Hi Everyone, hope you are all enjoying this nice weekend! I don’t think I’ve ever posted Saturday afternoon, it’s nice to actually be home relaxing, it's a great cloudy day here in AZ.
I don’t know about you guys, but Halloween is hands down one of my boys’ favorite holiday. Free candy, and everything creepy, crawly and spooky is so exciting to little boys, well most kids for that matter! They beg and plead to go to the “halloween” isle in EVERY store we go to so they can press EVERY “try me” button in sight then run around like crazy animals. Half the time I’m freaked out by the stuff they have for sale these days, I’d have run for the hills if I saw some of this when I was a kid!
We had so much fun making these fun treats to get excited for Halloween. Hope you all will enjoy them too!
Breadstick Mummy Dogs
1 roll/pkg Pillsbury Breadstick dough (12 count)
12 hot dogs
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Unroll all 12 breadsticks from package. Cut each into 3 equal strips. Take 3 strips, one at a time and wrap around 1 hot dog starting from the top of the hot dog. (Each hot dog has 3 thin breadstick strips around it). Leave a small space towards the top of the hotdog to make mustard eyes. Continue wrapping all dogs then place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
2. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes. Use mustard or ketchup for the eyes.
The boys loved this bug-apillar banana dude. It’s great for them to get their hands dirty and help put the pieces together. Little banana legos.
Bug-apillar Banana Dude
1 ripe banana
Creamy Peanut Butter
Pretzel Sticks
Raisins
Red Fruit Snacks
1. Cut banana into 1 inch slices. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on each slice (minus the last piece) then press gently back together, curving slightly if desired. Break pretzel sticks in half, then press into sides of banana for legs. Dip 2 raisins in peanut butter and stick on front banana slice for eyes, then dip red fruit snack in peanut butter and stick on bottom of banana slice for the tongue.
These are so much fun. You might have to play with a couple apples to get the wedge just right on the skin side of the apple, just takes a little practice. To get the oozing effect, I used my husbands “organic” peanut butter which is ultra creamy, otherwise you can just heat up your regular peanut butter for a few seconds in the microwave. Enjoy!
Ooozing Monster Apple Mouths
1 large Apple of choice
Peanut Butter
Mini Marshmallows
1. Core then cut the apple into fourths. Cut out a small wedge on the skin side of the apple. Blot inside with a paper towel then spread lightly with creamy peanut butter. Cut mini marshmallows in half and place over peanut butter to make the teeth.
83 comments:
This is so cute! I love the mummies. I'm sure these are so popular with your kids!
You are giving me lot's of ideas for Halloween.
Heh, those are great. I'm going to send a link to my siblings with children.
"They beg and plead to go to the “halloween” isle in EVERY store we go to so they can press EVERY “try me” button in sight then run around like crazy animals."
Oh yeah. I work in retail at the moment and I see this all day every day. It drives me nuts. There is a dancing skeleton that sings "living la vida loca" that is the bane of my existence. I'm really hoping to be out by Xmas... :)
These are so cute!! I want to have a fun Halloween dinner and these are great ideas. :)
Ahahahahahah! Those are just great Jenny! All of them! I would have so much fun doing them, imagine the kids, lol!
Those are too cute - I can hardly stand it! I wan to print out this post and keep it for when I have my own children.
those apple treats are really cute!! those hot dogs in rolls sounds really good, i am adding that to my list of your recipes to try!
Thanks food librarian!
My boys did have so much fun.
Great Helene, hope you enjoy!
Too funny Bob,
I can imagine going crazy after hearing those darn toys all day long!
Hope I gave a few ideas sara!
Yes Rita,
You can imagine a very messy, but happy table!
It is fun with the kiddos, that's for sure, apples and butter!
Great Priscilla,
Hope you enjoy!!
These are just too cute! I am going to use one or two for my son's class Haloween party.
Absolutely adorable!! So much fun for the the little ones as well as for the adults!!
I too made Halloween fun for my kids when they were little ones, so much so that son, including his buddies do a neighborhood haunted house each year since HS, even have been on the local news.... and I'm still making customs ;-)
What cute and kinda spooky treats. It is hard for me to find recipes for Halloween that aren't too digusting. I think some are over the edge. It is a thin line. These look perfect though. Still in the Halloween spirit but not gross. Great job, I am going to use these!
Those are great!! I have to great snacks to school later this month. I think I am going to do one of these. The kids will love them!! Thanks!!
