BITS AND PIECES

The tips and tricks that will make you happy this week

SPOOKTASTIC FUN

÷TIS the week to be spooky — and try to keep the children entertained too. Have a look for fun — and healthy — creepy food and play ideas on supertroopers.

ie from Laya Healthcare. Recipes include Halloween Eyeballs and Pumpkin and Butter Bean Hummus. And activities include Monster Musical Statues and Skeleton Scavenger Hunt.

ICE ICE BABY

÷FANCY free ice-cream this chilly Halloween? Ice cream brand Moo’d is taking to the streets to lift spirits with free scoops of spookily delicious flavours like black vanilla. Get your fangs into something nice at the various branches in Dublin from 10.30am to 4pm. For stockists see mood.ie

METAL MANIA

÷ WE think it’s just the right time to start dropping hints about Christmas presents. We love these earrings (€180) and necklace (€220) from the Hexagon collection at Stonechat Jewellers in the Westbury Mall in Dublin 2. See all the treats at stonechatjewellers.ie

FACE FIRST

÷IF you’re a fan of Inglot makeup, then their new skincare range is sure to incite great excitement. Inglotlab has products, including micellar water, from €5, while the trio of Drop Face Oils — Sunrise, Spotlight and Dream — are €30, and ideal primers for flawless faces.