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Easy Halloween Recipes – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #138

Lolli — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:01:13 +0000

How did we end up in the second half of October? And how is Halloween right around the corner? Didn’t we just start the new school year?

It’s finally cooling down around here – I’ve broken out the boots and sweaters, and I’m adding blankets to my bed at night to stay warm. I’m loving it (but that doesn’t mean I’m ready for winter to come quite yet…or ever!).

This week, we noticed lots of fun, tasty, and easy Halloween treats shared at recent parties. I need to make ALL of these! Check out the fun and festive fall recipes we’re featuring from YOU this week…

Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Beef and Spinach Pasta from Joyful Homemaking

#2: Apple Dumplings from Cincy Shopper

#3: Easy Rotisserie Chicken Chimichanga Recipe from She Saved

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Owl Marshmallow Pops from The Monday Box

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Lois loved Halloween Pretzels from The Monday Box

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Brett loved Peanut Butter Balls Pumpkins and Cats from The Monday Box

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Keri Lyn loved Little Green Monster Halloween Punch from Gluesticks Blog

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Emily loved Easy Mummy Brownies from Suburban Simplicity

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Mary loved Sweet and Savory Popcorn Pumpkins

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Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

THOR: RAGNAROK – “Hela-ween” Inspired DIY Projects

Lolli — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:22:19 +0000

Who’s excited for THOR: RAGNAROK to come to theaters in just a few short days?! I’m excited to share these fun Thor-inspired activities. No compensation has been received for this post. Activities and photos were provided by Marvel Studios.

About Thor: Ragnarok

In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!

“Thor: Ragnarok” thunders into U.S. theaters November 3!!

Enjoy these fun DIY “Hela” inspired ideas including a pumpkin carving design, how to transform into “Hela” for under $25 and a delicious and fun candy apple recipe!

Check out this video on how to make an easy DIY “Hela’s Headdress”:

Download the PDF pattern for the headdress HERE.

Make this delicious “Mjolnir Candy Apples” Recipe:

Hela-inspired Pumpkin Carving

Are you carving pumpkins with your family this week? Check out this Hela-inspired pumpkin carving template!

Connect with Thor: Ragnarok

Like THOR: RAGNAROK on Facebook

Follow THOR: RAGNAROK on Twitter

Follow Marvel on Instagram

THOR: RAGNAROK opens in theaters everywhere November 3rd!

Halloween Party Treats – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #90

Lolli — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Can you believe it’s almost Halloween time? We’ve been LOVING all of the Halloween treats that our readers have been submitting to our parties lately, and we couldn’t resist putting together another Halloween-inspired collection of recipes! This time we’ve given it a Halloween party spin (think of all of those Halloween class parties – any room mothers here?? – or family Halloween parties before trick-or-treating. It’s such a fun time of year with even MORE fun treats and sweets to enjoy!

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Pumpkin Pie Recipe from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

#2: Crock Pot Pot Roast from Flour on My Face

#3: Homemade Candy Apples from Rose Bakes

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Mummy Hot Dogs from Eat Move Make

Lois loved Oreo Pumpkin Pops from Suburban Simplicity

Brett loved Bat Treats from Suburban Simplicity

Susan loved Halloween Slimy Slurpie from Eat Move Make

Aly loved Halloween Swirled Cupcakes from Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt

Keri Lyn loved Halloween Cookies from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

Emily loved Spooky Bundt Cake from She Saved

Mary loved Acorn Donuts from Rae’s Books and Recipes

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Now let’s get this party started!

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The Great Pumpkin Fest at Kings Dominion

Lolli — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:14:28 +0000

This post is sponsored by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company in conjunction with Blog Meets Brand, and I have been compensated for my participation. All opinions are my own.

This past Saturday, three of my kids and I spent the day at Kings Dominion for the Great Pumpkin Fest. We had a BLAST! Talk about getting us in the Halloween spirit (although the weather felt a whole lot like middle of the summer!). There is something for everyone and EVERY age at Kings Dominion during the month of October!

Weekends starting September 23, and then September 30 to October 29 between 12:00pm and 5:00pm, the Great Pumpkin Fest is open! The Great Pumpkin Fest is a fun activity for the whole family and includes Halloween-themed live shows, Sally’s Pumpkin Painting Patch (decorate and take home a small pumpkin!), Franklin’s Scarecrow Hollow (a kid-friendly maze), Pig Pen’s People Washer (play and splash around in a “pool” of suds!), a petting zoo (adorable animals!!), and so much more! Your favorite rides are open during the day, as well as the entire Planet Snoopy kids’ area.

