There are all sorts of ways for kids to be creative: high-tech, low-tech or no-tech. Here are a few of our current favorites that fit into at least one of those categories.<h3>— “Skylanders Imaginators”</h3>This brand-new addition to the Skylanders universe is ...
NEW YORK — Halloween costumes have come a long way since cutting holes in sheets or purchasing paper disguises at the local pharmacy.These days, dressing up for Halloween has a whole new meaning, thanks to fashion putting a stylish twist on all things creepy and kooky. In recent months, ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Danny Williamson was growing up in Columbus County, he would go into the towns of Chadbourn or Evergreen, N.C., for trick-or-treating.As a result, there wasn’t much need to carve Halloween pumpkins at Williamson’s childhood home. That’s how Williamson, 62, now of ...
SEATTLE — This Halloween, sexy is out and slugs are in. Pokemon trumps politics, and gory is sought by kids and older adults with millennials looking for Instagram-worthy beauty, according to novelty shops, costume emporiums and thrift stores.“People are looking for silly or gory instead of ...
Lunchboxes and backpacks can be pretty boring — but they don’t have to be. Here are a few of our favorite ways to add some style and fun to these otherwise yawn-inducing school necessities.<h3>—Bentology (Bentology)</h3>Bentology has a number of colorful, ...
Parents need to know that director Tim Burton’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is based on the first book in Ransom Riggs’ spine-tingling, best-selling gothic trilogy. It definitely shares some of the book’s complex content and themes, including death and the yearning ...
