this year will look a little different, we were not going to let it getaway. This year, we transformed our son into Corduroy and took some photos. Corduroy is a bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store. Day after day he waited with all the other animals and dolls for someone to come along and take him home. Corduroy, 1968 Fatima’s favorite book…

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Halloween Cookies 2020

October 21, 2020
Halloween Cookies

Last year, I showed off some great Halloween sugar cookies. This year, I wanted to get a little fancy and use some of the letter cookie cutters I purchased over the summer. I had much loftier goals in mind, but I’m really happy with how these Halloween cookies came out this year. The secret to a really good sugar cookie comes down two things. The first, the recipe. I’ve been…

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Family-Friendly Halloween activities to do this weekend

October 16, 2020
Pumpkin Carving

We’re halfway through October and Halloween is right around the corner! We’ve been getting into the spooky szn through some baking, crafting, and spontaneous Monster Mash dance parties. This weekend, we’re heading out for some leaf peeping and pumpkin picking. If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit, here are some activities you can do right now! Pumpkin Picking for the ‘gram…or to carve Get in some fresh air,…

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Pumpkin Pop Tarts

October 14, 2020
Pumpkin pop tarts

Another October, another pumpkin recipe in the books. You know we love pop tarts. Last month, we walked you through how we made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. This time, I tackled pumpkin pop tarts. If you have a pie dough recipe you love, go for it. Otherwise, already-made pie dough is completely OK. We used that for the brown sugar pop tarts and these pumpkin ones. I don’t want…

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Spooky Chocolate Cake with Meringue Ghosts

October 7, 2020
meringue ghosts

Spooky? Check. Cute? Check. Delicious? Check, check, check! This boo-tiful cake is a fun Halloween treat to make this month. Just pick your favorite chocolate cake and top with the cutest meringue ghosts. Up until this point in my life, I have avoided meringue. Not sure why, but probably due to the unknown. When it comes to desserts, I prefer sweet, chocolate, and/or frosting. So when it came to making…

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Black Chocolate Cake

October 31, 2019
Black Chocolate Cake

When Fatima saw this black chocolate cake in the October issue of Food Network Magazine, she said, “oh my gosh, we need to make this.” I looked at the ingredients and figured out where to get black cocoa powder. Black cocoa powder is not as easy to find as I thought. Living in New York City, there are specialty bake shops everywhere. However, only one shop had this in stock,…

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Halloween Sugar Cookies

October 16, 2019
Halloween Sugar Cookies

When it comes to decorating cookies, I am no artist. However, in the last year, I’ve been learning how to decorate and work with royal icing. It started last year when I made my first batch of Halloween sugar cookies. I didn’t realize how long the icing would take to set and I was impatient about photographing my first royal icing experience. Right after I snapped this photo, I moved…

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DIY Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Costumes

October 24, 2018
DIY Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Costumes

Every Halloween, Fatima and I do a couple’s costume. In college, we were Peter Pan and Tiger Lily, then themed to Shondaland’s Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, went easy and comfortable with Salt and Pepper, and then Harry Potter. Last year, we stayed in and sat on the couch dressed up as a pregnant married couple. Now, we have a third wheel that has to be themed with us. Our…

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Apple Dumplings

October 3, 2018
Apple Dumplings

This post was originally published November 6, 2012. Photos of the Apple Dumplings and some of the text have been updated below. What’s better than apple pie? Apple Dumplings! These are so easy to make and are so delicious. I stole this recipe from my sister who made these for my parents back home. I never tasted hers, but I’m pretty sure these are better ;). Apple pie is one of…

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Apple Cider Donuts and The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze

October 25, 2017
Apple Cider Donuts and Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Fall is my favorite season. But not being consumed in nature has made me miss that fall feeling. Yes, we can walk through Central Park and experience the fall foliage. But it’s just not the same when you’re living in the ‘burbs. So, I fill my life with PSLs, apple pie, pumpkin bread, and apple cider donuts. This year, I wanted to plan out a day where Fatima and I could:…

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Pumpkin Succulent Centerpieces

October 4, 2017
Pumpkin Succulent Centerpieces

Fall is my favorite season. And my favorite thing about fall? Pumpkins. Not just PSLs, but the actual fruit. Growing up in the ‘burbs, I loved going to Lyman Orchards to pick out pumpkins. By the end of the trip, I’d pick out every pumpkin I could carry. I wanted to carve them all! To further my pumpkin addiction, I made these adorable pumpkin succulent centerpieces. Call me crafty. Fatima…

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DIY Harry Potter Themed Costumes: Another Marquis Halloween

October 26, 2016

We went a little overboard with the Polyjuice potion at our Harry Potter inspired Halloween Party. With so many Potterheads in attendance, this was our most engaging party yet! Our guests went all out with their Harry Potter themed costumes and we loved all of them! As you saw earlier this week, Fatima and I were Hedwig and Harry Potter: Here are more DIY Harry Potter themed costumes from our party…

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21 DIY Ideas for Your Next Harry Potter Party: Another Marquis Halloween

October 25, 2016
21 DIY Harry Potter Party Ideas

Colleen, Fatima, and I are our family’s biggest Harry Potter fans. When the books launched in stores, my mom, Colleen, and I would wait outside for hours until midnight just so we could get a copy. Fatima said her family would just go the closest supermarket and they would have dozens of books. They would walk right in and be done. There were no lines to wait in since everyone…

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DIY Harry Potter Costumes: Another Marquis Halloween

October 24, 2016
DIY Harry Potter Costumes

Over the last two years, we slayed Halloween with our #TGIT themed Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder costumes. Our couples costume originated when we dressed up as Peter Pan and Tiger Lily when we first started dating. Since then, we’ve tried to keep the ‘couples’ thing’ going. This year, we made DIY Harry Potter costumes for Halloween. For my family’s annual Halloween Party that happened this past…

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