These are great! I love that none of these treats require 15 ingredients for the recipe (like a lot of Halloween treats)! They all look so simple to make and so fun, too! I will definitely be trying these!
Can I just hire you to make cook for me every night??
Although, I am on the other side of the U.S., so that might be a problem....
Hey, I'm one of Bob's siblings with children...he sent me your link. My four-year-old is one of those kids who would make Bob miserable if he came into the store (lucky for my baby brother we live 1000 miles away). Anyway, these look fun! BTW, I made you gooey peanut butter cup things--they were yummy. It said it would make 12, so I doubled it (four kids plus a husband, and my parents were visiting...had to be sure to have enough!). I ended up with a ton of extra dough. So I baked it on the bottom of a pie plate, spread a thin layer of extra ganache over it, then combined most of a 7 oz jar of marshmallow fluff (because that's hoe much I had), a block of softened cream cheese, and the rest of my leftover ganache, spread that on the top, and refrigerated it. Oh my gosh. It was good.
Those are too cute!! I've seen those apple mouths before, and thought they were adorable, but I like that you make them ooze with the peanut butter - they're so much creepier that way. Lots of fun.
Looks like you had a great time with your kids - how nice!
I just found your blog from a friend, and I LOVE it! There is literally not a single recipe on the first page that doesn't look delicious and/or fun to me. That's pretty rare...not even one exception!
Jenny these are adorable ...I mean scary adorable ideas!! My granddaughters would LOVE these!
Great Lisa,
The kids go nuts for them.
How fun Lucy,
I bet your kids have so much fun with the haunted house! I picture my boys doing the same thing when they are older!
I hear you Mary Ann,
Some things you see, it's like you'll never eat them!
Glad I could help Susie!
snbjork,
Too funny, how about I just keep posting recipes?!! That might be easier!
Deboleh,
Welcome to Picky Palate. Yes, my boys are those crazy ones in the stores too! Glad you enjoyed the peanut butter cup recipe and great way to improvise with left overs. Sounds wonderful!
Thanks Stephanie!
Yes, it was nice Barbara!
Welcome Janelle!
Hope you'll find some goodies to make!
Just missed you Bunny! Hope the granddaughters enjoy!
I love it! What fun and creative Halloween ideas! This is definitely our kind of food, thanks for sharing!
If only my grandsons were around to enjoy these goulish treats!
hahahahaa - those are so cute! i esp love the mummies and mouths!
How cute is that! Something for my Granddaughter and I to make together! Thanks Jenny, you're so clever!!
I love these ideas! I think the hot dog mummies are my favorite!
Oh cute Jenny! I am a Halloween guru too! I love to dec everything out and have a big halloween party! (I am going to have to have my sisters check this out! There boys would love it!)
These are SUCH cute ideas. Now I'm sad that I didn't serve something cute tonight at my dinner party!
You are unbelievably creative!
Super cute. I love the mummy hot doggies. And I used to do the apple smiles when I was teaching. If you use red apples, they look like lips :) I guess the green makes them look more like monsters though!
Mummy Hot Dog treats are a classic. Thanks for reminding me of this cute holiday treat :)
These are all GREAT!! I've got a little guy with a Halloween birthday and we love to make these kinds of things for his birthday. We will be trying these out this year:) Thanks!!
Gross! But in a good way! My boys used to love Halloween too.
Oh my goodness gracious, I came upon your blog from searching for the Levain chocolate chip cookies. I CAN NOT wait to try out some recipes, only problem I can't decide which to make first! Everything looks delicious,definitely adding you to my blog list! :)
Adorable! This looks like a lot of fun.
Oh my goodness, the cuteness is overwhelming! My friend and I are hosting a Halloween party this year and I think I will have to make the breadstick mummy dogs. Thanks for such a fabulous idea!
This is hilarious! I love the creativity and it makes me want to throw a halloween party!
Cute Cute Cute...I saw the mummy hot dogs in one of my THOUSAND magazines I got this month! I HAVE to make them!
These are TOO cute! I'll have to give my daughter Robin the heads up-her 2 boys would LOVE these! What fun Stephen would have making these for himself and his little brother Nick!!!
Hi Jen,
It's Mona. Derek and I haven't visited in awhile and we thought we would check out the goodies. Fun Stuff!!! We love the halloween section. Great ideas and yummy treats. We love you so much....have a
great night!!!...Mom
My kids will love these. My daughter LOVES Halloween and these treats will make her one happy kid.
Those are so cute. My son will love them. The mummies will be a hit.
