tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88227258276277675072024-03-18T21:05:59.112-07:00Family Work Bench: Let's build your dream family!A supportive blog of the ParentingToolbox.comRon Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-77592688842228289062011-09-30T15:10:00.001-07:002011-09-30T15:10:43.177-07:00Halloween Party Food Ideas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #5ad5db; color: #606060; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Helvetica, Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br />
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Throwing a Halloween Party or just looking for fun stuff to do with your family? Look no further! This post has been updated with more of our favorites!</div>
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Cut crescent roll dough into thin strips and wrap around hot dogs. Bake according to crescent package directions and use ketchup or mustard for eyes. I cut my hot dogs in half to make them bite-sized.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Dunk them in water with a little lemon juice to prevent browning. Use slivered almonds for teeth (I toasted mine for color <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and</span> taste!) Eyes are optional. I stuck pretzel rods in and attached candy eyes with peanut butter.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Use breadstick dough (store bought or <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/04/breadsticks.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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Use scissors to snip the ends into 2 pieces and roll them down to make the bone shape. Dip in “bloody” marinara! For extra flavor sprinkle with garlic and Parmesan or <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/04/garlic-bread-seasoning.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">this seasoning</a>.</div>
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padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPeo74sJzoMy7YPy1IlbLY7eCv57MRo75yLCz1IyFz6wksh1nb9lyqZfHR_19VChI0t6sYEQm010_cbbofSMEon6h-k-eUfxS8vnELZOsgAG1F_iK3PKEApFDSI_ufIYM_guWRaT_ZU0/s1600-h/candy+corn+pizza.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955725755274418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPeo74sJzoMy7YPy1IlbLY7eCv57MRo75yLCz1IyFz6wksh1nb9lyqZfHR_19VChI0t6sYEQm010_cbbofSMEon6h-k-eUfxS8vnELZOsgAG1F_iK3PKEApFDSI_ufIYM_guWRaT_ZU0/s400/candy+corn+pizza.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; 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Plain cheese<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/06/cooking-class-pizza-101.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> pizza</a>, just make a ring of cheddar around the outside edge and mozzerella in the center. Cut into wedges to make the candy corns.</div>
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Again, I cut them in half to make them kid-sized. Use the flat side of a knife to make the knuckle marks and attach slivered almonds with a dab of cream cheese for the nails. I also used a knife to shave off just a bit of the cheese at an angle before attaching the almond.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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You’ll need marichino cherries for this one. Make sure you buy ones <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">with stems</span>. Drain them and dry them well with paper towells. Dip in almond bark, or chocolate bark. When they are semi dry, attach a chocolate chip for a nose, slivered almonds for ears, and little candies or sprinkles for eyes.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dirt n’ Worms</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cnPXg2o7lo1mCilGLU-MKDWloXpkYB4Jt8XWAOhCkJjeIXWjvF8jPeBwtbpA0qS6bQD7zEx2oYi0iu76xOt0zCNhyqjNmuMAjsVBZ2ITNL_qgISeoqReTtbL3YDZHQ-szW8u7owDgU4/s1600-h/dirt+bowls+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955708371591346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cnPXg2o7lo1mCilGLU-MKDWloXpkYB4Jt8XWAOhCkJjeIXWjvF8jPeBwtbpA0qS6bQD7zEx2oYi0iu76xOt0zCNhyqjNmuMAjsVBZ2ITNL_qgISeoqReTtbL3YDZHQ-szW8u7owDgU4/s400/dirt+bowls+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Another classic. Use chocolate pudding for your mud and put some crushed oreos on top for dirt. Hide those gummy worms in there for eeek factor!<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pumpkin Sammies</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdTgujZy_xAzuVuHdVjUhvb8zQ5nfh8itasGNFsKllBG6W9S2MmkSYiv-Bqz7mgMOWV_fhmcwnKCUjiI_GJG6-U7pyDGR66x-9HNmoeOMlt_N_h3LIfhsWpD-r9ruq0DL8DGMB3ncBJM/s1600-h/IMG_8499.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955502356176946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdTgujZy_xAzuVuHdVjUhvb8zQ5nfh8itasGNFsKllBG6W9S2MmkSYiv-Bqz7mgMOWV_fhmcwnKCUjiI_GJG6-U7pyDGR66x-9HNmoeOMlt_N_h3LIfhsWpD-r9ruq0DL8DGMB3ncBJM/s400/IMG_8499.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />This is a great staple for a Halloween party spread because it pleases both kids and adults and is something with substance! Use Halloween cookie cutters to cut your bread. I like to fill some with peanut butter or cream cheese and orange-colored jam (like peach or apricot) for the kiddos, and something more sophisticated like <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/08/teriyaki-chicken-salad-sandwiches.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teriyaki Chicken Salad</a> for the grown ups!</div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nutty Ghosts</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFvQtq4tQdO4gaRXcN45isoQzHFXYVr3QT0EOgRbojz-XErRo8Ygh3jB5NR_uscBW7hICtim6Ygnz3DfEohxJ6gax2us7TcGx8sRusceNpU_u7eT9cylIaaj8CJlUEyi5yVU_oOdy0QA/s1600-h/nutter+butter+ghosts.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955485884913378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFvQtq4tQdO4gaRXcN45isoQzHFXYVr3QT0EOgRbojz-XErRo8Ygh3jB5NR_uscBW7hICtim6Ygnz3DfEohxJ6gax2us7TcGx8sRusceNpU_u7eT9cylIaaj8CJlUEyi5yVU_oOdy0QA/s400/nutter+butter+ghosts.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Nutter Butters are naturally ghost shaped, which make them perfect for dipping! Give them a bath in some almond bark and put on a couple of mini chocolate chips for eyes. And might I add that white chocolate covered Nutter Butters taste <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">really</span> good!</div>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Witches Wands</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-Y-LcbBUPj8xD5c5xm4P0dixLQ1YXqw3QUF41I5reDeiC2X-bmRakXoKi75DI_nzp0QQXJ2zOLvF876ORqoKv1pHDTn55OaauGnxXUbTjFndEyAY8oY8ZaOFqStaNUfWv2kiYstR2rk/s1600-h/pretz+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955479601159794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-Y-LcbBUPj8xD5c5xm4P0dixLQ1YXqw3QUF41I5reDeiC2X-bmRakXoKi75DI_nzp0QQXJ2zOLvF876ORqoKv1pHDTn55OaauGnxXUbTjFndEyAY8oY8ZaOFqStaNUfWv2kiYstR2rk/s400/pretz+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 294px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/dipped-pretzel-rods.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dipped Pretzel Rods</a> are instantly transformed into “Witches Wands” with a little Halloween pizazz! Put them in containers with candy corns to hold them up. The little mini buckets pictured are from the Target dollar section. SO cute!