Halloween goodies for Grand-babies
I’m basically a scaredy-cat. I once would cover my eyes for scarey scenes in movies but now I avoid scarey stuff altogether. So you would think Halloween wouldn’t be a favorite holiday but I since I have grand-babies, I really enjoy it.
Although I can’t be there when my grand-babies get dressed up for their school’s Halloween parades or when they go door to door and I do try to make some contribution to their fun. Here are some of my contributions over the years:
Ghosty banana – Peel a ripe banana and cut in the middle. Inserting a stick into the flat end of the banana is optional. Dip the rounded end into either the melted white chocolate or caramel and set upright in a cupcake pan. Use mini-chips for eyes. You could pop in the freezer or serve when the melted candy is firm.
Sweet Mummy toes – Peel a sweet apple, core and cut into eight pieces. Dip one end of each toe into honey.
Bugs on a log – Stuff some clean celery stocks with peanut butter and sprinkle with raisins (faux ants) and flaked coconuts (faux maggots).
Dogs in the graveyard – Make a box of mac and cheese. Mix in a few drops of green food coloring along with the milk. Meanwhile, cut a good quality hot dog into three pieces and cook using your favorite method. To serve, put the mac and cheese in a bowl and stick the hot dog pieces upright into the mac and cheese. Option: Dot eyes on the dogs using yellow mustard.
Mummy gum – Tear some medical adhesive tape long way in strips. Take a five piece package of sugarless gum and wrap with these strips of tape. Use a black pen to draw a face on each “mummy.” Option: Glue a couple of little goggle eyes on each package.
Graveyard pudding – Either buy a package of pudding cups or make your own bowl of instant pudding – Must be chocolate – a spoon into small cups. Stick some candy worms into the “ground” and sprinkle a little cookie crumbs (graham, oatmeal, whatever) on top. Dress it up by sticking a cookie tombstone into the cup.