Great ideas. Have bookmarked this post!
Awesome! I just love the Breadstick Mummy Dogs. ;)
// Mike
http://www.freestylecookery.com
so cute!!!
You are so creative Jenny. All of them our so cut, I love the mummy dogs and the oozing mouths the best.
lol how funny, your boys are the cutest. I love the Bug-apillar banana great idea for kids getting involved!
Jenny! These are seriously such cute ideas. Your little boys are so lucky to have such a fun mom.
Thanks everyone! It's great to read all of your comments!
Those treats looks creepily delicious! Any picky eater would enjoy those.
Those are so cute! I love the mummies. My husband will like them as much as your kids, I bet!
so cute. if you cut thos apples with a crinkle cutter they look like monster mouths!
I'm a huge halloween fan, so I'm loving it all!!
OMG! Soon as I clicked on your post, I had a huge smile on my face! Those treats and hotdogs are completely adorable!
My boys have to touch each and every halloween decoration, too... I would have freaked out as a kid, but they just love the stuff!
What fun treats! I can't wait to have my niece over to try these! I am sure she will love them and I will too! I am a big kid at heart:)
What fun halloween treats! I love them all, and I want to try them. We love halloween at our house. I can't believe it is already here.
Jenny, these are just too cute to eat!!! I love the mummy especially. Hah. You should have a party just because of these cute little creatures.
You come up with the most cute recipes. You sure have some lucky boys (but hey they know that I bet). I love all these fall recipes that come out around this time of year so much. I can not wait until Talal is old enough for me to make fun recipes like this. Any excuse for a cook to cook is happy times in our eyes, right lol..
Okay those mummies are hands down ADORABLE! How creative.
I could have sworn I left a comment the other day...hmmm...maybe I messed up on the "word" down there and didn't realize!!
These are awesome Jenny! Great ideas! I can't wait to make them for the kids!
That is to funny!
Only a Mom would think these things up. I love it!
This is sooooo darling! I can't wait to try these out. My youngest guy is so picky and I can't wait to try these out on him as a fun way to get him to eat more than just carbs. I'm also in charge of the preschool fall festival--so I know these will be a hit. Thanks!
I seriously love Halloween food! I'm so excited to make these for my kids. They will love them!
These are all too cute, Jenny. very creative. I bet your boys just loved them!
These are all so cute! I LOOOOVE the apple mouths!
Fun, yummy, tasty, healthy ideas for kids!
Those are too cute! Earlier today I saw a pic with the apples, but the just cut the slits and shoved almonds in for teeth. It looked gross, but cute. :)
We've made the mummy dogs before and the kids squealed with delight...so much fun!!! BTW, have you seen the seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com blog...it's crazy funny...I think you would like it!!!
I love, love, love the ghost hot dogs! Especially the mustard eyes! What a riot!
This is my first time here. SO creative! I will be back.
Thanks for the ideas. I think I'll be making the mummy's on Halloween night. Sounds like a great food prior to the night out. Thanks for all your terrific ideas. I just drool every time I visit your site. Happy Halloween!
Freaky! I keep forgetting Halloween exists since here they've skipped right to Christmas! It makes me sad, I love Halloween! I guess church is putting on a little party, it will be like Halloween in AZ -Laine can finally be a fairy princess instead of a Mummy or Obominable Snowman!
These are great, kids love this stuff. I need to be more festive like you!
Ha really creative ideas :)
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I'll be linking to this post!
You can also make the hot dog mummies with rhodes rolls -- they have the instructions on their site.
Hilarious!!! I love the creativity for Halloween!
Ciao!
Gabi @ Mamaliga.com
Oh man, those are so amazingly cute! Can't wait till my daughter and her little friends are older so we can have Halloween fun like this (although I'm looking forward to at least the cute costumes this year!).
YIPPEE! I just discovered your site and I'm nearly shouting out loud for joy! What fun ideas... thank you for sharing!
oh, i love these - i can't wait to make the mummy dogs for my boys and their friends!
What cute ideas!! I can't wait to make the mummy dogs. So glad I found your site!!
this is great! I have been trying to figure out what I can do with hot dogs for halloween. I have 20 kids coming over sat for a halloween party. this is perfect!!!
I'm using this for cub scout pack meeting treat tonight!
Can't wait to make Mummy Dogs for play group tomorrow! Thanks so much!
We made both of these today, and the kids thought they were great!! Thanks for posting these great ideas on your web page:)
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