Halloween

Store Bought Halloween Snacks That Aren’t Candy

September 22, 2018 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

31 store bought Halloween snacks that aren’t candy to send with your kids to school.

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The one thing about Halloween that I didn’t fully grasp before becoming a mom was all the sugar surrounding the holiday. Of course I knew a big orange Jack O Lantern bucket would come home filled with candy on Halloween night after a long evening of Trick or Treating.

What I didn’t realize was that there would be school parties and fall festivals and hay rides and trunk or treats that seem to take up the entire month of October. All of these activities seem to center around candy and treat bags and cupcakes.

I don’t mind my kids having treats but 31 days in a row seems a little excessive so I created a list of store bought Halloween snacks that aren’t candy.

Some on this list are healthier than others. I think it is important to remember that these are still treats so it isn’t going to be like giving out carrot sticks but they are an improvement from just pure sugar candies. (And your kids will still like you, not sure about that if you start handing out carrots!)

Check out these 9 Healthy options for your Halloween Candy Bowls.

Store Bought Halloween Snacks That Aren’t Candy

When you need something to take to a school class party, there is not always time to whip up some crafty Pinterest masterpiece.

This list of store bought Halloween snacks that aren’t candy provides at least a slightly healthier option for your kiddos and their friends.

Also, since candy has gotten so expensive, some of these make economical treats to hand out on Halloween night to your Trick or Treating crowd. All of these items are individually packaged if you want to pass out on Halloween or if your school requires the treat to be packaged by the manufacturer.

Savory Treats

Pirates Booty Trick ARR Treat Bags

Ghosts & Bats Veggie Chips

Snyder’s Halloween Pretzels

Halloween Boom Chicka Pop

Halloween Goldfish

Utz Halloween Cheese Balls

Halloween Pringles

Halloween Cheez Its

Frito-Lay Halloween Variety Pack

Pretzel Crisp Minis

Popcorn Balls

Skinny Pop Halloween

Sweet Treats

Sour Raisins – these are so good & my kids think they are fruit snacks

Quaker Chewy Halloween Mini Granola Bars

Welch’s Halloween Fruit Snacks

Sunmaid Halloween Vanilla Yogurt Raisins

Annie’s Halloween Bunny Grahams

Halloween GoGo Squeez Applesauce

Halloween Flipz Pretzels

Stauffers Animal Crackers

Halloween Fruit Roll Up Minis

Little Debbie Brownie Pumpkins

Halloween Chex Mix Muddy Buddy (Peanut Butter)

Orange Water Flavor & Halloween Straw – Tie together with a piece of ribbon for a cute beverage treat

Orange Jello Cup – Draw a Jack O Lantern face on with a sharpie if you want to make it extra Halloweenie

Vanilla Pudding Cup – Draw a Ghost face on with a sharpie

Glow in the Dark Plastic Halloween cup & Milk Magic Straw

Rice Krispies Halloween Mini Squares

Spookylicious Pop Tart – You can probably buy two boxes and give each kid in the class a 2 pack. Now they have a treat for breakfast! (leave it up to their mom to add some fruit, not your problem!) They are also making these Halloween Pop Tart minis this year which I like also.

Chocolate Twinkies with S’cream Filling

Halloween Hostess Glo Balls

Blue Bird Halloween Cakes

Nabisco Halloween Snack Cookies Variety Pack

The kids will still love these choices and you will feel good about adding some variety to the class goody bag, Halloween Party, or the Trick Or Treat bag.

If you enjoyed this list of 31 store bought Halloween snacks that aren’t candy, you might also like these No Bake Ghost Snack Cakes or these No Bake Pumpkin Cupcakes. And if you prefer a non-food Halloween option, check out these 16 Halloween Favors that Won’t Get Trashed.

And after you take care of all the kid stuff, have some “me” time by reading these 45 awesome pumpkin spice products that you can find on Amazon. I know you are in the pumpkin spirit by now!

Non-Food Favor Option

These are a bit more expensive to make so they might not be an option for Trick or Treat handouts if you get a lot of visitors. But they are so super cute for favors, Halloween parties, school parties or to “Boo” your neighbors with kids!

