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Top 10 Most Popular Halloween Recipes and Crafts

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Halloween can be a fun holiday for you to spend time with your children baking spooky treats or making special Halloween crafts together. Here, in order, are our 10 most popular recipes and crafts for Halloween.

1. Dirt Dessert

This delicious pudding mixture uses crushed Oreo cookies for "dirt" and is topped off with gummi worms. A favorite, fun dessert for kids of all ages.

2. Pigeon Poop

I made this Halloween snack for my sons a few years ago and they really enjoyed it. They are made with two kinds of cereal, pretzel sticks and marshmallows, and then mixed with melted white chocolate. This makes a great Halloween party snack.

3. Monster Cookies

These giant-sized cookies are made with M & M's, milk chocolate chips and pecans.

4. Nightcrawlers

These baked apples with boysenberry jam and gummi worms will be the hit of your next Halloween party.

5. Ants on a Log

Kids really seem to enjoy this healthy Halloween snack. Made with celery sticks, peanut butter and raisins, it's easy and tasty.

6. Scary Skulls

Made with paper plates and markers or crayons, this Halloween craft is easy enough for young toddlers.

7. Vampire's Blood Shake

This blood-red Halloween shake, made with fresh fruit, yogurt and strawberry ice cream, is also healthy for your kids.

8. Spider Pretzels

Your kids will love helping you make these scary spider treats this Halloween.

9. Ghoul-Ade

This punch is perfect for a Halloween party. And since it's made with Kool-Aid and ginger ale, your kids are sure to enjoy it.

10. Glook

All you need is some water, cornstarch and food coloring to make this squishy Halloween craft.

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