<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spidey Cookies</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt1R5toy799Tzm2wmoSOyVtz3wd0-8qUdhbund0pbEvRp2GOyzhqUPl8nb3bL2IzN9FWLkIapWwhnkg00hWGWzPFw2Ak_a12rFmaW-VGkY4jbXAigezxROWB5qo8eYhPrzP13gOs0zgY/s1600-h/spider+bugs.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955299957155122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt1R5toy799Tzm2wmoSOyVtz3wd0-8qUdhbund0pbEvRp2GOyzhqUPl8nb3bL2IzN9FWLkIapWwhnkg00hWGWzPFw2Ak_a12rFmaW-VGkY4jbXAigezxROWB5qo8eYhPrzP13gOs0zgY/s400/spider+bugs.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Red hots and licorice turn oreos into creepy (but kinda cute) spiders. Shoestring licorice is hard to find these days, but Twizzlers makes “Pull-Apart” candy that works perfectly.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spider Web Dip</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2470gItYt0sTh67_GaOuN_yKH2051U7ew04WqTiY9RLUDidFAvftuqXlgVWyKbCmqiwy1DFWN9TWnGgturTaoCyzK_G8zkfC2m47DuKF4mF67_nbgaA83hYq2uNrZlrV4J0uubAeSZdM/s1600-h/spidey+dip+post.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955295102292674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2470gItYt0sTh67_GaOuN_yKH2051U7ew04WqTiY9RLUDidFAvftuqXlgVWyKbCmqiwy1DFWN9TWnGgturTaoCyzK_G8zkfC2m47DuKF4mF67_nbgaA83hYq2uNrZlrV4J0uubAeSZdM/s400/spidey+dip+post.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />This trick works for pretty much any dip that you could pipe sour cream on top of! I always do a basic 7-Layer taco dip. Put some sour cream in a plastic baggie with the end snipped off and use it to draw a web pattern. Throw on a fake spider or two and your favorite party dip is instantly creepy!<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Slimy Worms on a Bun</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZj3VnHEAjub7U9skedc3_4oaFlm0cYwg9f_u02KuTsZBcDmUWx1v9HiBWQr4L98aOaG0XC79CGrndQJy3rl0DItSmSwjzqS8szPXL31ALb76eU7K4Aiy3iL3P1uchy6UJe1tmajwsLQ/s1600-h/worm+sammy+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385955290679799138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZj3VnHEAjub7U9skedc3_4oaFlm0cYwg9f_u02KuTsZBcDmUWx1v9HiBWQr4L98aOaG0XC79CGrndQJy3rl0DItSmSwjzqS8szPXL31ALb76eU7K4Aiy3iL3P1uchy6UJe1tmajwsLQ/s400/worm+sammy+collage.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />My son seriously thought these looked too gross to eat-he wouldn’t even touch it! Just slice hotdogs and drop them into boiling water for just a minute or two and they’ll curl a bit. Dunk them in some bbq sauce and you have slimy worms :)<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; 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background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;" /></a><br />One of the easiest Halloween tricks (and treats!). Place a Hershey’s Kiss on top of a Keebler Fudge Strip Cookie and you have a little hat. Use the little tubes of frosting you can buy in the grocery store baking isle. Pipe a ring around the outside of the bottom of the kiss and press onto the cookie. It will squeeze out and make the ring around the kiss. 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Use cookie dough to form a broom shape around the end of a large pretzel rod. Use a tooth pick to make indentations in the cookies if you want. If your cookies spread too much during baking just use a knive to trim the edges when they come out of the oven and are still warm. Then decorate as desired. I just use a packaged PB cookie mix to make it easy, but I add a bit of flour to make the cookies hold their shape better. You could also use this <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/02/peanut-butter-sandwich-cookies.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PB cookie dough</a> or this <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sugar cookie</a> dough.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1KCln2ERKaNqiPfEITHHlT63MYuWZDehdAPiFGtLeWoWxWh1EZXd308kVBtzeCwt6HNLAx6ke84S3-fECPX2hCor3o9Cz_qNBuXw9_Nt8Mzrv_Os-Mx8qXtpSuiV-7Hoj4GamgNzHYs/s1600-h/spider+web+cookies.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389341511952923394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1KCln2ERKaNqiPfEITHHlT63MYuWZDehdAPiFGtLeWoWxWh1EZXd308kVBtzeCwt6HNLAx6ke84S3-fECPX2hCor3o9Cz_qNBuXw9_Nt8Mzrv_Os-Mx8qXtpSuiV-7Hoj4GamgNzHYs/s400/spider+web+cookies.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 590px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 283px;" /></a><br />Here’s a great<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> sugar cookie recipe</a> and a tutorial on both <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/tutorial-glace-icing-and-cookie.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">glace icing</a> and <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/01/tutorial-valentine-sugar-cookie-pops/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cookie pops</a>. Make some spooky shapes and let people pick up some yum on a stick!<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/10/tutorial-how-to-make-a-spider-web-design/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click here</a> for a tutorial on making the spider web designs.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Candycorn Cupcakes</strong></span></div>
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We started a trend with these adorable candycorn themed cupcakes. <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/10/tutorial-how-to-frost-cupcakes-plus.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here</a> for the recipe, and also a how-to on making those pretty swirly tops!</div>
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These quick and easy bites get a quick fall makeover by using Reeses Pieces in the centers, or drizzling colored candy melts over traditional nut centered ones.<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/12/easy-pretzel-turtles/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click here</a> for the recipe.<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stove Top Kettle Corn</span></strong></div>
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Just a pot on the stove top and our tutorial and you’ll be snacking in no time. <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/10/stove-top-kettle-corn.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here</a> for the recipe. </span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chocolate-Dipped Owls</strong></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/10/caramel-apples.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; color: #ffac44; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here</a> for great tips!</span></span><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></strong><br /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></strong><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Honey Caramel Apples</strong></span></div>
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Here's a quick, cheap way to package up small monsters for shipping. </div>
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<br />Form a monster arm to the best of your abilities (my abilities clearly being limited). Bake clay at 275<sup>0</sup>F for about 30 mnutes.</div>
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<br /><strong>Create Crate</strong><br /><br />You'll need 2 pieces 2 1/2" by 2 1/2" and 4 pieces 2 1/2" by 6 1/2"<br /><ul>
<li>Cut popsicle sticks in different lengths</li>
<li>Glue together in dimensions mentioned above</li>
