Halloween DIY treat bag ideas

Halloween is just around the corner - just a few days away. Here are some last minute , easy to make DIY ideas with free printable and a tutorial as well. Halloween treat bags are a must. Instead of just handing out the candies or cookies , lets personalize them, make it extra special for the little ones- something different ..something unique..something thoughtful !!! My son is invited to a Halloween party and we are super excited. I really want to make a treat bag which they will remember and say" That lady is so amazingly  creative"..Hahhaaa.
Avaneesh's mom is so cool..LoL

So lets look at the round up of ideas.. 

This is a  Halloween party invitation but I think it will look good as a treat box. You can see the tutorial and download the printable from do-it-yourselves invitations. Instead of "You're invited ", print BOO or happy Halloween label.

Another cute Halloween treat bag idea !! These are mummy, pumpkin, Frankenstein and vampire free printable. Just print on paper and have to roll into cones. So simple and so adorable!! Free printable and tutorial can be found on like a pretty putinia.

Something homemade creative to fill the treat bag ..... If you have time on hand and if you find these cute little knifes, give bleeding red velvet truffles a try. Get the recipe from Cookies and cups.

My son loves gingerbread man. This ginger bread skeleton is a new twist to the traditional story. Make the gingerbread man cookie and make the skeleton on it with royal icing !! 

This is from Martha Stewart. 

Some last minute decorations for your front door. These Lanterns are super easy to make with paper cups and led lights. See Australian baby blog for the tutorial.

If you want to make a family dinner Halloween menu, this is tomato and mascarpone soup with witches broom dippers are perfect starter. I found it in a local grocery shop - Spinneys.  

You can get the recipe here.

This one is also from the same store's website. The orange is scooped out and carved. It is then filled with orange and hazelnut salad. You find the easy and quick recipe here. 

Some fun games for toddlers. This 'I spy' print is too cute!! I am thinking of putting it with the Halloween treat bags. These free printable can be downloaded from pleasantest thing.

You can see the Halloween ideas I have shared earlier here. 

So what I am planning to make.. well the plan is to carve a watermelon, cutify some healthy treats like raisin - boxes which are so popular among toddlers, coconut and chocolate truffles, customized to the theme treat bags and some more. 

Wish me luck..:)

Halloween Food

I am seeing Halloween pumpkins and scary outfits everywhere in the market. This reminded me that Halloween is not far away. Some posts back I had mentioned that I am working on making breakfasts special for the family especially on holidays. This is an attempt to make my son aware and excited about festivals and events. 

I found FB page of a  lovely lady who makes amazing meals for her daughters. Honestly speaking, I have not seen any mum on the internet who makes prettier meals than these. These whimsical, colourful and healthy meals are par excellence. She is an inspiration to all mums who want their child to eat healthy and happily without fuss. A adorable way to tell a story with food art.

I am sharing with you some of the Halloween food pictures of  her super imaginative meals. 

Joker from Batman 

Star wars

Her name is Lee Samantha. She lives in the very green and beautiful Malaysia. Lee initially created the Japanese bento for her eldest daughter, around the time when Lee’s second daughter was born. She started creating food art back in December 2008 to help her eldest daughter eat independently. 

Morticia Addams : 'Black is such a happy colour.'

Lady Tremaine (Cinderella's wicked stepmother)

Samantha's approach is fuss free and imaginative, using simple tools to create her food artworks. She doesn't believe in wasting food and is a strong believer of utilising fresh and healthy ingredients.

Dracula ! 

Wednesday Addams  from the Addams Family. 

 Her creative and unique ways of approaching mealtimes has garnered her international attention from likes of Daily Mail UK, Huffington Post, ABC news, InStyle, MSN, Today.com, Yahoo! and many more.😈

Halloween cats

Dracula

She has over half an million fans on Instagram and Facebook. Samantha shares her adorable food art with her fans on Instagram, Facebook and her website !!

Take a look and be inspired!!

Halloween inspirations

This is a Halloween round up of wonderful ideas of decor and treats.. Take a look and be inspired!!!!

                                                                                                                           Courtesy: Good housekeeping.

Love the way the pumpkins are used as candle lamps..So innovative .. Love the orange table runner as well.. A charming and easy fall and Halloween table decor!!!

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Sugar pumpkins with color and theme coordinated ribbons in a bowl as table centerpiece.. Once done with the decor part these sugar pumpkins can be used to make a pie..Sugar or pie pumpkins make more tastier pies than the larger ones.  

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No carve Pumpkin design is so easy. You only needs a apple corer to scoop out the polka dots.. 

                                                                                                                                  Courtesy: House&home

Prepare the entry way with a twig wreath with plastic spiders and a little pumpkin glued on it. Arrange the pumpkins , scoop them and paint the design on it. Some paper jack luminaries and some fall leaves ....

Decorate pumpkins as simply or as elaborately with pretty ribbons.. Check this wonderful project on May Arts blog.

To end the decor round up I have a fantastic project. I was so thrilled to have found this wonderful project. I am in awe at how beautiful they look.. These beautiful cloth pumpkins cushions are made by the very creative Danielle. She has given a through step by step tutorial on  her blog : Thompson family blog

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Now let's turn to treats, cake and cookies for Halloween ... How about a Creepy cake stand .. Make ghosts, zombies, bats and everything scary with marzipan to top up the cup cakes..

Tombstone cookies.. Bake the cookies and pipe RIP on it and stick them in chocolate dessert cup ... Get the recipe here on  Womagz

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Ohhh how I love these .. Spooky ghosts on cupcakes.. Make these with marshmallow or whipped cream..  

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Boo Cookies.. Decorate spooky cookies with cream and chocolate...

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Along came the spider.. make these creepy spiders with Oreo cookies and M&M's  

                           Did you check my Oreo owls..They are super easy as well!!!!!! 

Also check my latest post about Halloween Breakfast/ meal food art !!

Hope you got some inspiring ideas from these pictures.. I got many and will post them soon.. stay tuned for my bloody cupcakes!!!!