Make these Paint A Pumpkin Kits!

They are super easy, come with a free printable and cost just a couple of dollars per kit to make. Click here for the instructions and printable!

Halloween Favors That Won’t Get Trashed

September 21, 2018 by Stacy Craft 4 Comments

Sixteen Halloween favors that won’t get trashed for your child’s class treat bag or Trick Or Treat kids on 10/31.

You know what I hate about school treat bags that come home from the holiday parties besides the 32 pounds of sugar that my kids are going to want to eat? All the little junk favors and trinkets that inevitably make their way into the bag.

It gets played with for two seconds and then it is ready for the trash. Or worse it is spread out all over the house creating messes that I try very hard to keep at bay.

I also really don’t like the fact that other parents spent their hard earned money on stuff that doesn’t get appreciated (you know how I like saving money for important things). So I decided to put together a list of Halloween favors that won’t get trashed by kids or their parents.

These could be sent to school for goodie bags, used at trunk or treats or handed out to Trick Or Treat kids on Halloween Night.

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Check out these adorable paint a pumpkin favor kits for kids, Free gift tag printable included!

Halloween Favors That Won’t Get Trashed

It is hard to find favors that will actually get used because you are usually having to buy for a large number of kids. It would be great to get a nice toy for each kid but of course that isn’t reasonable when you need to buy for 20+ kids in a classroom or even more if you are handing out treats on Halloween night.

This list of Halloween favors that won’t get trashed showcases items that will get used and played with but that cost $1 or less per kid (many cost just a few cents per child).

And I know I said 16 but I have added a few new ones for the 2022 season!

Cat Headband Multi Pack – I know my 5 year old would go crazy for these.

WikkiStix Trick Or Treat Pack – I was so very excited to find this so it is #1 on my list. This pack of 50 is currently less than $0.40 per kid (Prices change frequently). If you aren’t familiar with Wikki Stix, they are pieces of yarn that are covered in moldable wax. This kit comes with 8 Wikki Stix per kit and a Halloween Activity sheet. I just ordered these for my daughter’s preschool class!

Make A Pumpkin Sticker Kit – I like these better than just Halloween stickers because it encourages the children to use their creativity to design a Jack O Lantern face on their pumpkin. A cute craft that would be fun for several age groups.

Make A Monster Sticker Kit – Similar to the pumpkin kit but this one features a monster that the kids can design.

Assorted Halloween Jigsaw Puzzles – My kids love puzzles and these Halloween themed kits would be great to hand out as a fun alternative to candy.

Multi-Color Stackable Crayon – Crayons are always a product that actually gets used at my house and these have the added element of looking cool.

6 Pg Halloween Coloring Book – Coloring is a staple for most kids! These cute and classic Halloween scenes make for a fun favor. Pair it with a stackable Crayon above.

Lip Smacker Skittles Lip Balm Party Pack – I love that these have a candy theme for a Halloween party favor. Just pop open the master pack and hand out one to each kiddo. These cupcake lip balms are cute too!

Halloween Pencils, 48 Pk – These can be used at school or to draw something fun at home.

Glow In the Dark Plastic Jack O Lantern Cups – These would be fun for the kids to drink their milk at breakfast from a glow in the dark cup.

Bendy Skeleton Straws – You could add these to the cups above and spend just over $1 a kid. I probably wouldn’t do this for Halloween night because we get so many kids to the door but it could be a really cute favor to send to school or Mother’s Day Out.

Halloween Sand Art Picture – Another little craft kit to hold a kids attention for a bit. We always enjoy seasonal or holiday specific art projects at our house.

Glow In The Dark Halloween Rubber Ducks – Do your kids love bath toys? My 4 & almost 1 year old sure do! These would be cute to send for the daycare kids.

Halloween Bubbles – My favorite line from the movie Knocked up: “I wish I liked anything as much as my kids like bubbles.” Isn’t that the truth? Kids go crazy for bubbles and these are in a cute, Halloween container.

Scholastic Books – Spookley The Square Pumpkin is only $1 through Scholastic. I think it would be awesome to give a book to your kids classmates this Halloween!

