Every year we make a spooky house out of graham crackers and halloween candy. This year, we decided to make one, but only use what we had around the house. (and not have to buy a bunch of candy). So we ended up making a house out of rice krispie treats. Then I covered it in chocolate frosting I already had. We used kix, cheerios, and dora cereal, a few marshmallows, chocolate mini wheat cereal, and nooodles to decorate. There was a whole lot less "eating" if you will while we decorated, and the girls still had lots of fun. I guess you dont need to spend lots of money to have fun. It may not be as cute as usual, but we has just as much fun. ;)