Invisible Pops

We have to say sugar work is one of the hardest things to master in the pastry world, but also one of the most rewarding to accomplish! Starting out can be a little bit frustrating, but here is a great project to get you started! We love these "invisible pops" from Martha Stewart! You can add pretty much anything to them, candy, seeds, nuts....how about some edible glitter!?! Its amazing what some corn syrup and sugar can create!

To check out the "how to" go here!

Ghostly Cupcake Toppers

Can you believe Halloween is only one week away...where did October go!?! Well, we thought we would share one more Halloween inspired DIY project with you. These little ghosts will add a "spooky" touch to your cupcakes! Your little ones will love them and best of all...they are so easy to make its "scary"!

Materials:
small Styrofoam balls
lollipop sticks
4" square of tulle
4" square of lace
thin black ribbon
gems for eyes and mouth
(glue gun and scissors)


Just take your little Styrofoam ball and stick one of your lollipop sticks in it. If you need to add a little dab of glue to secure it you can.
Place your lace square over your tulle square and lay it over top of the Styrofoam ball, tie with your black ribbon. Then you can trim around the lace and tulle to get it to the length desired.
Next just hot glue two small gems for eyes and a larger one for a mouth and your little ghost is complete! How easy is that!?!

Monster Bash

I used to work at the sweetest little bakery in our downtown area, the owner was so creative, and we would always make these super cute "monster cookies"! The kids just loved them, we sold them as fast as we could make them! They are so much fun for Halloween or a monster themed birthday party! They are great because you can really get the kids involved! You could even have your little ones make these themselves at a birthday or Halloween party! You can use any color sprinkle you want so they can be "boy" or "girl" monsters too!

Materials:
Chocolate chip or sugar cookies
Sprinkles (color of your choice)
Frosting
M&Ms

Just fill one side of your cookie with frosting (adding a little bit more toward the front). Set your other cookie on top, press the back slightly harder to create an open mouth look. Cover the frosting with your sprinkles and add a swirl of frosting to create two eyes and one for a nose. Simply press two M&Ms into the swirled frosting to create an eye color and you are done!! Super easy right!?! The kids will love these and you will have so much fun making them!!