Halloween : Cooking Ideas

Ghost Cookies

This recipe can be found in the Oct./Nov. 1997 Mailbox Magazine / Preschool edition, pg. 26. Not only does this issue give you a great recipe, but provides picture cards for young children to follow the recipe and discuss each step, (great language lesson too!)

Ghost Toast Snack 2001

Ingredients

1 slice soft bread
whipped cream cheese
raisins

We used a large ghost cookie cutter with toasted bread to help make the shape for this spooky snack!

Pumpkin Cookies

This recipe is from Mailbox Magazine Preschool Oct. / Nov. 1997. (See
Fine Motor / Art page for subscription information.) For children with developmental delays, you can purchase pre made cookie dough with Halloween figures. With pre made dough the children develop language and fine motor skills when they cut the rolled dough.

Jack-o-Lantern Sandwiches

Ingredients

Wheat Bread
Yellow Bread
Butter / Mayonnaise

Using wheat bread, spread with butter or mayonnaise. Lay on a slice of yellow cheese. On the top slice of bread cut out a jack-o-lantern, Enjoy!

Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:

1 tsp. butter for each cup of pumpkin seeds
salt

Rinse pumpkin seeds and set on paper towel to dry. Melt butter and stir in seeds. Spread seeds on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with salt and bake in a 325 degree oven until light brown. (We recommend that an adult melt the butter and mix in the seeds. Cooking near a hot stove with children is not a safe activity.)

Cheesy Pumpkins

Ingredients:

Velveta Cheese
raisins
thin red licorice strands
parsley

Children roll a small chunk of Velveta cheese in a ball.Raisins, licorice and parsley are added for facial features.Children can eat this treat with crackers.

Pumpkin Spread English Muffins

Ingredients:

whipped cream cheese
canned pumpkin
powdered sugar
english muffins
raisins

Mix first three ingredients to your taste.(We had a sweet tooth.) Toast the muffins. Have the children practice their fine motor/spreading skills then add raisins for eyes, nose and mouth.Then enjoy!Our kids really enjoyed this snack.

For additional information, please contact: Ms. Kathy Van Velzen by e-mail.