Cheap Halloween Costumes

Halloween is something we enjoy, but you may not enjoy the cost of what you think would be the perfect costume for you to wear this year. You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to get something fun and even unique if you don’t have the money to buy the expensive outfits. You can find cheap Halloween costumes most places you look, and you can use your imagination to come up with something that no one else has, but costs you very little in comparison to what you see on the shelves at your local store.
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Creepy Fingers

A great Halloween treat for kids. Please refer to the tips at the bottom of the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons red food coloring
30 sliced almonds
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
5 T. sugar
Pinch of salt
1 2/3 cups flour
Couple drops of almond extract
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Frankenstein’s Coffin Surprise Recipe

Ingredients:

2 (8 1/2 oz.) packages of corn bread mix
2/3 C of milk
2 eggs
1/4 t black paste food coloring
1 T of canola oil
1 sweet red pepper, sliced
1 Serrano pepper, seed and chopped very fine
1/3 C onion, chopped
2 (15 oz.) cans vegetarian chili
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Creepy Black Cat Cake

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
1 (16 oz.) can chocolate frosting
2 yellow gumdrops
1 green gumdrop
1 red gumdrop
2 pieces of shoestring black licorice
6 pieces of candy corn
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Conducting a Low Cost, Great Halloween Party

A Halloween party is an alternative to the normal trick or treat. You can plan a low cost but great party for your child. From the invitation to saying your goodbyes at the end of a fun filled night, this article will give you affordable ideas for the perfect party.
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Flying Broomstick Ghosts

A broomstick snack for Halloween:

Ingredients:

1 (3 ft.) roll of chewy fruit snack
14 (3 inch long) pretzel sticks
2/3 C white baking chips
1 t miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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Fluffy Ghost Pops

Ingredients:

1 (12 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
4 1/2 t canola oil
40 large marshmallows
20 Popsicle sticks
1/2 C of orange sprinkles
1/2 C of black sprinkles
1 C of cashews, ground fine
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Eerie Eyed Mint Cocoa

Ingredients:

8 C of milk, divided
1 C mint chocolate chips
1 C instant hot cocoa mix
16 large marshmallows
16 Crows candies
16 lollipop sticks
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Alternatives to Halloween Candy

If you are a parent, you are most likely worried about how much candy your child will be bringing home this Halloween. Candy not only has very little nutritional value, it is bad for your teeth and can cause nasty stomach aches when eaten in excess. If you’re looking for something different to hand out to trick-or-treaters this year, here are some alternative ideas.
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Crispy Witch Fingers

Ingredients:

1 sweet red pepper
2 T flour
2 t + 1 T Cajun seasoning, divided
3 eggs
1 1/2 C cornflake crumbs
2 T green onion, chopped
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 16, 3/4 inch strips
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