<li>Glue sticks lengthwise along each side, about 1/4" in from the end (on all pieces except the bottom piece)</li>
<li>Bottom piece - Glue a few leftover pieces along the bottom for reinforcement</li>
<li>Top piece - Using a popsicle stick as a guide, stick on 'FRAGILE' letters</li>
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<strong>Assemble Pieces</strong><br /><ul>
<li>To add something to affix the sides to, glue together leftover pieces of sticks into small stacks (4)</li>
<li>Glue each stack along the edges</li>
<li>Affix sides to these stacks</li>
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<strong>Complete</strong><ul>
<li>Place some newspaper in the box</li>
<li>Hook now baked arm over front of box</li>
<li>Set top piece on box with a little glue on the back corners - it should be enough to keep it in place</li>
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Place box on your desk for a cute Halloween (or anytime) decoration!</div>
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This instructable was strongly inspired by "Build the Starship Enterprise from useless office supplies," so thank you instructables user bchafy! And if you make it, send me pictures!</div>
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1 chisel sharpie<br />4 pen lids<br />1 small pencil sharpener<br />4 2" brass fasteners<br />2 medium binder clips<br />2 large binder clips<br />1 defunct memory chip or similar<br />1 strip of staples (not pictured)<br />epoxy or hot glue (hot glue works a LOT better)<br />poster putty</div>
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Glue the memory chip under the clip of the sharpie. You don't actually need to use glue as the binder clips will hold it in place, but I highly recommend it for structural stability.</div>
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Remove the legs of the binder clips. Replace the legs of the medium clips with the legs of the large clips. This takes a bit of force but it can be done!</div>
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Clip the medium binder clips to the memory card. Use some glue here too if you like to prevent future wobbling. Glue the pencil sharpener in place for the cockpit.</div>
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Oranges would have been a rare delicacy in 1802, but as the owner of the mercantile, William Beekman would surely have been able to procure some for special occasion.</div>
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Cut orange through the middle. Oranges are very pliable, so you can shape it into a nice sphere and also press it down on the table to flatten the bottom so that it will stand nicely when the project is done.</div>
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Use a knife to separate the meat of the orange from the rind. We find that a grapefruit knife works best.</div>
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Use a spoon to scoop out the meat.</div>
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The cleaner you can get the rind, the less moisture and mess you’ll have later on. Be sure to save the edible part of the orange. It comes in handy for juicing - especially if the votives are for New Years Eve, as ours were. Think Mimosas on New Years morning...</div>
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Cut a hole in the center of the top of the orange to allow smoke to escape the votive. We used a small round biscuit cutter, but stars or other cookie cutter shapes would also be festive.</div>
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Place a votive in the bottom half and then rejoin the two halves</div>
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We decorated the crown of the orange with whole cloves to match the<a href="http://web.me.com/joshkp/BEEKMAN_1802/learn/Entries/2008/12/22_STANDING_ORANGE_GARLAND.html" style="color: #463c3c; text-decoration: underline;" title="../../2008/12/22_STANDING_ORANGE_GARLAND.html">garland</a> we had strung earlier. Set the votive in the center of a plate to provide support and eliminate messes.</div>
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Votives adorned the grand piano during the concert. As the votive heated the orange peel and cloves, their fragrance filled the music room.</div>
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Ron Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-58685095376952535422011-09-23T06:39:00.000-07:002011-09-23T06:39:03.978-07:00Make the best waffles ever<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
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<strong>Ingrediants:</strong><br />1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />1 teaspoon baking powder<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 egg yolks<br />1 3/4 cups milk<br />1/2 cup canola oil<br />2 egg whites<br /><br /><strong>Directions:</strong><br />1. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center.<br /><br />2. In another bowl beat egg yolks slightly. Stir in milk and oil.<br /><br />3. Add egg yolk mixture all at once to the dry mixture. Stir just ’til moistened (should be lumpy).<br /><br />4. In a small bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight up).<br /><br />5. Gently fold egg whites into flour and egg yolk mixture, leaving a few fluffs of egg white, Do not overmix.<br /><br />6. Spoon waffle batter into your waffle iron, making sure not to overfill it.<br /><br />7. Serve with real maple syrup and unsalted butter.<br /><br />Side Note: I doubled this recipe for my family of four and we had enough for three extra Belgian waffles.</div>
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<span><br /><br />Via <a href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/45003/71189-waffles#ixzz1YmbU5HFI" style="color: #003399; text-decoration: none;">http://www.divinecaroline.com/45003/71189-waffles#ixzz1YmbU5HFI</a></span></span>Ron Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-15770537902515477622011-09-22T08:14:00.000-07:002011-09-22T08:14:42.403-07:00How to Make Playdough<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #5a584b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.ivillage.com/how-make-playdough/6-b-212109" style="color: #bc7134; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><img border="0" class="posterous_download_image" height="225" src="http://www.ivstatic.com/files/et/imagecache/300/files/slides/playdough2-636.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="300" /></a></span><br />
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Playdough is a regular favorite with children. Need a simple, interactive activity this afternoon? Try making homemade playdough:<br />
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FamilyFun.com has a great Halloween activity to decorate the yard:<br />
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Made from plastic pipes and jugs, this bigger-than-life skeleton is easy to pose on a porch swing or step, where he can greet, and delight, trick-or-treaters. He's a snap to put together and take apart, for easy storing after the holiday.<br /><br />Be sure to <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/pdf/crafts/0806_generalboneepart.pdf" style="color: #618e00; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">print out the template </a>to refer while following the step-by-step instructions.</div>
