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Hunger Games chocolates by Vosges: I volunteer as tribute!

Are you hungry, Hunger Games fans? Don’t be prim–just dig right into this gorgeous box of gourmet truffles from Vosges, inspired by the Capitol of Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games world. Opulence, trinkets, and accoutrements wait within. But no...

3 classic holiday treats for kids with food allergies

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

It’s no fun being that kid with food allergies who gets a chocolate Santa in your stocking, only to find your mom taking it away because there are no ingredients written on the foil. But it’s probably worse being that mom. So we’re happy to see more...

Donating leftover Halloween candy, and other ways to get it out of the house.

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

This is a favorite post of ours, republished. Hope it helps! Every Halloween, one of the biggest questions we get from readers is what to do with the leftover Halloween Candy. Should you for some bizarre reason not want to eat every single bit of sugar your kids...

Yummy recipes using leftover Halloween candy. On the outside chance you have any.

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes

If you’re like me, you’re going to wake up in the morning with a sugar hangover, wondering just what the heck to do with all those leftover Halloween candies. Hit our archives and check out our post on 10 delicious recipes that use leftover Halloween...

The ultimate last-minute Halloween idea guide for parents: costumes, treats, pumpkins, printables and more.

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

We have featured so many helpful posts lately on Halloween treats, tricks, costumes and beyond, we wanted to put them all in one place. After all, we can’t be the only ones who still have plenty to do–or uh, haven’t gotten started?–when it...

Cool pumpkin decorating idea: Use candy!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

We are T minus less than a week to Halloween, which means the pumpkin carving and decorating can begin! (I tend not to carve too early or we end up with saggy pumpkin eyes and mouths by the 31st.) So I love this idea which looks great and can save you a little...

5 of our favorite Pinterest pins this week

by Cool Mom Staff | Uncategorized

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us and find cool pins like these daily. 1. Great list of nut-free Halloween candies you can find in any store. 2. Want these shoes. Need these shoes. Will someone please buy us these shoes? 3. Some especially...

8 healthier Halloween candies for trick-or-treaters (no, not carrot sticks)

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks

Though I always complain about the full-to-bursting sacks of candy my kids bring home on Halloween night, they just wouldn’t be as excited by carrot sticks and apple slices. With that in mind, I try to buy treats from companies who take great care to make yummy...

6 pumpkin-inspired sweets you can serve up without lifting a finger

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Last week we talked apple treats, and this week it’s pumpkin time. You’re picking pumpkins this year, right? If only from the grocery store? Now all you have to do is seed, peel, and cube your pumpkin. Then roast and puree the pumpkin flesh and we’re...

Crack open a coffin of gourmet Halloween chocolates. This one’s just for the grown-ups.

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes

Most of the Halloween candy I eat is pilfered from my kids’ bags when they aren’t looking. But if you’d like to give–or get–some chocolate treats that are much more grown up than snack-sized bars, check out what we’ve unearthed for...

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