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  • One longtime staple of the Halloween season is candy corn. Find out how to make candy corn Halloween costumes for girls with help from a professional costumer and tailor in this free video clip.

  • Celebrating a new boss sets a positive tone between the new supervisor, yourself and the other workers. While you must always respect professional boundaries, strict formality isn't necessary when…

  • You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot force it to drink. Similarly, you can lead your baby to her crib, but you cannot make her nap. You can, however, implement strategies to make nap time run…

  • Halloween is a chance for you to express your love for some of your favorite interests. For physics geeks, it is also a chance to make a clever play on your field of specialty. One good idea for a…

  • "Dominion," also informally known as "Minions," is a fantasy card game in which players compete to build a kingdom in a fictional land. One of the expansions of the game has a sea…

  • A homemade tourist costume can make for a humorous Halloween costume, suitable for an individual, couple or a group. Furthermore, this costume can serve as an ideal "last-minute" Halloween…

  • While Halloween costumes traditionally require extensive face paint and gaudy attire, dressing like a lawyer for Halloween could be a fun and educational experience for both you and your children.…

  • Darth Sidious is the alter ego of the evil Senator Palpatine from the "Star Wars" movie franchise. Known for his dark cloak, pale face and raspy voice, Darth Sidious is an easy and effective…

  • Creating the illusion of having squinted eyes can be useful for Halloween costumes and film, and it's easy to do. It requires liquid latex, a makeup application that can be found in costume stores or…

  • Halloween gives children and adults alike permission to let loose and dress up. Some people go for run-of-the-mill costumes while others opt for outrageous outfits. A man can put himself in the shoes…

  • Halloween can be a great time for you and your kids. One big part of this enjoyment is dressing up for the occasion. A scary theme is traditional and you may be thinking about some common ones that…

  • According to Peggy McClard Antiques, shade portraits have been popular since the late 18th Century as a way that less wealthy people could afford to have a portrait made of themselves or a family…

  • Making a purple princess costume is easier than it may sound. You don't have to be a sewing genius; you simply have to combine the right mix of accessories to make a costume that will please your…

  • Halloween is an opportunity for you to wear creative costumes. If you are attending a Halloween party, the host can select a theme for the occasion, but you can also incorporate your personal style…

  • Halloween is a time for dressing up in your favorite costume and going to parties or trick-or-treating. One way to really make a drab or unexciting costume come alive is the facial products that you…

  • Top off a little child's party outfit or Halloween costume with a homemade princess crown. Teach the child craft skills by involving her in the crown-making project. It will provide entertainment at…

  • The oldest vintage Halloween costumes were mostly ghosts, devils, witches and skeletons, but over the years, costumes began depicting characters, movies or styles that were relevant at their…

  • If you want to put a little jump in your trick-or-treaters’ step this Halloween, look no further than the blank canvas that is your front lawn. Transforming your yard into a spook-tacular scene…

  • Putting together a performance with a cast of young starlets can be incredibly rewarding and exciting but can also entail stress and seemingly impossible deadlines. You have one piece of the puzzle…

  • Put your kid’s old Halloween costumes to good use by displaying them on the doors in your home. Old costumes purchased from yard sales or thrift stores can be used as an inexpensive decoration…

  • Many people have different opinions as to what makes a costume scary. It all depends on what you find terrifying. By identifying your deepest fears, you will be able to determine what costume you…

  • Dressing up your iPod for Halloween is a creative way to boost the spirit of the holiday. Constructing a Halloween-themed case will both add Halloween allure to the device without ruining the surface…

  • The 1980s were characterized by outrageous fashion trends, memorable television and movie actors, over-accessorized musicians and headline-grabbing politicians. Neon clothing was impossible to escape,…

  • Children develop rapidly in the first year of life. Some developmental steps happen one after the other, such as an infant noticing an object with his eyes and then attempting to reach it with his…

  • If you have been invited to a costume party with a religious theme or need a last-minute nun costume for Halloween or a theater production, you can improvise using items from your closet or around the…

