31 Days Series: Day 24

 Slimy Jello Snacks

This is a fun after school snack to have ready for the kids or an after dinner treat or a great treat to serve at Halloween parties.

Supplies:

-a box of green Jello (lime or apple)
-a box of another color of Jello: red, blue or purple works well
-8 oz mason jars or similar glass bowl or cup (1 per child)
-gummy worms (4-6 per child)

Directions:
1.  Using the directions on the box, prepare the green Jello.
2.  Divide among your glass containers.  Only fill them halfway up.
3.  Refridgerate them until Jello is firm.
4.  Prepare the second box of Jello.
5.  Before you add the second Jello in the container, put a few gummy worms in the glass and dangle 1-2 over the side.
6.  Pour Jello on top of gummy worms, filling glass to the top.
7.  Refridgerate until top Jello is firm.
8.  Serve!

My girls wanted to try the sour gummy worms so that's what we used this time.

Idea from:  http://www.parenting.com/article/slimy-jell-o-snacks

31 Days Series: Day 21

 Pretzel Skeletons

Let the kids make an edible craft today. The supplies needed are used in several of the snacks so hopefully you will have them all already in your pantry.

Supplies:

-peanut butter/almond butter

-rectangular crackers (we used graham crackers)

-pretzel twists, sticks, rings

-chocolate chips (we used regular and mini)

Directions:

1.  Spread the peanut butter on one of the rectangular crackers.

2.  Using your pretzels, make a skeleton shape on top of the peanut butter.

(You will need to break some of the pretzels into smaller pieces.)

3.  Decorate faces with chocolate chips or other small edible items. 

Adapted from: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/appetizers-snacks/mr-bones/

31 Days Series: Day 10

 Monster Hands

This is snack you may remember making when you were a kid.  I remember making it back in elementary school.  This is an easy idea for kids to make and enjoy after school or to have or make at Halloween parties.

Supplies:

-clear plastic gloves aka "lunch lady gloves"

-popcorn

-candy corn (5 per hand)

-twist tie

Directions:

1. Put a piece of candy corn (with the point in first) in each finger of the glove.

2.  Fill the glove up with popcorn, but not too full so you can close it up.

3.  Put a twist tie on so the popcorn won't fall out.

Not sure if you can see but the hands have a Halloween ring on the ring finger.  They are cheap...you can get a whole bag of them at the dollar store.  Great little addition if you will be having these at a party.

I found these "gloves" left over from my teaching days so we used them but the clear gloves will work just fine!! You will actually be able to see the candy corn "fingernails" better with clear gloves.