Halloween is a fun time for kids, they get to dress up in costumes and go door to door collecting treats. To kick off the season check out this Frankenstein Halloween craft and healthy snack for kids.
When the days get shorter, the nights are longer, the air is cooler. This means that we are nearing the autumn season and all the fall fun that it brings. With the cooler air, it is more enjoyable to get outside and spend time with friends and family. There are many fun things to do like apple picking, visiting pumpkin patches and getting ready for Halloween.
Frankenstein Halloween Craft
Frankenstein is supposed to be a creepy and possibly scary character during Halloween. When we have small kids that get scared easily, we try to make it fun and enjoyable so there are no tears. Involving the kids in the projects will make it more fun. If you plan on making the Frankenstein Halloween craft, why not do a few other crafts at the same time. Figure out what projects you plan on tackling on this day. Gather all the supplies you will need for these and you will be ready to begin.
If you are looking for a variety of crafts check out the 15 Fun Halloween Crafts or these Halloween crafts for the home.
Healthy Halloween Recipe
Making healthy snacks for Halloween is easy with fruits and vegetables. There are so many fun and creative ways to incorporate them into your Halloween theme. Bananas can be made into ghosts, oranges can be pumpkins or make a skeleton with a variety of vegetables.
Most of the treats the kids will get when Trick or Treating is candy or chocolate with very few if any healthy Halloween treats. This Frankenstein snack is quick and easy to make using grapes.
Looking for more Halloween recipes? Here are 14 Spooky snacks or these 25 Super Cute Halloween snacks.
Frankenstein Halloween Treats
You will only need a few simple craft supplies and 3 ingredients to make the Frankenstein Halloween Craft. You can purchase them at the grocery and dollar stores to get these going.
This Frankenstein Halloween Craft and Snack is easy to make and will surely please your kids!
Craft and food Supplies:
- Clear plastic cups
- Electrical tape
- Green grapes
- Marshmallows
- M&M’s
- Scissors
How to Make The Frankenstein Craft
1. Wrap a piece of electrical tape around the rim of the clear plastic cup.
2. Next, you are going to layer a second piece of tape on the cup. But for this piece, cut some jagged areas and some fringe to give your Frankenstein a hair-do.
3. Wrap the tape around just under the first piece of tape.
4. Wash you grapes. Fill the glass half-way with grapes.
5. Cut a marshmallow in half. Be careful not to cut all the way through. On the sticky side of the marshmallow stick on two M&M eyes.
6. Put the marshmallow eyes into the cup.
7. Fill the remaining areas of the cup with green grapes.
8. Using electrical tape, cut a small piece to make the mouth and stitches.
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Frankenstein Halloween Craft and Snack
Ingredients
- Green grapes
- Marshmallows
- M&M’s
- Clear plastic cups
- Electrical tape
- Scissors
Instructions
- Wrap a piece of electrical tape around the rim of the clear plastic cup.
- Next, you are going to layer a second piece of tape on the cup. But for this piece, cut some jagged areas and some fringe to give your Grapenstein a hair-do.
- Wrap the tape around just under the first piece of tape.
- Wash you grapes. Fill the glass half-way with grapes.
- Cut a marshmallow in half. Be careful not to cut all the way through. On the sticky side of the marshmallow stick on two M&M eyes.
- Put the marshmallow eyes into the cup.
- Fill the remaining areas of the cup with green grapes.
- Using electrical tape, cut a small piece to make the mouth and stitches.
I just love this,going to surprise the grandkids with this when they come on Friday
that’s a cute project
cute but simple and easy to make, I like this a lot 🙂
This looks like a fun little snack.
Totally LOVE this idea, and will be trying it with my Kids =) Thanks so much for sharing =) I had shared this on F/B for others to see =)
Glad you like the idea and will try it! Thanks so much for sharing it with your friends!
The grandkids were excited to find these at the breakfast table Sunday morning
What a afabulous idea! We will def be making these next halloween! Thanks!
I am going to change this over to a Santa for the holidays
Awww… this is such a cute idea for my grandchildren.They will love this.I am going to take this to their Halloweeen party.
OMG This thing is creative and so cool. This is such a great way to give a healthy snack to kids
My son loves frankie from supper monsters. I will have to make them for him. He will love them.