For more information about the Great Pumpkin Fest, please click here: https://www.kingsdominion.com/things-to-do/the-great-pumpkin-fest

We spent the daylight hours riding a few of our favorite rides and enjoying the Halloween festivities. The kid-friendly activities at Planet Snoopy wound down around 5:00pm, and then the park started the transformation to “HAUNT.”

Although my kids weren’t interested in getting scared, we were all impressed with the length that Kings Dominion went to to decorate for Halloween! We stayed about 90 minutes past sunset, so we were able to experience plenty of the spooky part. We especially enjoyed the after-dark shows, like the The Grave Walkers (a family-friendly wandering band with fun dancers) and the flaming torch juggler.

Be Scare-Proof with the No-Boo Necklace!

My 18-year-old was nervous about being scared by costumed monsters while walking around the park, so she purchased one of the No-Boo glowing necklaces and wore it proudly all day. The no-boo necklace worked like a charm once the sun went down and the monsters came out! Don’t worry about your little ones if you plan to stay in Planet Snoopy. Everything in the kids’ area is fun and kid-friendly and not scary at all.

Free Pre-K Pass!

Don’t forget about the free Pre-K pass – you don’t want to miss out on this offer! This special pass grants free admission to 3-5 year olds for the rest of the 2017 season and all of 2018! More info can be found here: https://www.kingsdominion.com/tickets-passes/pre-k-pass

Love to be SCARED?

For adults and teens, Kings Dominion goes ALL OUT for their Halloween HAUNT. From costumed “monsters” wandering the park to fog machines to spooky shows, mazes, haunted houses, and rides converted to Halloween themes, there is something for every level of Halloween fan!

Here’s a little of what you can expect: Start your night of fright at the Overlord’s Resurrection, where monsters will be unleashed into the park and out of your worst nightmares. Guests who are brave enough can enjoy eight mazes, five scare zones plus several live shows. If that isn’t enough fun, get your thrill fix on more than 20 rides, including Intimidator 305, as fog and darkness blanket the park.

Test your limits and experience fear beyond your worst nightmares with 5 all-new Skeleton Key rooms exclusive with Fright Lane. You’ll face extra terror as you unlock exclusive chambers and complete sinister tasks in order to escape.

Connect with Kings Dominion:

Kings Dominion official website
Click here for park hours & directions: https://www.kingsdominion.com/hours-directions
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kingsdominionva
Instagram: @kingsdominionva
Twitter: @kingsdominionva

Halloween Treats – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #86

Lolli — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:00:32 +0000

Hello, hello! The weather around here can’t decide if it wants to be fall now or stick with summer for a little while longer. I’m ready to welcome the cooler, not-humid weather, but I’m not quite ready for all things Halloween quite yet. My kids just barely started back to school, didn’t they?

My LuLaRoe business has kept me busy (as if I didn’t have enough on my plate with 4 teens at home and a blog to run!). I’m actually really loving it still, but it would be even better if YOU were there. Come join my LulaRoe shopping group here!

This week, despite my protests that it is too early for Halloween (ha!) we’re featuring Halloween treats! Here’s one of my favorite festive (and not spooky at all!) recipes:

Halloween Candied Popcorn

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Crock Pot Spicy Cowboy Sausage Soup from Flour on My Face

#2: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Filling from This Mama Loves

#3: 3 Ingredient Apple Cake from Cincy Shopper

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Halloween Spider Cookies from She Saved

Lois loved Easy Jack O’Lantern Waffles from Ann’s Entitled Life

Brett loved Easy Halloween Graveyard Pudding Cups from Flour on My Face

Susan loved Easy Spider Cupcakes with Frosting Tutorial from Clever Housewife

Aly loved Halloween Ghost Cookies from Tinselbox

Keri Lyn loved Easy Halloween Ghost Brownies from Must Have Mom

Emily loved Candied Eyeball Halloween Popcorn from Lolly Jane

Mary loved Halloween Snack Mix from The Country Chic Cottage

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

Halloween Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Lolli — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 11:00:47 +0000

It seems like yesterday that our air conditioning was cranking because the weather was still stifling hot, the kids were enjoying the last few carefree days of summer, and the leaves were all green.

Suddenly – seemingly overnight – the weather is crisp and cool, the kids are busy with their school year schedules and activities, and the leaves are all turning gorgeous shades of red, orange, and yellow.

I love the fall! The colors, the weather, and my birthday. There’s so much about the fall to love!

To celebrate the fall’s first big holiday, I’ve pulled together a fun, Halloween-themed scavenger hunt. I love finding things for kids that get them up and active, and interacting with other kids.

