I love my new Dia de los Muertos roombox by Springfield-based Vermont carpenters and Etsy sellers Bitty House. Copying and pasting from my review on the site: “Bitty House’s 3/8″ plywood walls and floors ensure a durable product, and their expertise in regular carpentry translates into a meticulous attention to small-scale detail. This wonderfully designed three-piece set has a floor with faux boards, a long wall, and a short wall with a window. The floor piece has tongues that fit into grooves on the wall pieces. This tongue-in-groove mechanism works smoothly and allows the set to stand sturdily without adhesive or nails [though of course you could use these to put the set together permanently. Besides being cleverly designed, the set boasts exceptional finishing. Vibrant, playful, versatile, and worth your money!”

I would change just one thing about the roombox, however. The walls aren’t high enough. I’ve already ordered a second roombox in the same pattern, but with walls 20″ high.

The core Hardshippers are using props that come with the dolls from Mattel’s G3 reboot of Monster High: Draculaura’s bat-winged pretzels and cherry juice, Toralei’s cat food and milk, Lagoona’s Kelp Krisps and goldfish crackers, Clawdeen’s Howl Puffs, and Ghoulia’s Brain Puffs. Not a great fan of the dolls themselves, but I think the clothes and accessories are great, especially these spooky snacks. I suppose I could have made my own, but buying them already completed was easier.

Some furniture in this set, such as the purple couch with fangs, the clawed table, and the coffin-shaped bar table, come from the new Mattel Monster High Coffin Bean cafe playset. Amazing stuff and perfect for a ghoulish cafe in a town like Hardship, where Halloween is an official holiday!

The core Hardshippers are using props that come with the dolls from Mattel’s G3 reboot of Monster High: Draculaura’s bat-winged pretzels and cherry juice, Toralei’s cat food and milk, Lagoona’s Kelp Krisps and goldfish crackers, Clawdeen’s Howl Puffs, and Ghoulia’s Brain Puffs. The brain cupcakes and other drinks come with the Coffin Bean set. Not a great fan of the dolls themselves, but I think the clothes and accessories are great, especially these spooky snacks. I suppose I could have made my own, but buying them already completed was easier.