With Halloween just a few days away, it’s the perfect time to get into the spirit and try out your baking and crafting skills. Here’s a few recipes and decor ideas help you start feeling spooky.

Recipes :

Witch Hat Cookies

Ingredients:

Hershey Kisses

Chocolate chips

White vanilla frosting

Food coloring

Sugar cookies (pre-made, or home-made)

Directions:

1. Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, melt in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted.
2. Place wax paper on a cookie sheet and dip each cookie into the melted chocolate. Clean off the edges of the chocolate covered cookies and place onto the wax paper. Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.
3. Depending on the amount of colors you desire, divide the frosting into bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl and stir in the color until the vibrancy is as desired.
4. Remove the chocolate covered cookies from the refrigerator. Add a dollop of icing to the center of the cookie and press down Hershey kiss on the icing to form a colored ring around the bottom.
5. Allow the icing to set, and enjoy!  (inspired by DizzyBusyandHungry.com)

Spooky Halloween Bark

Ingredients:

Chocolate Chips

Candy Corn

Kit Kats

M&Ms

Candy Eyeballs

Directions:

1. Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, melt in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted.
2. Place wax paper on a cookie sheet and pour the melted chocolate on the prepared cookie sheet. Spread the chocolate in an even layer.
3. Add the various candies to your chocolate before it cools, pressing each candy in gently to ensure it stays in place.
4. Refrigerate until cool.
5. Once completely hardened, using a knife or your hands, break apart the bark into smaller pieces, and it’s ready to eat!

DIY Decor:

Pumpkin Yarn Garland

Supplies:

Green pipe cleaners

Orange yarn

Scissors

Twine

Directions:

Step 1: Wrap the orange yarn around 4 fingers about 135 times.

Step 2: Cut a 10 inch piece of yarn and wrap it around your yarn loop, once it’s centered, pull tight and create your pumpkin yarn ball.

Step 3: Tie a 2 inch piece of green pipe cleaner to the loose strands of yarn, twist the pipe cleaner to create the stem.

Step 4: Fluff out the yarn on your pumpkin until you achieve your desired look.

Step 5: Tie the loose strands of yarn onto the twine and continue until the garland reaches the length of your liking.

Step 6: Hang your new pumpkin garland and enjoy your new piece!

Boo Sign

Supplies:

Wooden letters spelling “BOO”

Paint

Paint brushes

Halloween themed ribbon

Directions:

Step 1: Once you have all supplies prepared, find a painting workspace and begin painting each letter your desired color. Allow paint to dry.

Step 2: Once the paint has dried, attach each letter in a vertical manner using the ribbon of your choice.

Step 3: Using the same ribbon, tie a bow at the top that will be used to hang your sign.