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Let your kids (or you) get creative and release their inner Picasso by painting the pumpkins instead of carving them. They'll last longer too. (Tracy Barbutes/Modesto Bee/MCT) |
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Check out some other cute Halloween rock-painting ideas at www.multiplesandmore.com/crafting-with-kids/crafting-with-kids-halloween-rock-painting .
Sweet Bones
If you search "sweet bones" on marthastewart.com, where we got this particular recipe, you'll see picture-perfect meringue bones. I'm no Martha Stewart, but with a bit of practice, I was able to pipe shapes that clearly looked like bones. And my kids were happy to gobble up my mistakes. For a party, these bones are fun to display on a bed of crushed chocolate graham crackers, either on a plate or tray. Gummy worms are a nice accent.
I've baked these bones before and they came out great -- crisp and dry to the touch. This year, they stayed a little sticky on the surface, but I remedied the problem by rolling the bones in powdered sugar.
Skull Cake
Want to do something simple but eye-catching for a Halloween celebration cake walk or bake sale? This will put you "a head" of the game. With this Dimensions 3-D Skull Pan, even a simple white cake dusted with powdered sugar will have kids -- boys, at least -- oohing and aahing.
A plastic spider and some eyeballs from Dollar Tree dressed it up a little, but to see what true cake-decorating artists can do with the skull cake as a starting point, check out www.wilton.com/shapedpan/Dimensions-3-D-Skull-Pan. There, you'll see images of, and instructions for, mummy, monster and Day of the Dead cakes that use the pan. The pan's retail price is $34.99, but you're likely to find a sale or store coupon that will save you some money.
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© The Modesto Bee (Modesto, Calif.)
Visit The Modesto Bee at www.modbee.com
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Sweet Bones
If you search "sweet bones" on marthastewart.com, where we got this particular recipe, you'll see picture-perfect meringue bones. I'm no Martha Stewart, but with a bit of practice, I was able to pipe shapes that clearly looked like bones. And my kids were happy to gobble up my mistakes. For a party, these bones are fun to display on a bed of crushed chocolate graham crackers, either on a plate or tray. Gummy worms are a nice accent.
I've baked these bones before and they came out great -- crisp and dry to the touch. This year, they stayed a little sticky on the surface, but I remedied the problem by rolling the bones in powdered sugar.
Skull Cake
Want to do something simple but eye-catching for a Halloween celebration cake walk or bake sale? This will put you "a head" of the game. With this Dimensions 3-D Skull Pan, even a simple white cake dusted with powdered sugar will have kids -- boys, at least -- oohing and aahing.
A plastic spider and some eyeballs from Dollar Tree dressed it up a little, but to see what true cake-decorating artists can do with the skull cake as a starting point, check out www.wilton.com/shapedpan/Dimensions-3-D-Skull-Pan. There, you'll see images of, and instructions for, mummy, monster and Day of the Dead cakes that use the pan. The pan's retail price is $34.99, but you're likely to find a sale or store coupon that will save you some money.
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© The Modesto Bee (Modesto, Calif.)
Visit The Modesto Bee at www.modbee.com
Distributed by MCT Information Services
