4 Easy Halloween Ideas

By daisykuchins Oct 08, 2013

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But first, we caught up with Holiday Party Expert and celebrity guest blogger Daisy Kuchins for her 4 best Easy Tips to make your holiday haunt more fun than a Vampire's Ball! She told us:

"As the editor of a holiday website, I see a lot of creative Halloween ideas - crafts, recipes, decorating tips and costume ideas start coming in from my writers when October begins. Through the years there are some ideas that I've adopted and are now my go-to’s every year. The common denominator to all these crafts and recipes is that they are super easy, which I am all about. When I need to bring a dish to a party or an activity to do with the kids, these are my favorite EASY Halloween tricks I have up my sleeve."

Craft: Mummified Jar Candle Holders With a new baby this Halloween, I can truly appreciate DIY and crafts that are easy without necessarily looking it. That’s one reason why I love this decorative craft. It’s cheap to make and you might even have everything you need around the house.
Treat: Tombstone Brownies This Halloween treat is one of my favorite go-to recipes for parties. They are easy enough to make, since they are only semi-homemade, and they really make me look more creative than I think I am. kids will love to make, and eat these brownies.
Pumpkin Decorating: Halloween Glitter Pumpkins One reason I love this glitter pumpkin craft is because it can be used for Halloween and Thanksgiving. It is a great inexpensive centerpiece for an elegant Fall bash.
Finger Food: Mummy Dogs These Halloween appetizers are so ridiculously easy, and both kids and adults will love them. For bite-size appetizers just use cocktail weiners. For a slightly more upscale version use phyllo dough and sausages. If your kids are free have them help you create the mummy dogs; they'll love making them as much as they love eating them.

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by skywaywaver | CHESTNUT RDG, NY

Oct 09, 2013

My favorite is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!

by klt0414 | SAINT JOHNS, FL

Oct 09, 2013

Charleston Chews. I love to freeze them and smack them on the counter until they break into a hundred pieces. Brings back childhood memories, because that is how my Dad ate them. ha ha.

by rementer99 | churchville, PA

Oct 09, 2013

Love Reese's cups. Used to love getting candy apples too. There was one house in our neighborhood that made them every year. Miss the good old days. Still can't stand those people who give out pencils or pennies, lol

by angelmk | ROCHESTER, NY

Oct 09, 2013

Reeses Peanut Cups Always !!!

by i_speaks | FOREST HILLS, NY

Oct 09, 2013

the classic candy corn!! a halloween must-have!

by sun22beam | HENDERSONVLLE, NC

Oct 09, 2013

Reese's peanut butter cups. I used to sneak them out of my child's pumpkin (when he was only 2....no worries - lol), but now it's his favorite (and he's almost 10), so I can't do this anymore. darn it. ROFL

by ConnieB | CENTRALIA, IL

Oct 09, 2013

I love the Reese's pumpkins or the mallow creme pumpkins. :)

by unique118 | EDWARDS, MO

Oct 09, 2013

mounds is above all else the best, and my siblings didn't like dark chocolate so I got them ALL!!!! :)

by trailbenders | Sweet Home, OR

Oct 09, 2013

When I was a kid we all used to hit this one house that gave away full sized Hershey candy bars. Wow. (can you imagine what that cost them?) These days I like a more upscale chocolate for my daily treat, Lindt, but for Halloween I still like a Hersheys and that's usually what I give out.

by friendhamster | Orlando, FL

Oct 09, 2013

Reese's cups in general are always one of the best candies... but Halloween is such a good time of year because REESE'S PUMPKINS! There's even more peanut butter and it's amazing all around.

by cubbiecutie | Fort Wayne, IN

Oct 09, 2013

Milky Ways are my favorite they are delicious!

by MNicoTarm | San Diego, CA

Oct 09, 2013

My favorites are Mounds bars, York peppermint patties, and Lindt milk chocolate truffles.

by poohtat | Waldoboro, ME

Oct 09, 2013

Candy corn with the chocolate base and whoppers!!

by mbb216 | FT LAUDERDALE, FL

Oct 09, 2013

Love peanut butter cups

by hotwhllvr79 | PORT ST LUCIE, FL

Oct 09, 2013

As a kid, I could not have regular candy due to being type-1 diabetic, so my mom got me sugar-free from Hoffman's. Now that I can make my own choices, I like to have a few pieces of whatever crazy candy-corn Target sells. They have some interesting flavor choices every year.