The Kid's wanted nothing but Sunbutter and banana sandwiches lately, so I was thrilled to make a happy haunted lunch from all these great Halloween ideas I've filed away. To make the mummy, I saved a little dough from a batch of biscuits, rolled it into a "snake," wrapped up a turkey dog then baked it for 10 minutes at 350F the night before. The next morning, I added these ingenious edible googly eyes that I've been dying to try ever since I first saw them at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories over a year ago. (I found gelatin free vegan capsules at my local health food store.)The jack o'lantern is a carved tangerine with black grapes stuffed inside. Rounding things out (visually if not nutritionally) are a skeleton cookie and graham cracker Bug Bites, each one handcrafted with love by the Keebler elves. Alongside are the usual juice/water mixture and some highly reflective monster stickers.
I'm sending this wicked good lunch to Coffee & Vanilla for Margot's lovely Wholesome Lunchbox event. Don't miss her round up on the 15th of each month!
Beautiful!! Wish kids were going to school in Halloween season here, they were on holiday the whole week. I got up today at 6.30 am to prepare lunchboxes, and the older one forgot to take his own, all effort for nothing... I ate it myself for my lunch at home ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the googly eyes!! I'm going to search for gelatin capsules now :))))
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest lunch everf! I love the orange idea. I'll have to remember this for next year.
ReplyDeleteThat's the second mummy dog I've seen. I love how you added the pumpkin and the skeleton. I'm definitely filing this away for a time when my little guy is ready to tackle a lunch like this.
ReplyDeleteHow adorable! I love this lunch! I am so glad I found your site, thanks to your comment on my site!
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oh, that is a riot!!
ReplyDeleteI just love it.
So cute!
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