Simple and Fun Halloween Snacks

October 1, 2021

No holiday is complete without some fun simple treats! Here are a few easy snacks you can make with your kids to get into the Halloween spirit! If you’re looking for other fun and simple ways to add to your holiday season find some easy crafts we decorated with here, fun class treats here, and simple activities here!

Simple Rainbow cookies with marshmallow ghosts.

Fun Rain-BOO Cookies

My kids love rainbows so I decided to use Rain-boos as part of our Halloween theme! These cookies were easy to make on a rainy Friday afternoon!

Ingredients

  • Cookie dough split into bowls
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Food coloring
  • Flour
  1. Mix food coloring into cookie dough.
  2. Spread flour onto work area and on rolling pin.
  3. Roll out first cookie dough color in a rectangle. This color will be on the outside, it should be the thickest layer. As you add on the other layers it will start to thin out.
  4. Put the next color on top. Flour rolling pin again.
  5. Keep adding colors and rolling it out until you’re out of dough.
  6. Start at one end and roll.
  7. Slice into cookies.
  8. Bake using cookie dough instructions.
  9. While cookies are baking make marshmallow ghosts by smashing the marshmallows a little to form a ghost shape.
  10. Dip a toothpick in black food coloring and dot them on the marshmallows to make the eyes.
  11. When the cookies come out let them cool. Then add the marshmallow ghosts on the bottom!
Fun Room on a Broom pretzel activity.

Room on a Broom Snacktivity

Room on a Broom is a cute story about friendship and helping others out. We’ve read the book in the past but I just found out that they had it as a short movie on Netflix. We made a fun broomstick snack to eat while we watched the movie. This is also the perfect activity to work on fine motor skills!

Ingredients

  • Fruit Roll (we used Annie’s Fruit Tape)
  • Pretzels Sticks
Supplies needed to make an easy and fun Room on a Broom Halloween Snack.
  1. Cut the fruit tape into pieces, about 3 inches long.
  2. Make a little fridge by cutting the fruit tape about 2/3 the way up.
  3. Wrap the portion that wasn’t cut around the pretzel stick.
Simple and cute pumpkin waffle.

Pumpkin Shape Waffles

Making a fun breakfast helps to start the day off well! At the same time mornings are busy. So finding those breakfasts that are quick to make and fun hit the sweet spot for the perfect festive breakfast!

Supplies

  • Waffles
  • Whip Cream
  • Sprinkles
  1. Use whip cream to draw face on waffle. Add a fun stem too!
  2. Use the sprinkles to add color.

Variation: Use colored frosting for the color or color the whip cream with food coloring.

Easy and creative monster cookie bar decorating to do with your kids.

Monster Cookie Decorating

Spending time in the kitchen baking is my happy place, need tips on how to make baking enjoyable with your kids click here. One way to make cookies easier is to make a cookie bar! My favorite recipe to use is from Design Eat Repeat. Since we were able to quickly make the cookies we were able to spend our time decorating them! We colored buttercream frosting to decorate with.

Easy halloween epretzel decorating.

Simple Pretzel Stick Decorating

Chocolate covered pretzels are one of those snacks that are always a hit! They’re easy to make and so much fun to decorate. Here is how we made ours:

Supplies

  • Chocolate or Vanilla melting wafers
  • Pretzel Rods
  • Wax paper
  • Sprinkles to decorate with (we used candy eyes)
  1. Melt chocolate
  2. Cover pretzels in chocolate. We found using a spoon to pour the chocolate over the pretzels was the easiest way to do it.
  3. Quickly add sprinkles to decorate it. Pour sprinkles over a pan to catch excess sprinkles.

Find more Halloween activities, crafts, and treats here!