Creepy Crawly Cooking Party

I got this idea from my friend Tanya. She has these parties every year for her kids and I thought it was a great idea. So this weekend we had our first ever Creepy Crawly Cooking Party. I think it was a big success. The kids seemed to have a great time and I had a lot of fun too. Tanya recommended that we keep the guest list to around 8 or 9, but Gavin and I got a little crazy with our guest list and invited 15 friends. All but one were able to attend so we had a full house. Luckily my awesome friend Tami agreed to help me. And my other friend Stephanie ended up staying a while to comfort her daughter who wasn't sure about all the boys and she was a huge help too. All in all I think we handled the big group pretty well.

The Invites

1st group shot - We had to get 2 because in one shot we were missing 2 friends in the next Gavin had disappeared. I have no idea where Gavin's hat came from.

2nd group shot

Scary, silly faces and some just plain cute kids

The results

The Menu

*Ghosts - Nutter Butters dipped in white chocolate with mini m&ms for the eyes and mouth (Thanks Tanya)
*Wormy Cupcakes - Frosted cupcakes with Oreo cookies crumbled on top and a gummy worm stuck inside
*Silly Bug Faces - Sugar cookie frosted with mini Oreo eyes, a gum drop nose, and cheese puffs antennas
*Eyeballs - Powdered donuts, Lifesavers, and red and green gel frosting (Thanks Charlyn)
*Spiders - Two Ritz crackers filled with peanut butter, pretzels for the legs and raisins for eyes

Thanks to Kyle for the pretzels, Matthew for Nutter Butters, Zack & Nathan for the Donuts, and Cadey & Evan for the Ritz crackers.