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<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4 white milk jugs</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Washable marker</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Craft knife</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 (200-ounce) white plastic detergent jug</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">White Con-Tact paper</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Black adhesive craft foam</li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://a.dolimg.com/familyfun/assets/images/mainContent/bgDot7x7.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">White duct tape</li>
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<img alt="General Bone E. Part - Step 1" class="simpleFrame" height="150" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/steps/general-bone-e-part-halloween-craft-step1-photo-150-FF1006PARTA19.jpg" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; clear: right; color: #606060; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;" width="150" /> Lightly sand off any print on the PVC pipes with wet/dry sandpaper and some water. Then dry the pipes and cut them as shown in the template.</div>
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Fit the torso, arm, and leg pieces together as shown in the template.</div>
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<img alt="Step 3" class="simpleFrame" height="128" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/steps/0806_step3_generalboneepart.jpg" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; clear: right; color: #606060; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;" width="90" /> For each of the skeleton's hands, have a family member place her hand on the flat side of one of the milk jugs with her wrist resting just above the spout. Trace around the fingers, elongating them and adding bulges around the knuckles. Cut out the tracing, including the spout. Wash off the marker lines. Use the same method to create a pair of feet.</div>
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Attach each hand by inserting a clean-out plug into the spout and then screwing it into the adapter at the end of the arm. Likewise, connect the feet, screwing the plugs into the elbows at the ends of the legs.</div>
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For the head, cover the printing on the detergent jug with Con-Tact paper (it may take 2 layers). Then cut out eye sockets and a nose from the adhesive craft foam and attach them to the handle side of the jug. Slide the head onto the neck and secure it with white duct tape.</div>
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Ron Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-56211025987372184142011-08-07T22:37:00.000-07:002011-08-07T22:37:22.295-07:00Superhero Behavior Charts, Free Printable Behavior Charts<a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#">Superhero Behavior Charts, Free Printable Behavior Charts</a><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: medium; "><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><p align="left" style="margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; "><span >All our printables will load as a PDF file. So, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the charts and print them off. If you don't have Adobe, you can get it for free by clicking the icon below! Please be patient as some charts may take several seconds to load!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/"><img border="0" src="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/images/Adobe.gif" width="88" height="31" /></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "> </p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Batman"><span >Batman</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Captain_America"><span >Captain America</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Cyclops"><span >Cyclops</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Daredevil"><span >Daredevil</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Flash"><span >Flash</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Green_Lantern"><span >Green Lantern</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Incredible_Hulk"><span >Incredible Hulk</span></a></span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "> </p></td><td><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Ironman"><span >Ironman</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Robin"><span >Robin</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Spiderman"><span >Spiderman</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Superman"><span >Superman</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Wolverine"><span >Wolverine</span></a></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "><b><span ><a href="http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/superhero_behavior_charts.htm#Wonderwoman"><span >Wonderwoman</span></a></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><p align="center"><span >You can use the charts below to target several different behaviors throughout one week or to target one behavior at a time for five different weeks. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div>
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<br /></div></div></div>Ron Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-58914734848284219602011-08-02T06:59:00.000-07:002011-08-02T06:59:45.969-07:00What to do when your child lies!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
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This is part of their normal development. Throughout childhood, children clarify boundaries by testing limits. Lying is one of the things that they test. Therefore, when your child lies you should not take it personally.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Although some children are capable of deceiving by age four, five years of age is when children commonly experiment with lying. However, lying usually does not signal a serious problem. Unless lying becomes habitual or compulsive, your child will grow out of it.</div><h2 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Problem of Lying</h2><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Some children have a greater tendency to lie than others. This is particularly true if the child sees others lie, or where he views lying as a way to protect himself from harm. Certain personality types also have a inclination to lie. Lying hurts the liar. Chronic or habitual liars rarely feel good about themselves. Lying may cause difficulties for the child at school and with their friends. It isolates him from those he loves and may disrupt family life.</div><h2 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Reasons Children Lie</h2><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Very young children are not yet able to distinguish fantasy from reality. Children this age have a very active imagination and cannot always differentiate between their imagination and what really happened. Also, children this age often appear to be lying when in actuality they have honestly forgotten what happened.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Around the age of 5 or 6 children develop a better understanding of the difference between fantasy and reality. At this age, children develop a conscience and understand that certain behaviors disappoint their parents. Children also begin to experience feelings of guilt when they do wrong. At this age a child may construct a lie to avoid punishment or disapproval.