Boo Bugs with Spider Web Dip

This is a great appetizer for a children's Halloween Party!

For the Bugs

• 1 can (11 oz.) Pillsbury® refrigerated breadsticks
• 24 cocktail-size smoked link sausages (14 oz. package)
• 3.4 cup shoestring potatoes or chow mein noodles
• Ketchup, barbecue sauce and/or mustard for decorating

For the Spider Web Dip

• 1 cup ranch dressing
• 1 tablespoon ketchup or 1 tablespoon marinara sauce

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°. Unroll dough and separate at perforation into 12 breadsticks. With knife or kitchen scissors, cut each breadstick in half crosswise, making 24 pieces.
2. Wrap each piece of dough around center of each sausage, pinching to seal and leaving each end of sausage showing.
3. Place seam side down and 1/2" apart on large ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediate remove from cookie sheet and place on serving tray. Cool 2 minutes.
5. Insert shoestring potatoes into baked dough to resemble legs and antennae. Decorate "bugs" with dots or stripes of ketchup and mustard.
6. Spread ranch dressing in a 9" glass pie plate or dinner plate. 
7. Spoon ketchup into a small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal and cut a tiny hole in one of the bottom corners. Squeeze bag to draw a coil of ketchup or marinara sauce over ranch dressing.
8.  Drag toothpick through coil from center out, created a web. Serve dip with "bugs."

Enjoy!

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This is not my original recipe but from Pillsbury's Halloween, October 2006 cookbook.

Halloween Masks

Fun, rainy day activity for kids!

Over the years, I have collected some printable Halloween Masks. These can be printed, embellished with sequins, glitter, glow in the dark paint or whatever your creative mind can come up with. I've even used glitter nail polish to jazz them up! Two of them are made for children to color and then, with adult supervision of course, cut out.

Feel free to send me pictures of any you use and I'll post them!

Bat Mask	Black Cat Mask
Cat Eyes Mask	Pink Feather Mask
Dog Mask	Monkey Mask
Ram Mask	Bobcat Mask
Tiger Mask
Scary Jack Mask Shown colored.	Skull Mask This one can be colored.

Witch Warts Treat Bag Topper

The 7 Days of Halloween Treat Packs

Day 6

These treat packs are easy to make (downloadable artwork) and are fun to give out as Halloween treats to your trick-or-treaters, school parties for those little ones or to just have around to give to guest visiting during that time. Be sure to collect them all!

Supplies:

• Raisins
• Artwork (download below)
• White Card Stock
• 4" x 6" Clear Reclosable Bag (check your local craft store or Walmart) or
• Clear candy/gift bags or Halloween decorated candy/gift bags (check your local party store, craft store, Walmart or Dollar Tree)
• Paper cutter or scissors
• Stapler
• Clear tape

Basic Instructions for 4" x 6" Bag:

The artwork contains 6 folder over tags that are 4" x 3" unfolded, 4" x 1.5" folded. Print out the number you need and follow the cut lines to cut out each one.

Put 1/4 cup or more of raisins into the reclosable bag and seal. Take the label and fold in half, put over the top of the bag and staple above the reclosable area.

If you are using a clear/Halloween decorated candy/gift bag, cut the bag down to size to hold the chocolate chips, with enough to fold over twice and then staple the tag on.

NOTE: Since mine only filled about 1/2 of the reclosable bag, I shook the raisins to the top, folded the back up and taped it and then added the topper as instructed above.

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Monster Scabs Treat Bag Toppers

The 7 Days of Halloween Treat Packs

Day 4

These treat packs are easy to make (downloadable artwork) and are fun to give out as Halloween treats to your trick-or-treaters, school parties for those little ones or to just have around to give to guest visiting during that time. Be sure to collect them all!

Supplies:

• Life, Golden Graham or Chex Cereal
• Artwork (download below)
• White Card Stock
• 4" x 6" Clear Reclosable Bag (check your local craft store or Walmart) or
• Clear candy/gift bags or Halloween decorated candy/gift bags (check your local party store, craft store, Walmart or Dollar Tree)
• Paper cutter or scissors
• Stapler
• Clear tape

Basic Instructions for 4" x 6" Bag: 

The artwork contains 6 folder over tags that are 4" x 3" unfolded, 4" x 1.5" folded. Print out the number you need and follow the cut lines to cut out each one.

Put 1/4 cup or more of cereal into the reclosable bag and seal. Take the label and fold in half, put over the top of the bag and staple above the reclosable area.

If you are using a clear/Halloween decorated candy/gift bag, cut the bag down to size to hold the cereal, with enough to fold over twice and then staple the tag on.

