Healthy Halloween Treats

Oranges make great jack o'lanterns with with these ideas to turn them into a fun Halloween snack.

Pimp my dinner has a very cute and healthy idea for Halloween treats to hand out.  She takes containers of mandarin oranges and draws on fun  jackolantern faces with a black marker.

Get the instructions here:
http://pimpmydinner.blogspot.com/2011/10/spooky-healthy-snack.html 

Under construction blog has a very similar idea but draws the faces right on the oranges.

Get the instructions here:
http://underconstructionblog.typepad.com/under_construction/2010/10/halloween-fruit.html

Danya banya offers more ideas for faces options.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.danyabanya.com/2013/10/spooky-orange-faces.html 

Half hour meals simply sticks a small piece of celery into a peeled orange fruit and voila a pumpkin.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.halfhourmeals.com/food-for-thought/thanksgiving-snacks-for-kids-6-fun-and-healthy-recipes/6/ 

Momtastic adds green yarn for pumpkin hair.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momtastic.com/diy/170104-diy-last-minute-pumpkin-decor-from-oranges/

One hundred dollars a month uses celery for the stem.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/healthy-halloween-treats-easy-orange-pumpkins/ 

Meet the dubiens uses black tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/10/clementine-jack-o-lanterns.html

How to Grow a Pumpkin Plant

Growing in pre k shows how to make a pumpkin grow using it's own seeds.  All you need to do is cut it open and add dirt and water.  You could also draw faces on the pumpkin beforehand to give them a personality. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growinginprek.com/apps/blog/show/9483735

Frankenstein Pudding Cups

A turtles life for me has a really cute idea for creating Frankenstein monster treats for Halloween.  She takes vanilla pudding and adds green food coloring tops it with crushed chocolate crumbly cookies and put it in a clear plastic cup and then draws a monster face on the cup.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2011/10/halloween-pudding-cups.html

How I keep sane uses oreos for the hair.

Get the instructions here:
http://howikeepsane.blogspot.com/2011/09/frankenstein-halloween-treat.html

Halloween Spider Lollipop Holders

House of baby piranha has a cute idea for halloween treats using black pipe cleaners and lollipops and red tape.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.houseofbabypiranha.com/2010/05/spider-pops.html

Glittery Glue Spider Web

Glitter glue makes a really neat spider web in fun colors.

Red book has a fun idea for how to make some halloween decorations using wax paper and glitter glue.  Kids can create their own version of a spider web.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.redbookmag.com/recipes-home/tips-advice/bootiful-home-ideas#slide-5

Happy clippings uses purple glitter glue for their version and hangs them from some pretty purple ribbon, sticking on some spider stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.happyclippings.com/2013/09/glitter-spider-webs.html

 Tutus and tea parties places her version on paper adding yarn to make the web more thick and solid.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.tutusteaparties.com/2013/10/halloween-art-project-glow-in-dark-yarn.html

Formula mom uses black paper for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://formulamom.com/very-busy-spider-web-craft/ 

My very educated mother uses black glue.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2011/10/spider-web-window-clings.html

Ghost Balloons

 
Martha Stewart shares a spooky way to turn a balloon into a ghost using a black marker and a glow stick.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/275513/indoor-halloween-decorations/@center/276965/halloween?xsc=eml_hws_2011_10_05#/854108

Pumpkin Bowling

Be different act normal has a very cute activity using toilet paper rolls, black felt stickers and a pumpkin for bowling.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2010/10/halloween-party-games.html

A girl and a glue gun decorates cans for the bowling pins with Halloween cut outs.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2010/10/pumpkin-bowling.html