</div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">By the age of 7 or 8, children can differentiate between fantasy and reality and usually tell the truth. At this age, children lie to avoid punishment or to avoid doing something unpleasant. They also begin to understand the concept of polite social lying. They may lie to spare someone's feelings. Lies at this age may also be a cry for help. A child who is very fearful or feels overwhelmed by school or some other area of his life, may lie in an attempt to deal with this pressure.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">In adolescence, lying begins to take on a new significance. However, when an adolescent lies it is not always a sign of trouble. Teens may lie simply to protect their privacy or to establish their independence. They may also lie in "acceptable situations" such as not to hurt a friend's feelings or to avoid embarrassment. Of course, a teen may lie to avoid punishment or doing chores, or in order to get something that he can't get by telling the truth.</div><h2 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">How to Prevent Lying</h2><div><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><h3 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Be a Good Role Model</h3><ul style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">You are the most important role models for your child. Tell the truth. Avoid little white lies.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Don’t lie to your child to get him to listen to you.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Keep your word. Always explain and apologize if you must break a promise.</li>
</ul><h3 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Encourage Truthfulness</h3><ul style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Stress the importance of honesty at home.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Let your child know that you value truth.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Teach your child alternatives to lying.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Praise your child for telling the truth, particularly in situations where it is difficult for your child.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Create a safe family environment so that your child can express his feelings.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Don’t accept excuses for lying.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Assume your child is telling the truth.</li>
</ul><h2 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">What to Do When Your Child Lies</h2><ul style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: auto;"><li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Do not ignore lying.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Give your child a chance to confess.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Give appropriate consequences for lying.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Don't act spontaneously. Think out consequences for lying beforehand.</li>
<ul style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: auto;"><li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Separate the punishment for lying from the punishment for whatever the lie was designed to conceal.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Have your child apologize.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Show your child how to repair the lie.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Don't lecture.</li>
</ul><h2 style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">When Lying is a Problem</h2><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">The following types of lying may indicate a more serious problem.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">An older child or teen that lies:</div><ul style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: auto;"><li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">To get attention.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Habitually as a way to deal with the demands of parents, teachers, and friends.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">In order to take advantage of others.</li>
<li style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">To hide a more serious problem, such as a drug or alcohol problem.</li>
</ul><h2 align="left" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">What to Do About Problem Lying</h2><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">If a child or adolescent develops a serious and repetitive pattern of lying, then you may need professional help. Have a child or adolescent psychiatrist evaluate your child. Based upon what you find you have several treatment options:</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><strong style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Individual counseling</strong> – This is particularly helpful if the lying is a cry for attention.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><strong style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Family counseling</strong> – This is useful for families who feel that trust has been seriously damaged, or in cases where lying is something learned from other family members. Family therapy may be vital when the child lies in order to protect himself from harm.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><strong style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Group therapy</strong> – This form of therapy helps where the child lies as a way of getting attention.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><strong style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Assessment for a learning disability</strong> – Some children lie in order to cover up school difficulties. Lying may be an indication of a learning disability.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Conclusion:</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;">Lying is a normal part of childhood and rarely indicates a problem. Addressing lying early and appropriately will help prevent it from becoming a more serious concern. If your child has a difficulty with lying you need to be patient. Your child needs to know you care about him. Your child may have spent years to become a master of distorting the truth, exaggerating, and lying. It will take time for him to change his behavior.</div><div style="color: #333333; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><a href="http://4879dbqdyvu71m16qhpckr0tdr.hop.clickbank.net/"><b>Click here to get more on your child's behavior today!</b></a></span></div></ul></span><br />