Superhero Masks – Kids love to play dress up and what better time to do that then at Halloween!

Play Doh Favors – Of course this had to make the list of non-candy Halloween favors that won’t get trashed. Play Doh is fun. Kids love it. The End.

Hopefully this list of Halloween favors that won’t get trashed helps you to fill up your treat bags this Halloween.

Fun Halloween Treats For Kids

Not So Spooky – No Bake – Ghost Cakes

No Bake Pumpkin Cupcakes – Great for a Fall Harvest Party

Spooky Ghost Breakfast Bagel

No Bake Mummy Snack Cake

And if you would rather have a food item in your trick or treat bag, here are 31 Store Bought Non-Candy Halloween Food items for your kid’s treat bags.

9 No Bake Halloween Treats For Kids

Halloween Spider Fudge Rounds (Individually Wrapped)

October 31, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

You can take a Little Debbie cakes and make them into cute Halloween spider fudge rounds. Perfect for a school party since they are individually wrapped.

This year I am room mom for my daughter’s class and since it is the year of COVID everything is different. No one other than teachers and students are allowed into the school and all treats have to be pre-packaged from a store (nothing homemade).

But of course cute treats are still a must for a Halloween Harvest Party. So you can create these little Halloween spider fudge rounds with just a few supplies and still be compliant with your school requirements.

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Halloween Spider Fudge Rounds (Individually Wrapped)

I made 18 of these Halloween store bought treats and they are pretty easy!

Here are the supplies you will need to make these Halloween spider fudge rounds:

Glue Gun / Glue Sticks
Little Debbie Fudge Rounds
Googly Eyes
Brown Pipe Cleaners
Scissors

Making Halloween Spider Snack Cakes

Since we wanted these to be COVID approved for school, we wanted to keep the cake completely in the packaging to keep the food safe.

So the spider decorations are all applied to the plastic poly bag that holds the fudge rounds.

To make the spider, start by applying two eyeballs to the snack cake package.

*Helpful Hint*

My glue gun gets really hot and the first time that I applied the eyeballs, the glue burned through the thin polybag. So after that, I would apply the glue to the eyeball and then blow on it for a bit before applying it.

Now it is time to make the spider legs.

Cut one brown piped cleaner into four equal parts. Take all four pipe cleaners grouped together and apply glue to the front and back side of one end (about half to a quarter inch down the pipe cleaner).

When the glue is cool enough, apply the set of 4 legs to one side of the fudge round about mid-way down from the eyes. Repeat on the other side.

Once the glue is dry & cooled, bend each pipe cleaner in the middle.

Now you have a set of not too spooky Halloween spider fudge rounds to take to your child’s class party.

More Halloween Fun for Kids

Paint a Pumpkin DIY Craft Favor Kits

No Bake Frankenstein Brownies

Spooky Ghost Halloween Breakfast

Halloween Granola Bar Mummy

9 Store Bought Halloween Party Foods to Make in Less than 5 Minutes

October 12, 2018 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

9 Store Bought Halloween Party Foods to Make in Less than 5 Minutes for busy moms. These DIY Halloween treats will make everyone happy at the school harvest party. No chocolate melting or baking. Just simple Halloween fun.

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Holidays with young kids are some of my favorite times. Seeing the excitement with all the decorations and fun treats warms a mama’s heart. But if you have young kids at home, you know that time thing is not always abundant.

You may have high hopes of creating homemade chocolate cupcakes with perfectly hand rolled witch hats made of fondant. But then the 4 year old wants to play barbies, the 10 year old needs to go to basketball practice and the baby needs to well, eat.

So your Halloween cupcake dreams are momentarily crushed. Now you are staring at the grocery store shelves looking for something easy and also cute (probably with a toddler screaming at your feet).

To make the Halloween season go a little smoother, we have collaborated with some great bloggers to bring you 9 store bought Halloween party foods to make in less than 5 minutes!

