We have everything you need to create over Halloween  creepy treats! Choose from candy ghosts, bats, pumpkins & monster shapes molds to a pumpkin Halloween baking pumpkin cake pan.  Halloween baking is a fun way to spend time with your little one and when the baking is over, they can help you display their Halloween candy or cake on a fun Halloween cupcake tray.

Don’t forget your pumpkin carving kit!  This is a Halloween safety must!

If you’ve got a Halloween Birthday in your family, chances are you’ll be preparing treats for school, friends and family! That’s why we found these great pre-made Halloween baking treat kits from the makers of Crayola®. It’s a chance to spend some quality time with your son or daughter and get some work done at the same time!

Don’t forget to order some Halloween Paper plates and napkins and some decorations, too! Halloween just isn’t Halloween without them. We’ve got it all at, HalloweenKidz.com,  your source for Halloween party supplies and costumes.

HK TIP: To save money on shipping, order a few birthday party gifts while your buying your treat mixes. Hide them in a closet and your ready for the onslaught of Fall birthdays!

We’ve all heard of finger food – but how about Monster fingers for a Halloween appetizer at your next Halloween party?


Ingredients:

• Mozzarella string cheese
• Green bell pepper
• Cream cheese

Directions:

• Cut each string cheese into half.
• Hollow out a small shallow area along the top of the cheese for a fingertail.
• With a knife, carve the joint lines right below the nail and knuckle lines by carving out tiny hoizontal wedges.
• Slice a green pepper into 3/8 inch-wide strips and about 1/4 inch thick. Slice into small square shapes and stick them in the place at the ends of the fingers with small dabs of cream cheese.

Arrange on a decorative Halloween platter and you’ll love some “fake cut off  fingers” in the bloody banquet collection.

Tips for a Healthy and Happy Halloween for All Ages

By Lisa Barnes

With all of the news about the state of childrens’  health and diets today including the rise in diabetes, childhood obesity, and banning junk food in schools, how can we celebrate a fun, but healthy Halloween for our children? First we need to remember there is a lot more to Halloween than just candy.

The holidays are a particularly tough time to restrict children’s diets, but organic children’s food cookbook author, Lisa Barnes has some creative thoughts on Halloween festivities and treats for those with babies and young children just starting their Halloween traditions. Here are a few ways to celebrate the holiday:

Dress Up – Parents love to dress up babies and toddlers in cute Halloween costumes. Lisa remembers, “My son’s first costume was a pod of peas at three months old. I of course paraded him past the neighbors and took lots of photos to send to relatives”. There are many opportunities to show off that homemade or store bought costume before and beyond Halloween night – parties, parades, mom’s groups, play dates, preschool, and day care.

Host a Party – A Halloween Party is especially good for children who are too little to trick or treat and do not eat candy. However you may have a full house of older children too, as parents will appreciate having some place for their children to celebrate without being worried for their child’s safety trick-or-treating at night. And let’s face it – this holiday is for us parents too! With a little effort and some decorations, a Halloween gathering for any age can be more than simply eating a huge bowl of “what’s on sale” candy.” This is a great way to see friends, show off your little one, share healthy treats, and entertain all ages. “Before my son was born, my husband and I hosted and attended many Halloween dinner parties. Thankfully these parties now include children of all ages” says Barnes. Older children can scare each other with ghost stories, while younger ones can bob for apples.

Visit a Farm – There are many farms with pumpkin patches, hay rides, and petting zoos open to the public in October. Children love to pull wagons full of pumpkins and squashes they’ve carefully chosen. You may also want to pick up an unfamiliar squash or pumpkin variety and find out how to best cook and eat it for your Halloween gathering.

Make Treats – Go beyond the “what’s on sale” jumbo bag of candy and create and serve your own treats for friends and family. Cooking and baking is a fun activity for kids and a good way to insure a tasty and healthy treat. The treats do not need to be complicated or require much time or kitchen expertise. They can be healthy foods made festive by simply dressing them up. A simple bowl of cereal, cranberries and raisins can be decorated with surprise skeleton figures and spider rings hidden in the bowl. Pumpkin carving is always a creative activity with children, but why stop there? Remember to roast the seeds in the oven for a healthy snack. You can even use the carved pumpkin to hold a bowl of soup or stew to “wow” them at the Halloween table.

Here is a recipe for a festive and tasty cookie that all ages can help prepare and enjoy.

Goulish Gingerbread Cookies
Adapted from The Petit Appetit Cookbook

We usually think of gingerbread only for Christmas, but why not Halloween? Your little ones will love to roll and cut these cookies with their favorite scary shaped cutters. After baking you may want to use your favorite icing to add a name and decorate for your Halloween party – these make great personalized favors for children to take home. Or arrange in a scary scene on a chalk board or platter. Boo!

