20 Scary Cute Halloween Kids Snacks (That Are Surprisingly Cheap!)
These cheap Halloween kids snacks are frightfully fun, kid-approved, and easy enough to make without losing your mind (or your wallet). Whether you’re hosting a classroom party or just want something festive after school, these budget-friendly bites bring all the fun. Without haunting your grocery bill.
You don’t need a cauldron of cash to whip up Halloween snacks your little monsters will love!
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Note: Look through the recipes and pick the ones you already have the ingredients for. This way, you’ll still have all the fun without the hefty price tag.
Easy Halloween Party Snacks for Kids
1. Monster Mouth Apple Treat
These are the most adorable apple mouth monsters for Halloween snack. And all you need are apple slices, peanut butter (or another similar spread), and marshmallows.
2. Mini Mummy Pizzas
It doesn’t get any easier than these delicious mummy pizzas. Simply cut your cheese into long strips so you can zig zag them like a mummy on your toast or bread. Then, add your olive slices for eyes and a piece of red pepper for a mouth.
3. Easy Fall Snack Mix
Fall is the season of cozy sweaters, crisp air, and food that brings people together. This fall snack mix is a perfect blend of crunchy, sweet, and savory. And the best part? It’s budget-friendly and easy to whip up with pantry staples or sale items.
4. “Scary” Dipped Pretzels
The picture above shows fun chocolate covered pretzels done two ways. You can keep it easy and turn them into ghosts. Or add food coloring to your chocolate and one almond for spookier zombie fingers.
5. Witch Brooms
Cut each cheese stick into strips. Snip the ends of each piece to make it look like a broom. Then, insert the pretzel sticks and enjoy!
*Optional: Tie a spinach strip or tie around the cheese
6. Cutest Halloween Fruit
Doesn’t this picture just make you smile? And all they did was add chocolate faces to ordinary fruit. Melt chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments to do this (I love the Ghirardelli melting chocolates). Then use a toothpick to draw on the fruit.
7. Creepy Crawly Spider Toasts
Cut a loaf of bread, then add cream cheese (or your cheese of choice). Top it off with an olive spider (and maybe a little green onion for flair). You have an easy, adorable, and cheap Halloween snack for your kids!
8. Spooky Halloween Banana Popsicles
These Halloween Banana Popsicles are a fun, easy treat to make with kids. They’re going to be quite popular with the adults too! All you need is:
- popsicle sticks
- large fresh bananas (not overly ripe)
- nonfat Greek vanilla yogurt
- powdered sugar
- mini semi-sweet chocolate chips for the eyes
9. Monster Munch Popcorn mix
This Monster Munch is salty, sweet, crunchy, colorful, and just a little bit spooky. It’s the perfect mix for Halloween parties, movie nights, or packaging up in cute little bags for neighbors and friends. One batch makes a big bowlful, but it won’t last long!
10. Oreo Bats
These Oreo Bats literally can’t be any easier! Whether you’re looking for a fun and simple Halloween activity with the kids, a party treat, or a class Halloween activity, these are your answer! You’ll need:
- Oreos
- mini chocolate chips to make the eyes (to make the white part of the eye, just scrape some of the white cream from inside the cookie)
- black or white decorating gel to make the smile
11. Pumpkin Fruits and Veggies
Your regular “boring” healthy food tray can be turned into a pumpkin delight if you shape it into the face of a pumpkin. What a great way to get kids to eat healthy!
12. Halloween Snack Board
Snack boards are oh so fun for Halloween parties. And they allow you to try a variety of items. Use up what you have at home and then look for sales at grocery stores to fill in the rest.
Find a decoration or write “Let Me Rest in Pieces” above a bowl of Reeses Pieces to do the same thing as this fun snack board.
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13. Candy Corn Fruit Parfait
Need a healthy Halloween treat that you can feel good about giving the kids? This candy corn fruit parfait is the perfect choice! You’ll need:
- Canned or fresh pineapple
- Canned mandarin oranges
- Whipped cream
14. Alien Olive Eyes
All you need is toothpicks and green olives to turn your ordinary sandwich into a surprise friends and family won’t forget. I love the added ketchup and cheese to make them look like they have mouths.
15. Jack O’Lantern Quesadillas
This spooky, cute, kid-friendly pumpkin quesadilla takes minutes to make and is perfect for Halloween or any night in October!
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16. Apple Monster Faces
These adorable apple monsters from Hello Fresh are used with fruit you probably already have on hand. Use cereal or marshmallows for the mouths and edible googly eyes to finish it off.
17. Mummy Dogs
This cheap Halloween snack requires a little bit of pizza dough from the store. But otherwise all you need are hot dogs. Wrap them up and you have a lunch or dinner your kids won’t forget.
18. Puking Pumpkin Dip
Bringing dip to a party? Cut out a pumpkin, clean it out, and make it look like your dip is flowing from it!
19. Graveyard Dirt Cups
Graveyard Pudding Cookie Cups have become such a classic Halloween treat or snack idea. These individual cups are filled with cookie crumb dirt (smashed up Oreos) and chocolate pudding. They would be a great after school treat or holiday party!
20. DIY Caramel Apple Bar
This DIY caramel apple bar is the perfect way to sweeten up your Halloween or cozy fall gathering. With crisp apples, gooey caramel, and endless toppings, it’s part activity, part dessert. And all fun!
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