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Home » Food » Snacks » 3 Fun Kid Friendly Halloween Ideas

3 Fun Kid Friendly Halloween Ideas

By Lana Stuart · Published: Oct 15, 2020 · Last Modified: Oct 19, 2020 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Ghosts in the Graveyard cupcakes, Mummy Cookies, and Candy Corn Bark on a spiderweb background; text overlay: Kid Friendly Halloween Fun
Three unique ideas for Kid-Friendly Halloween Fun including candy-corn colored chocolate bark, graveyard cupcakes and mummy cookies. From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/kid-friendly-halloween-fun/
Halloween treats on a spiderweb background with text overlay for pinning
Halloween treats on a spiderweb background with text overlay for pinning
Ghosts in the Graveyard cupcakes, Mummy Cookies, and Candy Corn Bark on a spiderweb background; text overlay: 3 Fun Kid Friendly Halloween Ideas

Get the kids involved in making these three fun ideas for Halloween treats including candy corn colored chocolate bark, graveyard cupcakes, and mummy cookies.

The calendar may say that it’s already fall but to me, fall doesn’t really arrive until Halloween decorations start showing up along our street. I just love seeing all the pumpkins, the corn stalks and hay bales that come out at this time of year. And I always look forward to seeing our neighborhood trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

Ghosts in the Graveyard cupcakes, Mummy Cookies, and Candy Corn Bark on a spiderweb background.

We’ve always had a rule at our house that we won’t make Halloween scary for even the tiniest goblins that come to our door. No ghosts around here. No vampires that jump out from hiding places to make you run back down the driveway to your Mama. We make sure it's just real simple Kid-Friendly Halloween Fun.

How to Have a Kid-Friendly Halloween

I really enjoy making homemade treats for the Halloween season. The ones I’m sharing with you here are fun for ghouls and goblins of all ages. BeeBop taste tested every one of them to make double sure they were not only cute, but delicious as well. We have some Halloween Chocolate Bark, some Ghosts in the Graveyard and, my favorite, Mummy Cookies.

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  • How to Have a Kid-Friendly Halloween
  • For the Chocolate Bark
  • For the Ghosts in the Graveyard
  • For the Mummy Cookies (my favorite!)
  • 📖 Recipe

For the Chocolate Bark

(1) Place 16 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Turn the water off and let the bowl sit for ten minutes.

Photo collage showing first three steps in making chocolate bark

(2) Stir the chips until they are completely melted. Then stir in one cup of toffee bits and one cup of pecans. (3) Spread the bark mixture on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.

Photo collage showing steps for drizzling candy corn colored white chocolate on the bark

(4) Now melt 8 ounces of white chocolate using the same method of a heatproof bowl over simmering water (or follow the directions on the chocolate you’re using – some give different guidelines). (5) Drizzle about ⅓ of the white chocolate over the chocolate bark mixture.

To the remaining white chocolate, add 12 drops of yellow food coloring. (6) Drizzle about ½ of the yellow chocolate over the bark. Into the rest of the melted white chocolate, add 6 drops of red food coloring to make a bright orange color. (7) Drizzle the orange chocolate over the chocolate bark.

Put the pan in the refrigerator for two hours to set up.

The cook breaking the chocolate bark into pieces

Remove the pan and break the bark into randomly sized pieces.

For the Ghosts in the Graveyard

Chocolate cupcakes with tombstone and ghost decorations on a spiderweb background

Using a packaged red velvet cake mix, bake 24 cupcakes. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.

Bowl containing black frosting mixture

To make the black frosting – add 25 drops of black food coloring to ½ can of purchased chocolate frosting. Stir until completely mixed and no streaks of color remain.

Lightly frost each cupcake and set aside.

Photo collage showing cut cookies on top and with

(1) Cut the bottom off of 25 “tombstone” shaped cookies. (2) Using a small round piping tip, pipe the letters “R. I. P.” onto each cookie top.

Photo collage showing the

(3) Push the cookie into the cupcake.

Make ghosts using purchased vanilla or cream cheese frosting. (4 and 5) Use a large round piping tip or make a piping bag with a large opening from a resealable plastic storage bag. Follow the illustration in the photo to create a ghost shape. (6) Use a small round tip with more of the black frosting to create eyes and a mouth.

For the Mummy Cookies (my favorite!)

Three mummy cookies on a spiderweb background

Bake or purchase a dozen sugar cookies or peanut butter cookies.

Photo collage with steps 1 and 2 of making mummy cookies

(1) Spread each cookie with black frosting. (2) Create the mummy’s eyes by making a circle of white frosting with a black dot in the center of each.

Photo collage showing steps 3-7 of piping the mummy's wrappings onto the mummy cookies.

Create the mummy’s wrappings using either a piping bag or a resealable plastic storage bag with a small diagonal cut across the corner. (5-7) Pipe the frosting back and forth to create the linen wrappings. Follow the illustration in the photo.

Aren't these just the cutest! You could easily create the mummies on top of cupcakes as well.

