Halloween Spectacular

Every year Halloween comes around faster and faster it seems, but loaded with fun and yummy treats everytime. This week the kids got to put some of their cooking skills to use. On the docket are Mummy pizzas and Frankenstein marshmellows. We can't forget to throw in the some fun games, and then call it a day. First up are the Mummy pizzas. We saw this ideas when doing research for Halloween ideas, but I remember making these little pizzas as a birthday activity when I was little. There is definitely a lot you could do with this one, and it is easy for the kids to partake in, and many different age levels can do it and have fun doing it! All you need are a package of the biscuits in a tube, pizzas sauce, mozzarella cheese and whatever toppings you or the kids like. For our project we only needed an addition of sliced olives. You take one biscuit and with your fingers press out the dough until it is the shape and size you like. Then just put 1-2 tsp. of pizza sauce on top of the dough. I sliced up the mozzarella cheese into thin slices and laid them out criss-cross leaving some space across the top of the pressed out biscuit, and then added two sliced olives for the eyes of the mummy. You bake them by the instructions on the biscuit tube. We did 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, but the packages differ. They turned out like little mummy heads. We gave them the option of saving their pizza or eating it for their snack during class most kids couldn't refuse. They are super easy and pretty tasty kid treats. It's a great idea for at home parties because kids can make a few and it can be pretty cost effective.

We also made chocolate covered marshmallows to look like Frankensteins. All you need are green colored melts. Michaels usually carries a nice lime green color during Halloween, and they are made by Wilton. You could also color your own white chocolate melts to whatever color you would like. Wilton carries so many colors it is just easier unless you are trying to achieve a specific color. So back to the plan, green melts, chocolate (dark or bittersweet) chips, lollipop sticks, large marshmallows, and black frosting. Just melt both chocolates in bowls over simmering water. You could also melt them in the microwave in glass bowls or coffee mugs. First you dip or spread the green melted chocolate over the marshmallow and then let dry. You could place it on wax paper and put in refrigerator for a few minutes and it will harden very quickly. After the green chocolate is hard then dip just the top into the chocolate. You might need to use a knife or small spatula to smooth out the top, and let harden. Once the chocolate is hard take some black frosting (I bought mine, but you could make or color your own), and place a small tip on the end of the applicator. Squeeze out small dots for the eyes and side neck bolts on the marshmallows and draw a mouth on and your Frankenstein is ready to eat! The kids did a great job doing this. Since we didn't have a fridge in the classroom we took a cookie sheet and placed ice packs under it and then placed the cooling/hardening marshmallow treats on top to speed up the hardening process.

We also played a Monster Walk game with the kids and Hangman using only Halloween words. We had some prizes for all of the kids. It was a fun class.