9 Store Bought Halloween Party Foods to Make in Less than 5 Minutes

My kids probably get more excited about a Halloween Oreo than they would about any fancy dessert that I could create. Note that I said “would.” Elaborate desserts are a thing I enjoyed before kids. No bake, done in 5 minutes are a little more my style these days. Especially since little man has decided to learn to walk and is in to everything.

Here are 9 store bought Halloween party foods to make for your kids school party. These are also great for a fun October lunch or dinner treat.

Mummy Snack Cakes I can’t believe how much these look like a tiny mummy and it took me no time at all to make thanks to my BFF, her name is Little Debbie.

Ghost Snack Cakes A simple ghost face on a delicious white chocolate ding dong is sure to make your kid smile.

Pumpkin Cupcakes These are great because they are not spooky at all. Perfect for a school or church fall harvest party.

Spooky Eyeball Sandwich by Kimspired DIY – Such a fun lunch option for the Halloween season! I make a million PB&J’s a month so why not make it into an eyeball!

Jack O Lantern Mandarin Orange Cups by Mission to Save – Fruit disguised in a Halloween costume is always welcome at my house. Sugar sure is fun but gosh the kids get so much of it this time of year. I want to put these in the lunchbox for school.

Halloween Witch Hat Cookies by Princess Pinky Girl – These cute witch cookies have an oreo base and just four ingredients.

Vampire Donuts by the Happy Family Blog – I know my kids would love the donuts but the bagel idea is another great way to add some Halloween fun to your table with a low sugar item.

Pudding Bat by The Inspiration Edit – These pudding bats are so adorable! If you need a prepackaged item for a class party, this is a unique dessert to send.

Ghost Cheese Sticks & Jack O Lantern Cuties by Sizzling Eats – Great non-candy options to put in a lunch box that are still fun and festive.

I hope these 9 store bought Halloween party foods to make in less than 5 minutes help to get you time for an extra cup of coffee (oh & make your kids super happy)!

If you need some items to send for the class goody bag or your trunk or treat event, check out 31 non-candy Halloween treats and 16 Halloween favors that won’t get trashed.

Spooky Halloween Breakfast Bagel

October 31, 2018 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

Create an easy and fun Spooky Halloween Breakfast Bagel using just 3 ingredients. The kids will love their ghoulish breakfast and you will love that they are having a healthy treat.

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Happy Halloween! It is one of my favorite days of the year! For weeks we have been making easy mummy snack cakes, ghost ding dongs, and simple pumpkin cupcakes. But I woke up today on 10/31 and realized that I had not planned anything fun for a Halloween breakfast for my kids. On school mornings, we need quick and easy so these spooky Halloween breakfast bagel creations were perfect.

Since I waited until the very last minute, I wanted something that I already had all the ingredients for at home. If you have mini bagels, cream cheese and some chocolate chips your spooky breakfast can be ready in time for Halloween! These would make a great after school treat as well.

Spooky Halloween Breakfast Bagel

Sugar is one of the things that makes Halloween fun. The trunk or treats, class parties and caramel apples add up over time and by the time Halloween actually gets here, I feel like we have eaten more candy in one month than we do all year!

So I love finding fun ways to incorporate the holiday without always adding in extra sugar. These spooky Halloween breakfast bagels add a little creativity to the breakfast table while remaining pretty healthy. And bonus, it is super easy.

Put your mini bagel or regular bagel in the toaster and toast. Once they come out of the toaster, let them cool off a bit so that your warm bagel doesn’t melt your cream cheese.

Spread cream cheese around the bagel leaving the middle hole open. I used a honey flavored cream cheese but you could also use plain (or whatever your kids like).

Add two chocolate chips to the bagel for eyes. Serve up the spooky Halloween breakfast bagel to your kids for a fun and healthy treat.

If you are looking for things to hand out to trick or treat kids, your trunk or treat or for the school party, check out these 16 Halloween favors that won’t get trashed. And here are 31 Halloween non-candy treats!

And if you are feeling a little last minute today like me, here are 9 ultra easy Halloween treats that you can make tonight for your Halloween party in about 5 minutes or less. The grocery store is your friend!

Pin these cute 3 ingredient mummy cakes that you can make in 1 minute for next year here!