Healthy Halloween Snacks

                It’s hard to believe that summer is over and fall is here. October is here and Halloween is coming fast. This month I will be giving you Halloween ideas for little kids all the way up to adults. Halloween is not just for kids anymore. Adults can join in the fun also by decorating your home or even buying a costume or making one from scratch.  Today I would like to show how to make a quick and easy Halloween snack. This snack is also very healthy and everybody will love it. This snack would be a great snack or Halloween treat for school or a treat for at the office for your employees or co-workers.

What You Will Need

              

  Any round or oval crackers                                       Cheese Spread any flavor

                (Ritz crackers, Townhouse crackers)                       Food Coloring (any color)

                Optional cut vegetables cut into little triangles or any other shapes.

                A knife for spreading cheese spread and for decorating with the food coloring

1.   

    Take your crackers and spread the cheese spread over your crackers.

2.     

  With the tip of your knife dip it into any color of food coloring and make a face on your cheese spread to make it look like a pumpkin face.

3.       Or if you like cut out some shapes from some vegetables and make a face on your cheese spread to make it look like a pumpkin.

4.    

   You can even mix and match vegetables and food coloring to make a different face on you crackers-pumpkins.

Let your children or grandchildren have some fun decorating this easy crackers decoration made to look like pumpkins. This is an easy snack that is healthy and fun to make and everybody will love them. This little Halloween snack is so cheap to make and delicious to eat. A box of crackers cost you under $3.00 dollars and the cheese spread cost under $4.00 dollars. The food coloring and vegetables cost pennies. This Halloween treat is a healthy and inexpensive fun treat to make and eat. Have fun making these little pumpkins from Suzie Homemaker.

Kids Noodle Art

Noodle Art Projects

                On hot and rainy days what can I do with the children or with my grandchildren? When my children were younger I would do a fun project inside on rainy days. Kids get bored quickly and they want something fun to do. This project I am about to show you I also used on the children I used to babysit and they loved it. Everything you need you should have right at home.

Art Supplies List

1.       Any type of noodles. ( I used angel hair noodles)

2.       Pan to boil them in.

    Use a strainer to strain them.

4.       Food coloring.

5.       Water for several bowls. (as many bowls you need for different colors)

6.       Vinegar for food coloring

7.       Paper toweling to put on a plate to dry the colored noodles.

8.       Cardboard or colored construction paper.

9.       Glue to glue on the noodles.

How to Make Colored Noodles

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1.       First, boil as many noodles you think you will need.

2.       In several different bowls start making your colors you will want. Check the back of your box or food coloring to see how to make the colors. ( Here is the basic recipe that I used.) ½ cup of water, 1 teaspoon vinegar, and ¼ teaspoon of food coloring.

3.       Place your noodles in each bowl or coloring and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes depending on how dark you want your noodles to be.

4.       When dark enough place them on a plate with paper toweling to let dry. Let dry for about 20 minutes.

5.       Take a piece of construction paper or a piece of cardboard for your background. I used the back of a cracker box or cereal box for my background. This is much sturdier than a piece of paper.

6.       With a glue bottle, start gluing your noodles onto the background. You can make a picture or any design you like with these noodles.

Your children or grandchildren can help make these noodles from start to finish. This will keep them busy on a hot or rainy day. Just think of all the fun they will have helping make these noodles and how much fun they will have making their own pictures out of these colored noodles. This whole project will cost you pennies to make and think of all the fun you and the children can have in the process. Having quick and easy projects to do with your children and grandchildren is a must on hot and rainy days. I hope you enjoy my colored noodle project from Suzie Homemaker.