Do-it-yourself

CEBU, Philippines – Spooky and Scrumptious

Here are easy Halloween treats you can do with your mom.

Deviled Eyeballs

Ingredients:

12 eggs, hard-cooked, cooled and peeled

24 green olives stuffed with pimientos

Miracle Whip

Mustard

Preparation:

Half eggs lengthwise, take out yolks. Mix yolks, some miracle whip and mustard until you have a smooth paste. Spoon this mixture back into the eggs. Add one olive to the center of the mixture in the egg.

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Worms on a Bun

Ingredients:

Hotdogs

Hamburger rolls

Ketchup

Preparation:

1. Cut the hot dogs into thin slices and score the edges (about three cuts per slice).

2. Boil or microwave until the slices curl like wiggly worms. Serve three or four worms to a bun. For an extra-icky touch, add a few squiggles of ketchup

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Scarecrow Candy Necklace

Ingredients:

Wrapped round taffy or caramel (head)

2 Tootsie Flavor Roll Twisties (arms)

2 rolls of colorful candies (legs); we used Sprees; Smarties work too

1/2-ounce box of raisins (body)

Low-temperature glue gun

Ruler

Scissors

Small bundle of raffia

Preparation:

1. Keep the wrapping on all of the candies and glue the head, arms, and legs to the raisin box body. Parents may want to supervise use of glue gun.

2. Cut five 4-inch pieces of raffia. Tie four pieces into a bunch by knotting the fifth piece around the center of the bundle. Glue the knot to the top of the body at the base of the head as shown. Trim the raffia if you like.

3. Cut a piece of raffia long enough to fit over your child's head. Glue the center of the strand to the back of the box. Tie the ends together, and your edible neckwear is ready.

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Monster Toes

Ingredients:

Cocktail wieners

6-inch tortillas

Ketchup or mustard

Toothpicks

Preparation:

1. Tell mom to heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut a wedge into the end of each cocktail wiener to make a toenail.

2. With mom's assistance, cut the tortillas into strips about 4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Discard the ends.

3. Soften the strips in the microwave between damp paper towels for 10 to 30 seconds.

4. Roll each wiener in a tortilla strip and secure with a toothpick.

5. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove them from the oven, then fill the toenail with ketchup or mustard. Remove the toothpicks before serving.

(Source: familycrafts.about.com)