As L gets older, it is more fun to get excited about holidays and themes throughout the year. We don’t make a huge deal out of Halloween, but we will walk around our neighborhood and collect more goodies than we need. (She will let you know, she’s not Elmo- she’s Elmo’s mom):
With Halloween around the corner, I’ve been collecting food ideas to make it more fun. We’ll have our fair share of sugar, so most of these are ideas for creating fun with the rest of the meal or healthier afternoon snacks.
I can handle the simple ideas! We had string cheese ghosts with our lunch yesterday. L doesn’t even know what ghosts are, but we saw these in a magazine and she was excited that she could help make these:
We’re also getting good use out of our pumpkin cookie cutter. We have pureed carrot soup on the menu plan for tonight, and we’ll have pumpkin-shaped cheese quesadillas on the side. Pumpkin-cut sandwiches, french toast, pancakes…
Here are some other fantastic ideas to try!
HEALTHY SNACKS
Halloween Jack-0-Lantern from Healthy in Candyland
Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns
Halloween Smoothie from Healthy in Candyland
Halloween Smoothie
Pumpkin Oranges from Pinterest
DINNER IDEAS
Halloween Stuffed Peppers from Julie at ROJ Running
Halloween Stuffed Peppers
Ghostly Pizza from All Recipes
Ghostly Pizza
Mummy Dogs from Lisa at Smart Food and Fit
Mummy Dogs
Mummy Sandwich from Cute Food for Kids
Mummy Sandwich
The Jack-o-Tostado from Michelle at The Lively Kitchen
Jack-o-Tostado
CUTE TREATS
PB Pumpkins – original recipe and a healthier version from Lil Runner
PB Pumpkins
Healthy Cookie Dough Ball Eyes and Pumpkins from Candy
Cookie Dough Ball Eyes
No bake Pumpkins
Adorable Owls from A Little Sissy
Owl Cupcakes
Peanut Butter Treat Ghosts from Chocolate Covered Katie
Peanut Butter Treat Ghosts
Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes from Julie at ROJ Running
Pumpkin Bundt Cakes
A few more delicious ideas:
Chocolate Port’rettes candy for adults from Sarah at A Gutsy Girl
41 Cute Halloween Food Ideas from Cute Food for Kids
Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats Link up at Peas and Crayons
More ideas on my Fall Crafts and Food Pinterest Board:
Do you have any Fall or Halloween food traditions?
These are some great ideas. I’m going to have to try a few, thanks for sharing
Anna @ Piper’s Run recently posted..Fall Bucket List: Take a Nature Walk
Yay! Have fun with it.
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Such fun, creative food ideas!
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..Forget the Chores
People never fail to amaze me with their creativity! I wish I had an ounce of that in my blood! Thanks for sharing these great ideas. (and love “Elmo’s mommy”)
misszippy recently posted..ING New York City Marathon class of 2012
I love that your daughter is “Elmo’s mom”. That is super cute. Very creative and healthy food ideas too. I wished that I was that creative!
Tasha @ Healthy Diva recently posted..Truckin’ along
I don’t think we have any books with pics of Elmo’s mom… I’m sure she’s out there somewhere. So L assumed this big Elmo must be the mama.
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Very cute ideas! And your daughter looks adorable.
Joann @ Woman in Real Life recently posted..What I Ate Wednesday, Tuesday eats edition
OMG, love all of these. So cute.
Carrie@familyfitnessfood.com recently posted..What I Ate Wednesday
Wow, these are great ideas! So cute. I really want to try the pizza. I’m sure the girls will love it!
Farrah @ Fairy Healthy Life recently posted..WIAW: Latest Eats
I thought the pizza was so cute, too!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
These ideas are simply awesome!
Kierston recently posted..WIAW: Post-Fitness Competition Goodies!
I love the ideas! I’m still trying to find costumes for my kiddos. They both have a mind if their own. L looks adorable as Elmo’s mom!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted..Belly Warming Food
It took us awhile, too. L kept changing her mind, and I (briefly) considered making something, but we finally settled on this mama Elmo.
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Isn’t she adorable?!?
Thanks for sharing. These are great ideas. My only Halloween tradition is to make chili on Halloween (something my mom did) and try not to eat toooooo much chocolate.
Tiff @ Love Sweat and Beers recently posted..The Veggies I Ate Wednesday
Chili for Halloween is a good idea… it’s a great fall dish, and filling enough to limit the extra candy temptation, hopefully!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Such cute ideas – I actually shared a pin of the Peanut Butter Treat Ghosts from Chocolate Covered Katie today too!! I like to make holiday themed foods like this when I’m hosting a party, but we’re not doing that this year. Still might be fun to bake something and bring it to work to share though!
Heather @ Better With Veggies recently posted..Halloween Treats + Wicked Spicy Sausage Tacos {Recipe}
Great minds, Heather.
I agree- a party is more fun. We’ll do a few of the easier ones. I love those owl cupcakes, but don’t think I’ll go to all the work this year!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Awww she is the cutest little Elmo’s mom!!
Loving the cheese stick ghosts too!
