This Halloween we are having a tea party for the boys and 2 of their little friends. I tried hard to convince my husband that a Heath Bros Halloween Disco would be fun but I have conceded that next year will be better, as small boy is only 15 months and will enjoy it more next year.

That doesn't stop me compiling a cracking list of ideas on Pinterest. Have a look here.

With only 4 of them I can go to town and spoil them with treats and games that would be too expensive if there were 20!

I have had a go at making some breadstick ghosts and made a few pin wheels for decorations. Mum is off to visit my brother in America just before Halloween so I have packed a wish list of bits and bobs I can't buy over here, to bring back in her suitcase, including a 13 inch pumpkin!

I found this free customised printable invitation which I have cut out and stuck onto Halloween scrap book paper.

We live in a little cul de sac so it will be safe to take the four of them trick or treating for half an hour before it will be time for a bath and bed.

Just got to think of something creative for them to carry to hold their sweet loot! I might try and make my own versions of these!

No I am not auditioning for the local Amateur Dramatics society, (although I can see that making a nice retirement hobby) we are off to Penzance in a few weeks for our friend's 30th. It's a pirate themed affair and every party costume store I have been into or online sells only sexy pirate wench outfits!

My body is so past the stage of sexy wench more like haggered mother of two!

I tried to think of an alternative costume idea (we once had a party for my husband's birthday and someone came as a flag and another as a parrot!) and found these lovely skull print dresses!

I am thinking a skull dress, pirate hat and a swashbuckling plastic sword from the boy's dressing up box!

Which one would you go for or am I playing it too safe?!

Linking up my current crush with Yellow Umbrella Design

I saw this idea on Pinterest and knew it would make the perfect keepsake first birthday card for my cousin's little boy who is one on Monday. Right on theme with the birthday party!

Take a blank piece of paper, green, blue, red and yellow paint. (Mix the blue and red to make the purple)

Paint the palm of a hand with green and the four fingers blue for the legs.

Turn you paper upside down and place your print on the page. 3 prints make a great body!

Big boy did the first two sections and small boy did the last body. It was impossible to get him to keep his hand open so I painted three of my fingers as the legs for his body!

Paint a palm red for the face and two fingers (with a finger space in the middle) purple for the antennae.

Dada did two big yellow finger prints for the eyes and big boy two purple pupil thumbprints! Small boys thumbprint made a great nose.

I decided it was so sweet, I ink stamped his name along the bottom and framed it in an A4 frame with a luggage tag hanging from the top with a message from us!

A truly handmade card from the whole family.