Just living day to day can sometimes position way more on our plates than we can cope with. Just as you’re recuperating from back to school frenzy and are getting back into the schedule of driving kids here and there for after school activities, Halloween is upon you even before you realize it. If you have got a few children to dress up, it can run into some dollars. If you’re poor on time, money or both, here are five quick easy Halloween costumes you can create yourself in just a few hours. A trip to the dollar store for a few great accessories and you have got some thrilled trick or treaters. These costumes are a hit with all the children.

Though Halloween has always been about frightening things like haunts, hobgoblins, and hexes, some get more aroused about things that are pretty foul. Although your children may not desire to consume Spinach or greens throughout the year because they are ‘disgusting,’ this is one time of the year when they are going to go nutty for the chance to cut into a brain, or to possibly bolt down a fistful of severed digits. We may never realize the difference, but we can certainly go with it. Find some fun and earthy Halloween recipes to serve on this fun day.