Archive for the 'Halloween' Category

Dr Jekyl’s Lab activity

You need a large container, as well as your imagination to pick the objects.
You could start with Eyeballs (that are really peeled grapes).
Make a laboratory of containers.
Place objects into the containers.
Let the children pick a container.
Have the child close his/her eyes and reach inside.
The child must guess what the item is.

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Hot Spiced Witches Brew (sugar free)

(makes about 32 1-cup servings)
1  cup (208 g) dried sugar-free orange-flavored breakfast drink mix
1/2 cup (12 g) sugar-free iced tea mix
1/4 cup (52 g) sugar-free lemonade-flavored drink mix
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon (15 ml) whole cloves
1 continuous spiral peel of 1 orange
1 continuous spiral peel of 1 lemon
2 gallons (7.5 l) water
2-inch(5 cm) […]

Bloody Popcorn

• Popped Popcorn
• Melted Butter
• Red Food Coloring
Prepare your popcorn and melt your butter to go over the popcorn.
Add some red food coloring to the melted butter.
Pour the mixture over the popcorn and serve.

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Sugar Free Dirt Dessert

Purchase individual sugar-free chocolate pudding cups,
or make your own sugar-free chocolate pudding cups.
Top with fat-free Cool Whip™ and sugar-free gooey worms.
Per Serving: 1 Bread/Starch Exchange.

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Create a Monster Activity

Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Markers or Crayons
Seat children in teams of two at tables or on the floor. Distribute art supplies.
Instruct teams to use their imagination to create a monster with the art supplies.
Display the monsters and give awards at the end of the party.
Award a variety of prizes for the monster creations - scariest, friendliest, prettiest, most […]

Spooky Halloween Pizza

1 pizza shell
1 jar pizza sauce
2 slices of mozzarella cheese per pizza
Halloween cookie cutter shape
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Prepare pizza shell with sauce and pepperoni.
Cut Halloween shapes out of the mozzarella cheese. Arrange shapes on the pizza.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

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Halloween Pretzel Wands

You need:
long rod pretzels
white dipping chocolate
fall colored sprinkles
wax paper
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler.
Dip the pretzel rod half to three-quarters of the way into the melted chocolate then sprinkle the sprinkles over the wet chocolate.
Lay on waxed paper until dry.

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Fried Spiders

For each fried spider:
1 frozen ready-to-bake breaded cream-cheese-filled jalapeno popper
4 frozen ready-to-bake breaded onion rings
egg wash
wooden toothpicks soaked in water
Thaw the jalapeno poppers and onion rings enough to be able to use toothpicks and knives on them.
Cut the onion rings in half to make the curved legs.
Attach the 8 legs to the jalapeno pepper body […]

Sinister Skulls

plastic wrap
1 small party favor plastic skull candy container
1 package cream cheese
1 jar chili sauce or salsa
crackers for spreading
Set the cream cheese out to thaw to room temperature.
Line the inside of the plastic skull dish with plastic wrap leaving enough edges to wrap around later.
Spoon the softened cream cheese into the plastic-lined skull dish, mashing […]

Musical Tombstones

Musical Tombstones is just like musical chairs.
Cover the back of your kitchen chairs with paper grocery bags to turn them into tombstones.
Decorate your tombstones (the bags only) with markers or crayons.
Set up one less chair than you have children playing the game.
Have the children walk around the chairs while playing Halloween music.
When you stop the […]

Pumpkin Pizza

1 pre-made soft pizza crust
1 bag of pre-cut pepperoni
1 8 oz. bag mozzarella & cheddar cheese mix
1 container pizza sauce
1 Green pepper
Any other veggies you’d like.
Lay the dough out on a Jack-O-Lantern cookie sheet.
Following the instructions on the pizza crust tube for pre-baking the crust after you shape it to the Jack-O-Lantern pan.
After the […]

Ghost Lollipops

Dress up the lollipops you are giving away for Halloween by wrapping a white tissue or small piece of fabric over them.
Secure it with a piece of string or a rubber band.
Take a black marker and draw eyes and a round mouth on the ghost’s face.

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Spider Webs

To make spider webs you need  3 craft or popsicle sticks and some white or black yarn.
Take two of the craft sticks and glue them together to form a cross.
Glue the 3rd one right in the middle, forming a star shape.
Tie one end of the yarn around one of the craft sticks in the center.
Start […]

Bat Cookies

Make a batch of your sugar cookie dough, or use a pack of refrigerated dough from the grocery store.
Roll out the dough and cut out bat shapes.
Use a bat-shaped cookie cutter, or cut them freehand.
Melt some dark chocolate and brush it on the bat cookies.
Set the cookies on some wax paper until the chocolate has […]