Deviled Eggs Halloween Idea

Deviled Eggs Halloween Idea



Preparation steps:

* Peel 6 hard-boiled eggs; halve lengthwise.
* In a bowl, mash the yolks, 1/4 cup mayo and 1 1/2 teaspoon sriracha.
* Spoon into the egg whites.
* From 1/2 red bell pepper, cut 12 triangle goatees and 24 triangle horns.
* Use capers for eyes and snipped chives for eyebrows.

Enjoy

Skull and Crossbones Cookie Pops Halloween Idea

Skull and Crossbones Cookie Pops Halloween Idea



Ingredients needed:

* 1 pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
* 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 egg
* 18 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
* 2 pouches of Betty Crocker Decorating Cookie white icing
* 1 pouch of decorating black icing

Preparation steps:

* In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
* Heat oven to 375 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch skull and crossbones-shaped cookie cutter.
* On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Insert craft stick halfway into center of each cookie.
* Bake 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely. Decorate cookies with white and black icing. Let stand until set.

Enjoy

Ultimate Scarecrow Halloween Idea

Ultimate Scarecrow Halloween Idea



Supplies needed:

* 24" (1/8") armature wire
* 7" clay flowerpot
* 2" x 4" cardboard
* Glue gun and hot glue
* 1/2" x 12" dowel
* 14" burlap circle
* Mod Podge
* 5" faux pumpkin
* 1/2 yd. orange jumbo rickrack
* String
* About 8 oz. natural raffia
* Small child's shirt
* Fiberfill stuffing
* Orange and black stiffened felt
* 3 colorful felt scraps
* 2 small wiggle eyes
* Faux sunflower

Steps to start scarecrow:

* Fold wire in half. At fold, bend back 1" and spread wire, making a V. Place V around hole in bottom of overturned pot. Glue cardboard over it to secure. Cut an X through cardboard where it covers pot's bottom hole and insert dowel through hole in pot; glue securely with 9" of dowel extending above pot.

Steps to give him a hat:

* On a sheet of wax paper, paint burlap with Mod Podge. When it dries, fit over top of the pumpkin, folding into shape. Hold it in place with string; glue on rickrack. Remove it from the pumpkin temporarily.

Steps to give him a body:

* Make 18 bunches of 15 raffia strands (10").
* Tie each bunch in the center and fold in half.
* Glue 8 bunches around pot at bottom with ends facing down.
* Button shirt around pot; insert wire through sleeves and add stuffing.
* Cut hem to expose raffia at bottom. Roll sleeves and bend wire ends inside, then glue raffia into sleeves.
* Cut 3" orange felt hands and glue to raffia. Stuff remaining raffia inside collar.

Steps to make him smile:

* For face and crow patterns, cut out different shapes from black felt.
* Glue face to pumpkin, pressing firmly to adhere.
* Cut a small hole in pumpkin's base.
* Make 6 raffia bundles, fold them in half and glue around pumpkin for hair (12" strands)
* Glue hat on top. When dry, slip pumpkin onto the dowel.
* For final touches, glue a few felt patches to shirt and add black felt strips for stitches.
* Glue eyes on crows, crows on figure, and sunflower to hat.

Enjoy