How to Make Your Very Own Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plant Costume

Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plant Costume

 HOLD THE PIRANHA PLANTS! SPECIAL GUEST WRITER EDITION! Allie has written for Mommy’s Busy Go Ask Daddy before when she made the cutest and most deliciousest SpongeBob Krabby Patty Cupcakes. She did such a great job, that I knew I’d have to have her on here again. Besides baking the bestest cakes in the universe, she’s also insanely amazing at putting together Halloween costumes. Yeah, for someone with a science background, she’s really pretty darn …

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Let Them Eat Eyeballs or Rats Baked in Blood!

Halloween rats

I love Halloween. I love dressing up, decorating the house, carving the pumpkins, you name it. Years ago I used to help throw an annaul Halloween party with my comic book geeky friends and we’d go all out. We’re talking fake bodies strewn about the house. Games like “Bobbing for Stuff” in a vat of Green Ecto Kool-Aid. And even a room with a tarot card reader. And yes, the house even came with its …

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Happy Father’s Day!

I’ve been out of town for two weeks on some personal business (expect some fun L.A. posts to come with details), so apologies for the lack of regular posts here lately. The jetlag’s almost gone and my massive migraine-like headache due to lack of sleep and mega stress is finally under control. So on this Sunday, Father’s Day, I couldn’t ask for a better present in the entire world than to be home safe and …

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Happy Mother’s Day 2013!

While every day should be Mother’s Day (taking care of kids is the hardest and most rewarding job in the world), it’s still nice to take a day and remind mom how awesomely special she is. That goes for all you women out there–even if you don’t have any kids, you can still be a fur baby mom. Taking care of dogs, cats, bunnies, etc., is a big responsibility too! So don’t feel left out …

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Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou

If you didn’t know it (and now you do), today is the official Star Wars Day! Yep, it happens every year on May 4. As in, “May the 4th Be With You!” Whether you’re 40-year-old geek who still sleeps on his Star Wars sheets (uh, no, that’s not me… yet) or a 6-year-old girl who loves her Padme lunch box, today is your day to shine. Heck, it’s such a joyous day, I don’t even …

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