Spooky Craft Book Giveaway
You know how I can’t resist a good craft book.. even better a craft book that I can GIVE AWAY to you lovely readers!! Yay. Here is a great looking book from the American “All You” Magazine – All You Frightfully Fun Halloween Handbook (available on both Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com). As Halloween is JUST AROUND the corner, we are going to run this competition VERY quickly. So be quick and join in. So that we can FEDEX the winner their book in time for the “Big Day”.
I am particularly looking forward to some of the pumpkin decorating ideas and the DIY Costumes!
To enter and win your own copy, all you have to do, is leave a comment below letting us know what your favourite “DIY Halloween” activity is? Do you like to make ghoulish snacks? Or make your own costumes? Or do you like to decorate with the kids!
T&C
1) Open to the US and UK ONLY
2) Competition closes on 25th October 2013 at 11:30am (British Winter Time)
3) Winners will be selected at random and emailed ON the 25th
4) The delivery of the prize is the responsibility of All You publishing and not Life At The Zoo
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