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<h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #074eb8; font-family: Garamond, 'Hoefler Text', Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">What caused your child’s anxiety?</h4><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maybe there's a reason for your child’s anxiety that you can clearly identify like an illness or death in the family, divorce, arrival of a new sibling, or a move, but often, there’s <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTHING</strong>for you to point a finger at and you’re left wondering why they’re struggling with anxiety!</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is it genetics? Does their DNA doom them to life of anxiety and fear?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is it the way someone in their life handles anxiety and what they may have accidentally taught your child about handling their emotions?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is it the lifestyle your family leads? The world seems to move so fast lately because everyone has so much piled on their plate, and don’t even get me started on the economy...</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Difficulties with anxiety in children is VERY common, research has shown that as many as one in ten children experience an anxiety disorder. The important thing for you to remember is that no matter the reason for your child’s anxiety, it’s <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NOT YOUR FAULT</strong>.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Genetics may play a role and predispose certain children to problems with anxiety, and maybe looking back there’s things you would have done differently (just like all parents, myself included). 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Toddlers are at a place in their lives where they naturally want to test boundaries.<br />
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It's very hard to force a young child to get dressed or much less do anything.<br />
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What we recommend is that you shift the relationship dynamic between you<br />
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Which is what we cover extensively in the Happy Child Guide.<br />
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The quickest way to shift a child's defiance to cooperation is for you to shift your<br />
focus from wanting your child to do what you ask to seeing how you can connect<br />
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Use some of the alternatives to punishment. So you can evaluate the situation<br />
and express yourself and re-connect to the child, so that he or she will feel so<br />
connected to you that they naturally want to work with you... instead of against you.<br />
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Happy Child Parenting isn't about forcing your child to do something, it's about<br />
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</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In order to learn, we need to take a fresh look at many of the outdated<br />
parenting tactics and methods that we may have been raised with or tend<br />
to use more reactionarily.<br />
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As parents who are learning to raise healthier and happier kids,<br />
we also need to reflect on our actions in order to clearly see the<br />
effectiveness of our own parenting tactics. In order to gain perspective<br />
on how these tactics are affecting our child's emotional, mental and physical<br />
health, for good and bad.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ask yourself: <strong><em>"Is what I'm doing now based on what is actually<br />
happening in this moment or am I reacting to a memory from<br />
my own childhood; or something that more recently happened?"</em></strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Or ask yourself...<br />
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<em><strong>"Is it really necessary for me to respond this way?<br />
Will what I'm doing effect my child positively or negatively?"</strong></em></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The aim of this alternative is to first put things in perspective. After all,<br />
we can't expect to make clear and just decisions when we are reacting<br />
impulsively from things that happened to us in our past.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>That's why it's critical to take a moment and ask ourselves important clarifying questions.</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Let's face it, when we're parenting on auto-pilot (without self-reflection)<br />
we tend to treat our kids the same way we were treated by our own parents.<br />
We often use parenting practices without questioning them.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">While these parenting tips and tricks may have been necessary for our parents<br />
to cope with all the demands in their lives, if you're reading this, then you now have<br />
a chance to assess whether or not there may be a healthier way to raise your own child.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Try this Self-Reflection Exercise, and see how it works...</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Get a piece of paper and a pen, and, throughout the day, while observing<br />
your interactions with your child, ask yourself these questions, and write<br />
your answers on the paper:</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- How did your parents talk to you? Is it how you want to talk with your child?<br />
- Are you doing to your child, what was done to you, out of habit?<br />
- If you're tempted to react or punish, question your motives first, and have a<br />
look at your own childhood.<br />
- Were you punished as a child?<br />
- Did your parents threaten you? make you feel guilty? did they be-little you?<br />
- What did you feel you needed most from your parents that they didn't give<br />
you enough of?<br />
- What did you love most about your parents?<br />
- Can you remember a time that you felt really connected with your mother?<br />
and with your father?<br />
- Was there a game that you played with your parents that you were fond of?<br />
- What kind of physical affection did you receive from your parents?<br />
- What things did your parents do that you don't want to do to your child?<br />
- What things did you learn from your parents that you would like to pass<br />
on to your children?</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>We can only change things we're aware of...</strong><br />
...and the first step in becoming aware is to<br />
question what we're doing<strong> NOW</strong> and get<br />
clarity on our first lessons in parenting from<br />
our own upbringing.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In summary, follow these simple steps:</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1. Notice how you parent<br />
2. Ask yourself if what you say to your child is REALLY coming from you, or<br />
if it's the same things that were told to you as a child.<br />
3. Think about your upbringing and answer the above listed questions.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Just noticing for now is enough. You don't have to take action.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Remember, awareness is the first step. Nothing can be effectively "fixed",<br />
"changed" or "improved", until you are clear and aware of what is really<br />
going on for your child.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-----------<br />
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what their legitimate need is by asking a question, then offer an alternative<br />
with words AS WELL AS a physical demonstration.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here's a real-life example of how we used this once with our son, when<br />
he started dumping sugar on the table...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><em><strong>"Oh, what a great idea, I see that you're interested in the sugar,<br />
