I own quite a few Halloween cookie cutters already, so I really shouldn’t buy any more. But check out how unusual and intricate these skull cookie cutters are! Floral Skull Cookie Cutter Anatomical Skull Cookie Cutter Santa Claus Skull Cookie Cutter I can’t wait to bake up some wicked treats! Here’s my favorite recipe and tips for sugar cutout cookies ...

If you grew up in the 1970s or early 1980s, you might remember Shrinky Dinks, a cheesy craft project you could do if you were really bored. You’d put this plastic crap in your oven and make a “stained glass” decoration for your room. A talented illustrator from Austin, Texas has created necklaces made from shrink plastic, modge podge and ...

I’m laughing that they put little prop fangs into the poor unsuspecting baby model’s mouth! This is the “Lil Victoria Vampiress” costume on Amazon. Should you have a spare infant around (a twin perhaps? or a friend’s baby?) you can dress him in a coordinating “Little Vlad” Vampire costume on Amazon. I love that this particular infant model is clearly ...

Take a look at the newest, spookiest, creepiest Halloween books for babies and toddlers this Halloween season! “Who’s That Hiding in the Dark? is a board book with creepy lift-the-flap options for little fingers. “Mother Ghost” offers nursery rhymes for little monsters. The “Witch with a Twitch” storybook features a carrying handle so toddlers can drag the book along with ...

I absolutely have to make sure this adorable Take Along Haunted House (Amazon) makes it under my Christmas tree this year – or better yet, under my Halloween tree! I’ve always been more of a Playmobil person than a LEGO person, anyway. I totally will play with this on rainy autumn and winter evenings! I’m also enchanted to learn how ...

Halloween manufacturers have really outdone themselves this year with their new inflatable costume and decoration offerings. This inflatable Krampus decoration on Amazon is truly frightening. Tall, scary looking and grinning evilly, it can be tethered to the ground with included stakes. It stands 9 feet tall and glows with internal lights. As a bonus, you can set your Krampus out ...

This week we’re featuring the Leipzig, Germany-based Spooky Wood Art shop. Each piece of hand carved art is left natural so you can paint it in your choice of creepy colors. There are jack o’lanterns, the Grim Reaper, a Nightmare Before Christmas tableaux, bats, and black cats. The shop even sells macabre carved wood Christmas tree ornaments, too. Happy haunting! ...

I wanted to share a really cool Halloween party supply store with you: The Parties That Pop. Their Halloween decorations are sweet and cheerful and not too scary – perfect for if you have little kids coming over. This Portland, Oregon based Etsy shop sells adorable paper products. THey carry decorations, paper plates like this cute paper witch Halloween plate ...

This raven costume for girls includes the dress and headpiece. You’d want to outfit your little one further with black shoes and black stockings. If your child doesn’t want to wear a full on raven costume, they could accessorize a simple black dress or black shirt and pants with this raven headband. For boys, here’s a Raven Reaper costume. I’m ...

Coming in September: Tarot of the Haunted House, a collaboration between Tarot diva Sasha Graham and Marvel Comics artist Mirco Pierfederici. The publisher (Llewellyn) writes, “As you turn the cards, you’ll accompany the Fool, who finds herself inside a mysterious haunted house. Moving with her through the deck, you’ll unlock room after room and uncover the mansion’s true, romantic, and ...