3 Halloween Dinner Recipe Ideas for Kids


Whether you are planning a spooky Halloween party or just preparing your kids before a long night of trick-or-treating, foods will play an important role in making your plan successful. You can think of some foods that will have your picky eaters licking their plates. Here you can find some family-friendly dinner recipe ideas shared by the Child care experts. These can go really well with the eerie theme of the Halloween party.

Ghost Pizza Bagels: The creepiest thing about these pizzas is how fast you are going to eat them.

Ingredients :
  • Mozzarella cheese – 8 slices
  • Bagels – 8 (mini)
  • Marinara – ½ c.
  • Black olives – 4
How to prepare:
  • First, keep the oven preheated at 350 degrees F.
  • Then, cut the mozzarella slices into ghost shapes using a paring knife.
  • Now, spread a thin layer of marinara over the pizza bagels and top them with ghost-shaped cheese slices.
  • Bagels are ready to bake for at least 10 minutes.
  • In the meantime, cut the olives into small pieces for the eyes.
  • Now dot the ghosts and serve hot.

Mummy Hot Dogs: In San Marino, CA preschools, kids love to have these hot dogs as they are stuffed with cheese.

Ingredients :
  • Crescent dough – 8 oz can
  • American cheese slices – 3
  • Hot dogs – 12
  • Melted butter – 2 tbsp
  • Dijon mustard
How to prepare:
  • First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees and place a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Now separate the dough into 4 rectangles. Pinching all together is important.
  • Cut each rectangle into thin strips and the American cheese into 4 strips.
  • Now place a hot dog on top of a piece of cheese and then wrap it with crescent dough so that it looks like a bandage.
  • Prepare all the hot dogs the same way and place them on the baking sheet. Brush melted butter on the hot dogs.
  • Bake them for at least 12 to 15 minutes. Or until the dough becomes golden.
  • Now using a toothpick, dot mustard onto each hot dog to create scary eyes.

Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip: According to the Child care experts, you can prepare this dip if your kids are grown up as this will be a little spicy.

Ingredients :
  • Shredded pepper Jack cheese – 2 c
  • Enchilada sauce – 1 c
  • Shredded rotisserie chicken – 1 c
  • Softened cream cheese – 12 0z
  • Green chilies – a few
  • Taco seasoning – 1 tbsp
  • Flour tortillas – 4
  • Tortilla chips, for serving
How to prepare:
  • First, preheat the oven to 335 degrees F.
  • Now in a large mixing bowl mix everything -

  • pepper jack, enchilada sauce, rotisserie chicken, cream cheese, green chillis, and taco seasonings.
  • Transfer this mixture to a cast-iron skillet and bake at least for 20 to 25 minutes.
  • In the meantime, make tortilla graves. Cut tortillas into grave shapes and place them on a baking sheet. Bake them at least for 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Top the dip with some shredded lettuce and insert graves.
  • Serve the dip with the tortilla chips.