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How to make:
SPOOKY SPIDER COOKIES
Ingredients:
Rice Krispies
Dark Chocolate
40 large liquorice sticks (spider legs)
One large bag of Bertie Bassetts liquorice allsorts (spider eyes)
Method:
1. Place Rice Krispies into a bowl
2. Melt chocolate
3. Pour chocolate into Rice Krispies and mix (as you would making Rice Krispie buns)
4. Fill bun cases.
5. Cut liquorice sticks in half.
6. Stick four liquorice sticks into each side of bun (spider legs. NB: important to do this before chocolate sets)
7. Stick two sweets on bun (spider eyes)
PUMPKIN CARVING
(Jack-O’Lantern)
* Select a pumpkin that is ripe, has no bruises, cuts or nicks. For easy clean-up, place your pumpkin on several layers of newspaper before carving. Children: have a parent or other adult cut a circle around the stem of the pumpkin for you. (Use a sharp knife with long, sturdy blade for best and safest results).
* Make sure the hole is large enough to reach in and pull out the seeds and stringy membrane. The bottom of the pumpkin could also be cut off, this will allow the pumpkin to sit up straight and make removing the seeds easier. When cleaning out the pumpkin, use an old soup ladle to get out the seeds.
* Examine your pumpkin to determine the best place to carve his or her face. Draw an outline of a face on a plain sheet of white paper (use simple bold features), or copy the Jack-O’Lantern below. Tape your paper to the pumpkin where you want the face to be. Score the design onto the pumpkin by punching through the paper into the pumpkin with a large nail or pin.
* Carefully cut out the design following the holes that were punched. When you are finished cutting, simply push out the pieces to view the final results. Now you’re all set up to light up your home on Halloween night!
GHOULISH GAME
(Scary Stories)
Object of Game: Tell a chilling tale or two.
Preparation: None
Playing the Game:
1. Sit around in a circle in a dark room, with a flashlight in the middle of the circle.
2. One player starts the game by saying “Once there was…” and makes one or two sentences. It should relate to and build upon what was previously said.
3. The next person to the right then adds to the story a couple of sentences. Go around the room at least once.
4. Try to make the stories scary and gross.
Tips and Ideas, start with:
Once there was an old man walking through the graveyard…
Once there was an old lady who looked so much like a witch…
Once there was a shadow…
Once there was an eerie sound that was like…
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