Ewwwwww! It’s slimy!  Transform ordinary materials into a slimy recipe for fun!

Materials:

• Two mixing bowls
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Blue
• Borax
• Green Food Coloring
• Water

Directions:

1. Mix together 3/4 cup warm water, 1 cup glue and several drops of green food coloring in the first bowl.

2. In the second bowl, mix together 4 teaspoons borax and 1 1/3 cups warm water.

3. Pour the contents of the first bowl into the second, but don’t stir. Let it sit for 1 minute, then lift the now-congealed slime out of the bowl.

4. Divide slime so that each child has a piece to play with. The glue in slime can make it stick to certain fabrics. To minimize accidents, give each little monster a zip-top bag to store it in.

Tips:
SAFETY NOTE: Since borax is toxic in large doses, be sure to keep the slime away from kids younger than age three.

To kids, Halloween is all about the Treats!  So serve them up something Spooky this Halloween!

Terrifying Tortilla Chips

Spray regular Flour Tortillas with a bit of canola oil cooking spray and sprinkle with parmesan cheese or cinnamon and sugar.  Use Halloween Cookie Cutters to cut the tortillas into your favorite Halloween shapes and then bake for a crispy treat!

Spooky Sandwiches

Even Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches are a treat when you use Halloween Cookie Cutters to cut them into witches, bats and ghost shapes!

Wicked Witch Fingers

Have some left over cookie dough and a few almonds?  Shape the into the shape of a Witch’s Finger – make it crooked and include a gnarly knuckle – and press an almond into the tip for the nail.

To make these cookies even more fun, color the dough green!  Or use black or red food coloring to paint the “nail” before baking.

Color it green!

For special snacks at Halloween – color all their food green!  Green Milk, Green Pudding, Green French Toast!  You name it – if it’s green, it must be Halloweeeeeeennn!

Easy Halloween Party Mix

Ingredients

• 1 package (11 ounces) pretzels
• 1 package (10-1/2 ounces) miniature peanut butter filled butter-flavored crackers
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 package (10 ounces) M&M’s
• 1 package (18-1/2 ounces) candy corn

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, crackers and peanuts. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda (mixture will foam). Pour over pretzel mixture and stir until coated.

Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes. Break apart while warm. Toss with M&M’s and candy corn. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers. Yield: 4 quarts.

This hardcover book is just what you are looking for to plan the perfect Halloween party! Get howls of laughter and shrieks of delight with Frightfully Fun Halloween Recipes. It’s full of recipes for scary meals, silly snacks and devilish desserts perfect for goblins young and old! Don’t be afraid—it’s easy to scare up Halloween fun! Colorful photography is loaded with fantastic serving ideas.

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These are great for a quick and easy Halloween Dinner before it’s out the door for Trick or Treating!  Or serve them up at your Halloween Party for a more substantial snack!

Mummy Dogs

Ingredients:

• Hot dogs
• Ready-made croissant dough
• Mustard and ketchup

Directions:

Cut the croissant dough into strips. Wrap hot dogs to look like mummies. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. You can make faces with ketchup and mustard.

Halloween Burgers

Kids just love these Halloween Burgers – and you might be surprised at your adult guests’ reactions, too!

Ingredients:

• Hamburgers
• Red and Green Peppers cut into shapes – triangles, squares, circles, etc.
• Cheese slices – Orange American, White American or Provolone
• Black and Green Olives – sliced

Directions:

Using a metal Halloween Cookie Cutter sprayed with a bit of non-stick cooking spray, cut Halloween shapes from the cheese slices.  Pumpkins from the Orange American, Ghosts from the White American or Provolone

Use the pieces of Peppers and the olive slices to garnish, making eyes, mouths, teeth, etc.

Don’t forget the ketchup!

This book has received rave reviews for the tips and suggestions it offers not only for kids but adults as well.

Check it out here: Halloween Recipes & Crafts

Dr. Jekyll had only one thing to say when he saw this haunted prop – “Be still my heart!”

Ultra realistic, fresh looking human heart with endless possibilities. Great for the laboratory, set it in a puddle of blood for that extra gore factor, a little snack for your zombie character and don’t forget your massacre scene or that extra special touch for your haunted graveyard. We could go on and on but we’re certain you’ll find the perfect use for this latex prop.

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This pair of “boo-tiful” Skeleton Yard Flamingos (Skelamingos!) are molded black plastic with painted-on bones. You will get one Long Neck measuring 30 inches tall and one Short Neck measuring 27 inches tall.  Skelamingos are great for Over The Hill Parties and Halloween Decorations and also make a great gag gifts. They will last for years to come.  Order your “special pair” here.

Step right up!  Who can hit the Pumpkin?!

What you will need:

• Plastic Pumpkin or Ghost Trick or Treat Bucket
• Miniature Candy Bars or other small, individually wrapped candies

How to play:

• Give each child 3 to 5 pieces of candy and have them toss them into the bucket
• Kids get to keep the candies that go into the bucket

Variations:

• The older the kids, the further from the bucket!
• Play this one in the dark with scary music and a glo-in-the-dark bucket
• Attack a piece of thin fishing line to the bucket and have someone hide behind a piece of furniture to “mysteriously” move the bucket every now and then
• Use Ping-Pong balls colored like Eyeballs instead of candy – they bounce and will make it more difficult!  Award candies for getting a ball to stay in the bucket

Make sure to have “consolation” candies on hand for those who miss!

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Cocoa Cobweb Cupcakes, Black Cat Cookies, and Stained-Glass Spooks are just a few of the spirited tastes you’ll encounter in Donata Maggipinto’s delightful Halloween Treats.

But it’s not just recipes–you and your favorite little goblin will love creating spooky craft projects such as Candy Cauldrons, Leaf Lanterns, and Paper Bag Pumpkins together in anticipation of All Hallows’ Eve.

Maggipinto includes craft ideas for “Pixies” (children 4-8 years old) as well as older children, and nearly every recipe includes a safe task for younger helpers. (For example, while mom or dad should heat the milk for hot cocoa, kids can roll and stamp out marshmallow ghosts as accompaniment.)

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These are just a few of my favorite things about the Halloween Season:

• crisp, cool air and clear blue skies contrasted against blazing Autumn colors on the trees
• picking a pumpkin straight from a farmer’s field
• the Harvest Moon
• purchasing bags of candy while the good stuff is available and then trying not to eat it
• decorating the front porch with a jack-o-lantern and chrysanthemums
• watching the original “Halloween” on DVD for the umpteenth time
• seeing luminaries light up the pathway across the street
• receiving an invitation to a Halloween party
• driving around town to check out everyone’s Halloween decorations and voting on the best one
• making caramel apples (and eating more of the caramels than melting them for the apples)
• helping my kids with their Halloween costumes
• answering the door and seeing toddlers dressed as bugs and fairy princesses
• helping my kids check their trick or treat bags to see what they’ve brought home – hoping they’ve got something they’ll want to share with me.

What are some of your favorite Halloween memories and traditions?