You have one last night and a bunch of activities if you have any extra time! What are the kids going as for Halloween tomorrow? Make Pumpkin Slime All you need is some school glue, water, borax, orange food coloring, black and orange glitter and spiders or eyeballs if you want to make it more …
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What are your Pop-Tarts favorites? Do you think there are Pop-Tarts that should be forgotten? Frosted Confetti Cupcake Pop-Tarts Confetti Pop-Tarts, what? These are filled with vanilla cupcake filling, topped with white frosting and of course rainbow confetti sprinkles. People say these are their favorites while others say they hurt their tummies or they were …
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Get in these Halloween activities, you have about a week left! These may be weird, of course, they’re fun! Make Pumpkin Balloons All you need is black markers, stickers or paper and orange balloons. It’s fun to start by stuffing the balloons with candies, treats or trinkets before blowing them up. From there, blow up …
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Do you say ghoul or spirit for Halloween? Or do you use words like skookum or go-devil? Hide-Behind A hide-behind can be also said as a high-behind or a nigh-behind, meaning a ghost or imaginary creatures that always hides behind some object. The 1939 book Critter by Henry Tryon describes a hide-behind as a 6-foot-tall …
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Have you read People In Horror And What They’re Afraid Of: Part One? Cause this is part two. Mary Shelley Most women turn into moms, or did. It’s fair to say that women in general aren’t excited about birth and even those with the best of circumstances and deliveries say that it’s extremely painful. For …
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What words do you use around Halloween for the word ghost? Here are some new ones, just in time for the season. Bugaboo This South and South Midland expression refers to a ghost but could also mean an imaginary monster or the devil. The word has been used since at least 1710 and could come …
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Which British word do you use the most? Some of their true meanings might really surprise you. Fit The word fit is used to describe someone physically attractive and means to describe their physique. Give Me a Tinkle on the Blower To give someone a tinkle on the blower means you are going to call …
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We tend to think that the current day is the pinnacle of civilization. We have all the latest toys and technologies, and our culture is at its peak. Yet, many things we think are representative of modern life are, in reality, not modern at all. Some inventions and customs are decades or even centuries older …
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Have you ever used the word “miffed?” There are so many fun sayings to learn and use in your verbiage. Full Monty To say full monty means to say everything that is necessary, appropriate and possible. The phrase is used like “they got a full monty” and then finishing with what what said. Gaff The …
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Have you read American Sayings And Where They Come From? Because this is basically part two about all the American phrases. The Tail Wagging The Dog A smaller version of this is “wag the dog” meaning to divert attention to less important issues to get away with bigger issues. A “tail wagging the dog” situation …
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