So print off this month’s scavenger hunt, grab a few pencils, and get active!

(Click HERE or click the image above to download the PDF version of this scavenger hunt!)

How to use this Halloween Scavenger Hunt Printable

Get ready to search for all things related to Halloween! The best thing about this scavenger hunt is that it can be played many different ways – use the printable list as a guide and make the game your own. Simply print off as many sheets as you need, and then go have some fun!

Print:
PDF version of the HALLOWEEN scavenger hunt
Jpeg version of the HALLOWEEN scavenger hunt

Single-player game: race against the clock! See how many of the items on the list you can find in 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Look in the house for as many items as possible, or find things that aren’t at home in a magazine or book.

Group scavenger hunt: If you have enough players, divide into 2 teams. Each team works together to find the items on the list. Reconvene at a specific time to compare what each team was able to find.

Get creative! Some items are easier than others to “collect” as participants search for things on the list. Let the kids think of alternative methods of “collection” such as taking a picture, drawing a picture, or having an adult initial next to an item on the list. See ideas for gathering clues below.

Broaden your search area. With parental permission/supervision, teams can ask neighbors for help gathering scavenger hunt items. Maybe you don’t have a cupid at home, but a neighbor does. Make sure that kids know to only go to houses where they know the people that live there, and always bring a buddy along.

Methods of gathering “clues:”

Each person or group has a small bag and collects as many items inside the bag as the can in a set amount of time. At the end, everyone shows off the item they’ve collected.

Each person or group has a digital camera (phones, ipod, etc) and snaps a picture of each item they find.

Simply check off each item on the scavenger hunt paper as it is found or have another person act as a “witness” and initial the paper to verify that an item was found.

Use your imagination! Let the players decide the rules!

Be sure to check out my other scavenger hunt printables and check back soon for MORE fun throughout the year!

© 2016, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.

Delicious Dishes Recipes Party #40 – Halloween Treats

Lolli — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:00:19 +0000

The weather has officially turned comfortably cool and on my drive yesterday morning, I noticed the leaves turning gorgeous fall colors. I’m celebrating a birthday at the end of this week with a girl’s weekend at Hersheypark (for Hersheypark in the Dark! I can’t wait!). And then a few days later, I travel back across the country to spend a week with my mom and 2 nephews while my brother and sister-in-law enjoy a little getaway. Life is good. Busy, hectic, and pretty messy most days. But good.

Can you believe that it’s Halloween season? I’m sure you’ve seen Halloween at the stores and all over Pinterest. Whether or not you’ve got kids who like to dress up in fun costumes and trick or treat, you can’t deny how fun Halloween treats are! We’ve gathered a bunch of our favorites from last week’s Delicious Dishes recipe party below. But first, here are two of my own Halloween recipes that I know you’re going to love!

Ghosts in a Graveyard Pudding Cups

Halloween Candied Popcorn

And now it’s time to officially say Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Cinnamon Skillet Apples from Miz Helen’s Country Cottage

#2: Greek Hummus Chicken Salad from The Chef Next Door

#3: Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Cake Donuts from Moms Need to Know

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Mummy Rice Krispies Treats from Two Twenty One

Lois loved Monster Pudding Cups from Just 2 Sisters

Brett loved Pumpkin Cheesecake Mummy Cookies from My Love for Words

Susan loved Halloween Breakfast Ideas from Kids Activities Blog

Aly loved Spiderweb Caramel Apple from My Love for Words

Keri Lyn loved Fall Kit Kat Candy Cake from Rose Bakes

Emily loved Bewitching Perfectly Poisonous Parfaits from Frog Prince Paperie

Mary loved Halloween Spider Cookies from Cincy Shopper

Follow us along on our NEW Pinterest board. We pin all your amazing recipes!

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

© 2016, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.

Ghosts in a Graveyard Pudding Cups

Lolli — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:00:21 +0000

Last week, I was challenged to come up with a quick and easy Halloween treat using Snack Pack Pudding Cups. While I was not asked to put up a blog post, the social promotion of the “recipe” was so well-received that I thought it would be a shame not to share them here. Note: I am not being compensated for this post, but affiliate links are used.

Ghosts in a Graveyard Pudding Cups

I made these pudding cups while the kids were in school, and since I didn’t want to eat them ALL (ok, I kind of did…) I stuck a few of them in the refrigerator for later. When the kids came home, I heard, “Mom! Can I eat one of those! Those are SO COOL!” coming from the kitchen. Yes, you know you’ve come up with a winning combination when the kids react like that.

