Spooky fun for everyone!
We had so much fun with selecting the spookiest of food ideas for Halloween, that we decided to match them with some extra fun crafty ideas for entertaining the grandchildren!
These are an especially good idea as tricks or treats if children (or spooks!) come knocking at your door – many people discourage their kids and grandkids from accepting too many sweets. So, when it comes to keeping little ones entertained before the candy search kicks off, consider adding the below Halloween crafts to the mix. 

Paper Plate Spider Web

YOU'LL NEED:

• Orange yarn
• Black paint
• Paper plate
• Hole punch
• Sticky tape
• Small googly eyes
• 1 large black pompom
• Black card/strong paper

Note: you can buy a paper spider if you wish

HERE'S HOW:

1. Cut out the centre of the paper plate and paint it black. Dry.
2. Punch holes all around the centre with the hole puncher.
3. Take the yarn and thread it through all the holes in the paper plate. Once you’ve finished, cut the yarn, and tape each end to the back of the plate.
4. Make the spider!  Cut 8 thin strips from the paper for legs. Cut a circle the same size as the pompom. Glue the pompom on op and add two small googly eyes.

• Note: Spiders have 8 legs and while we only added 6 due to sizing you can make 8 legs!

A Mummy for Mummy

Make one to go with your Yummy Mummy Hotdogs!

YOU'LL NEED:

• Cardboard & drawing paper
  
• Black paint
  
• Paintbrush
  
• White yarn
  
• Glue dots or tacky glue
  
• Googly eyes
  
• Scissors
  
• Tape​

HERE'S HOW:

1. Draw the simple body shape in the picture on the paper, then trace onto the carboard and cut it out.
2. Paint the front of the carboard with black paint. Let it dry completely.
3. Use the glue dots or tacky glue to glue on the googly eyes. They won’t need drying time, but if you are using glue, make sure it dries completely.
4. When the cardboard figure is dry, cut small slits all along the shape to help with the wrapping. Tape the end of the yarn to the top of the back of the cardboard figure, then begin wrapping the yarn around the face. You can leave a space open for the eyes, or you can cover it completely and glue the eyes on over the top later.
5. Continue wrapping all the way down and wrap each of the legs. When the figure is complexly covered, tape the end of the yarn onto the back of the mummy.​

Skeleton in the Cupboard

YOU'LL NEED:

• Black cardboard and white paper
• Q-tips (cotton buds)
• Scissors
• Glue - tacky glue, hot glue or regular white glue are all OK
• Googly eyes (optional)

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HERE'S HOW:​

1. Draw the simple skeleton head shape in the picture on the paper, then trace onto the carboard and cut it out.
2. You now need to cut the Q-tips into different lengths. You’ll need: 12 small pieces for the fingers and feet​ and 8 Q-tips cut in half to make 16 pieces for the arms, legs and body.
3. Glue one full Q-tip under the skeleton head.
4. Glue four of the half Q-tips on each side of the skeleton body.
5. Use half of the Q-tip pieces to make the arm and legs. Have fun with different poses to make every skeleton unique!
6. Add five small pieces to make the hands at the end of the arms.
7. Once all of the Q-tips are glued on, make another with a different pose – you can even make him look like he’s dancing!

Note: You could also stick on Googly eyes if you wanted to!

Vegie Monsters

These are perfect to add to your Halloween treats in our Recipe section!
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​YOU'LL NEED:

• A selection of vegetables such as Squash slices, mushrooms, cucumbers, and pepper slices.
• Other vegies to make sticks and other shapes for hair, mouths, arms, legs, or other body parts.
• Other fruits and vegetables for eyes, noses, teeth, or other details such as dried apricots, almonds, corn, and raisins.
• Extras as available, e.g. Olives for eyes. Bean sprouts for hair.
• Cheese slices.

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HERE'S HOW:​

1. Start with a good base for the face, then add your details, such as eyes, hair, mouths, or feet, with smaller veggies.
2. The Silly Monster – arrange corn ‘teeth’ between two snap peas. Place raisins on two slices of radishes for the eyes.  
3. The Ghost – simply put raisins (or olive pieces) on a mushroom.
4. Frankenstein - slice a piece of green pepper and place on top of a string bean (the bolts). On top, place raisin pieces for the eyes, an almond slice for the nose and a slice of carrot for the mouth. Arrange raisins for the hair.
5. Mummy - cut a long slice of cucumber or mini cucumber. Cut a slice of cheese into strips and arrange criss-crossed on the cucumber. Add a couple bits of raisin for the eyes.