This post is sponsored by Tyson Foods Inc., but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Halloween is almost a month a way (can you believe it?!) and we are starting to think FALL. With the official first day of fall only a few days ago I am finally starting to feel ready for cooler weather and pumpkin spice everything! My kids are talking about Halloween costumes and going trick or treating with friends.
Our weather has been warm this September but we the temps are finally starting to cool down. Fall is one of favorite times of year and Halloween is no exception. I pulled out my Halloween totes a few weeks ago and have been slowly adding some Halloween flair to our home. Every year the kids have a Halloween party in their classes at school.
Not only do the kids get to dress up in the afternoon at school. There is also a Halloween parade around the school that ends in the gymnasium. It's so fun to see all the kids dressed up and see what everyone picked out as their Halloween costume. As for the party food we always get a note or text sent home asking for help planning the party and I am always game! Most classes are nut free to protect kids with nut allergies so we always try to stay away from those types of food and the teachers often request store bought foods so we can always guarantee nut-free treats and snacks.
This year I turned to Tyson® Chicken Nuggets, Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies® and State Fair® Corn Dogs for a spooky and fun Halloween party food spread! My kids wanted something fun and spooky. I wanted something fun yet easy to make and share at the classroom party. I headed to my local Walmart store where I grabbed a variety of products to make into fun spooky party spread.
Spooky Monster Toes
Ingredients:
- 1 package of Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies®
- 4 small flour tortillas sliced in ½" strips.
- Mustard or Ketchup for the 'toenails'
- Ketchup
- Parchment paper
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (we LOVE easy clean up!)
- Dampen 1-2 pieces of paper towel and gently wrap the tortillas strips. Heat in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to make them pilable.
- Gently wrap the Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies® ends with the tortilla strips - 1 tortilla strip per each Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies®.
- Place on the baking sheet and repeat with all Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies®.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool a few minutes.
- Give each Spooky Monster Toe a toenail using the mustard or ketchup.
- Squirt some ketchup on a serving plate and place the Spooky Monster Toes on the plate for serving.
Creepy Tombstone Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients:
- Tyson® Chicken Nuggets
- Sour cream
- Ketchup and/or BBQ Sauce (the redder the better!)
- Small plastic dip cups
- Small sandwich baggy
- Parchment paper
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cook the Tyson® Chicken Nuggets according to package directions.
- Fill the small plastic dip cups with ketchup and BBQ sauce while the chicken nuggets are cooking.
- Fill a small sandwich baggy about ½ full with sour cream.
- Let the nuggets cool a few minutes and then snip the corner of the sandwich baggy and write RIP and/or a cross on each nugget. Place in the dip so they look like tombstones.
Scary Corn Dog Mummy's
Ingredients:
- State Fair® Corn Dogs
- 3 Provolone or swiss cheese slices cut into ¼" strips
- BBQ sauce
- Small sandwich baggy
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cook the State Fair® Corn Dogs according to package directions.
- Remove from the oven and place several cheese strips across the State Fair® Corn Dogs to make it look like a mummy. The cheese won't lay lay flat until melted.
- Put the corn dogs back in the oven a few minutes to let the cheese melt.
- Remove from the oven, snip the corner of the sandwich baggy and give each mummy 2 eyes using the BBQ sauce.
