How cute! I can guarantee that your friends won’t expect the red, white and blue colors, when they take a bite out of this homemade candy bar. I bet you could change the colors to use through all the holidays! black, orange and white for Halloween and red, green and white for Christmas. It might take me till Christmas to … Read More ...
Monster Strawberry Cupcakes
These are perfect Valentine’s Day cupcakes for the little boys in your life that hate the pink hearts and mushy Valentine’s. Stick a little candy heart in the mouth or a toothpick with a heart flag on it. Just enough to say I love you, but less cutesy! You could save this recipe for Halloween or a Zombie’s vs Plant’s … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Cookies- Bear Holding Heart Cookie
These would be fun to make with the kids anytime of the year, but we’ll tag it for Valentines for now. These are super cute and you could use any shape for the bear to hold. An egg for Easter, pumpkin for Halloween, sports item. The ideas are endless. She uses a molasses cookie dough, but you could probably … Read More ...
Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
If there is one thing almost guaranteed after Thanksgiving, it is opening the fridge the next day and wondering exactly how many meals you can reasonably make from turkey before everyone starts quietly requesting pizza.
This leftover turkey shepherd’s pie is one of my favorite ways to turn those holiday leftovers into a completely different dinner. You get tender turkey … Read More ...
Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
This year we didn’t get to carve our pumpkins or decorate for Halloween.
I still want the seeds before we throw the pumpkins out in the woods near the backyard for the animals to enjoy. We break them up and put bird seed in them for the birds to enjoy before the long cold winter.
I never seem to … Read More ...
Healthy Candy Corn Snack
It’s Halloween night and oh what a fright! Hope all the little goblins, princesses and super heroes have a safe and successful Halloween! And hopefully bring home some of Mom and Dads favorite candy too!
Here is a great snack for the kids to have instead of all that candy lute they brought home. It is a healthier treat, but … Read More ...
Strawberry Ghosts
Do you have friends come over before the kids go out trick-or-treating? Here is a cute treat that you can enjoy before heading out.
You really can’t go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries. You need white chocolate, strawberries and mini chocolate chips for the eyes. The perfect dessert for all seasons and occasions.
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Poison Toffee Apples
Snow White would not have tried the poison apple if it looked like this. These would definitely fit in well with a Nightmare before Christmas theme though.
You may have all the ingredients all ready in your pantry. You need sugar, corn syrup, black gel food coloring, water and of course the granny smith apples.
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Halloween Party Food – Chocolate Cauldron Filled With Pudding
A witch’s brew sure to thrill your guests. Plus you can eat the container it comes in!
This might have to wait till next year, but maybe instead of making the mold you can find some plastic cauldrons
or even little jack-o-lanterns to use as the bowls this year. Inside Beth used chocolate pudding snacks and Oreo cookies mixed together. … Read More ...
Grain-Free Mummy Cookies
This recipe is Paleo and SCD. Because it is no fun being left out due to allergies. I’ve been lucky that I hadn’t had to deal with food allergies. But as a parent my heart went out to the little ones that had to be separated from the other kids at parties or weren’t able to take Halloween candy from … Read More ...
Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
In case you have last minute thoughts of making treats for Halloween, here are the perfect cupcakes for you to make. No one needs to know how easy these are to make or if you used store-bought
or boxed cupcake mix.
Click here on The Things She Makes for directions on how to create these cute cupcakes.
Halloween is … Read More ...
9 Foods For Your Halloween Party
Halloween is just a few days away! Have you thought about what kind of food you will have waiting for the hungry little spooks who come home from trick or treating that night? These 9 ideas are fun and delicious, and maybe just a little bit gross. Take a look through this list and see if any of them can … Read More ...
Frankenstein Fruit Roll-Ups
“He did the monster mash….”
Here is another cool snack you and the kids can make before they devour them. You need some Fruit Roll-Ups, marshmallows, black decorating icing and other desirable candies for decorating. Oops! Forgot the lollipop sticks to place them on. Great for after school snack, or a Halloween party.
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Candy Corn Milkshake
She had me at candy corn! Although, it’s getting too cold for me to drink milkshakes. Maybe someone will create a candy corn hot cocoa?
These would be cute to serve at a Halloween party or maybe serve with the Halloween dinner. Surprise your kids with a fun after school snack. My daughter would appreciate it! Even the adults … Read More ...
Jack Skellington Chocolate Covered Apples
All hail the pumpkin king! My daughter loves Nightmare Before Christmas. We watch it for Halloween and again at Christmas time. Too bad she has braces to truly enjoy these apples.
You need white chocolate, apples, sticks, black frosting and a dish or deep cup for dipping. Washi tape
is optional if you want to decorate the sticks. Of course … Read More ...