Quick Easy Halloween Cupcakes for Classroom Parties

These delightful Halloween cupcakes are quick and easy to make, but look like you spent all night. Witches, scarecrows, ghosts and ghouls top the list, but you'll find traditional pumpkins and cute little black cats, as well. By starting with premade cupcakes, you can whip up a batch of Halloween cupcakes sure to tickle the fancy of if the little monsters in your classroom.

Great Parent/Child Activity
Although you can certainly make these ahead of time and bring them in for your class parties or celebrations, decorating the cupcakes is a great parent child activity. Not only does it allow kids and parents to work together, it gives you an opportunity to develop a positive relationship with parents, as well.

Choose a Halloween Cupcake Design

Browse through the Halloween cupcake options and choose one or two that matches the interest and ability level of the children in your classroom.

Make a Supply List

Create a list of supplies you will need to complete the Halloween cupcakes. Asking parents to make the plain cupcakes is always an option, but you can purchase premade cupcakes at the local bakery. Call ahead to make sure they will have enough cupcakes on hand.

Send Home Notices

Send home notices to parents with a list of the items you need a week or two before the party. Provide an area for parents to send back a note stating what they are able to provide. Depending on your school policy, and your relationship with parents, you may wish to call them and add their contributions to a master list of items. This assures you that you will have all the items you need for decorating day.

Print Copy and Laminate

Print out and enlarge the image of the cupcakes you intend to make. Make a copy for each table and laminate. Include the directions for decorating the Halloween cupcakes. Consider having children read the directions to parents.

Cover Tables

Cover tables with disposable tablecloths and set out your supplies. Allow parents and children to work together or group children and parents into small groups.

Halloween Cupcake Recipes with Step-by-step Decorating Directions

Home and Garden's Frightfully Good Halloween Cupcakes provides quality photos and step-by-step instruction for making 24 Halloween Cupcakes. Monsters, ghosts, pretzel spiders, an adorable Howling Werewolf, witches, Frankenstein, goblins, bats, owls, mummies, skeletons and an adorable scarecrow make this site with your time. Elementary students can assemble most nearly all of them with a little help from an adult.

Visit Martha Stewart's Halloween Central for 17 Halloween Cupcakes that require a bit more adult preparation. The collection includes Witches, devils, ghosts, pumpkins, brain cupcakes, bats, gumdrop black cats, ghoulish monsters, gum drop Frankenstein, and some impressive creepy spiders sure to please any kid. This site also includes a few cupcakes that are better suited for adult parties.

Whether you choose one or more than one Halloween cupcake design to complete in your classroom, this activity is a full-filled way to get kids and parents involved. So, go ahead and browse through the options until you find the perfect Halloween cupcake for your classroom party.

SOURCES:
Home and Garden. Frightfully Good Halloween Cupcakes
Martha Stewart's Halloween Central.17 Halloween Cupcakes