Five gruesomely good treats to make with your kids for Halloween
GET ready for Halloween by making these fiendishly good treats during half term.
It’s the perfect way to keep your little monsters entertained . . .
EDIBLE SLIME: Marshmallow slime popcorn is a must-try.
Melt marshmallows, 75p, with a bit of butter and green food colouring, 69p, both from Aldi.
Drizzle this over freshly popped popcorn — see our Cheap Treat option from Asda.
The kids will love the sticky slime, and this is a snack that’s equal parts spooky and sweet.
CHOCOLATE BROOMSTICKS: Create cute witches’ broomsticks with a healthy twist.
You need strawberries, £1.39, pretzel sticks, £1.80 a pack, and Molly’s milk chocolate, 49p, all from Tesco.
Cut the tops off the strawberries and place them cut-side down.
Stick a pretzel stick on top as the broom handle.
Melt the chocolate and spoon it over the strawberry from the base to the pretzel to create “brush hairs”.
Leave to set in the fridge.
S’MORE SAVER: Eyeball s’mores bring a creepy twist to a camping favourite.
Sandwich marshmallows, £1.49 at Lidl, between two biscuits you already have.
Use icing pens, £2 per pack at Asda, to draw spooky veins and pupils onto the marshmallow.
When toasted over a flame or hob, the marshmallow “eye” will ooze out for an extra-gory look.
BRAIN BLAST: Give Belmont teacakes, 85p from Aldi, a terrifying makeover by turning them into brains.
Peel the chocolate off the teacakes and pipe red or pink icing over the top in swirly, brain-like patterns.
MILKY GHOSTS: Buy a giant Nesquik at Poundland for £2.50 and mix your milkshakes.
Get some glasses or clear tumblers and smear a few spoonfuls of Fluff marshmallow spread, £2.20 from Sainsbury’s, in random places on the inside of the glass — these are “ghosts”.
Pour in your milkshake and, on the outside of the glass, use a black felt tip to draw temporary ghoulish faces.
The ghosts will look like they are floating in the drink.
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