Happy Halloween!
I am taking a break on baby/newborn postings for a bit to showcase some Halloween fun! If you know me, you know that I’m a Halloween fan. What’s not to love about creative foods, crafting costumes, and using your noggin for fun ideas! When I first met my husband, he said it was weird for people to decorate for Halloween. Clearly he didn’t know me at all, because THAT’S WHAT I DO! Now that we’ve been married for 4.5 years, he appreciates this “holiday” a bit more. Goal complete.
We hosted a Halloween party last night on Hallow’s Eve for friends. A baby doesn’t change the fact that this holiday must call for a gathering. Crafted Halloween decor. Themed pot luck foods. Mandatory costumes. Success!
Just take a look at these amazing pictures. And of course, I have some new food ideas to share with you.
First the family costumes:
Snow White themed
Stranger Things
My barbie
Right above my TV, I added floating candles this year! Here’s a great tutorial from Consumer Crafts. Instead of toilet paper rolls, I rolled up craft paper.
DIY floating candles
Now for the food ideas!
Back and front end!
Rib of dead man and pot pie intestines
And how about these delicious mummy potatoes!
Twice Baked Mummies
The dessert table
And you cannot forget:
Sangria – duh
My favorite new item that I made this year was the jar of eyeballs. So much fun and easy to do. Here’s the tutorial:
What you need: Jar, Can of Lychee, and Boba
You can purchase a can of lychee at any Asian grocery store. With the Boba, you can buy a milk tea and just use the starch balls. Huge bonus, you get to drink the milk tea!
Directions:
- Drain the can of lychee into the glass jar
- Take out each lychee and stuff with boba
- Place the “eyeball” into the glass jar
- Fill the remaining jar up with water
- Create a label, display, and eat!
Delicious Eyeballs
Jar of eyebals
Easy and fun right? Now tell me, what are you doing this Halloween?
Sending haunts your way,
Jay
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Battery powered flickering tea lights on Amazon here