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I hope you’re not tired of Halloween treats yet because I have another week of kid friendly party food to share with you.

Starting with these gooey grapes for your little ghouls.

I have to say, I was pretty skeptical about this combo when I first heard about it.

But these sweet and slightly tart little treats were much better than I had anticipated.

They’re actually quite addictive. It’s hard to stop at one.

And just like everything else I’ve shared with you so far, they’re pretty easy to put together.

You’ll need:

green grapes

a bag of caramels (I use Kraft)

toothpicks or Halloween themed food picks

heavy cream

sprinkles or chopped nuts, crushed cookies, small candy – whatever you want to adorn them with.

1. Add all the caramels to a medium sauce pan with about 2 tablespoons of heavy cream.

3. Heat the caramels/cream mixture on low and give it an occasional stir while everything melts together.

4. In the mean time, impale each grape with a toothpick and add some sprinkles into a small bowl.

5. When the caramel/cream mixture has melted, dip each grape into the melted caramel until the caramel comes about halfway up the sides of the grape. Then dip the bottom of each grape into the sprinkles.

6. Set each dipped grape on a piece of parchment paper or a silicone liner to set up.

7. Once the caramel has set, you can remove the grapes and transfer them to your spooky serving platter.

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This is a great food project to make with kids and all you need is some dough.

The kind of dough you use doesn’t matter but the easiest way to make these is by using bread sticks from a can.

Just pop the can and separate the bread sticks.

To make the bony ends, you can either tie a knot at each end, or use clean kitchen scissors to snip a couple of inches down each end of the bread stick, and then roll down each side.

You can pretty much tell from that picture up there just how each one was made.

You can brush each bone with a little extra virgin olive oil and then sprinkle on your favorite seasonings before baking.

Or you can just shove them in the oven plain. Either way, they’re delicious.

Bake the bones at the temperature listed on the can and pull them from the oven when they’re light golden brown.

If you’re opposed to convenience foods, you can still make these bones using your favorite home-made bread or pizza dough.

Just roll out the dough to your desired thickness, cut into strips, make the bony ends, and bake as you normally would. Just remove from the oven when they are light golden brown.

Serve the bones with blood (naturally). Just warm a little pizza sauce or marinara and spoon into a serving dish for dipping.

Can be served warm or at room temperature.

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I’d like to first point out that it’s a good thing my husband is somewhat artistic.

Otherwise, things like this just wouldn’t get made.

Or they might get made but they sure wouldn’t look as good.

We made these Freaky Frankenheads for our last Halloween party and they were a big hit with our little freaks. 😉

To make them for your favorite little freaks, first draw some faces on a few clear plastic cups with a permanent marker.

I found mine at my local dollar store.

Then, just dye some vanilla pudding green using a couple drops of food coloring and spoon it into a clear plastic cup.

 Once you’ve spooned your pudding into each of the cups, add some crushed Oreo cookies (or generic equivalent) on top.

Voila!

Freaky Frankenheads.

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Here’s an incredibly easy and kid-friendly party treat for you.

I almost didn’t post it because it’s one of those treats that are so simple to make, I tend to assume that everyone already knows how to make them.

So if by chance you’ve never seen this done before, today is your lucky day.

You could call also them Wizard Wands, Magic Wands, basically any occupation or lifestyle that demands a wand is covered here.

Wands For Witches & Warlocks

pretzel rods

14 oz. bag colored candy melts – You can usually find these in craft or baking supply stores if your local grocer doesn’t carry them.

sprinkles

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Empty the entire bag of candy melts into a microwave safe bowl.

Add a couple teaspoons of vegetable oil.  The oil will keep your candy from hardening too soon.

Heat for 30 seconds, stir. Heat for 10 seconds, stir.

If all of the candy isn’t melted, heat another 10 seconds, and stir.

Do not over heat the candy. There’s no saving it once it’s burned.

Once the candy is melted, pour it into a tall glass.

Dip your pretzel rods about halfway (more or less) into the candy, lift straight up and hold over the glass so the excess can run back into the glass.

Add sprinkles and lay the dipped pretzel onto the baking sheet to set up.

That’s it!

*If you can’t find candy melts, you can also use white chocolate died with food coloring to the color of your choice. The process is the same.

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