FREE Halloween Bingo Cards - Classroom themed game, School Party Idea, KIDS PARTIES or RETIREMENT HOME - Senior care

Sometimes I miss class parties with fun games and treats. ALWAYS being the classroom Mom it's a hard habit to break. I'm still planning and thinking of cute ideas even with my boys both in high school. This year especially since we are not throwing our annual Halloween party.

We volunteer everything Sunday calling bingo at our local retirement residence and usually decorate and bring fun treats during or on holidays. Not only did we decorate this year but we change to themed bingo cards!!!

The theme this year was spiders.

My decorating crew.

I used the little magnetic spiders I made for the office last year. 
Such a quick decorating idea. Make at home and up within minute.

We started with spider web in the center of each table with either a glitter skull or pumpkin. Added little spiders in the web and mini cauldrons I found at Target. 

I counted out enough candy to fill each cauldron to make them the same.  

Added cups of candy corn for covering the cards.

For the bingo cards, I looked online and was having the hardest time finding a full set of cards that was free to download. I did find one with numbers but realized AFTER I printed them that they didn't follow a true bingo board with the number for each letter. :( 

B- 1-15
I - 16-30
N - 31-45
G - 46-60
O - 61-75

I still needed to use our bingo ball cage with the balls. Changing it up too much would just confuse everyone. Plus they would need to search the entire card for the number instead of just that letter. They play three cards at a time!!!

PLAN B! Make my own!

I created 30 different cards.

They used candy corn to cover the numbers called.

You could also use little plastic spiders.

The residents absolutely loved the cards. We joked that they could eat the bingo chips. Lol!

ALL FREE AND DOWNLOADABLE

Sized to print on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper or card stock. I used card stock to make them a little more sturdy.

Click links below and right click and save.
 JPG file  - Easy to print.

CARD 1
CARD 2
CARD 3
CARD 4
CARD 5
CARD 6
CARD 7
CARD 8
CARD 9
CARD 10
CARD 11
CARD 12
CARD 13
CARD 14
CARD 15
CARD 16
CARD 17
CARD 18
CARD 19
CARD 20
CARD 21
CARD 22
CARD 23
CARD 24
CARD 25
CARD 26
CARD 27
CARD 28
CARD 29
CARD 30
CALLER CARD

Last card is a caller card to cross off the numbers randomly selected as you go. 

If you plan multiple games just use a different symbol to cross off the numbers - diagonal for the first game and another diagonal making a X for the second game, horizontal line, vertical line, or circle the number for each game after. You could also use colored sharpies.

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DIY Thanksgiving - FANCY PIE CRUST - fall leaves & colors - PUMPKIN or APPLE Pie Idea - Decorative holiday baking idea

Pumpkin pies are my favorite!! I decided to make the edges a little more colorful similar to my CARAMEL APPLE PIE and the PI PIE. 

I used the same premade pie dough from my POT PIE recipe. 

Pizza cutter to make the strips for the braids.

Cookie cutters for the acorns, pumpkins, and leaves.

I found this one at a bake shop and love it!

I used Wilton food coloring. Copper, Brown, Golden Yellow and "No Taste" Red. 

 Used paint brushes to apply color.

I had a tiny bit of water on the parchment paper to dilute the food coloring and to blend colors.

I painted all the cut outs and strips.

 I would suggest painting the strips last and braid right away. The thin pie dough dries out fast making the color crack when you braid.

You can see some of the cracks here at the rounded areas. It didn't look bad and no one would notice. 

I made two braids to fit around the edges.

I used a little water to attach to the pie crust.

Added all the little cutouts.

Fill with pumpkin pie mixture.

Not shown but I added foil under the acorns, pumpkins, and leaves. Since it's hanging over the edge and not supported, it will bend when you bake. To prevent that just add foil as the support.

I made one for the school, a party and Thanksgiving. So many compliments!!!

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November FALL office decoration ideas - leaves, glitter pumpkins, & tree - easy & inexpensive - Autumn cubical fun

Remember my spooky Halloween tree with all the spiders??

Well, I made a few changes and now it's a fall tree!!! 

I purchased some fall floral from Michael's and it was 80% off!!! They clearance Halloween and fall at the same time.

Changed spiders to leaves and it's now looks like November in our office.

Hot glued leaves to the trunk and branches.

Pumpkin basket to make the conference table centerpiece.

Glitter and sequin pumpkins and a few leaves. 

Leaves on the floor and glitter pumpkin.

I don't think I posted the reason I put the tree up in the first place. We had a leak from the air conditioner and the paint looks like it's sliding off the wall. Also, they removed our thermostat box leaving an ugly hole and old paint showing. Until it gets fixed this was a cute cover up. :)

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