20 Cool Halloween Food Ideas for Kids

Kids love Halloween, and it’s so much fun to watch how excited they get when you serve them spooky foods! There are many ways to get creative with food, and most are super simple.

Need some inspiration? Check out these fun Halloween food ideas for kids.

Healthy Halloween food ideas for kids

Everyone will get lots of candy this month, so why not make some healthy Halloween treats? The kids are sure to love eating these snacks so much they might not even notice that they’re good for them.

1. Scary banana ghosts

Cut a peeled banana in half and push a lollipop stick inside. Dip the banana in melted white chocolate, roll it in shredded coconut, then use mini chocolate chips to add a spooky face.

2. Monster mouths

To make these fun and healthy treats, cut green apples into thick slices and add a spoonful of peanut butter inside. Then add some yogurt-covered raisins between two slices to look like teeth.

3. Mandarin pumpkins

It doesn’t get any easier than this! Just pick up some mandarin oranges and use a permanent marker to draw pumpkin faces on them. These are perfect for slipping into a child’s lunchbox or snack bag.

4. Monster smoothie bowl

To make your green smoothie, blend a green apple, spinach, half a frozen banana, honey, and lemon juice. Make sure it’s fairly thick. Then, pour the smoothie into a bowl, then use pieces of fruit and nuts to make a face.

5. Minion gelatin cups

This is another super easy option! Use a permanent marker to draw faces on mini gelatin cups and add googly eyes to make mini-Minions.

6. Monster fruit squeezers

This is the perfect way to add some fun to your kid’s lunchbox! Wrap a fruit squeezer in gauze so the top sticks out, and add some googly eyes. Or, or add a paper face to a juice bottle!

Savory Halloween snacks for kids

Snack time is always fun with these great Halloween food ideas:

1. Bat bites

These treats are fun for adults and kids alike. To start, roll balls of cream cheese or your favorite cheese ball base in black poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Next, use carrots, capers, or olive pieces for eyes, then stick two corn chips in the top to make bat wings.

2. Burger mummies

To make this fun snack, make burger sliders, then wrap strips of crescent rolls around each one so it looks like a mummy’s face. Use dollops of catsup to add two eyes.

3. Mummy kebobs

Start by making a sandwich with turkey, cheese, and mayo. Cut it into six pieces, then layer them on a skewer to make a tall stack. Use two dollops of mayo to attach some edible candy eyeballs to one side.

Sweet Halloween treats for kids

You can’t enjoy Halloween without at least a few sweet treats. Here are some ideas the kids are sure to love.

1. Strawberry ghosts

To make these adorable strawberry ghosts, dip strawberries in melted white dipping chocolate and add candy eyeballs. Once the chocolate hardens, they’re ready to enjoy!

2. Melting witch hot chocolate

Start by making homemade hot chocolate using whole milk, heavy cream, white chocolate, vanilla extract, and green food coloring. Add some green food coloring to whipped cream and put a large dollop on top. Then, make a witches’ hat by placing a circle of orange-colored frosting in the middle of a fudge cookie and using it to hold an unwrapped Hershey Kiss in place. Put the hat on top of the whipped cream and serve.

3. Wormy ice

Add a touch of fun to your child’s drink by filling ice trays halfway and adding gummy worms, so they’re partially sticking out. Freeze the trays, then serve them in glasses of punch or cups of water.

4. Rice Krispy brain

To make this fun treat, start by mixing Rice Krispy cereal, melted butter, marshmallows, and red food coloring. Shape the mixture into the shape of a brain, then use a frosting tube to apply frosting to the outside so it looks like a brain. Add some red sprinkles down the middle frosting line and serve.

5. Oreo spiders

Turn regular Oreo cookies into a spooky treat by adding spider legs made out of pretzel sticks. Use a bit of frosting to attach green M&M’s to the top to make eyes.

6. Witch’s hat with a surprise inside

This one is sure to excite the kids! Start by filling chocolate ice cream cones with small candy treats – like M&M’s and candy corn. Place some melted chocolate on a chocolate wafer cookie and press it on the opening of the ice cream cone so it seals the opening. Then, add a ribbon of green icing and draw a buckle with gold icing. You’ll love seeing the little ones’ faces when they take a bite and find the surprise inside!

7. Halloween donuts

Top a mini powdered donut with strips of orange frosting, so it looks like a pumpkin, then poke a green M&M in the top to make your stem. Or use colored icing to dress up your donut like Frankenstein’s monster, a mummy, or any other favorite monster!

Spooky food to make with kids in the kitchen

Most kids love spending time in the kitchen and will enjoy snacks they make for themselves. Here are a few Halloween food ideas that parents and kids can make together:

1. Pumpkin dirt cup

Layer chocolate pudding and crushed Oreos in a clear plastic cup to make “dirt.” Let your kids place pumpkin candies on top to create their very own edible pumpkin patches.

2. Halloween cookies

Bake up some simple sugar cookies and use cutouts to make fun Halloween spaces. Then, give the kids a selection of frosting, icing, and sprinkles and let them decorate to their heart’s content.

3. Spider pops

This is a fun craft that kids can take with them to school and give to friends. Wrap black pipe cleaners around a Tootsie Pop, so the lollipop part looks like its backside. Add some googly eyes on the front and watch how excited the kids get!

4. Spider pizzas

Top English Muffins or mini pizza crusts with pizza sauce and cheese. Then, use different types of toppers to make little spiders on them. Pepperoni and olives both work great for this.

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It’s easy to make snack-time fun with these simple Halloween food ideas for kids! Even better, when you use Instacart Express, you can order everything you need and have it all delivered right to your door!

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