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Fun, Easy Halloween Recipes for Kids
10 Halloween
Safety Tips
(Be sure to get an adult's help in the kitchen!)
All Dressed Up
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Monster Brew
Mix 8 cups of cranberry juice and 6 cups of apple cider in a punch bowl. Add ice cubes
and serve. Makes 14 cups.
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Pumpkin Pops
Freeze orange juice and wooden ice cream sticks in ice cube containers.
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Ants on a Log
Rinse 1 or 2 celery stalks. Have an adult cut the stalks into halves or thirds. Fill the
hollow of each celery piece with peanut butter, then sprinkle raisins across the
peanut butter.
Beetle Brunch
Use a pear half for the beetle’s body. Add orange or peach slices for wings and apple or
carrot strips for antennae and legs. Use raisins and apple or carrot strips to add details,
like eyes, spots, or stripes.
Stuffed Snails
Have an adult boil and drain 1 cup of jumbo pasta shells. Let the pasta shells cool
completely. Stuff the shells with small pieces of your favorite cheese and cold cuts.
Centipede Surprise
Place a pretzel stick into each end of a jumbo marshmallow (use the short, thin pretzel
sticks). Keep adding marshmallows in either direction to make your centipede as long
as you like. Use pretzel stick halves for legs.
Trick or Treat Cereals
Place these combinations on your hot or cold cereal:
Carving a Niche
Small children should never carve
pumpkins. Instead, have them draw a
face with markers, then you can do the
cutting. Under parents’ supervision,
children age 5 to 10 may carve with
pumpkin cutters that have safety bars.
Votive candles are safest for candle-lit
pumpkins.
❖ Lighted pumpkins should be placed on
a sturdy table, away from curtains and
other flammable objects, and should
never be left unattended.
Sweet Treats
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Children shouldn’t snack while they’re
trick-or-treating. Check all treats at
home.
■ Watch for signs of tampering, such as
small pinholes in wrappers and torn or
loose packages.
■ If you have young children, get rid of
choking hazards such as gum, peanuts,
balloons, hard candies, or small toys.
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Peachy Pumpkins
Place a peach half on your cereal; give it raisin eyes, nose, and stem. Then add an apple
slice for a mouth.
Goofy Ghost
Use a pear half and place three raisins for the eyes and mouth.
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Masks are not recommended because
they can obstruct a child’s vision. If your
child wears makeup, you should look for
non-toxic, hypoallergenic kits.
Costumes should be flame-retardant
and fit properly. Avoid oversized shoes,
high heels, and long skirts or pants that
could cause a child to fall.
Children who trick-or-treat after dusk
should have reflective tape on their
costumes and carry flashlights.
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Black Cat
Use a big prune for the body and a small prune for the head, raisins for the tail and ears,
and bits of apple for the face.
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Witchy Witch
Use a prune for the body, banana slice head, coconut hair, raisin eyes, nose, mouth,
hands, and feet. Top it off with a pineapple broom.
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Lil’ Pumpkin Pizzas
First have a parent ready the broiler and toast 2 English muffin halves. Spread the
English muffins with catsup and then sprinkle with shredded Cheddar. Slice a hot dog
like coins and place a few on each muffin in a pumpkin face. Place the muffins on a
broiler pan and have a parent broil them until the cheese melts.
Home Safe Home
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To keep your home safe for visiting trick-
or-treaters, remove anything a child
could trip over, such as garden hoses,
toys, bikes, and lawn decorations.
Check outdoor lights and replace
burned-out bulbs to make sure there’s
good visibility at your door and the
approach to it.
Sweep wet leaves from sidewalks and
steps to reduce the chance youngsters
will slip and falL
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For 'more information, please visit
www.mayohealth.org (2000 Mayo Foundation for
Medical Education and Research).
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