Seriously, these are so easy to make. They’re perfect for a fun Halloween snack or class Halloween party. I would even encourage kids to make their own Ghosts in a Graveyard pudding cups by putting all of the ingredients in a bowl and letting them decorate their cups on their own. If you’ve ever been a room mother for an elementary school Halloween party, you know that you need to come up with a few fun and engaging activities for the kids to do during the party or else all is chaos.

Here’s how you make your own Ghosts in a Graveyard pudding cups:

Just take a Snack Pack pudding cup of your choice (I used Chocolate Caramel), add chocolate sprinkles, and top with a pumpkin spice Milano cookie decorated as a tombstone with black frosting plus a marshmallow ghost. Easy enough? Totally!

Pumpkin Seed Granola Tapioca Pudding Cups

As a bonus, I threw some homemade pumpkin seed granola on top of a tapioca pudding cup and was instantly taken to taste bud heaven. What a glorious combination of flavors!!

All photos were taken on my new iPhone 6S, which is pretty incredible. I’ve never loved a phone quite so much.

© 2015, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.

Halloween Books for Kids

Lolli — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 05:00:04 +0000

One of my favorite things to do around each of the holidays throughout the year when my kids were little was to collect holiday-themed books to read. I always had my eyes open for used holiday books at the thrift store or used book store and, of course, we borrowed books from the library. During the weeks preceding each holiday, we would use those books for our read-out-loud time, and that became part of our holiday celebration.

My kids may be a little too old for Halloween picture books at this point, but I still love this tradition, so I decided to spread that tradition on to you guys. Here are a list of 13 kid-friendly Halloween books, including some of the classic stories I read to my kids (some are even so old that my mom read them to me!) and some that are new from authors that we love. Note: Amazon affiliate links used.

Happy Halloween!

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams and Megan Lloyd

The Little Old Lady is one of the classic stories that I remember from my childhood. I love the little old lady’s fearless attitude towards the spooky things that happen around her and her clever solution to handle what’s happening. I also love that it teaches kids that sometimes things that seems scary aren’t really that scary after all.

The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

This is another classic from my own childhood. Brother and Sister Bear head out to trick or treat and plan to avoid Miz McGrizz’s spooky house. But as they trick or treat, they discover that looks can be deceiving, and they end up having a wonderful, perspective-changing time with Miz McGrizz.

Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean

This adorable book finds Pete the Cat rocking out to the classic Halloween children’s song “Five Little Pumpkins.”

Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton

From one of my kids’ favorite board book authors, Pookie tries on costumes one by one, but somehow can’t find just the right thing. Pookie’s resolution is adorable!

Pinkalicious Pink or Treat by Victoria Kann

In this cute Pinkalicious story, the mayor has canceled Halloween because a storm has knocked out the town’s power. No Halloween means no Halloween candy. No Halloween jack-o’-lanterns. No Halloween trick-or-treating. No Halloween holiday parties. And worst of all, no Halloween costumes. Pinkalicious is determined to fix the situation so she can wear her perfect costume.

Who’s There on Halloween? Board book by Susan Hagen Nipp and Pamela Conn Beall (Authors), Charles Reasoner (Illustrator)

Who’s There On Halloween? encourages readers to play along and use the clues to name the holiday characters hidden inside. Fun interactive book for toddlers and preschoolers!

It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator)

Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates all the pumpkins in the patch! Although this book was written after the “golden era” of my kids’ read-aloud days, they grew up loving the “If You Give a Mouse” books.

Peanuts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz

This is a board book version of the classic Peanuts Halloween tv movie. It includes reusable stickers that kids can use to interact with the story that they (and we!) all love.

Splat the Cat: What Was That? by Rob Scotton

Halloween should be a black cat’s favorite holiday, but Spat the Cat is nervous about visiting a creepy haunted house. He’s worried it will be too scary. Splat’s friend Spike tells Splat not to be a scaredy-cat—the haunted house is just for fun! Kids will love this lift-the-flap book (I know my kids lived for them!).

10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman (Author), Linda Davick (Illustrator)

10 trick-or-treaters is a cute not-so-scary Halloween counting book with bright, bold artwork and fun rhythms:

10 trick-or-treaters
on a dark and spooky night
out to get some candy
or give someone a fright.

I Spy Spooky Night: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo (Author), Walter Wick (Illustrator)

My kids lived for “I Spy” books, and frankly I enjoyed an occasional break from reading out loud. This “I Spy” book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items like bats and lizards and owls.

