Tapping in

My friend Robecca Steam is back and she's sure to be tapping her way into your heart.

The ghouls are ready for one of their favorite classes at Monster High - Dance class! Of course, each ghoul brings her own unique style to class. 

According to Robecca, "In order to expand my horizons I have decided to take a tap class. Well, maybe it is not so much expanding as it is having an alternate dance step to try out at parties. One does so tire of being asked to do 'the robot.'" 

Momma particularly likes Dance Class Robecca since she, too, took tap classes as a girl.

Snicker.

The sweet taste of death

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Just as Halloween is the second most popular holiday (next to Christmas) for a majority of folks in the United States, the Day of the Dead is the favorite holiday for most of those in Hispanic cultures. 

Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and visiting the graves of the departed with gifts of their favorite foods and beverages.

So imagine my pleasure when I saw the new Monster High doll revealed today on Monster High's Facebook page.


Meet Skelita Calaveras.
 
Skelita loves of all things artsy. While Skelita loves to dance, her favorite subject is art (painting rattles her bones)!

Skelita could take down any monster in a sugar skull making contest! They’re her favorite (mine too!) by far.

Ever get that feeling in your bones that something epic is going to happen? Skelita often does, only problem is she has no way of knowing when the event will occur!

Heritage and family are muy importante to our ghoul, Skelita Calaveras. Remembering where you come from is a part of knowing who you are and cultivating your unique personality. 

I couldn't agree more. You go ghoul!

Bitter sweet

Tonner Toys

Ooh, I like the sounds of this new girl!

Maudlynne McCobb (or is it Macabre?) is very sensitive, shy and able to see ghosts. Maudlynne was home-schooled for most of her life until her parents noticed her peculiarness and decided it was time for her to socialize a bit more with regular kids.

• Age: 10
• Favorite colors: Black, Blue & Purple.
• Likes: Dark Chocolate, walks along moonlit beaches, black cats, all nocturnal creatures, & nice musty attics.
• Lives: In a Victorian Mansion in a sleepy little town in Upstate New York.
• Style: Modern Victorian Chic.
• Ambition: TV clairvoyant.
• Best Friends: Victoria, the Ghost in the attic & Edgar Allan, the talking Raven.

 Sound like someone you know?