13 Healthy Halloween Treats that Won’t Scare Your Kids

September 5, 2016 by FaveCrafts 2 Comments

I like to call the period of time between Halloween and Christmas the Season of Perpetual Junk Food. It seems like once the end of October rolls around, it becomes a futile and endless battle to avoid a sweet tooth overload. It may be easier to avoid extra candy in your own life, but this stretch of time can be particularly challenging for kids to resist what with trick-or-treating and parties at school. But fear not, because healthy Halloween treats do exist! These Halloween crafts will make your holiday easier than ever. Create a Halloween to remember with these fun candy alternatives that come in all shapes and sizes. Getting creative for Halloween just got a whole lot more fun with this helpful list. From non-candy treats to wicked cool crafts, there’s something here for everyone. Below will give you some excellent Halloween craft ideas that will scare away cavities without spooking the little ones in your life.

Candy-Less Halloween Candy Alternatives

These cute Halloween treat bag ideas don’t revolve around cavity-inducing candy and treats.

Spooky Straw Printable Labels – pictured!
Ghosty DIY Goodie Bags
Perky Pumpkin DIY Mugs
Batty DIY Goodie Bags
Mummy fied Waterbottles -these can easily be filled with fun and healthy treats, or make a gift by itself.

Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids

These spooky crafts can be made with adult supervision for a wonderful alternative to sweets.

Halloween Treats for Kids

Treats don’t have to be super sugary to be delicious.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts
Haunted Forest Candy Apple Sticks – a super creative craft to pair with candy apples!
Cornflake Pumpkins
Carved Scary Apples

Bonus: Halloween Polymer Clay Chocolates – just don’t eat these!

If these DIY Halloween ideas got your brain whirring, you’re also sure to enjoy 13 Halloween Crafts for Kids.

What’s your favorite alternative to Halloween candy?

Easy Halloween Treats for Kids: 16 Copycat Recipes and More

October 13, 2013 by AllFreeKidsCrafts 2 Comments

Ding dong! It’s that time of year again. Trick-or-treaters are preparing their best Halloween costumes, parents are decorating the house, and everyone has candy on the brain. You want to make this Halloween better than the rest…but how? Copycat recipes for candy of course!

AllFreeKidsCrafts teamed up with AllFreeCopycatRecipes to make this list of the best homemade candy recipes for a Halloween everyone will remember, including edible Halloween crafts for kids. These copycat recipes mimic some of the best name-brand candies, so these Halloween treat ideas are great for impressing friends and family at Halloween parties. From excellent candy bar recipes to yummy Halloween crafts for kids, there’s something for everyone to love. Don’t worry; this list also includes sealed-candy ideas for trick-or-treaters, so everyone can get in on the fun.

Trust me; if you give out these awesome Halloween treats, you won’t get a single trick played on you this Halloween.

Copycat Candy Bar Recipes

Chocolate lovers will be in heaven with these awesome candy bar recipes. These Halloween treats are delicious homemade versions of all your name-brand favorites, like these Homemade Snickers Bars. Your kids will love bragging to their friends that the best candy on the block came from their house. Check out more of our homemade chocolate candy recipes:

Trick-or-Treat Ideas for Kids

Get the whole family in on the candy-making fun with these edible Halloween crafts for kids. Even the youngest family members will love making easy Halloween treats as a family. But instead of just dropping candy into visitors’ trick-or-treat bags, make some Trick-or-Treat Party Poppers to add a little surprise. Trick-or-treaters won’t know if they’re about to get a trick or a treat! Here are more trick-or-treat ideas for a fun Halloween:

Copycat Recipes for Candy

Homemade candy recipes make the best Halloween treats! Everyone in the neighborhood will think you got these sweet treats from the candy store, especially if you make these Candy Store Gumdrops. If you’re looking for more Halloween recipe ideas without chocolate, these copycat recipes for candy are for you:

Healthy Halloween Treats

Halloween treats for kids can be healthy, too! If your kids need a break from their trick or treat candy but still want something sweet, they’ll love Halloween snacks like these Apple Candy Monsters. Your kids can even help make these Halloween recipes. Don’t miss the last of our copycat recipes for Halloween:

Still hungry for more? You’re in luck! Get more delicious copycat recipes for candy with a free ebook from AllFreeCopycatRecipes, or download more Halloween crafts for kids with a free ebook from AllFreeKidsCrafts:

What’s your favorite Halloween treat?