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup organic light brown sugar, lightly packed
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 ¾ cups organic whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add molasses and continue beating until well mixed. Combine flours, baking soda, spices and salt in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients and the water alternately to the butter mixture. Blend well after each addition. You may need to add a bit more water to bring the dough together. Note: This dough is thick. The quickest and easiest way to combine ingredients is by using a stand or hand held mixer.

Roll out dough on lightly floured wax paper or a silpat mat. Cut gingerbread into favorite shapes with a floured cutter. Place cookie cutter on rolled dough, press down evenly, and lift away dough outside form. Pick up shapes with metal spatula to transfer to baking sheet. Continue to knead dough scraps to roll and cut more cookies.

Bake cookies for 7 – 9 minutes, turning baking sheet 4 minutes through baking. Check doneness by pressing on cookie. If the dough springs back, the cookies are done. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Makes 12 – 15 large (5 inch) or 24 – 28 small (2.5 – 3 inch) gingerbread cookies.

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These little sandwiches are the perfect size for children to pick up and eat.  And best yet, they are super quick and easy to make.

If you planning a Halloween party, you’ll love serving these goblin sandwiches on brightly colored plates designed especially for Halloween.

Ingredients:

Directions:

Arrange on a decorative Halloween platter.

Planning a Halloween party is time consuming, but these spider cheese  balls are  so simple to make that it’s almost scary.

For your Halloween parties at home, work or school. Serve this Halloween appetizer on Midnight Dreary partyware featuring square 10″ plates and matching cups, beverage napkins, luncheon napkins, tablecovers and plastic serving bowl and platter.

Serve these tasty Halloween treats on a Halloween Platter…

Instructions:
• Let cream cheese soften to room temperature.
• Mix and shape into small balls.
• Dip and roll in shredded cheddar cheese to give the appearance of spider legs.
• Add 2 raisins for eyes and there you have it! – SPIDER BALLS.

These snacks are easy to make and easy to serve. They also look pretty gruesome arranged on a platter – which is just the look you’re going for. It’s fun to mix and match the platters, plates and bowls to really display all of your hard work.  Check out our decorative Halloween platter ideas and Halloween partyware.

Ingredients (per eyeball):

• 1 radish
• 1 pimiento stuffed green olive

Instructions:

• To make “eyeballs,” peel radishes, leaving thin streaks of red skin on to represent blood vessels.
• Using the tip of the vegetable peeler or a small, knife, carefully scoop out a small hole in each radish, roughly the size of an olive.
• Stuff a green olive, pimiento side out, in each hole.

NOTE: These bloody little “eyeballs” are GREAT frozen and served in cocktails.

This bean dip recipe is easy to prepare and makes a dramatic Halloween presentation when you serve multi-colored nachos in a witch’s caldron next to it and embellish with plastic spiders.

Ingredients:

• 1 (2.25-ounce) can chopped black olives
• 1 cup prepared guacamole
• 1 (15-ounce) can whole black beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 bags multi-colored tortilla chips

Instructions:

In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and 1/2 packet of taco seasoning with 1 cup of the sour cream (hold the rest of the sour cream to decorate). Set mixture aside. Spread a thin layer of refried beans in the bottom of a microwaveable serving dish.  Add a layer of shredded cheese. Heat dish in microwave for 1 minute, until cheese is slightly melted.  Drain the salsa and layer it over the cheese. Drain the olives and layer over the salsa. Add a layer of the sour cream mixture. Add a layer of guacamole.

To decorate the top, spoon a medium sized dollop of sour cream in the center. This is the spider’s “nest.” Now, spoon the rest of the sour cream into an air-tight bag. Cut a very small piece out of 1 of the bottom corners of the bag and, starting at the outer edge of the dip, pipe a thin circle around the perimeter. Create another circle half way between the perimeter circle and the center dollop, creating 3 circles.

Using a knife blade, toothpick or skewer, drag a thin line of the sour cream from the “nest” outward toward the edge of the dish. Continue making lines all around the “nest” to complete the spider web design. Position whole black beans onto the sour cream “web.”

Embellish with plastic decorative spiders. Serve with a bowl of multi-colored tortilla chips served in a witch’s caldron, and watch your guests scurry to get a bite!

We love this large orange glitter bowl!  It’s perfect for serving all your Halloween Treats. You’ll also want to check out the matching Halloween trays and Halloween barware!

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Make some Halloween cookies with your kids! You’ll love these Halloween Critter cookie press pieces  including bat, cat, pumpkin and spider web design; Natural terracotta. Hand wash. Each measures 2½” in diameter.