some swamp water.

My job for Cam's classroom halloween party was to bring some "festive halloween water bottles." As much as I love cutting, pasting & embellishing I do think all of this work is going to be lost on a bunch of halloween-crazed school kids!!! But if you want to make some of your own, here's the info. I got the swamp water label from here (there's also witches brew and scream soda.) I attached mine with rubber cement, but I know there must be an easier way! I tried double stick tape, but it wasn't sticky enough. So if you know a good method, please share! Then I either hot glued a spider to the top of the cap, or tied one around the neck of the bottle with a ribbon. Our in house swamp monster (aka Cam) really wanted to add a drop off green food coloring to make it look nice and swampy. I was sorely tempted, but Jimmy's logic prevailed and it was decided we shouldn't break the seal. So this is clean filtered swamp water.

If you do these, you could also have some little packs of green premeasured koolaid available for people to mix in--you know the ones made for water bottles.

On an unrelated side note, I think that a mention from the beautiful life in the fun lane must have brought me some new visitors. And I just want to thank all of you who have commented throughout my blog. Initially I tried responding to each one, but I am falling more and more behind, so let me just say, thank you for all of your very kind words. Really. I love writing on my blog and would do it regardless, but knowing there are others out there that like it, makes it even more rewarding! So thank you! And happy halloween!