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Halloween can be extra tricky. Scary is fun but too much scary is, well… SCARY! I want to make it spooky \u2026in a good way. I\u2019m a bit of a wimp when it comes to all things scary so making plans that help make this time of year fun and<\/em> tricky are much more my style. With a wave of my magic wand, I\u2019ll put a healthy spell on this Halloween.<\/p>\n Trick or treating:<\/strong> <\/span>Fun not creepy, with smart strategies.<\/p>\n Get in the Spirit: <\/strong><\/span>It doesn’t have to be creepy to be Halloween fun.<\/p>\n Haunted in your home:<\/strong><\/span> Your home is your own haunted castle…or crypt…or just extra spooky!<\/p>\n Costumes:<\/strong><\/span> Host a costume contest for family, friends or school mates.<\/p>\n Movie Night:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Embrace the gory, the scary, the scream-worthy movies of October.<\/p>\n Food Fun:<\/strong><\/span> Creep out your kids with a classic Halloween party game, “Guess What It Is.” Place items in boxes with cut-out spaces to insert hands. Write and\/or decorate what is in the box, such as brains or ears. Everyone writes down what they think is being used. Just the suggestion that the box is filled with eyeballs brings out the icky! Eww!<\/p>\n Halloween doesn\u2019t have to be unhealthy. Treat your tricksters with creative Halloween-inspired snacks. Check out these cute…I mean scary… ideas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mini pumpkins.<\/strong><\/span> Peel clementines and insert a short celery stick into the top of each one. So cute\u2026not scary!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack O\u2019 Lantern Fruit Bowls<\/strong>.<\/span> Using a sharp knife, cut off the top of a large orange. Scoop out the inside as carefully as possible (a grapefruit knife would be helpful). Then, cut out the Jack O\u2019 Lantern face and the top in a diagonal pattern. Fill with any combination of fruit you like.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghostly bananas:<\/strong><\/span> Peel bananas and cut them straight across about three-quarters of the way down. Using a dab of nut butter, stick three chocolate chips onto each banana to make a ghostly face. These ghostly treats will quickly disappear!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oozing brains:<\/strong><\/span> Cut off the top of a pepper neatly, seed and core, and use a sharp knife to cut out the jack-o-lantern face. Fill with pasta of your choice. The kids will be screaming!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n The kids will love these little “pumpkin” bites!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Fill up your little ghosts and goblins with this healthy soup.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n A creative use of a pepper!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Halloween can be extra tricky. Scary is fun but too much scary is, well… SCARY! I want to make it spooky \u2026in a good way. I\u2019m a bit of a wimp when it comes to all things scary so making… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14191"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14196,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14191\/revisions\/14196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Let your brains ooze with safe and not-so-scary ideas.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
Check out a few of these Halloween suggestions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Find more (not scary) recipes in your DinnerTime Recipe Box<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
You can search for an ingredient (e.g., eggplant), the name or part of the name of a recipe (lasagna), a cuisine (Italian), a type of dish (e.g., soup), or an occasion (Thanksgiving, breakfast, tailgating, etc.).<\/h5>\n
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\nMac-O-Lantern and Cheese Bowls<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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