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These Halloween recipes for kids are a great addition to your holiday fare. This time of year is all about ghosts and goblins, witches and wizards, bats and vampires and even monsters and more. Making fun treats to eat at your party will set the tone for a spooky and scary good time. These ideas will need some adult supervision as there is some heating and cooking involved with these recipes. Don’t forget some food coloring to make these ideas even extra special for the upcoming day. You can make creepy ice cream spiders, witches brew punch or even scrumptious munchable scarecrows.

Kids Halloween Recipe #1 – Ice Cream Spider Cups

Everyone loves ice cream and for your festive party they will love the looks of these spiders made from ice cream and other tasty ingredients.

Ingredients

8 individual graham cracker tart shells 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream 16 Oreo Cookies (crumbled) 16 red M&M candy pieces 16 pieces of black shoestring licorice

Directions

Lay out the shells on a baking sheet. Add 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream to each shell. In a bowl, crumble the Oreo cookies. Sprinkle the crumbles on each scoop of ice cream to create a black furry looking spider body. Put the filled shells in the freezer for 30 minutes or until ice cream is hardened. Remove from the freezer and press 2 red M&M’s into the front of each scoop for the spider’s eyes. Cut the licorice strips into fourths. Press 8 strips of licorice into each ice cream scoop to form the spider’s legs. Return to the freezer until ready to serve.

Makes 8 servings

These simple little spiders are so easy make and the kids will love them. You can use any flavor of ice cream you want and different colors of M&M’s for the eyes. Mix it up and give each guest a slightly different looking spider or flavor.

Kids Halloween Recipe #2 – Red Witches Brew Fruit Punch

This blood red punch will sure to quench the thirst of all the vampires attending your party.

Ingredients

3 (48 ounce) cans pineapple juice 1 (2 liter) lemon lime soda 1 large package strawberry or cherry flavored drink mix 1 can frozen strawberries 12 – 24 gummy worms

Directions

Place a gummy worm in an ice cube tray (1 in each tray). Fill with water and freeze. Mix all other ingredients together and chill. Once the ice cubes (with the gummy worms) are frozen, place in the punch and serve.

Makes about 1 to 1 1/2 gallons

You can make your witches brew even scarier looking by adding raisins and/or other frozen fruits.

Kids Halloween Recipe #3 – Coconut Munchable Scarecrows

These yummy scarecrows will brighten up your party with their bright clothes and tasty hat. Kids will have a blast frosting these little guys.

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough 1 cup flaked coconut Yellow, orange, red and blue food coloring 18 gum drop fruit slices 1 can vanilla frosting 1 package mini chocolate chips

Directions

Roll out the cookie dough on a flat surface. You can flour the surface to prevent sticking. Use gingerbread men cutters and cut out 18 shapes. Place the cutouts onto a baking sheet and bake according the directions on the package. Remove the cookies and cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Using a small bowl, mix the coconut and yellow food coloring to achieve a straw like color. To make the scarecrow hats place the gum drops on a lightly sugared surface and press and roll them flat. Using a butter knife, cut hat shapes for each flattened gum drop. Place the vanilla frosting evenly into 3 separate bowls. Add drops of orange, red and blue food coloring into each of the bowls (one color per bowl). After the cookies have cooled, frost each cookie with the blue and red frosting making the shirts and pants. Make some shirts blue and pants red and with some shirts red and pants blue. Next frost the head, feet and hands with the orange frosting. Press your colored coconut into the hands and feet to form the straw. Place the hat onto the scarecrows head by placing a little orange frosting on the back of the hat and pressing it onto the scarecrow. Place 2 to 3 of mini chocolate chips down the front of the scarecrows shirt for buttons. Place chips on the head for the eyes, nose and mouth.

Makes 18 cookies.

These scarecrows will look so yummy that your guests will eat them quickly.

According to the Latin proverb, clothes make the man. However, the Romans didn’t celebrate Halloween. In this season of frightful merriment, the costume doesn’t necessarily make the character. As any fashion consultant will tell you, accessories will make, or break, your outfit.

Already have a costume? Great, but don’t stop there. And if you’re still deciding, don’t forget about the add-ons that will set your costume apart. As you browse, think about these accessories:

Lights for Safety

If you’re going to be trick-or-treating, safety should be your first concern, as cars need to see you. You can dig up a flashlight from the basement, or you can purchase a light-up accessory. Glowsticks are the old standard, but also check out lighted staffs, hanging medallions, bracelets or strobe wire that you can wrap around your costume. Some will include batteries, and some will require you to supply your own.

Masks and Makeup

Nothing completes a costume like a mask or makeup. Your choice depends on your costume, where you’re going and your tolerance for detail.

For simplicity, nothing beats a mask. You buy it and you’re done. If you’re costume is a well-known character, a mask completes the look. However, masks have drawbacks. Depending on the size of the eyeholes, your vision may be restricted, which is a safety concern if you’re walking outdoors. An indoor party is not without issues – try wearing a mask and eating tortilla chips and queso without ruining the illusion of horror.

That leads to makeup. You see clearly, you don’t dribble the dip and you can customize your look to suit your artistic vision. But it takes work on your part. If you’re unsure, get someone to help you or buy an instruction sheet.

Not all makeup is equal. Generally, use blush for cheeks. Cake makeup is fine for your face and arms. If you’re covering a large part of your body, use cream makeup for efficiency. Check the package instructions to see if you need a foundation coat.

And in putting it on, don’t forget about taking it off. You can remove some makeup with soap and water, but with some you’ll need a cleanser.

Prosthetics

Slash and burn time. Nothing completes a costume like a realistic wound or an artificial appendage. You’ll need spirit gum to attach the prosthetic to your skin. Check to make sure it’s included as part of a kit, or buy it separately.

Headwear

Don’t forget your head. Think about a hat, a wig or both. Hats come a variety of shapes and sizes. Allow extra space if you add a wig. Some wigs are designed to snugly fit over your hair. Others need theatrical double-sided tape to attach to your forehead and back of your neck.

Props

Finally, don’t underestimate the value of a well-chosen prop. It’s pointless to be Leatherface without the chainsaw, or Michael Meyers without the kitchen knife.

Remember, this ain’t Christmas, when you can throw lights on your shrubs and call it good. It’s Halloween. Don’t forget that a well-stocked costume site [http://www.fishlipscostumes.com/categories.php?cat=1066] will help you find the right accessories quickly and easily. Go crazy. Scare small children. Above all, have fun.

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