If you are looking for a fun activity that will keep your children
entertained for a couple of hours, you could get them to help you create their own Halloween-themed food.
This can be a lovely way to spend the afternoon and, at the end, you will
have a selection of treats that everyone can enjoy. Here are just
a few examples of the types of food you could get your children to make (with your help).
Make a Batch of Severed Finger Sandwiches
Instead of just serving up a plate of sandwiches, you can totally transform
them into scary looking fingers. All you have to do is to make sure that you use white bread and have a selection of fillings
that can go inside.
Each child can decide on the type of filling that they would like for their
sandwiches and you can either let them cut them into finger sized and shaped portions -- or, if they are a little too
young to handle a knife, you can assist them with this.
The final tep is to create the fingertips. This can be achieved
by simply taking a pastry brush and painting the pointed ends in red. You can use food coloring to get the right
shade or you can use strawberry or cherry jam for the same look, depending on whether the sandwich filling is sweet or savory.
Make a Batch of Cookies Shaped Like Witches, Bats, and Ghosts
Children love cookies and you can either decide to make these from scratch,
getting the gang involved in the whole process of mixing together all the raw ingredients -- or you can buy the pre-made
stuff.
Once you have gotten the raw dough ready, you can roll it out on your kitchen
surface and get the children to help you cut out the different shapes. All you need to create cookies shaped like witches,
bats, or ghosts is to buy the appropriately shaped cookie cutters. These can be easily purchased from your local department
or craft store or online.
After the shapes have been cut out and placed on a baking tray, you can then
put them in the oven to bake. Once the batch has cooled down, you can get the children to color in their cookies using
food coloring or piped icing.
This can be a very fun and extremely messy activity but the end result will
be that your children have been thoroughly engaged in an activity where they get to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
If you are looking for something that will keep your children busy and help
them deal with the excited anticipaton leading up to Halloween, then spending the afternoon cooking is a wonderful way to
enjoy this festive season and create lasting happy memories for your family.
