DIY: Rudolf Candy Canes

Want to give people something cute and inexpensive? Well, these candy canes are a perfect addition to any gift or to give on there own.

Materials:

Candy Canes

Black Sharpie

Red Glitter Pen

Scissors

Tape

Brown Construction Paper

How to:

Cut brown construction paper in rectangles

Place two candy canes back to back and tape a brown strip of construction paper around it.

Take the black sharpie and draw two eyes

Next place a red dot in the middle for the nose and let it dry.

Final Result:

Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer Cookies

It’s my favorite time of the year, and I have a lot of new treats that you and your family will enjoy. You can have kids help you decorate them and turn it in to a decorating party.

What you’ll need:

Pillsbury Cookie Dough

Mini M&Ms

White Chocolate

Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Pretzels

Paramount Crystals

Directions:

Bake the cookies in circles according to the directions in the packaging and let them cool completely

Take the semisweet chocolate chips and melt them in a microwave safe bowl. Add some paramount crystals to the chocolate if it’s too thick

Dip the pretzels into the chocolate and cover them completely. Place them aside until they have hardened. (You can also buy the pretzels that are already dipped in chocolate to make it easier)

Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl

Take a mini brown M&M and dip one side to the white chocolate and add it to the cookie. Dip another brown M&M and add it to the other side of the cookie. Those will be the eyes. Dip a red M&M to the white chocolate and add it as the nose

Take two chocolate covered pretzels and dip a small side of it with white chocolate and place them as the antlers

End Result:

Candy Corn Cupcakes

Materials:

Cake mix

Yellow and Orange food coloring

Frosting

Candy

White cupcake liners (optional)

Directions:

Mix batter according to the directions on the box

Divide batter in half

Take one half of the batter and add a couple drops of yellow food coloring and mix together

Take the second half of the batter and add a couple of drops of orange food coloring and mix together

Take the cupcake liners or cupcake pans and fill half with yellow cake batter and half with orange cake batter

Bake for about 20 minutes

Let them cool completely

How to decorate:

Take some white frosting and place a small swirl on top

Place a candy on top of the frosting

 

 Final result:

Ghost and Frankenstein Cupcakes

 

Ghost Cupcakes:

Materials:

Cake Mix

Frosting

Cupcake Liners

Mini Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Pastry Tip

Directions:

Bake cupcakes and let them cool completely

Next, use a pastry tip to swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes

Use a butter knife to spread out the frosting and make sure it has a pointy top to make it look like a ghost

 

Last, add the mini chocolate chips as the eyes and the mouth

 

End result:

Frankenstein Cupcakes:

Materials:

Cake Mix

Cupcake Liners

Frosting

Green Food Coloring

Black Sprinkles

White Frosting

Brown M&M’s

Red Gel Writing Pen

Mini Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:

Bake cupcakes and let them cool completely

Take some frosting and add a couple drops of green food coloring. Mix well

Add some green frosting to the cupcakes and flatten it out. Make sure it’s thick

 

Add some white frosting to the front and put on the brown M&Ms to make the eyes

Take the brown or black sprinkles and add them to the top of the head for the hair

Put on sprinkle as the mouth

Grab the red writing gel and add the stitches to the side of the head

Finally take two mini chocolate chips and add them to the side of the head

Final Result:

Ghost Lollipops

Give your trick or treaters something cute and sweet this Halloween with these easy lollipop ghosts.

Materials:

Lollipops

Tissue Paper

Black Marker

Tape

 

Directions:

Take a lollipop of your choice cover the top with a tissue paper and tie it with tape. Draw a ghost face and you’re done.

Final Result:

Pumpkin Pretzels

These snacks are super easy and delicious. You can make them with kids and encourage them to create their own version of the snack.

What you need:

Pretzels

Orange Chocolate Melts

Green M&Ms

Directions:

Melt the orange chocolate as directed on the packaging. Next, take a pretzel and dip it into the orange melted chocolate. 

 

Once that is done add the green M&Ms for the stem, and place them on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil or wax paper. When the cookie sheet is full place them in the refrigerator and you’re finished.

End Result:

Pumpkin Oreos

Materials:

Oreos

Orange Chocolate Melts

Black Writing Gel

Paramount Crystals

Sprinkles (optional)

 

Directions:

Take a microwave bowl and melt the chocolate with the paramount crystals to thin out the chocolate. Then, take an Oreo and dip it into the chocolate and let it harden. Once the chocolate is hard take the gel pen and draw in the face. You can also dip another Oreo cookie in the chocolate and add some Halloween sprinkles to it and let it harden.

 

 

End result: