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Pumpkin Carving Ideas and Patterns

ehow has some great and very simple jack o lantern templates

http://www.ehow.com/halloween/templates.html

FamilyFun has some simple pumpkin carving designs.
http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/best-pumpkin-carving-decorating-ideas-787187/view-all/

This site, Zombiepumpkins, has patterns for Hello Kitty, Elmo, Lightning McQueen, Woody, and others. Note - these patterns look pretty complicated.

http://www.zombiepumpkins.com/patterns-kids.php

Family.com also has some pumpkin carving templates, mostly of Disney characters

http://family.go.com/printables/disney-halloween-pumpkin-carving-templates-photo-gallery-pg/#Rapunzel%20Pumpkin%20Carving%20Template;4

Fun Kid Recipes
Oreo Pretzel Spiders

http://homewithlindsay.blogspot.com/2011/01/oreo-pretzel-spiders.html

Jack-o-lantern bagels

http://homewithlindsay.blogspot.com/2011/10/jack-o-lantern-bagels.html

Easy Jack-O-Lantern Frozen Waffles

Frozen waffles...cut banana slices into triangle eyes and a mouth shape. Super quick and easy for a before-school Halloween breakfast.

Mummy Pizza Bagels

for this treat you will need mini-bagels, string cheese, pizza sauce and a can of sliced olives. Place halved mini-bagels on a baking sheet. Cover each with pizza sauce. While you are preparing the bagels, have your children strip the sting cheese making several long strips. Next, place two olive slices on the bagels for eyes. Then, cover the bagels with the string cheese strips, or "bandages." When each bagel is decorated, place in a 350 degree oven and cook until cheese is slightly melted, approximately 7-8 minutes.

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Mummy and ghost Pizzas

Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins

Instructions are listed here:

http://homewithlindsay.blogspot.com/2013/11/rice-krispie-treat-pumpkins.html

Spooky Pretzel Sticks

Spooky Pretzel Sticks: to make this fun treat, microwave (according to package directions) 1 cup of white chocolate chips in a small bowl until melted and creamy. Roll top of pretzels in white chocolate and place on waxed lined baking sheet. Quickly decorate by creating eyes and a mouth with mini-chocolate chips. Place in the refrigerator to harden. These also make adorable take-home treats for children. Just wrap individual pretzel stick in cello bag and tie with black and orange ribbon.

Halloween Breakfasts