Tuesday, October 06, 2015

How To Get Your Halloween Party Supplies 30% Off!

Right now through Thursday, October 8th, you can get all your Halloween essentials at 30% off the regular price! This sale includes Halloween party invitations, Halloween greeting cards, Halloween plates, paper plates, posters, wine charms, tablecloths, serving trays, coasters, food, platters, table runners, and favor boxes at 30% off just by using code ZSPOOKYSCARY at checkout. What's even better is that you can get 15% off everything else that's not on sale!
According to statisticbrain.com, consumers annually spend 7 billion dollars on Halloween, with the average amount per person being $72. I can certainly believe this as even though I no longer go to Halloween parties and dress up, I spend a lot on candy and home decor Halloween items and outdoor decorations.
According to the same site's statistics, who celebrates Halloween? 68.5% of people, that's who! And it seems the adult age group that celebrates Halloween the most is those from 18-24 years old at 85.3%. It is also interesting to note that consumer spending for Halloween has risen each year from 2009 to present.
So if Halloween is one of your favorite holidays or the favorite holiday of all in your book, you probably spend your fair share on decorating the house, on candy, on Halloween clothing, parties and party invites. Now is a great time to save!
Check out some of the awesome Halloween party invites, plates and paper plates, favor boxes, serving trays, Halloween cookies, cake pops, dipped Oreos, and other items from my Halloween Store as well as those of other Zazzle shopkeepers! And remember to use ZSPOOKYSCARY at checkout!
Having a Haloween party? Check out these Halloween party invites for both kids parties and adult parties! Also check out my Halloween Invitations Pinterest Board for tons more Halloween party invites as well as some Halloween postage!


Vintage Style Halloween Costume Party Invite
Vintage Style Halloween Costume Party Invite by JenHoneyDesigns
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Haunted House Halloween Party Invitation
Haunted House Halloween Party Invitation by MetricMod
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The Count Custom Halloween Invitation
The Count Custom Halloween Invitation by halloweengifts
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What Halloween party would be complete without some awesome, scary, fun, bright, spooky plates! Here are some Halloween plates and paper plates perfect for the party! 
Halloween Damask 7 Inch Paper Plate
Halloween Damask 7 Inch Paper Plate by ArtColorLifeStyle
Browse for another Paper Plate at Zazzle
In browsing Zazzle it amazes me at every turn to see the creativity of shopkeepers! I have yet to make any Halloween favor boxes, but some other shopkeepers sure have been busy and wow, I am impressed with these awesome Halloween party favor boxes!
 
Eat, Drink and Be Scary - Halloween Party Favor Box
Eat, Drink and Be Scary - Halloween Party Favor Box by MyRazzleDazzle
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What else will you need for your Halloween party? How about some platters and some serving trays? These ones are sure to be a hit!
 
Halloween Vintage Black Cat Serving Platter
Halloween Vintage Black Cat Serving Platter by RedwoodAndVine
Look at Serving Platters online at zazzle.com
And last but certainly not least, check out these Halloween foods. It will make the party a lot more fun, tasty, and easier for you to purchase some of these Halloween sugar cookies, cake pops, and dipped Oreos! And talk about yum!!
 
Little Dracula Dipped Oreos Chocolate Dipped Oreo
Little Dracula Dipped Oreos Chocolate Dipped Oreo by halloweengifts
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Trick or Treat Halloween Cookies Sugar Cookie
Trick or Treat Halloween Cookies Sugar Cookie by SoSpooky
Look at other Halloween party Photo Cookies at zazzle.com
Dead Damask - Happy Halloween Brownies Rectangular Brownie
Dead Damask - Happy Halloween Brownies Rectangular Brownie by creativetaylor
Shop here for Brownies at Zazzle
For some great Halloween food ideas, recipes, decorating ideas, costume ideas, and more check out my Halloween Pinterest Board!  Have a great party!
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Monday, October 05, 2015

