If you’re heading to the stores right now, you’ll see all sorts of Halloween candy on sale. Grab a few bags and turn then into a beautiful Christmas decoration (or gift for that matter).

Tawra and Jill from Living On A Dime put this video and free report together for you. Scroll down below the video to download your pdf report with plenty of pictures on how to make this cute wreath. You’re welcome to share the report with family and friends.

Pretty, isn’t it? Here’s your free report with step by step instructions on how to make this wreath.

Candy Christmas Wreath (pdf)

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Kids love to play pretend and one of my daughter’s favorite game right now is to play store. So I figured, why not write today’s Frugal Fun Friday post on playing grocery store.

It’s always a good idea to encourage kids to play pretend. It helps them grow and practice for thier role as adults later in life. It’s also a great way to teach your child frugal shopping habits from an early age on.

You could go all out and spend a lot of money on a pretend play toy set like the one in this picture (which is available from Amazon.com here), or you can do what we do at home and get an old cardboard box or a small table along with anything easy to deal with from the pantry (including canned and boxed items) and a few grocery bags.

You can also save some boxes and containers (like rice boxes, milk cartons etc), clean them out as needed and then let your child use them for a while to play pretend.

We also had a lot of fun making our own play money. I cut strips of construction paper from the bills and had the kids draw designs and numbers on them. For the coins we did rubbins by laying a piece of paper over a coin and rubbing it with the side of a pencil. We cut out the shapes and voila – play money.

Happy Friday!

This week’s Frugal Fun Friday idea is to take some family pictures. It’s still warm enough to take those pictures outside and all the colorful fall leaves will make a wonderful back drop.

Grab your digital camera and the rest of the family and have fun with your very own family photo shoot.

You can try different poses, get everyone to dress up etc. Just make it fun.

This is also a great time to take pictures for your Christmas Cards. Get out those Christmas sweaters or just put everyone in matching outfits for a great holiday effect.

Don’t forget to view all your pictures on your computer afterward and order some prints of the prettiest pictures.

Ordering Prints (and photo Christmas cards for that matter) online is usually the least expensive way to go. Here’s the service I use regularly: