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Fun Halloween food ideas

October 22, 2013 by Kim Woodward

It’s day two of Halloween-palooza. If you missed yesterday, I shared a gaggle of ideas for Halloween party decor.

Today, it’s food time. Which is my favorite time.

 

But before we get to the monster munch, I nearly forgot to share one of my favorite areas to decorate yesterday – the stairs. These are the only kind of mice allowed in my house – black paper mice for decoration.

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Now, let’s chat about Halloween food. Because we were catering to toddlers, I wanted simple food. But, since adults would also be in the house, I wanted to have fun with the Halloween theme. Most of these ideas were found on Pinterest, so I’ll try to share the inspiration as I go.
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First  … mandarin oranges cups with a Jack ‘O Lantern face in Sharpie. (Inspired by The Sweatman Family.)

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Next up  … mozzarella and cheddar slices, cut into pumpkin shapes. These were devoured by kids and adults alike. Winner: CHEESE.
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Then there was candy corn almond bark. (I didn’t use a recipe – just melted almond bark and orange candy melts and mixed into a lined pan with candy corn.)Halloween Food Ideas5

 

And my favorite – banana ghosts and orange pumpkins. (Inspired by Space Ships and Laser Beams.) (Ryan informed me that the oranges were NASTY and the celery ruined them. FYI. I still think they are cute.)
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And who could forget the drinks – I had to wrap all the water in scrapbook paper with washi tape. Because I’m insane.

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And I was so stinkin’ excited to make this Candy Corn Punch. (Inspired by Better Homes and Gardens.) It didn’t turn out perfectly, but I think it still looked like candy corn. It may have been uber-sweet, but everyone seemed to like it. And my kid drank so much of it that he’s still bouncing off the walls. (I cannot imagine why. ORANGE SODA.)

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So that’s a little peek at our Halloween party food. We rounded it out with Halloween chips and salsa, extra veggies and pumpkin dip with graham crackers. I like it because it’s all really simple and kid-friendly, but tied well into the theme. Our guests also brought great food (like Monster cookies and ghost cupcakes and dips and lots more). But I was too busy enjoying the party and chasing around toddlers with a broom to take any pictures.
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What are you making for your Halloween parties?

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Filed Under: Holiday Decorating & DIY Tagged With: entertaining, fall, party planning, Recipes

Comments

  1. Shannon says

    October 23, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    Ca-ute! I love that you ran with so many of them! I want to make the candy corn bark too, mostly because Gabe has discovered the stuff and now asks for it every 2 hours on the dot. “Maybe some candy corn?”

    Needless to say, I’ve got a gigantic bag of it and would like to bark-ify it.

  2. Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell says

    October 22, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    All of it is so smart…but now i REALLY want some candy corn bark…my goodness that looks yummy.

  3. Amanda S. says

    October 22, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    What fun food ideas!! No Halloween parties that I’m throwing but I am participating with my office mates in a decorating contest for our office building this year…. still trying to figure out what we are going to do within our theme and pinning more ideas every day! lol 😉

  4. Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says

    October 22, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    What a fun party! Love all of the Halloween themed food ideas! Those little boo-nana’s are too cute!

  5. Anu says

    October 22, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Love that all these snacks are pretty simple. They are perfect for young kids. So creative!

  6. cassie says

    October 22, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    such a cute party! i love that the food is playful- the creepy bloody body partsi see on pinterest are NOT appetizing.

  7. Kelly @ Corner of Main says

    October 22, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    That candy corn bark looks amazing. I seriously want to run home right now and make some. Looks like a fun little party!

  8. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says

    October 22, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    I always love your creative food ideas! This is so neat!

  9. Ainhoa says

    October 22, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Love the washi tape wrapped water. But I’m also probably a little insane 🙂

  10. Kenz @ Interiors by Kenz says

    October 22, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Your stairs! Completely fantastic!!! Those banana ghosts look noms. I feel like I should have 10 for breakfast.

  11. Trina @ Let's Just Build a House says

    October 22, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    those banana ghosts are my favorite too.

    i like that these all looks super easy to do, but super cute too!

  12. Julia @ Cuckoo4Design says

    October 22, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    I love the mice. I really can’t believe how much work this must have all been. So cool!

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