Halloween

Thanksgiving is on the horizon: it's time to get organized! Plan the perfect low-fuss feast with this timely checklist from RD.com.

Between step-by-step instructions for preparing a holiday meal, and stress-saving tips to make the process easy, you'll have dinner on the table with ease.

Thanksgiving Checklist: Plan A Low-Fuss Feast

Ghosts and goblins have come and gone ... now what to do with Jack O'Lantern?

Kimberly Danger of MommySavers.Com has a few ideas to get the most value out of your golden globe:

Recycle Your Halloween Pumpkin

Nothing announces the start of the Halloween season better than the appearance on neighborhood doorsteps and lawns of the famous Halloween pumpkins. The annual spookfest may take place for one night only, but the fun of pumpkin carving for jack-o'-lanterns and the preparation of all the 'haunted house' trimmings make Halloween a rival for Christmas as a decorating extravaganza.

Click the read more link below for pumpkin carving tips from HalloweenHour.Com.

Goblin alert: the big day is near! Still looking for cute craft ideas or easy Halloween gifts? Try these easy-to-make Halloween crafts for classroom treats, Halloween BOO baskets or Halloween party favors:

Halloween S'Mores In A Jar	Witches Brew Halloween Gift Mix
Halloween Jiffy Pop Topper	Pumpkin Poop

The big night is coming, and the kids expect to make a haul of Halloween treats. After the evening swap session winds down, what do you do with all that Halloween candy?

Parenthood.Com has a few suggestions, from "recycle it" to "wear it".

Ten great ideas, in fact, so get 'em here:

10 Things To Do With All That Halloween Candy

Handing out Halloween treats to neighborhood trick-or-treaters can be a pricey affair, not to mention that traditional Halloween candy is a nutritional nightmare.

Looking for ideas for Halloween treats that are both healthy and frugal?

Bankrate.com has some creative ideas for inexpensive alternatives the trick-or-treaters at the door. Save money and keep the children healthy with these tips:

10 Healthy, Frugal Halloween Treats

Pumpkin Poop is a popular printable gag gift for Halloween, but you want to take it a bit upscale?

Creative rubber stamper Melissa, blogging as the Stamp Doc, has a marvelous Pumpkin Poop alternative: tiny pizza boxes!

Constructed from scrapbooking paper and cardstock, each tiny treasure holds a small packet of candy corn, M&Ms-brand candies or orange jelly beans.

With the pumpkin poop poem tucked into the box top, it's a sweet spin on this Halloween treat. Better still, Melissa offers free downloads of the pizza box template:

Pumpkin Poop Pizza Boxes

Creating a pumpkin masterpiece is as easy as "Ready, set, print!" with these free printable pumpkin carving templates from RD.com.

Scroll through the Halloween slide show to find a pumpkin design you like, then click the link to print a free carving template.

Taped over your pumpkin, it's easy to outline the carving using a small pin or skewer. Remove the template, then carve on the dotted line. Result: Halloween pumpkin pride!

12 Printable Pumpkin Carving Templates

It's just the thing for your Halloween "You've Been Booed" treat basket: free printable Halloween gift tags from Land O'Lakes. They'll make "boo-ing" your neighbors fun--and easy.

Designed to print on Avery label templates, you can print them to cardstock and cut them out; they're generous in size:

Free Printable Gift Tags for Halloween Treats

Want to go a bit upscale with the Pumpkin Poop gag gift for Halloween? Check out these pretty "pumpkin poop pouches" from blogger FStop Memories.

Using rubber stamps, her computer printer and a little artistic talent, she's created pretty, inexpensive Halloween gifts for family and friends.

Get crafting!

Pumpkin Poop Pouches