| Kids love special Halloween food = but sometimes | | | | suitable single containers. We used some clear plastic |
| making a spooky meal from scratch isn't possible or | | | | goblet-shaped containers which looked very grand and |
| just feels too much like hard work. These ideas for the | | | | impressive, but ramekins or plastic drinks glasses |
| Halloween table can be thrown together in a flash, and | | | | would do. When set, drop a plastic spider onto the top |
| are easy enough for older kids to make themselves. | | | | of each container. Stand them on a plate with extra |
| Eyeball Rice Cakes | | | | spiders scattered around for effect. |
| These are crunchy, tasty and suitable | | | | Marshmallow Ghosts and Ghouls |
| disgusting-looking! Arrange some rice cakes on a plate | | | | If you are having a Halloween party, this is a great |
| and, preferably with a squeezy bottle of ketchup, draw | | | | queit activity for the kids to get involved in. Melt some |
| red spidery lines randomly over the surface of each. | | | | white chocolate or white chocolate chips in a glass |
| Cut circles out of a cheese slice for a violent yellow | | | | bowl in the microwave. This takes a minute or two. |
| "pupil", and top with a slice of salami or pepperoni. Of | | | | While you are waiting, thread a couple of white |
| course you can vary your eyeballs with all sorts of | | | | marshmallows onto a lollipop (popsicle) stick. Now dip |
| ingredients; just choose something that your kids will | | | | the marshmallows into the melted chocolate and swirl |
| enjoy. | | | | it around to cover the top of the ghosts' "heads". Bring |
| Ghostly Burgers | | | | them out and lay them flat on a paper plate for the |
| Cook your favorite burgers. While they are cooking, | | | | chocolate to harden, pushing a couple of silver balls on |
| cut ghost shapes out of sliced cheese, either with a | | | | for eyes before it does. You can use a tube of writing |
| Halloween cookie cutter or perhaps with a template. | | | | icing to draw on a mouth and any other features you |
| Cut out two holes for eyes. When the burgers are | | | | would like. Make the ghouls with colored |
| cooked, drape the cheese ghosts over the top and | | | | marshmallows. Thread one on per stick and add some |
| flash under the grill/broiler until just melting. | | | | green coloring to the chocolate before swirling the |
| Guts Jelly (Jello) | | | | marshmallows in it, covering as much of the surface |
| Make up some strawberry and blackcurrant jelly in | | | | as possible. Use silver balls for eyes as before, but this |
| different containers. When set, chop up roughly and | | | | time add some other decoration too: we used |
| throw together in a glass bowl. Make sure you tell the | | | | strawberry candy strands for hair and would have |
| kids what it is. Yuk! | | | | added chocolate drops for ears if we hadn't eaten |
| Spider Jelly (Jello) | | | | them all already! Leave to harden as before. |
| Make up some green or yellow jelly and pour into | | | | |