More Kid Friendly Recipes

  • Banana Monster Pops
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  • Jumbo Meatballs and Spaghetti

Halloween Ideas from Other Bloggers:

  • Halloween Marshmallow Pops from My Baking Addiction
  • Spooky Worm Halloween Jello from A Spicy Perspective
  • Halloween Pizza from Yummy Mummy Kitchen
  • Black Cat Pudding Cups from Persnickety Plates
  • White Chocolate BOO-Nana Ghost Pops from Julia's Simply Southern

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Three unique ideas for Kid-Friendly Halloween Fun including candy-corn colored chocolate bark, graveyard cupcakes and mummy cookies. From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/kid-friendly-halloween-fun/

Kid-Friendly Halloween Fun

Make some Halloween treats for your littlest ghouls and goblins! Instructions for Chocolate Bark, Ghosts in the Graveyard and, my favorite, Mummy Cookies.
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Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 36 servings
Calories: 245kcal
Author: Lana Stuart

Ingredients

For the Halloween Chocolate Bark:

  • 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup toffee bits
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 8 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 12 drops yellow food coloring
  • 6 drops red food coloring

For the Ghosts in the Graveyard

  • 1 package red velvet cake mix
  • ½ can chocolate cake frosting
  • 25 drops black food coloring
  • 25 tombstone shaped cookies recommend: Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies
  • ½ can vanilla or cream cheese frosting

For the Mummy Cookies

  • 1 dozen sugar or peanut butter cookies
  • ½ can chocolate cake frosting
  • ½ can vanilla or cream cheese frosting
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Instructions

  • For the Halloween Chocolate Bark
  • Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Turn the water off and let the bowl sit for ten minutes.
  • Stir the chips until they are completely melted.
  • Stir in the toffee bits and pecans.
  • Spread the bark mixture on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
  • Melt the white chocolate using the same method of a heatproof bowl over simmering water (or follow the directions on the chocolate you’re using – some give different guidelines).
  • Drizzle about ⅓ of the white chocolate over the chocolate bark mixture.
  • To the remaining white chocolate, add yellow food coloring. Drizzle about ½ of the yellow chocolate over the bark.
  • Into the rest of the melted white chocolate, add the red food coloring to make a bright orange color. Drizzle the orange chocolate over the chocolate bark.
  • Put the pan in the refrigerator for two hours to set up. Remove the pan and break the bark into randomly sized pieces.

For the Ghosts in the Graveyard:

  • Use the red velvet cake mix to bake 24 cupcakes according to the package instructions. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
  • To make the black frosting – add the black food coloring to ½ can of purchased chocolate frosting. Stir until completely mixed and no streaks of color remain.
  • Lightly frost each cupcake and set aside.
  • Cut the bottom off of 25 “tombstone” shaped cookies (I used Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies).
  • Using a small round piping tip, pipe the letters “R. I. P.” onto each cookie top.
  • Push the cookies into the cupcakes.
  • Make ghosts using purchased vanilla or cream cheese frosting.
  • Use a large round piping tip or make a piping bag with a large opening from a resealable plastic storage bag.
  • Use a small round tip with more of the black frosting to create eyes and a mouth for each "ghost."

For the Mummy Cookies:

  • Spread each cookie with black frosting.
  • Create the mummy’s eyes by making a circle of white frosting with a black dot in the center of each.
  • Create the mummy’s wrappings using either a piping bag or a resealable plastic storage bag with a small diagonal cut across the corner. Pipe the frosting back and forth to create the linen wrappings.

Notes

Recipe makes 12 servings of each treat. Nutrition calculation is based on one serving of each treat.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is calculated by software based on the ingredients in each recipe. It is an estimate only and is provided for informational purposes. You should consult your health care provider or a registered dietitian if precise nutrition calculations are needed for health reasons.

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About Lana Stuart

Lana Stuart is the cook and occasional traveler here at Never Enough Thyme. Lana has been cooking since she was tall enough to reach the stove and started this blog in 2009 to share her delicious home cooking recipes. You'll find about 700 recipes here so there's sure to be something your family will like!
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Comments

  1. Heidi says

    October 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    super cute! found you from the Hop :)

    Reply
  2. Katherine Martinelli says

    October 30, 2011 at 5:46 am

    These are all so creative and fun!! I just love them. Thanks for submitting this to my Halloween blog hop!

    Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    October 23, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    I LOVE the mummy cookies! They are too cute.

    Reply
  4. Laura @ GotChocolate says

    October 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    These would be perfect for my daughter's Halloween party this weekend. Thank you!!!

    Reply
  5. Katrina says

    October 21, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Love the chocolate bark and the mummies.

    Reply
  6. Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Those, madame, are some super clever Halloween ideas. I can't decide on my favorite, so I'll just tell you that I love all three! (but maybe especially the mummies!)

    Reply
  7. megan says

    October 11, 2011 at 11:09 am

    I love the mummies too but that bark looks like a pretty tasty treat!

    Reply
  8. JulieD says

    October 10, 2011 at 7:30 am

    I love these too! You Make it look really easy to make them!

    Reply
  9. Renee (kudos kitchen) says

    October 10, 2011 at 1:57 am

    These are all just so cute and creative. I especially love the mummy cupcakes too. And your Halloween bark looks like a howling success. Pun intended :)

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