I don't want you to eat sugar. So here's some flour that we can<br />
use in the sink."</strong></em></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><em><strong><br />
</strong></em></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I then <strong>scooped up</strong> my son and carried him to the sink to continue<br />
with flour. By lifting him lovingly and carrying him to the sink, I am<br />
showing him at the same time as using words.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Another example...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Your child is tracking their muddy boots on the floor. You can assess<br />
the situation and express your feelings about it: <em><strong>"Oh my goodness,<br />
I just cleaned the floor and I don't want mud on it, why don't<br />
we take off your boots together."</strong></em> Then you would warmly scoop<br />
your child into your arms and bring them to the door in your arms.<br />
You can even run quickly, and bounce them on the way, to make it fun.<br />
Then you can take his boots off together. Remember, have fun!</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
IN SUMMARY...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Children learn more with physical actions than with words. So<br />
if you're explaining something to your little one and you can add<br />
action, it will be more effective. Move them from a chair to the<br />
floor, from the playroom to the potty.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Do what you need to do in order to demonstrate what you're talking about.</strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
TRY THIS...</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When your child is doing something you don't want her to do, offer<br />
an alternative, and if it works with the situation show her physically.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For example, if your young child is going to pull another child's hair,<br />
you can say something like;</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><em><strong><br />
</strong></em></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><em><strong>"Mommy doesn't want you to pull on Lindsey's hair because it will<br />
hurt her, you can play with this instead (offering her a toy)".</strong></em></div><div><em><strong><br />
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Here’s How to Attack the Problem</a></span></h3><div class="author" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By Chris Thompson</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It’s not news that toddlers can be picky, fussy, finicky eaters. The fact of the matter is—it is normal for them to be so.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">But before you throw your arms up in the air the next time you encounter such resistance to your efforts to feed your child, you might want to know there are ways to get around this problem.</div><h3 style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Physiology (no, not “psychology”) Drives Hunger</h3><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The first and the most obvious available to you is human physiology. Our bodies need sustenance; and try as we might not to eat, our bodies will always cause us to become hungry. This law of physiology also applies to your toddler.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">However, starving a child to the point that it will eat anything you give it would indeed seem a bit too cruel. It is understandably not a good method for parents to resort to, no matter how desperate they may become to get their child to eat.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What parents need to be when faced with a fussy toddler who refuses to eat or chooses to eat only a certain kind of food is not to become desperate. Instead, they must become creative.</div><h3 style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Combine this with Creativity to Solve the Problem</h3><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Creativity is the key. And what’s surprising about it is parents don’t have to be told that. They already know this is the way to make children eat.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">All parents need therefore, are just tips or ideas on the various creative ways to get their adorable little fussy eaters to want to eat. Below are creative ways to apply next chow time:</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Make Use of Colors</strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Children are wonderful creatures who are still discovering the world around them through their senses. And one sense they make use a lot of is their sense of sight.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This gem of an information means children like to look at shapes and colors. And parents should take advantage of this.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Come next meal time, prepare food that incorporates green, yellow and red colors. Children respond to colors, especially the bright cheerful ones. This will make their meal time very pleasing to them.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sample foods to use, which are loaded with the proper nutrients needed by the child, are vegetables like carrots and broccoli, and cheese sticks for calcium. The choices are limitless, actually. Let your creativity reign here.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Set the Mood with Colors</strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you can use color to make your toddler’s eating experience fun, you can also use it to set up his mood to eat.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Using colors to make people want to eat is the secret of fast food restaurants. Red and orange stimulate hunger, and that is why fast food companies make use of them heavily as colors for their tables or chairs, and display boards, and packages.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">But while you’re at it, please avoid the color blue. Blue suppresses hunger.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use Shapes</strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Have several cookie cutters of various shapes around. Cut fun shapes out of boring vegetables and other foods. It will make your toddler enjoy meal time very much.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Involve the Child in Food Preparation</strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Take your child to the grocery and let him help you pick the ingredients for his next meal. This fun activity should also continue at home where you make him assist you in the food preparation.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Even if you just let your child observe, seeing how you transform the food he helped you pick out into his meal would add some excitement to eating experience.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">And there you go. Making meal time fun time for your toddler is really up to your imagination. 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But without a solid, well-designed program and reasonable expectations, volunteer travel can do more harm than good.</p></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">Showing up in parts unknown, hoping to make a big difference in a small amount of time, is likely to leave travelers and hosts disappointed.