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Best Leprechaun Traps of 2020

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Leprechaun Traps for Nursing Home Inspiration

We’ve borrowed some really creative Leprechaun Traps usually designated for kids and decided to call them Leprechaun Traps for Seniors. The steps for any Leprechaun Trap are pretty simple, really. You need to build a trap that can hold the leprechaun after capture, so a box is pretty standard, and you also need bait. Leprechauns […]

How to Make Green Slime & Spider Hats: 2 Halloween Party Crafts

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How to Make Green Slime

Gooey Green Slime is great for craft time and perfect for Halloween. The gooier, the better, right? Here’s a recipe for how to make green slime. This recipe isn’t an edible version because it includes Elmer’s glue and borax, but is quick to do with only a few ingredients. Spider hat craft is very easy […]

Pumpkin Ring Toss & Tragic Sam: Halloween Party Games

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Pumpkin Ring Toss & Tragic Sam

Pumpkin Ring Toss Game! Set up three large pumpkins with stems, to form a ring toss. Use embroidery hoops or make hoops with rope and duct tape. Mark a throwing line on the floor and take turns trying to ring a pumpkin stem. Or you can have them try to ring an entire large pumpkin […]

Dryer Vent Hose Pumpkin Decorations

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Dryer Vent Hose Pumpkins Decorations

To begin making the dryer vent hose pumpkin decorations you will start with some dryer vent hose. These hoses are usually either white or silver foil. Cut them to a length suitable for the pumpkin size you want to make, approximately  2 feet long. Using the hot glue gun, put glue along the cut edge of […]

Memory Box & Reminiscence Box Ideas

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Memory Box & Reminiscence Box Ideas

Reminiscence Box and Memory box ideas are a great way to stimulate memories in the elderly. It is fun for anyone to revisit the items that were popular in their past and seniors will love to see the items that were a part of their daily lives in days gone by. A Reminiscence Box could […]

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