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Doily Pumpkin Treat Bag

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Let’s face it this time of year is all about the treats. So grab your favorite and let’s dress it up with this cute Doily Pumpkin Treat Bag!

This is a fun one for kiddos to help with if they have a soft touch. Tell them it’s a sewing card of sorts. 😉

Doily Pumpkin Treat Bag

Supplies Needed:
  • Pumpkin doilies (Dollar Tree)
  • Thin Black Ribbon
  • Scissors
  • Lighter
  • Candy

1. Cut your skinny ribbon in half lengthwise to make it even thinner. Burn the raw edge with your lighter to stop fraying. Trust me on this one, unless you want a hairy pumpkin and one strand of ribbon left at the end.

2. Take two doilies and place them with the white sides together. Weave the ribbon in and out through the holes. Put the candy in when you still have about two inches left to “sew” shut.

3. Finish weaving and tie off in a bow.

Fun filler ideas:

  • Candy Corn
  • Homemade pumpkin seeds
  • Reese’s Pieces

They could be really fun at each place setting for Thanksgiving too!

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Pumpkin Caramels

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Let’s face it, I have a thing for treats. My recipe book is half treats and half all other recipes. I can appreciate those delectable desserts that take hours, but sometimes life calls for speed and simplicity. This recipe for pumpkin caramels is the pinnacle of both.

PUMPKIN CARAMELS

Supplies:

  • Pumpkin shaped silicone ice tray
  • Orange colored vanilla candy melts
  • Kraft Caramels
  • (about a half a package of both the candy and the caramels per ice tray you want to fill)

Ingredients look familiar? They were left over from my pumpkin look-a-like caramel apple recipe.

1. Melt your caramel according to package instructions. You will want to do this a little ahead of time so it has time to harden somewhat again. I melted mine to make caramel apples and it sat while they set before I made these. You want it to look like the picture below where it is not hard, but not runny.

2. Melt candy melts according to package instructions. Spoon coating in to each pumpkin until about 1/3 full. This is messy work. You could be really professional about it and pour the coating into a ziploc and squeeze perfectly into each pumpkin.

3. Get a little spoon of caramel and roll in to a ball. It should be about a half inch around. Place one in the center of each pumpkin.

4. Cover the caramel with the remaining candy coating. Place in fridge for 15 minutes to set the pumpkins.

5. Carefully pop each pumpkin out of the tray. Trim off the edges of the candy coating with a knife if needed.

Enjoy your ooey gooey pumpkin caramels!

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Pumpkin Game

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A fun little activity for fall could be disguised in your scrap fabric! This cute pumpkin game uses things you probably already have lying around the house and only takes a few minutes to throw together.

PUMPKIN GAME

Supplies:

{3 Fabric Pumpkins}

  • Scrap Fabric (three 18 inch squares)
  • 9 plastic grocery bags
  • Green ribbon
  • Hot Glue

{Pumpkin Board}

  • I used Styrofoam packaging from my new dishwasher, but you could make something similar by cutting a board or a big piece of cardboard.

1. Lay out an 18 inch square of fabric. Scrunch up 3 plastic bags and place them in the center.

2. Tie two of the corners around each other.

3. Tie the other two corners in a knot.

4. Fold all the fabric tails up in to a point. Leave one out, but roll the other three down in to a “stem.” Wrap the remaining tail around the stem and secure with hot glue.

5. Cover the stems with ribbon, securing with hot glue. Then, add curly vines out of ribbon securing with hot glue.

6. Make a the pumpkin game board by cutting a pumpkin shape out of your styrofoam, board or cardboard.

Prop it up outside and give your pumpkin game a go!

You can even use your pumpkin game in a clear area inside when the weather turns cold because the fabric pumpkins are like pillows and won’t scratch or break anything.

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