103 Halloween Sewing Patterns: Your Complete Crafty Guide to Halloween

October 12, 2013 by AllFreeSewing 2 Comments

It’s that time again . . .

What’s the worst part about Halloween?

That’s a trick question. There are no bad parts of Halloween, only good parts and better parts! Halloween is a crafter’s paradise, bursting with reasons to start fun new projects. In fact, there are so many crafting opportunities that the biggest difficulty can be narrowing down the field. Thankfully, AllFreeSewing stepped up to the plate this year to round up the Complete Crafty Guide to Halloween, featuring the very best of Halloween crafts! This guide has everything: Halloween recipes, DIY home decor, homemade costume ideas … if a project is awesome, crafty, and Halloween-themed, it’s here.

Eatin’ Good: Halloween Treats

The best part of Halloween trick-or-treating is dumping your haul on the kitchen floor when you get home and gorging yourself on sugary goodness. This year, help your kids trick-or-treat in true style, with one of these awesome homemade trick-or-treat bags! Then impress all the neighbors’ children by handing out incredible homemade peanut butter cups.

Sittin’ Pretty: DIY Home Decor

Pumpkins are everybody’s favorite part of fall. They look good, they taste good, and they make for some seriously fun carving. Add a little pumpkin spice to your Halloween decorations with one of these unique pumpkin sewing patterns. Whether you opt for the Fantastic Fall Pumpkin or the Pumpkin Wall Hanging, your house will be ready for the season.

Lookin’ Fly: Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes

There’s nothing more charming than a little prince. This collection of homemade Halloween costumes will give your kid an adorable edge over his or her fellow trick-or-treaters. Whether they want to get gussied up like a Disney Princess or are prepared to scare as one of the recently risen dead, like a mummy or a ghost, you’ll be able to find plenty of easy sewing patterns in the Complete Crafty Guide that cater to their Halloween whims.

What’s your favorite part of Halloween?

The Ultimate Kids’ Halloween Guide: 155 Halloween Crafts for Kids

October 7, 2013 by AllFreeKidsCrafts 1 Comment

Dare to scare the neighborhood…with your craftiness!

You might think 155 Halloween Crafts for Kids is a trick, but you’re in for a treat. From easy Halloween decorations to the coolest homemade Halloween costumes to sweet and spooky kids’ Halloween recipes, the Ultimate Kids Halloween Crafts Guide from AllFreeKidsCrafts has every awesome kids’ Halloween idea you could possibly ask for. You won’t want to miss a single one of these incredible Halloween kids’ crafts!

Halloween Crafts for Kids of All Ages

This comprehensive list is your one-stop shop for kids’ Halloween crafts. From age one to eighteen, we’ve got Halloween craft ideas for everyone, sorted by age for your convenience. Young ones will love this Goofy Little Monster, and preteens will have a blast making these Lively Halloween Lanterns. The whole family will love making these Halloween crafts for kids together.

Homemade Halloween Costumes

Whether your kids want to be a strong superhero, a ferocious jungle beast, or a pretty princess, there’s a costume on this list for them. Your kids will love making and wearing these fun and easy kids’ Halloween costumes, and their friends will never believe their awesome costume is homemade, not store-bought. And of course, you’ll love helping your kids achieve their creative Halloween vision. Try tiptoeing through trick-or-treating with the Lucky Ladybug Costume, or battle on the high seas with these Scurvy Pirate Outfits and Swords!

Easy Halloween Treats for Kids

These Halloween treat ideas are so cool, you’ll want to make them every year. Edible Halloween crafts for kids are tons of eerie fun, whether you try making Monster Snot or Yummy Mummy Oreo Pops. These creepy treats are easy kids’ Halloween recipes that only look spooky; they taste delicious!

Halloween Crafts from Household Items

Save the trip to the store for grabbing trick-or-treat candy; these silly Halloween kids’ crafts can be made with materials you already have! From painting projects to paper crafts to Halloween food ideas, you can find tons of budget-friendly kids’ Halloween crafts. Try a quick craft like Creepy Bottle Cap Spiders, or play with your food and make these Macaroni Monster Mates.

Easy Halloween Decorations for Kids

These creepy crafts will really get you into the spooky spirit! Do It Yourself Halloween decorations are so much fun to make as a family. Make a Rumpled Halloween Wreath for a festive front door decoration, or make an eerie battle scene in your garden with the Plants vs. Zombies Stones. There’s a ton of frightful Halloween fun packed into this list of Halloween crafts for kids, from trick-or-treat bags to fun Halloween recipes, so don’t miss out!