NOTE: Since mine only filled about 1/2 of the reclosable bag, I shook the cereal to the top, folded it up in the back and taped it and then put the tag on and stapled as per directions above.

Look for a fall flavor like the new Maple & Brown Sugar Life Cereal. So yummy!

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Ghost Poop Treat Bag Topper

The 7 Days of Halloween Treat Packs

Day 3

These treat packs are easy to make (downloadable artwork) and are fun to give out as Halloween treats to your trick-or-treaters, school parties for those little ones or to just have around to give to guest visiting during that time. Be sure to collect them all!

Supplies:

• Miniature marshallows or white chocolate chips
• Artwork (download below)
• White Card Stock
• 4" x 6" Clear Reclosable Bag (check your local craft store or Walmart) or
• Clear candy/gift bags or Halloween decorated candy/gift bags (check your local party store, craft store, Walmart or Dollar Tree)
• Paper cutter or scissors
• Stapler
• Clear tape

Basic Instructions for 4" x 6" Bag: 

The artwork contains 6 folder over tags that are 4" x 3" unfolded, 4" x 1.5" folded. Print out the number you need and follow the cut lines to cut out each one.

Put 1/4 cup or more of marshmallows or white chocolate chips into the reclosable bag and seal. Take the label and fold in half, put over the top of the bag and staple above the reclosable area.

If you are using a clear/Halloween decorated candy/gift bag, cut the bag down to size to hold the marshmallows, with enough to fold over twice and then staple the tag on.

NOTE: Since mine only filled about 1/2 of the reclosable bag, I closed the bag, shook the marshmallows to the top, folded the back up in the back and taped it. I then placed the tag on and it made a nice, neat little package of treats!

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Goblin Teeth Treat Bag Topper

The 7 Days of Halloween Treat Packs

Day 2

These treat packs are easy to make (downloadable artwork) and are fun to give out as Halloween treats to your trick-or-treaters, school parties for those little ones or to just have around to give to guest visiting during that time. Be sure to collect them all!

Supplies:

• Candy Corn
• Artwork (download below)
• White Card Stock
• 4" x 6" Clear Reclosable Bag (check your local craft store or Walmart) or
• Clear candy/gift bags or Halloween decorated candy/gift bags (check your local party store, craft store, Walmart or Dollar Tree)
• Paper cutter or scissors
• Stapler
• Clear tape

Basic Instructions for 4" x 6" Bag: 

The artwork contains 6 folder over tags that are 4" x 3" unfolded, 4" x 1.5" folded. Print out the number you need and follow the cut lines to cut out each one.

Put 1/4 cup or more of candy corn into the reclosable bag and seal. Take the label and fold in half, put over the top of the bag and staple above the reclosable area.

If you are using a clear/Halloween decorated candy/gift bag, cut the bag down to size to hold the chocolate chips, with enough to fold over twice and then staple the tag on.

NOTE: Since mine only filled about 1/2 of the reclosable bag, I shook the candy corn to the top after putting the tag on, folded the back up in the back and taped it under the tag to make a nice neat little package.

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Cupid What???

Well, it's that time of the year when Cupid is flying around everywhere, or at least she should be!

This is a fun little craft the little ones can help you with. There are two variation of this, depending on the recipient.

CUPID'S POOP

Small clear or Valentine's Day decorated baggie*
Ribbon, color to match design on bag
Tags Number 1 (PDF file below)
Hole Punch
Candy Conversation Hearts, Red Jelly Beans, or
   M & M's® Chocolate Coated Candy Pieces

1. Download and print out the tags. Cut into individual tags and punch a hole in the top where shown.
2. Take your baggie and put a scoop of candy hearts or red jelly beans inside.
3. Twist top of baggie and tie the red ribbon very tightly.
4. Attached the tags to the ribbon and then tie a bow. Be sure to curl the ends of your ribbon.

* If you use the tall baggies, just take a pair of scissors or pinking shears and after the bag is all tied up, trim the top of the bag and fluff out.

CUPID'S KISSES

1. Use tag number 2 below.
2. Replace the candy hearts/jelly beans/chocolate pieces with Chocolate Kisses, preferably the Valentine's Day edition.

These make a cute gift for young and old. Great, inexpensive products for the little one to take to school for Valentine's Day.

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I found some cute Valentine's Day decorated zip baggies at our local Dollar Store. I created the bags above my simply cutting off the zip portion of the bag, filling, adding ribbon and tag and then used the pinking shears and cut across the tops.

Have Fun!
Beachy Sue

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