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Teens and Kids Peacock Costumes For Halloween Fun

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I’m a big peacock fan! I love their beautiful colors, and their elegant appearance. Now I’m not saying all these peacock costumes for kids are elegant, but they are pretty darned cute! Especially the toddler and infant costumes. Check them out!

The little ones are the cutest! I used to love dressing my son up for Halloween when he was a toddler. I love the bright colors on this toddler peacock costume.

Precious Peacock Infant / Toddler Costume - 12-18 Months

You can find this costume and all of it’s details here:  Precious Peacock Infant / Toddler Costume This costume includes jumpsuit with a detachable tail,hood,and slip-on booties. Awwwe!

Love the colors on this one too!

Baby Peacock Infant / Toddler Costume - 18 Months/2T

you can find out all the details here: Baby Peacock Infant / Toddler Costume This costume includes the jumpsuit with a hood.

For the older kids, check out this very pretty peacock girl’s costume.

Pretty Peacock Child Costume - 4-6 SM

You can find all the details here:  Pretty Peacock Child Costume This costume includes the dress and tail, but it does not include tights or shoes.

This peacock dress is adorable! I love the tail on this one, so elegant and colorful!

Peacock Girl Child Costume - Medium (8/10)

You can find all the details and info on this costume here:  Peacock Girl Child Costume This costume includes a character dress and a plumed headpiece, but does not include tights or shoes.

For the older tweens and teens, I have one more peacock costume to share. I think the peacock skirt/ tail on this costume is also adorable!

Peacock Tween Costume - Small

You can check out all the details here:  Peacock Tween Costume This costume includes a peacock dress with attached tail,shorts,fingerless gloves and hair comb, it does not include leggings or shoes.

I have one final peacock costume to share, this one is also for the teens and tweens. It has a more obvious peacock tail than the costume above.

Peacock Gal Teen Costume (12-16)

You can find all the info, including sizes here:  Peacock Gal Teen Costume This tween/ teen peacock costume includes dress, hat, choker, but oes not include shoes.

Which one is your favorite? I think I like them all!

Snack Mix For Your Fall Harvest Party

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It’s super fun to incorporate some of your favorite fall flavors into a quick and easy snack mix for your fall or Halloween party. Just throw this easy snack mix together into a large bowl, and set it out for your guests to enjoy. Here’s the recipe I like to use for a simple harvest or Halloween party snack mix.

Fall Harvest Snack Mix

Mix together:

  • 5 cups of Chocolate Chex(tm) Cereal
  • 1 bag Brachs(tm) Autumn Mix
  • 2 cups of lightly salted peanuts

You can also spread this mixture out on a cookie sheet, or waxed paper, and drizzle it with melted chocolate, or white chocolate. Let it cool, then break it apart.

Yum, I love sweet and salty snack mixes.

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Using Gourds For Fall Party Decorating

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Today I have some fun ideas for you using one of my favorite (and low cost) fall decorating materials~ gourds. I love using gourds to decorate in the fall, and they make fabulous party decorations and centerpieces. You can use gourds several ways, either by themselves with other fall favorites.

Gourds are inexpensive, and come in a large variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. I think that’s why they’re so versatile for fall decorating.


Here are some ideas you can use to make simple party decorations featuring gourds:

  • Scatter them around the center of your tables, with a few miniature pumpkins and colorful fall leaves.
  • Put them in a basket together.
  • Paint faces on them, and make them fun for a kid’s party.
  • Place them around the base of potted mums.
  • Add them to a cornucopia.
  • Dry them and cut them out to use as serving bowls.
  • Mix fall flowers in with them for even more color and variety.

Gourds are so versatile, and since they’re also very affordable, especially if you grow your own.

Fall Cocktail~ Caramel Apple Pie

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I love the fall season! When it comes around I know it’s also apple season around here, time for apple pies, caramel apples, apple cake, everything apple sounds good this time of year! It’s also time to start thinking about those fall harvest parties, and planning what’s on the menu. Today I have a fabulous caramel apple pie cocktail recipe you can add to your fall harvest party or Halloween party menu, courtesy of Three Olives Vodka. Enjoy!

Caramel Apple Pie Cocktail

  • 1 oz. 1800 Silver Tequila
  • ½ oz. butterscotch schnapps
  • 1 oz. apple cider
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice

Combine ingredients and shake well with ice, strain into martini glass. Garnish with an apple slice.

The Three Olives Vodka website has more cocktail recipes for your fall and holiday party planning.

You could plan your whole harvest party around apples, from the main dish, to dessert, decorations, and cocktails. If you know someone with an orchard rent it out for the day and hold your party there.

You might also want to check out the yummy Pumpkin-tini cocktail recipe I posted yesterday.

Don’t forget to always drink responsibly.

Pumpkin Cocktail Recipe~ Pumpkin Pie-tini

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Only a couple weeks until Halloween! Are your fall and Halloween party plans in full swing yet? Today I thought I’d share a recipe courtesy of Three Olives Vodka. One of my favorite fall flavors is pumpkin, so this pumpkintini recipe definitely caught my attention!

This yummy cocktail would be perfect for a fall harvest or Halloween party. Make a whole pitcher to shake and pour in your guests’ glasses as they arrive. It’s sure to be a big hit.

The crème de cacao, vanilla, and pumpkin flavors sound like a wonderful fall flavor combination. Yum!

Pumpkin Pie-tini

  • 1 oz. milk
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
  • 1 ½ oz. Three-O Vanilla vodka
  • 1 ½ oz. crème de cacao

Using a small amount of honey, rim martini glass with graham cracker crumbs.

Shake milk and pumpkin puree over ice to combine. Pour in remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into the martini glass.

I have more fall and Halloween party cocktail ideas and recipes coming up. Maybe I’ll roundup some of my favorites! Don’t forget to remind your guests to drink responsibly.

Painted Pumpkins For Fall and Halloween Party Decorations

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Decorating a pumpkin doesn’t have to involve a sharp knife. We haven’t carved a pumpkin for several years at our house. We paint them!  Painted pumpkins will last longer than carved pumpkins do, and you can get very creative with paint. Here are some cute and fun painted pumpkins for inspiration.

You can use any acrylic paint, and top it with a coat of polyurethane to give the pumpkin a shiny finish.

Image via flickr

Dress them up like your favorite character, better yet make a pumpkin look alike for everyone in your family.

Here are some painted and carved pumpkins.

Image via boliyou flickr

Any of these would make wonderful Halloween party decorations, or a wonderful addition to your fall outdoor decorations.