Sunday, October 24, 2010

Halloween Muffin Tin Meal

 Kicking off Halloween week with a spooky muffin tin meal! :)  
Big Brother is much more interested in and excited about Halloween this year--he's loving all the fun crafts, decorations, and foods.  He thinks it's all pretty fun and was super excited about his Halloween muffin tin lunch! :) 
 
He even enjoyed slurping up some "muddy worms".  Mmmmm!
 So, here's what our Halloween tin consisted of (clockwise starting upper left):
Cheese pumpkin, fruity bat, ghost banana, worms in the mud, monster eyeballs, and witch fingers! 
 Here's what I did:
  • pumpkin: sliced a piece of cheese a little thick; then carved a pumpkin from the slice
  • bat: took a grape fruit leather (any dark color would work) and carved out the shape of a bat; used a couple of large circle sprinkles for eyes
  • ghost:  see directions in this post (this one turned out much better than the first go 'round)
  • worms in mud: one hot dog cut into long strips; then boiled in a little water in the microwave until the strips started to curl; placed in baked beans (mud) 
  • monster eyeballs: green olives
  • witch fingers: use a little cream cheese to stick an almond slice to a baby carrot 
The lunch was such a hit and I was quite pleased with how it turned out!  Usually when I think of fun Halloween foods, only sugary ones come to mind.  So, I was especially pleased that I managed it with no candy or desserty treats, as I think there will be plenty of those this week anyway! 


What fun foods do you make for Halloween?


Muffin Tin Monday at Her Cup Overfloweth

6 comments:

  1. Love it! It looks like your little guy absolutely loved his lunch. The hot dog worms are a great idea with curling them in boiling water. Your bananas look great, too.

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  2. I can tell by that smile that it was a big hit! Happy MTM!

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  3. I love the worms in the mud. What a cute idea!

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  4. I love the meal. The worms in the mud are something I need to try with JDaniel.

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  5. This is too cute! My three year old would LOVE it. Thanks for linking up to Theme Party Thursday and Hally Halloween!
    -Jami

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  6. This looks so cute. Can't wait until my daughter is old enough for these!!

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