  • If you're one of the many who tire of the same old costumes every year, take heart. There are costume ideas that are far from mundane. From comical to questionable, the ideas are, if anything, sure…

  • Dressing up as a Disney character isn't reserved for little kids. Teenage girls can find cute costume ideas from their favorite Disney movies. They can create a modern take on a classic Disney…

  • If you do not have enough money to purchase humorous couple's costumes or you can't find the costumes you want in stores, create them yourself. Many of the items needed to create a costume can be…

  • Upon noticing that babies tend to prefer the small satin tag on a stuffed animal to the animal itself, one mom created blankets that feature an abundance of looped satin tags extending from the…

  • Mary Poppins uses discipline mixed with a spin of magic to educate and care for the Banks' children in the book "Mary Poppins," originally by the author P.L. Travers, which was adapted into…

  • As a parent you want to capture as many memories of your child as possible. You can keep the card that was on your baby's bassinet at the hospital, his first ultrasound picture, and even create your…

  • Halloween is the perfect time to show off couples' costumes. Pairs come in all kinds, such as food items, pop culture and celebrity icons. Before choosing a cute couples' costume, think about the…

  • Many little girls dream of being a princess and will love the opportunity to dress as one for a costume party or Halloween. With a little time and effort, princess costumes are easy to create at home…

  • At Halloween time, every kid needs a trick-or-treat bag to store all their yummy Halloween loot. Felt bags are great for this, since they're colorful, inexpensive and also quick and simple to make.…

  • Whether you are dressing as a pin-up girl or a French maid for Halloween, a pouty lip can add a lot to your costume. If you were not born with full lips, you can still do a few things that don't…

  • If you're an adult female looking for unique Halloween costumes, you'll probably find a lot of sexualized outfits, as if the sexual objectification of women is somehow original. Unique should be…

  • Creating homemade costumes for your baby is not as difficult as it might seem – at least if you have an idea for what you want your baby to look like, as well as how much time and effort you…

  • "Doodle Devil" is a spinoff of the puzzle game "Doodle God." As with the original, players combine elements to create new ones, which they can then recombine to create even more…

  • The look of an ’80s dancer, made iconic by movies like "Flashdance," is an entertaining Halloween costume option that will delight pop culture aficionados. Friends will instantly…

  • Horse camps are places for girls who enjoy riding horses to get away and share their passion with other girls. A horse camp for girls combines fun activities and instructional activities to engage and…

  • Toddlers enjoy dressing up and pretending to be different people based on the costumes they select. Encourage your child's imagination and feed his desire to be a baseball player by dressing him in a…

  • Don't go it alone -- show some family love this Halloween by wearing one of the best sibling Halloween costumes. Rather than having each child dress on his or her own, paired sibling costumes provide…

  • This Halloween, toss a little originality into your Dawn of the Dead date-night garb, opting for complementary costumes that go beyond the tired Tweedledee and Tweedledum variety. Instead, think:…

  • Vampires are one of the classic costume choices for Halloween. There’s something timelessly appealing about these supernatural bloodsuckers that drives kids and adults across the country to don…

  • You don’t have to spend a ton of money to furnish your home. One such project that is both cheap and clever is a homemade vanity. A vanity is simply a countertop with a mirror and sometimes a…

  • You can make even a simple costume into a work of art if you put appropriate time and energy into your face paint. Focusing on your eyes will elevate the creativity and aesthetic appeal of any…

  • Colonial clothes show great variation because individuals belonged to different social classes. Some people wore detailed gowns and suits made from fine silks, and others wore plain clothes suitable…

  • The Halloween season allows for many otherwise modest and reserved people to let loose and use their creative sides. One of the best ways to use your imagination is by planning and creating costumes…

  • Every toddler loves Halloween. The special decorations, the exciting costumes and of course the candy are extremely stimulating to their young minds. These children don’t have the means to dress…

  • Americans spent nearly $6 billion dollars celebrating Halloween in 2010, according to the National Retail Federation. Grocery and craft stores lure consumers with festive displays of Halloween…