MassachusEATS recently posted..WIAW #36
Thanks for including some of my links! There are lots of great ideas here! I wish there were more hours in the day so that I could make all of them for our pumpkin carving party on Sunday. L being Elmo’s mom is just awesome.
Candy @ Healthy In Candy Land recently posted..Boo to You Too!
Thank YOU for being so creative!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
these are such cute ideas!!! It makes me want to have a post-Halloween party so I can celebrate with them too.
These are all so cute!! String cheese ghosts are a great idea and I really love the mummy wrapped hot dogs. And it’s absolutely adorable that she wants to be Elmo’s mommy!
LOL. All of this is wonderful!
Pavement Runner recently posted..Preview: What I’m Running In
Cute ideas! We’re making pumpkin-shaped everything over here! I’ll probably color their milk orange on Halloween, too : )
Michelle recently posted..In Which I’m Reminded of How Uncomfortable Hospital Beds Are
Orange milk! L would love that!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
What great ideas! I’m not much of a Halloween person but my kids will love making some of these.
Jill @ Fitness, Health and Happiness recently posted..The Runner’s World Half and Festival Experience Part 1
These are so cute! I’ve made those mummy dogs and owl cupcakes my boys LOVE them!
Renee recently posted..More information please
I love making festive treats, especially now that Alyssa is old enough to understand it all! Now if only my kids weren’t throwing up so we could actually attend our halloween parties this weekend…
Lindsay @ Fuel My Family recently posted..Garden Success
Oh, no!! Hope everyone is feeling better soon…
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Cute ideas! Love the clementines…how simple!!
Jan recently posted..Family Pictures
i can get creative with flavors but not with fun food ideas. LOL! I love these though.
p.s. any healthy bites show up today?
lindsay recently posted..WIAW: Food for Thought
Just realized we hadn’t checked mail yet… went out and found them, YAY!!!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
Oh my gosh I love these!!! I am definitely going to have to do a couple of these with my kids. Great post!
Tiffany recently posted..8 Years
OK I totally love the fact that L is Elmo’s Mom. That is awesome on so many levels. My husband is actually taking care of the boys’ costumes this year which is kind of amusing. I love all of these ideas! I don’t actually do special things like this for the holiday but love the idea of it. The ghostly pizza and mummy dogs are amazing. Maybe I will do those
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf recently posted..Blogger’s Guilt
I like the idea of it too, and like you, we’ll see how many I actually follow through on.
Love that your husband is on costume duty!
Laura recently posted..16 Fun Halloween Food Ideas
These are great ideas! I love the string cheese idea; I’ll have to do that for Keenan. He is slowly figuring out what Halloween is about, as we have been practicing saying “Trick-or-treat” and carrying his bucket with “pretend” candy in it. It has been fun and I look forward to taking him to a few houses in our neighborhood on Halloween.
Melissa @ Fit ‘N’ Well Mommy recently posted..What I Ate Wednesday and New Recipes!
We have a pumpkin carving party every year with chili and cornbread. But I love those pumpkin oranges. Super easy — my kind of themed food!
Yo Momma Runs recently posted..Go Commando Half Marathon, October 20, 2012
Loving all of these ideas. I really can’t even pick my favorite one.
Jessie recently posted..Thankful Thursday:: Link Up
Elmo’s mommy! Too cute! Such great ideas! The extent of my Halloween food is mummy dogs (hot dog wrapped in crescent roll strips). To be fair I make a pumpkin bunt cake when we have a party, which is nit this year due to a certain marathon. : )
Marcia recently posted..Exorcising Marathon Demons
Such cute ideas! I love that you and your daughter are making these holiday-themed foods together. Those are memories that will last her the rest of her life. And Elmo’s mom? She is too cute!
Kelly @ Runmarun recently posted..Pumpkin Patching, Wisteria Pruning And Other Fall Activities
Such cute ideas:) I love the tangerine jack o lanterns:) I have to admit I have never really been that mom who is creative like that for holidays. My poor kids. I love that you do these things for your daughter!
Hikermom recently posted..Workout Wednesday
Love them all, thanks for the one source stop! I’ll have to pin it. Your daughter looks SO SO cute in that Elmo costume. Xo, Jess
Cute ideas. My favorite part was that L is going to be Elmo’s mom. Adorable!
Mandy recently posted..Columbus Marathon Recap
Hey, that’s a good idea if I want to dress the kid in “boy” costumes. This year she gets fluffy and pink, though. I got pumpkin pancake mix at Trader Joes and I think I might need a pumpkin cookie cutter to make it even more awesome.
Sarah S recently posted..The official diagnosis
So cute! Seriously, how could you ever pick which one’s to make? The owl cupcakes… the mummy hotdogs… that awesome purple monster cup holder…and that carrot face. Awesome ideas. Thanks!
Eating 4 Balance recently posted..WIAW- Randomness, Workouts and Recipes
Wow, you are so creative! I want to make a few of these things! They are so fun! We usually just put food coloring in rice crispy treats and make orange and black ones! That’s about the extent of my creativity!
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