</p></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-4">Teaching English and construction projects are the most common types of voluntourism projects Papi sees in her region. Travelers involved in a construction voluntourism project should ask the operator and organizations involved about the plans for the structure when the volunteers go home, she cautions. Who is going to take care of it, who will work in it, how will they be trained, and who will fund the training? </p></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-5">Cutchins says reputable organizations will be up-front about costs, what is included and where your money will be spent.</p></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p id="AutoGeneratedID-6">Travelers should be realistic about what would make for a positive experience and select opportunities that fit their skills and interests.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid" href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/31/voluntourism.tips/index.html?hpt=Mid">Read more at www.cnn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/a13vli">http://amplify.com/u/a13vli</a></div><br/>Ron Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178163479824828619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822725827627767507.post-61132655201001756432011-04-14T17:47:00.001-07:002011-04-14T17:53:50.224-07:00Make Your Backyard More Fun!Family Fun magazine online has some great ideas for parents and kids on how to turn their backyard into a fun adventure:<br />
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"Provide a Stage<br />
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Budding thespians, talent show contenders, and aspiring fashion models alike will be drawn to this portable platform. There'll be no stage fright when it comes to constructing it either. It comprises four identical sections that fit together to form a roughly 8-foot square -- just the right size for putting on a performance, pitching a tent, or establishing home base for a game of hide-and-seek. Rearrange the pieces into a walkway and you've got a ramp for a fashion show. For instructions on how to make the play stage, <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/play-stage-672698/">click here: </a><br />
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Get more creative ideas at Family Fun, like...<br />
Create and Outdoor Art Studio<br />
Consult a Star Chart<br />
Pitch a Tent<br />
Welcome Wildlife<br />
Add Some Character<br />
Build a Portable Golf Course<br />
Cook Up Some Musical Sounds<br />
Decorate With Strands of Light"<br />
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Read on to find out whether you can use any of these iPhone parenting apps to your advantage and make the otherwise daunting task of raising kids an easier one.</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Positive Parenting Practices I</span></h2></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/iphone/articles/111674.aspx?image=162435"><img alt="positive parenting practices" src="http://images.brighthub.com/a3/c/a3cf4e6d306de495caf3e24796f790895d4f2bd9_small.jpg" title="positive parenting practices" /></a>The first app on our list of iPhone parenting apps is a pretty interesting one and based on the knowledge and teaching of Dr. Tom McIntyre, a former teacher of students with challenging behavior and learning disabilities at Hunter College of the City University New York. With that credential you can be pretty sure that all the helpful tips and information that this app gives you are accurate and applicable to children's behavior. With this iPhone parenting app you'll be able to understand the reasons behind your child's actions and master the effective use of proven behavior change strategies. (Price: $3.99)</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.brighthub.com/link/link.aspx?u=http:%2f%2fitunes.apple.com%2fus%2fapp%2fpositive-parenting-practices%2fid414829276?mt=8&p=111674">Download Link</a>.</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">KidsCheckup</span></h2></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Here's what is being touted as the perfect parenting tool which is quite expected from an app designed by pediatric experts. This app provides answers to questions about your child's health. Some questions answered by this app include - if your child's condition is really an emergency, or whether you need more information about your child's sickness. In other words, KidsCheckup tells you when your child, given their current condition merits a check up with your family doctor. The app explains symptoms and gives tips which are easy to understand. The app also has other features including maps to more than 50 Cook Children's locations, contact information and a visual tour of a medical facility. (Price: Free)</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.brighthub.com/link/link.aspx?u=http:%2f%2fitunes.apple.com%2fus%2fapp%2fkidscheckup%2fid355346712?mt=8&p=111674">Download Link</a>.</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">KidChart</span></h2></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Here's a pretty useful iPhone parenting app that gives you a most kid-friendly way of tracking and reviewing your children's behavior. What you'll appreciate about this app is the fact that it has an interface which will surely catch the attention of your kids even at a distance. The app also uses distinctive sounds that your kids will easily understand. The app gives you a list of your children's most recent and most frequent behaviors. It also lets you add or search for specific behaviors and lets you track that behavior as exhibited by your children. You can then use this list for reinforcing a good behavior or making them rethink their bad behavior. (Price: $0.99)</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.brighthub.com/link/link.aspx?u=http:%2f%2fitunes.apple.com%2fus%2fapp%2fkidchart%2fid335358716?mt=8&p=111674">Download Link</a>.</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">hAPPy family</span></h2></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">The best feature about this app is the fact that it was created by a mom and former elementary school counselor. So you can rest assured that the information and the tips you'll get from the app are reliable and based on the developer's first hand experience of dealing with children's behavior. This is an engaging, unique and fun iPhone parenting app based on a simple reward idea. Your child selects from five collecting themes - marbles, bugs, ocean, animals, candy or treasures. You then assign the number of images that your child needs to collect before you give them a reward. (Price: $0.99)</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.brighthub.com/link/link.aspx?u=http:%2f%2fitunes.apple.com%2fus%2fapp%2fhappy-family%2fid413515234?mt=8&p=111674">Download Link</a>.</span></div></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">iGrounded</span></h2></div><hr color="#666666" size="2" /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="AutoGeneratedID-14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Here's a simple app that allows parents to set limits and enforce appropriate consequences to undesirable behavior. So that when your kids break the rules, you'll give them the agreed logical consequences. The app features a grounded wheel of consequences, a mystery doors consequence game and more. 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