Franklin’s Halloween Paperback by Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Perhaps because our last name is Franklin, and perhaps because Franklin was one of my kids’ favorite characters, we had a huge collection of Franklin books (you know…the kind that you know backwards and forwards because you’ve read them so often). We love Franklin’s experience at his Halloween party, where he thinks there might be a real ghost (spoiler: there isn’t a ghost, and Franklin realizes what’s really going on…).

The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

Three brave little bears explore the inside of a mysterious old tree and go into, up, through, over, down, and out. We just love the Berenstain Bears books, so I thought they deserved an extra spot on the list!

What are some of your favorite Halloween picture books?

For more Halloween entertainment, visit a few of my favorite blogs:

Best Halloween Mysteries by In Our Spare Time

5 Halloween Movies for the Whole Family by Mom Does it All

Have a Spooky Good Time With These Kids’ Halloween Shows by Views from the Ville

Are Corn Mazes Dog Friendly by Two Little Cavaliers

30 Spooktacular Halloween Board Books for Toddlers by Mom on the Side

Fun Family Halloween Movies that Kids Can Watch too by Our Family World

Top 7 Scariest Books That Will Make You Want to Read With the Lights On by My Kids Guide

Spooky Fun Halloween Apps for All Ages by Pretty Opinionated

13 Nights of Halloween by MommaDJane

Family Friendly Shows for Halloween by Day by Day in Our World

Halloween Movie Quotes by Style on Main

Halloween Movies that aren’t Gory by How Was Your Day?

Video Game Costumes by Gaggle of Gamers

© 2015, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.

Halloween Candied Popcorn

Lolli — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 05:02:48 +0000

I love an excuse to make sweet treats. And Halloween is such a perfect time for making all sorts of treats.

This past weekend, I made this Halloween candied popcorn just for fun. It happened to be our elementary school’s annual back to school picnic and fun run, so I brought it along as our picnic dessert.

My husband and I sat on our picnic blanket, snacking on our candied popcorn, while our youngest son ran a mile and a half with the rest of the elementary school kids. It was good. My boys agreed (although, to his credit, AJ said that it wasn’t exactly good for him, but he was ok with eating it because he needed to replace some calories after his run. Oy! Kids!). Ok, so maybe it isn’t the healthiest way to eat popcorn, but sometimes a sweet treat is ok…right?

Ready for the recipe?

Print
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Halloween Candied Popcorn

Ingredients
6 cups popcorn, popped and salted (I use my homemade kettle corn)
4 ounces white chocolate
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 cup Reese's Pieces
1/2 cup candy corn
1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
Spread popcorn out on cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil. Measure out candies and set aside.
Melt white chocolate and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until melted and smooth.
Drizzle melted chocolate/peanut butter over popcorn. Immediately sprinkle candies over popcorn/chocolate.
Let candy and popcorn cool and dry (if you can wait to eat it!).
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It’s so easy! I wanted to try to make a candied popcorn without using corn syrup (it’s not like this is healthy, or anything, but still….) and I was so pleased with how easy it was to make and how well the flavors went together. This would be perfect for a Halloween party!

Here are the quick visual directions:

Spread popped popcorn on a lined cookie sheet (I used my kettle corn recipe).

Melt white chocolate and peanut butter over low heat and drizzle over popcorn.

Sprinkle candies over the popcorn (they will stick to the melted chocolate as it cools).

Enjoy!

You may just end up licking your fingers…

For more Halloween ideas, here are a few of my favorite bloggers:

Pumpkin Overnight Steel Cut Oats by Confessions of an Overworked Mom

Halloween Ghost Skillet Pizza by A Mom’s Take

Halloween Treats – Witch Hats & Brooms by Mom Does it All

Simple Halloween Chow in an Edible Bowl by 2Boys+1Girl=OneCrazyMom

DIY Halloween Wreath by Home and Garden Cafe

JELL-O Candy Corn Cups by This Mama Loves

Trick or Treat DIY Bath Salts by Pretty Opinionated

Poison Apple Halloween Drink for Kids by Ourfamilyworld

Halloween Fudge by Upstate Ramblings

Dollar Store DIY: Halloween Vase by MommaDJane

Scary Halloween Bones by Jennifer Sikora

Haunted Castle Cake by Kid’s Fun Review

Halloween Ghost Poop Treat Bags by My So Called Balanced Life

Witches Brew Drink Mug by How Was Your Day?

Distressed Sugar Skull Tee by Style on Main

Super Easy Mock Pay Day Bar Mix by Day by Day in Our World

Halloween Candy Apples by Savvy Saving Couple

Gluten Free Spooky Ghost Cake by Simply Southern Mom

Simple DIY Halloween Treat Basket by Sweet Lil You

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