Self-explanatory Halloween party treats that you can totally do

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 2:11 pm by Simcha Fisher

Self-explanatory Halloween party treats that you can totally do 2015-11-17T14:11:32-05:00 Simcha Fisher

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Now that I posted about Lou Reed, I feel a little more comfortable slipping into mommy blog territory for a minute. I just signed up to bring treats for my kid’s Halloween party. I actually love doing things like this, but I know I’m going to be busy this week. If you’re making Halloween treats, here are a few possibilities for projects that you can figure out how to do without reading the directions:

A few years ago, I made these:

and achieved the holy grail of internet-inspired treats: THEY TURNED OUT EXACTLY LIKE THE PICTURE. Very easy, if somewhat time consuming, and the kids loved them. Apple slices, peanut butter, mini marshmallows. Here’s a variation with almond slivers (and no, the kids did not care that the apples had browned a bit):

You could also use halves of cookies for the lips and pink icing for the gums, if you have to go nut-free (but check the cookie ingredients to make sure they’re safe).

I think we will go with these this year:

Pretzel rods dipped in candy coating. I think you could also use white chocolate with a spoonful of oil, and it might be cheaper. They say to use a special edible marker to make the faces, but you could use any number of other things while the coating is still wet – chocolate sprinkles, maybe raisins, chocolate chips.

You could also use melted chocolate with a spoonful of oil, and just fling on some black and orange sprinkles or whatever. Lots of possibilities here:

Kids are always really impressed by these, for some reason, especially if you present lots of varieties to choose from.

Here’s something a little more complicated (unless you buy pre-made cookies) but still simple and effective: gingerbread skeletons.

Most effective if your cookies turn out dark, which not all recipes do.

And I know my kid’s teacher has a pretty good sense of humor, but she may or may not be thrilled if I bring this in.

BUT IT’S SO HEALTHY!

How about you? Did you make any rash promises? Any disasters to report?

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