Today is World Teachers' Day 2015

Today is World Teachers' Day for 2015. I couldn't possibly let the day pass without paying tribute to teachers, especially because my own beautiful daughter is a teacher and has been for the past 15 (this is her 16th) years. She taught kindergarten for 14 years and last year changed to 3rd grade. This year she teaches 3rd grade again, and my lovely little granddaughter is a student in her class!
I also have a niece who is a teacher, and my sister in law is a teacher, and I am so proud of them all because each one of them takes their job seriously, cares so tremendously about their students, and is just in general a teacher who cares, works hard, puts in long hours, and comes up with amazing and interesting ways to teach.
I know first hand how much my daughter puts into her kids and her classroom. I went into her classroom a couple times this summer with her and it just amazed me how well thought out her classroom is. There is nothing in her classroom that wasn't wiped down, updated, put into the spot they are in without a lot of forethought and planning as to what makes the classroom work best for everyone involved. Her classroom is bright and cheery, has so many educational games, posters, books, etc. I am so proud of her as last year being her first year of 3rd grade one would think her classroom library would be void of books, but amazing teacher that she is, she has scoured book orders, rummage sales, used book stores, new book stores, online, the Goodwill stores, etc. and her classroom library has hundreds of books that are third grade appropriate, all categorized by author or topic and all have been given the rating system and marked. (I admit I cannot remember the name of this rating system!)
Anyone who knows a teacher well knows that this notion of "they get the summer off" is a myth and not even close to being a reality. Many teachers, my daughter included, spend enormous amounts of time in the summer months in their classroom getting not only the room ready for the upcoming year, but the curriculum ready as well. Not only does she spend her time in the classroom, she spends hours after her children have gone to sleep looking online at sites like Teachers Pay Teachers and Pinterest and who knows where else for ideas, for sharing, for finding new, innovative ideas for teaching.
Another myth is that schools provide the items you see in your child's classroom. I cannot speak for all schools but I know in my daughter's case, except for the bare essentials like desks, construction paper, crayons, and pencils almost everything in that entire classroom was bought and brought in by her.  She goes to the Teacher Store in Green Bay several times a year, she buys things online, from the dollar stores, from the big name stores, constantly needing something for the classroom or the students themselves. Yes, the school does have a list and each child is responsible for bringing in certain supplies, which they do, and her parents have been great about donating such things as extra pencils, crayons, kleenix, hand sanitizer, that sort of thing. That said, all of the posters, the decorations,  the awards, stickers, stamps, name tags, learning games and toys, classroom wall borders, even most curriculum items are purchased by her. She even bought a document camera this year because she did not have one in the classroom!
And so, because I know what teachers do first hand, it is with sincere gratitude and thanks that I say Happy World Teachers' Day 2015 to all caring, hard working teachers not only in the U.S. but across the world! You are amazing!
 I have been creating school, education, and reading designs for over ten years. Here are a few designs from my Teacher Store that I feel celebrate teachers and would also make a great gift to show appreciation for that teacher you know!


Teachers Shape Our Future Clipboard
Teachers Shape Our Future Clipboard by school_teacher
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Sunday, October 04, 2015

Halloween and Peanut Allergies

Did you know there are now over six million children with food allergies? Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of death due to food allergies.
Peanut allergies (and other allergies) can be deadly! If your child has a peanut allergy, these T-shirts, buttons, and stickers  may help to protect him by letting everyone aware that he's allergic to peanuts.  As a grandparent of a child with a severe peanut allergy,  I have seen firsthand how having a severe allergy can affect a child and his family. Sending your child who has a peanut, nut, or other severe food allergy off to preschool, daycare, or school can be very frightening! They may be too young and not yet responsible enough to know or remember they have a severe food allergy, or may be tempted to eat something they shouldn't eat. These Peanut Allergy T-shirts, stickers, and other items will help to remind their daycare provider or teacher as well as parents or whoever else they come in contact with know that they have a severe allergy. 
Halloween is an especially hard time for kids with allergies. Please consider the Teal Pumpkin Project this Halloween to help make the holiday safer and more fun for kids with allergies. By having a printed teal pumpkin on your door or window, or a teal painted pumpkin, it lets parents of kids with allergies know that you are aware of allergies and are offering non food items for those kids trick or treating who have allergies!
Find out more about the Teal Pumpkin Project HERE. The site also has a free printable teal pumpkin to display at your home to let those kids with allergies know you are offering the non food items! 
Several years back I did a press release about Halloween and kids with  peanut allergies. You can read my press release HERE. Since the press release, the youtube video has been made private. It was a video showing how to us an EpiPen. If you want to know how to use an EpiPen here is a video that makes using one easy enough even for a child! This is a great resource with some good advice regarding EpiPen use.  EpiPens should ALWAYS be carried by someone with a severe allergy!
It is not easy to find nut free candies, especially chocolate. I am not going to give advice on which candy is peanut free and made on nut free facilities because I don't consider myself an expert in that department and things can change so quickly ie companies that are safe one day may change the way they produce the items and not be safe the next day. Here is a link however to Vermont Nut Free Chocolates website. I have ordered nut free candy from here for my grandchildren several times. 
If you have Facebook there are several pages such as THIS ONE that can be a great help to anyone with allergies. One thing I like about this one is that they send out recall alerts when an item that was thought of as "safe" for whatever reason is no longer safe to eat. There are plenty of other sites on Facebook pertaining to allergies and it's easy to find them by typing in "peanut" or "allergy" or such into the search bar.
It was because of my precious grandson's severe peanut and other nut allergies that I created some stickers, T-shirts, and buttons. He has used the stickers on his lunch boxes and desks in pre-school and young elementary, also worn the buttons and T-shirts. He also wears a medical bracelet to alert people to his severe life threatening allergy. Here is a site that has some awesome medical bracelets for kids of all ages!
And here are some of the peanut and nut allergy awareness stickers, buttons, and T-shirts from my store.
Also, please share this post to help spread awareness of peanut, nut, and other severe food allergies.
 
NO Peanuts I'm Allergic Square Sticker
NO Peanuts I'm Allergic Square Sticker by peanut_allergy
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Peanut Allergy Elephant T-shirt
Peanut Allergy Elephant T-shirt by peanut_allergy
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Allergic to Peanuts Shirt
Allergic to Peanuts Shirt by peanut_allergy
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NO Peanuts I'm Allergic Shirts
NO Peanuts I'm Allergic Shirts by peanut_allergy
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Peanut NO Nuts I'm Allergic Tshirt
Peanut NO Nuts I'm Allergic Tshirt by peanut_allergy
Shop for No nuts T-Shirts online at Zazzle.com
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