Halloween is upon us and I decided to surprise our kiddos tonight with our final Halloween Movie Night as a family with coordinating treats.  We pick a handful of movies every year and I make matching treats that go with the film.  It is so much fun!  I’m putting all 10 that I’ve posted here in one blog post for you to pin and look to whenever you need a fun idea over the coming years.

Excuse the fuzzy pic but my husband took this for me and we were struggling to get a good photo before the kids came downstairs.

1. Jack Skellington Cake Pops  and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Tonight, they had no idea what we were watching because I made these Jack Skellington Cake pops before church while they were in the shower and getting ready.  I haven’t done this one in a couple of years. But we watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and bring out these treats, dressed in a striped skirt and a Jack Skellington shirt I found at Target a few years ago.  They go CRAZY over this!  I loooove their reaction!

This one is fun because you can use Rice Krispie Treats and make them into balls or brownies or cake pops.  After you dip them in white candy melting chips, let them dry completely.

Use a knife to trim the bottom, like you would when peeling an apple or potato, to make it rounder.

Use a black bakery pen or black icing gel or even black candy melting chips (melted) with a toothpick to create the Jack Skellington face.  I’ll admit, I think they turned out cuter a couple of years ago (I used Rice Krispie Treat balls at that time) because my hand was so shaky today when I did these.  Then I just take a small black and white ribbon and make a sort of “bow tie” to some of them that you can make upside down, with the head on top and the straw on the bottom.  HERE in the original post from a couple of years ago when my kiddos were little. So so fun!

2. Boogers on a stick for “Shrek Thrilling Tales”

I’m embarrassed to say it, but these are DELICIOUS and might be my favorite treat because they are salty and sweet lol!  Sounds gross, so sorry.  But just try them.  HERE is the post.

3. Broom Treat Bags for “Halloween Town”

HERE is the original post.

4. Ghost Strawberries for “Mostly Ghostly”

HERE is the original post.

5. Graveyard Pudding Recipe for “Tower of Terror”

HERE is the original post.  Soooo yummy!!

6. Spiderweb Cookies for “The Addams Family”

HERE is the original post.

7.  Monster Eye Cookies for “Girl vs. Monster”  

HERE is the original post.

8. BOO-nilla Shakes for “The Haunted Mansion”

HERE is the original post.

9. Chocolate Witch Hats for “The Witches” OR our favorite “Hocus Pocus”

HERE is the original post.  This is a scary one but my kids LOVE it!

and finally……

10. Green Slime Popcorn for “Ghostbusters”

HERE is the original post.  We looooove this one!  So so so yummy too!

So there you have it….

10 Halloween Treats and movies for kids.  I’m sure there are lots of other fun ones you can think of as well on your own.  I definitely plan on expanding this list so stay tuned for next year.  Pin this (click on top left corner of any image) so that you have it ready to go!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!  Muahahahaha!

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Our 2nd “Countdown to Halloween – Frightfully Fun Family Movie Night” presents “The Witches”! Our treat is these cute little witch hats made out of cookies and bugles and chocolate.  So easy!  I found a similar recipe here and was inspired (but used just one Oreo cookie per hat). This would also be perfect for “Hocus Pocus” which is our FAVORITE Halloween movie!!!! But we had just watched it with another treat and {sadly} I didn’t take a pic! I’m so lame!!

There are some of you wondering how on Earth I showed such a scary movie to my kids.  Well, we read the book and loved it.  My kids don’t scare easy and rarely have nightmares.  They sleep in their own rooms, in their own beds so we just gave it a shot and they LOVED the movie!  They did just fine during and after the movie and thought it was so fun and “scary” in a good way.  You just need to know your kids and what they can handle.  Mine ride the “Tower of Terror” at Disneyland over and over so I knew they’d be okay…ha!  But the ugly witch faces when they take off their masks is gross and ugly so make sure you preview this and decide if your kids are ready for this.  We recommend this flick!  And Angelica Huston is perfect for this witch role!

***Note: Many moms have asked where I find all my movies.  We certainly don’t own but maybe one or two.  Netflix comes out with a lot of Halloween movies (yes, there are a TON) for kids and adults.  We like to ask on Facebook and borrow, to save a few bucks.  Amazon Prime offers many films as well.  And then we love renting or purchasing on our AppleTV through iTunes.  Does anyone out there have other recommendations?

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Halloween is all about yummy treats and fun tricks, great decor and fabulous costumes!  I also want to introduce my kids to so many great movies out there that are perfect to watch this time of year.  So, our tradition begins….

Our 1st “Countdown to Halloween – Frightfully Fun Family Movie Night” (wow, that was a mouthful) of the season presents “Ghostbusters”! Our treat is Green Slime Popcorn (via Pinterest here) and the trick? A few jumps…mwahahahaha!  I have a whole list of great movies that I want to show our 6 and 8 year-old.  They LOVED Ghostbusters tonight!

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