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CAUGHT IN THE WEB by Laura Emery, Field Editor
t's a time to focus on family and friends, both indoors and out, and enjoy the delightful transition between the extremes of summer
and winter. Whether you're looking for fun activities to do with your kids this fall or for help in bringing the beautiful fall season or
Halloween holiday spirit inside your home, the Internet has a bounty of seasonal websites to help you usher in everything that comes
with this cozy and comforting time of year.
www.southernliving.com/
homegarden/decorating/
fall-decorating-ideas
Bring the warm colors of fall
into your home with these beautiful
and simple decorating projects.
Here you'll find ideas on things like
how to create harvest-inspired
tablescapes, etched pumpkins,
fragrant pomanders, and even
pumpkin topiaries.
www.foodnetwork.com/
recipes/photos/spookyhalloween-recipes-for-kids
Kids
love candy and costumes,
so it's safe to say that most kids
love the fun that comes with
Halloween. For fun, festive snacks
that are sure to delight your youngsters,
check out this website. The
Food Network features a variety of
sophisticated but spooky treats perfect
for the whole family. Some of
these treats include crispy phyllowrapped
hot dog mummies, ghostinis
with bloody sundried tomato
tapenade, caramel apple monster
munch, wormy weenie sandwiches,
and tempura octopus hot dog bites.
www.parenting.com/
gallery/no-sew-halloweencostumes-for-kids
If
you've ever tried to costume
your entire clan, you know that costumes
can be quite costly. So here
are some fun, cheap costumes for
kids that you can make on your
own. For the no-sew piggy costume,
for example, all you need is
a sweatshirt two sizes bigger than
your child's size, a hot-glue gun, an
empty toilet-paper roll, batting, pink
pipe cleaner, and a pair of scissors.
After a little cutting, folding, poly-filling,
and gluing, your child will be
the cutest little oinklet on the block.
spoonful.com/halloween/
halloween-crafts
Here, you'll find dozens of frightfully
good Halloween project ideas
― including yard decorations,
Halloween front-door décor, unique
pumpkin-carving ideas, Halloween
party decorations, and kid crafts.
One such craft idea is spirit jugs ―
homemade lanterns that are sure to
extend a ghostly greeting and goodbye
to all your Halloween visitors.
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www.thekitchn.com/sweetsalty-toa-159663
Sweet,
salty and simple
equals the perfect fall snack.
There's something eternally comforting
about the taste of fall,
whether it is warm drinks in hand,
decadent pumpkin pies slathered
in whipped topping, or a crisp
apple streusel. But for the days
you just want a quick treat that
still offers a level of comfort and
sophistication that is unmatched
by foods from other seasons,
here's the place to go. Pumpkin
spice Rice Krispie treats, pumpkin
spice cookies, cheddar olives,
Vidalia onion dip with bacon
crumbles, and milk-and-honey
peanut-butter balls will help you
usher in the fall season with a
smile on your face and
fullness in your belly. Also, be
sure and check out www.tasteof
home.com/recipes/holiday- - -
celebration-recipes/halloweenrecipes,
where you will find hundreds
more tricks to make the
tastiest and spookiest Halloweeninspired
treats.
www.hgtv.com/decoratingbasics/our-favorite-falldecorations/pictures
For
easy ways to cozy up
your home for fall, HGTV.com
is the place to go. Fall is the
perfect excuse to update your
home with fresh accessories
and hues inspired by the season.
Get your home ready for
cool autumn weather (bringing
people indoors) with simple
interior and exterior decorating
ideas, like creating a grand
entrance, warming things up
with cozy autumnal colors,
adding fresh flowers, creating
wall décor with fall flair, bringing
the outdoors in, and much
more. HGTV.com also covers
Halloween-specific décor ideas
to spook up the house, inside
and out. Head on over to
www.hgtv.com/handmade/our
-favorite-indoor-and-outdoorhalloween-decoratingideas/pictures/index.html
to
be inspired (and possibly
spooked) this Halloween. 
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For direct links
to suggested
websites, visit
www.co-opliving.com.

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