5 easy DIY tips and tricks for a fun Halloween gathering

Hosting a Halloween gathering for your children and their friends can be just as much fun for their parents. Themed food that is fun, and delicious does not have to be loaded with sugar or sacrifice flavor.  With these cute and easy ideas, you can host a small gathering where the menu appeals to kids of all ages. 

Check out these ideas from the last Mothers Who Brunch gathering held in the Viking Kitchen Showroom in Westgate, Alabang. 

Homemade goodness

Nothing says Halloween more than home made popcorn balls. By changing up the recipe for your popcorn flavor and swapping out processed sugar with the healthier version in coco sugar, you’ll have parents and kids alike looking for handfuls of this Coco Cayenne Popcorn.

Play with your food

Taking easy dishes that you can make ahead of time and just adding a few details will not only level up your food, but tie it in with the theme and get the kids to try something new.  

Using tortillas cut up in the shapes of spooky Halloween creatures and toasted in the oven, can add whimsical fun to your taco dip. OR Carving shrunken heads from apples peeled and soaked in lemon lime soda will stop the shrunken head from turning brown in your home made punch. 

Set the stage

You don’t have to spend a ton of money on Halloween decorations. With a little creativity, a few recycled items and some spray paint can turn regular items in the house into a tablescape that is interesting, friendly, and affordable for even the littlest of goblins.

Good old-fashioned fun

Get the kids involved in an activity that is both educational and fun can only open up more opportunities for the children to experiment with fun flavors in the kitchen as well as learning more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities. 

Conversely, having a few arts and crafts ready to go for visitors who would like to just sit and talk and craft together is a nice touch for the older crowd. Having a kiddie corner set up for the kids, will also insure that they have a safe place to plop down with each other and maybe play some board games or work on Halloween crafts of their own. 

You don’t have to do it all 

One thing is for sure. No one likes a hostess who is stressed out and trying to do it all and feeling like she is falling short. Ordering fresh, preservative free, high quality, ready to eat dishes can keep Frankenstein’s bride looking like the queen that she really is.

For more ideas on how to put together simple feasts for moderately sized gatherings that will inspire even the most novice of mom chefs, follow @MothersWhoBrunch on Facebook and Instagram.

 

@MommaNManila and @SinfullySabrina share their love of cooking and gathering friends and family. They hope to inspire others to have fun in the hearth and home as well. 

Michelle Ressa-Aventajado is a Filipina American who grew up in NY and now makes Manila her home. When she’s not busy raising her four children, she enjoys teaching, reading and writing about her passions. Follow her blog Momma ‘N Manila as she documents her adventures and growth in parenting.