Got plenty of jack-o-lantern decorations hangin’ around your house?  Need a new decorating idea?  The Joys of Home blog has two very unique ones.

Grab some old books and create some Harry Potter-like books of spells or potions or magic as explained in Spooky Reading. I’ve already got plenty of dust on my bookshelves to add to the ambiance these books give.

After you’ve finished making your books, try your hand at making some Halloween Orbs. I like that you use a paint marker to write on the balls. I’m not very deft at writing with a paint brush. I think my non-crafty hands could easily whip a batch up of these little critters in no time at all.  How about you?

	Victorian pumpkins. I find this idea charming.  Really.   I do.  Imagine someone from the Victorian era, like Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice, making stenciled pumpkins.  Would Mr. Darcy gently take Elizabeth’s hand and guide it as she positioned the stencil and painted the pumpkin?  Would he look longingly and deeply into her eyes?  Would Miss Bingley stumble upon this intimate scene and spat out retorts to Elizabeth?  Probably. Anyway, for a style totally different than the cross-bones-and-skull pattern that is common among grandsons, you might want to try stenciling a pumpkin.
	Do you think the Bennett household would make these adorable and tasty mini ghost cupcakes? Somehow, I just can’t imagine Mrs. Bennett being so culinarily inclined. . .

Here are three more random ideas:
Halloween candy bouque. This is a delicious way to decorate (and use up some of the candy that might be floating around your house.  I think a granddaughter would love to make one of these to decorate her bedroom.

Cupcake sleeves. This site is selling the sleeves. However, I’m suggesting that after seeing them, you can create sleeves of your own with your grandchildren.

Halloween stencils. Another cupcake idea here. Again, this site is selling the stencils. All of you creative grandmas can make stencils out of card stock and then use them to sprinkle powdered sugar designs on your cupcakes.

Walk on over to Grandma Lizzie’s House.  Take your shoes off.  Sit a spell.  Such a warm, cozy, and fun place to spend some time.

For Halloween, the monsters on a stick idea is hilarious fun.  Sure to have grandchildren appeal (and mom appeal since these are much healthier to eat than candy).  Or the Pumpkin Face Stickers.  What a great alternative to all the gloopy mess of carving.

And the recipes.  I gained 10 pounds just reading them.

Take a sneak peek at the Gratitude Table Runner so that you will be prepared for Thanksgiving.  Or the Snowman Handprint Christmas tree ornament for your Christmas tree.

Grandma Lizzie’s House has great ideas that you can do with your grandchildren.  These activities will strengthen your relationship with those grand chickabiddies.  And, that is what this site is all about!

Why is it that recipes connected with Halloween are so sugar laden? Sigh . . .

These marshmallow witches are super easy to make, delightfully fun to look at, and with enough sugar to fuel a rocket’s launch into outer space — or to launch a grandchild’s frenzied burst of energy!  Here’s the recipe. I didn’t realize just how versatile marshmallows are!

If you are planning on hosting a Halloween party for your grandchildren, you might want to check out some of the activities that I wrote about last year.  (The digital scavenger hunt is my favorite.)

Do you have some fun Halloween activities that you do (or will be doing) with your grandchildren that you would like to share here?  Feel free to post a comment and tell me about them!