Rather than focusing solely on the perfect Halloween costumes this year, turn your attention to fun treats that can help bring your children into the kitchen. From creepy pretzel “fingers”to cute owl cupcakes, we have compiled a list of fun and easy recipes perfect for any Halloween get-together, or just to enjoy with the family at home on All Hallow’s Eve.
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Pumpkin Bowl
Get kids into the Halloween spirit by serving their favorite stew, soup or chili in a pumpkin bowl. Your children can have fun gutting the pumpkins, and will be even more excited to eat out of them. Once the pumpkins are hollow, you coat the inside with oil, salt and pepper and then bake for a total of 50 minutes. Once cooled, ladle in your soup, stew, or chili and serve. (via marthastewart.com) -
Halloween Popcorn Pumpkins
Let your kids create sticky sweets for after-school snacks or Halloween parties by making Halloween Popcorn Pumpkins. The pumpkins are fun and easy to make. Melt butter, marshmallows, and red and yellow food coloring (for an orange color) in a saucepan, and then pour it over a mix of popcorn, peanuts, and candy corn. Then, take a small handful of the mixture and roll it to look like a pumpkin. Add a green licorice stem and you can create your own pumpkin patch. (via allrecipes.com) -
Witch Hats
Create little witch hats for your child’s next party with this easy-to-make recipe. All you need are fudge-stripe cookies, honey, Hershey kisses, and decorating gel. Kids can apply the Hershey kiss to the center of the cookie with honey, and then use the gel to decorate the hat. There is also no need for an oven or stove, so the kids can make these all by themselves! (via allrecipes.com) -
Haunted Chocolate-Cheesecake Dip
Every child loves dirt pudding. Now, you can put a Halloween twist on it by using Milano cookies as gravestones, and adding candy pumpkins and gummy worms to the graveyard. Your children and your guests won’t be able to resist. (via buzzfeed.com) -
Halloween-Costumed Fruit
Put a healthy spin on Halloween treats--or a sugary spin on fall fruits--by letting your children decorate different fruits with white chocolate. First, melt the white chocolate. Then, add orange food coloring to half of the chocolate. Next, have your children dip fruits like apples and pears into the chocolate to create ghosts and pumpkins. Once the chocolate has set in the fridge, your kids can draw on faces with melted semisweet chocolate. (via marthastewart.com) -
Mummy Hot Dogs
Put a funky spin on hot dogs by turning them into mummies! Your kids can eat them as snacks, or you can use them as party appetizers. To make them, cut crescent roll dough into 12-inch strips and then wrap the strips around each hot dog, making sure to leave a space for the eyes. After baking the wrapped hot dogs for about 15 minutes, you can pull them out and use two dots of mustard for the eyes. (via hgtv.com) -
Owl Cupcakes
Put a cute spin on Halloween cupcakes by turning them into bug-eyed owls. All you need is chocolate and vanilla frosting, Oreo cookies, chocolate-covered peppermint candies and small, banana-shaped runts to turn a chocolate cupcake into an owl. (via tasteofhome.com) -
Ghost Sandwhiches
Surprise your kids with a Halloween-themed packed lunch, and make all of their friends jealous! Get a ghost cookie cutter and cut two slices of bread into ghost shapes. Make the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and then use peanut butter to attach two raisins as eyes. Your kids will want it to be Halloween all year round! (via bhg.com) -
Eyeball Pops
Let your kids transform their favorite lollipop into the perfect Halloween party favor. They can wrap the lollipop with white tissue paper and then use construction paper and paint pens to make it into an eyeball. (via parents.com) -
Pretzel "Fingers" and "Toes"
Little ones will squeal with delight when you serve these faux fingers and toes as appetizers. You can make them even more realistic by allowing them to paint the almond fingernails or toenails with food coloring. The recipe gives you instructions to make dough from scratch, and, after rolling the dough, you poach and bake each section. The fingers and toes are flavored with salt and rosemary, so they are the perfect creepy snack to start off any Halloween party. (via marthastewart.com)