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$43 in Trick-or-Treat Trade-In

Some people have asked. So...yes, my boys trick-or-treat. No, they do not eat the candy. But they love to go with friends and show off the elaborate costumes they have created with my husband. In case you're not a Star Wars fan, D (on the left) is an AT-ST from the battles of Hoth and Endor. R (on the right) is BB-8, an astromech droid from the not-yet-released Star Wars movie. These costumes took a ridiculous number of hours and many tears, but it was a lot of quality dad-time and a lot of fun to see the reactions on Halloween. Let's go back. Years ago, actually probably just four years ago (and my boys are 11 and 13), we did not take them trick-or-treating. We would go on a Halloween camping trip with friends and we would trick-or-treat those handful of campsites. And I had a rule: no candy. Three years ago, we camped and came home in time to attend our friends' Halloween party. People were astounded that my boys had never trick-or-treated (for real) an...

Happy Halloween Hot Chocolate Mix

Every year we go Halloween camping with some good friends. And the kiddos trick-or-treat between the our group's campers and campsites. What fun! This year I decided to whip up some spiced hot chocolate mixes and hand those out from our tent. Ingredients makes 14 mason jars full 16 ounces unsweetened cocoa powder 16 ounces organic dark brown sugar 16 ounces organic granulated sugar 2 T ground sage 1 T ground cinnamon 1/2 t fleur de sel Procedure Mix all of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl until well-combined. Scoop into jars. Easy peasy!! Here are our happy campers... To make hot chocolate: Add 3 heaping T to 4 to 6 ounces of hot milk.