10 Lies About Vampires You Learned from Movies

December 3, 2009

Of all the classical monsters, vampires have to be the most popular. Unfortunately, popularity does tend to have its bad sides. Remember how everybody gossiped about that hot cheerleader back in high school? Gossip happens to take a life of its own, and pretty soon everyone was convinced Britney was anorexic, even though she wasn’t. [...]

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32 Bizarre and Fascinating Facts about Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009

Photo by xybermatthew Whenever November hits, you can be sure that a lot of people will be talking turkey. Thanksgiving is one of the country’s most beloved holidays, a four-day weekend of football, food, friends, and family. The annual celebration of the feast between the pilgrims at Plymouth and the Wampanoag tribesmen is eagerly anticipated [...]

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The 40 Best Plus Size Fashion Blogs

November 23, 2009

Photo by demetri parides Fashion can be difficult enough on its own, and those of us who are a bit bigger than average are faced with fewer options than we’d like. It can get downright frustrating looking for that perfect plus size outfit. However, they do exist; it’s all a matter of looking in the [...]

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20 Amazing Sites for Learning About the Renaissance

November 11, 2009

Photo by Wigwam Jones Brave knights. Lovely ladies in fine clothing. If you are looking for costume ideas that are always in style — and rich in color and diversity — the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are great places to look. Men and women can find a wide variety of colorful costumes, accessories and [...]

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5 Sweets Kids Hate Getting for Halloween

October 29, 2009

Although you’re not likely to get a trick for giving a bad treat these days, that sad and disappointed look on a child’s face is quite enough to make you regret giving anything but excellent Halloween handouts. They’re all bubbly when they get to your door, and then you had to go and ruin it [...]

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25 Halloween iPhone Apps to Get You in a Spooky Mood

October 28, 2009

Photo by travelmatt Halloween has got to be one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. Whether you’re a kid looking to get a huge haul trick-or-treating, or an adult eager to show off his scary new costume, we can all agree that Halloween is the perfect time to get spirits (living AND dead) [...]

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15 Books to Inspire Awesome Halloween Costume Ideas

October 21, 2009

Photo by singsing_sky Preppy clothes and glitter for your skin? That’s a vampire Halloween costume? It is if you’re getting your ideas from the popular Twilight series of books. Sadly, if you go to a costume party as a vampire from one of the Twilight novels, you will spend the entire evening explaining what you [...]

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32 Bizarre and Fascinating Facts About Halloween

October 14, 2009

Photo by hanna_horwarth Halloween is one of the most exciting and captivating holidays celebrated by both the young and old. Every year we break out the costumes and the spooky decorations in October. We carve our pumpkins, we buy the candy. But how much about this frighteningly fun holiday do we really know? There are [...]

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Safe Trick or Treating: 16 Essential Tips for Parents

October 7, 2009

Photo by Matt McGee Halloween is here, time to break out the costumes and candy and let the trick or treating fun begin! We all want Halloween to be a happy and safe holiday for our kids, but sometimes with all the excitement and anticipation, kids can be careless and forgetful. On Halloween four times [...]

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16 Incredibly Fun Halloween Party Games for Kids!

September 29, 2009

No children’s party is complete without a few games to play, and Halloween is certainly no exception. Whether you’re throwing your kids a Halloween party at home or helping with a school party, including some of these spooktacular games will insure your party is a success! So break out the prizes and get ready to [...]

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