Ready for Halloween? From the ghoulish to the whimsical, here's some inspiration from around the web. Whether you're throwing a costume party or staying in with a scary movie, there's a treat here for you.
Have other ideas? What are you handing out on Beggar's Night? Tell us!
• Not Martha makes makes creepy cool Crawly Cakes out of Little Debbies and Pocky Sticks.
• Crunchy, gooey, realistic looking candy bugs at Oriental Trading Company.
• Ever wondered how to make edible fake blood? Yes, me too. Foodphreak shows you how to get that nice red color.
• On a healthier note, Lime.com gives some tips for a "healthy" Halloween (as if!) with a good list of Fair Trade, natural, and organic treats.
• For the non-candy crowd, bloodshot devil's eyeballs, a.k.a. Devilled Eggs.
• Decorate with these simple, cute mini pumpkin tea-lights. D.I.Y. photos at Pink of Perfection.
• And finally, Laurie Colwin's Halloween, a classic essay in Colwin's inimitable voice, covering pumpkins, fake cobwebs, and a post-trick-or-treat meal that everyone will love.
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My apartment complex is having a Halloween BBQ this Saturday so my boyfriend Joe has been tasked with BBQ'ing, Beer Can Chickens, Ribs, and some sort of beef offering. Meanwhile I am in charge of treats, I found some really silly, cute, and easy ideas from bettycrocker.com. So I am going to make Chocolate cupcakes with spiders and webs on them and candy corn cookies. Both of the recipes come from mixes but I am okay with that as I don't think I would have time to make from scratch. The candy corn cookies I am anxious to try. It is not as sickly sweet as it sounds, just use sugar cookie dough, divide it up and dye the sections in candy corn colors.