Halloween Party Ideas

Trick-or-treating is always a great time, but why not have even more festive fun by throwing a party? You’ll find all the decorative Halloween craft ideas you need for your party with this list of Halloween Party Ideas, from Three-Dimensional Monster Hands to Spooky Symmetry Ghosts. Your kids will love these easy Halloween crafts. Don’t forget to try Magic Potion Making to really get the party started!

Do you remember the first Halloween craft you made? What was it?

Hungry, Hungry Holiday: Recipes for Halloween

September 28, 2013 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts 2 Comments

The autumn holidays will be here before you know it which is why AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com is bringing you these recipes for Halloween. While every holiday looks festive, with costumes and decorations and all the cheer on TV, there’s nothing more important than the food. Make sure that this year’s Halloween is the most delicious yet. From savory, to sweet, to something to sip on, we’ve got a recipe that will have you smackin’ your lips.

Halloween Drink Recipes

If you have a thirst like that of a vampire these Halloween drink recipes are perfect for you. Not only are they delicious and refreshing, they celebrate the blood-sucking scariness of the holiday.

Cran Cherry Plasma Transfusion

Bloody Screwdriver Punch

Crimson Gash Cocktail

Savory Halloween Snacks

Sink your teeth into something spooky with these savory Halloween snacks. Don’t be afraid to try these recipes. They taste good and they add an extra element to your Halloween decor.

Simple Slurpable Pumpkin Soup

Spooky Brain Chicken Salad

Swamp Soup with Mud Balls

Halloween Dessert Recipes

Halloween doesn’t always have to be scary. It can also be sweet! While you probably already have bags and bags of store-bought candy ready for the trick or treaters, these Halloween dessert recipes are a little more gourmet. With fruit and frosting and sprinkles, this Halloween may be the sweetest yet.

Carved Scary Apples

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts

Frankenstein Marshmallow Pops

BONUS!

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Which holiday recipe will you make a tradition?

Love the Holidays? Get Daily Craft Inspiration for Halloween, Christmas and More!

September 26, 2011 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts Leave a Comment

It’s getting to be that time of year. Halloween is a mere 35 days away and before we know it we’ll be eating Thanksgiving turkey and opening Christmas presents. Doesn’t sound too bad, does it? Personally this is my favorite time of the year. There’s just so much to celebrate during the months of October through December! Plus when it comes to crafting, there’s no better inspiration than the holidays. Creating Christmas gifts for loved ones, making decorations for your Thanksgiving table or coming up with your own DIY Halloween costume… what’s not to love?!

If you’re a fan of all things holiday, or just have a particular affinity for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas, then this message is for you. We’ve come up with a BRAND NEW e-mail newsletter that’s all about the holidays. When you subscribe to 101 Days of Holiday Recipes and Crafts, you’ll receive craft ideas and recipes for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, right in your inbox every day! To sign up, simply head on over to our subscriber center.

Here’s a sneak peak at one of our first issues. You’ll notice that there’s one main featured project, plus five additional crafts and/or recipes, all holiday-related of course!

Did I mention that in every issue we’re also including a section of our “Christmas Picks of the Day.” That means every day we’ll send you one of our favorite Christmas cookies, one of our top-rated Christmas ornament crafts, and one bonus Christmas idea for you to try. Check it out below (sorry for the fuzziness…. there’s just so much good stuff in this newsletter, it’s hard to make it all fit within the confines of this blog!):

To put this newsletter together, we’re gathering the best of the best from our family of craft and food websites, including FaveCrafts, AllFreeCrochet, AllFreeKnitting, AllFreeSewing, RecipeLion, Mr. Food and more! So if you’re a fan of any of these sites, you’re sure to love the ideas in 101 Days of Holiday Recipes and Crafts!

Still not sure whether you want to sign up for this newsletter? Here’s a quick rundown of just SOME of the holiday goodness you’ll receive:

Halloween decorations
Halloween costume ideas
Homemade candy recipes
Dishes and desserts to make for your Halloween party
Crafts to make for your Thanksgiving table
The best Thanksgiving recipes from RecipeLion, Mr. Food and FaveDiets
Christmas gift ideas
Christmas ornament crafts
Ideas for handmade Christmas cards
Our favorite Christmas cookie recipes
TONS of other great Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas recipes and crafts!

We’ve already started counting down the 101 days, so make sure you don’t miss out on any more issues by signing up today!