Halloween Trail Mix is the perfect (simple) treat to top off a festival movie night this October! You can combine snacks you probably already have in the pantry AND… you’ll love it just as much as the kids. Plus, you can adjust the ingredients to accommodate food allergies and picky eaters.
Ingredients:
Popcorn OR Kettle Corn
Add any combo of your kids’ favorite sweet & salty snacks! Some great suggestions are:
Original Chex Mix
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
White Chocolate Pretzels
Pretzels
Candy Corn
Candy Corn Pumpkins
M&M’s
Peanut M&M’s
Reese’s Piece’s
Chocolate Chips
Peanut Putter Chips
Bugles
Peanuts
Reese’s Puffs cereal
Coco Puffs cereal
Sprinkles
Eyeball candies
Instructions:
- Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix so you get sweet & salty in every bite… the kids will love helping with this!
- Add a topping like festive sprinkles, cinnamon, powdered sugar or drizzle some caramel over the top if you wish!
Looking for Halloween movie ideas? Here are a few of our favorites from our parent site, The Local Moms Network:
Silly Spooky Movies for Little Kids
- Casper
- Curious George: A Halloween Boofest (Bonus: buy the story book it’s based on!)
- Frankenweenie
- Hotel Transylvania
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- Muppets Haunted Mansion
- Pooh’s Haffalump Halloween Party
- Spooky Buddies
Slightly Scary Movies for Bigger Kids
- Beetlejuice (old or new!)
- Bugs Bunny’s Halloween Hijinx
- Coraline
- Ghostbusters
- Halloweentown
- Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2
- The Addams Family (original & remake!)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Toy Story of Terror
- The Nightmare Before Christmas