Halloween ideas for kids :: Make an edible Spooky Haunted House!

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

Yesterday we hd so much fun in the afternoon and put our creative hats on to make a Spooky Haunted House for Halloween. I love getting creative with Halloween ideas for kids, and it was a blast, although we both felt rather queasy afterwards after licking spoons and stealing sweeties meant for decorating all afternoon.

Our house is certainly no Pinterest masterpiece but we plan to give it to Reuben’s class on Friday so they can smash it up and each take some home – I wonder who will want Mr Skeleton or The Witch? It will make a lovely sweet treat for Halloween, and it’s just a bit of fun that doesn’t involve pumpkins for once!

Here’s what you need to get your hands on if you want to make a Haunted House:

  • 1000g (Yep, a full 1000g!) of Milk Chocolate (or for a really creepy effect you could use black candy melts) plus another 100g for sticking.
  • A Gingerbread house mould from Lakeland
  • Sprinkles, dolly mixture, laces, teddy bears, screme eggs, jelly beans, jelly babies, cadbury’s pumpkins/eyeballs etc for decoration
  • Coloured writing icing
  • White chocolate/candy melts for ghostly figures and any other decorations.
  • Spatula (I like this one from The Little Cook Company, my new find!)

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl using wither the double boiler method (boiling water in a pan with a bowl over the top) or the microwave at 1 minute intervals. I prefer the microwave because I’m always frightened that the kids will burn themselves while using the double boiler method.

Pour your chocolate into the mould, making sure that it is full up to the top or the shapes won’t fit together. Put into the fridge for at least 1-2 hours, until completely solid.

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

Once your moulds are set, melt the ‘sticking’ chocolate, and get your moulds out of the fridge. My mum has always joked that I don’t have pastry hands because my hands are usually hot, which as you can imagine is a nightmare when working with chocolate – she used to teach me to run my hands under cold water, especially around the veins at the end of the wrists to keep them cooler whilst baking – and it really does work.

Stick the shapes together by brushing on the chocolate to both sides and then pressing firmly together. I used an old jam jar to stand the shapes up until they were dried enough to stand up themselves. Once your house is together, it’s time to decorate!

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

How to make a spooky haunted house for Halloween via Toby & Roo :: daily inspiration for stylish parents and their kids.

The sky is your limit with decorations, it really is. I decided to cheat a bit and I used the foil wrapped pumpkins and eyeballs from Cadbury’s along the sides of the house, so we must remember to tell school to unwrap those before they devour them! I cut a screme egg (basically just a gross green version of the Easter creme eggs) in half and pretended it was a cauldron, with two gummie teddy bears sat on little dolly mixture seats. I also painted on some ghosts in the windows and the back of the house, just using white chocolate. I even squished up a gummie dolly mixture to make the witches hat! I love indulging my inner child at Halloween, it’s just the best start to all the holiday season!

What would you do?

H x

 

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