Making adorable Halloween themed lunches for your kids doesn’t have to be complicated. You can make magical memories and not have to spend hours crafting or baking things from scratch. I call myself the lazy Pinterest mom. I love creating festive snacks and activities for my kids, especially for Halloween, but I also want to make it easy on myself. This might be as easy as it comes, with just a few simple ingredients and only 20 minutes to make. Try these halloween hot dog mummies for your kid’s next lunch. It’s easy and delicious.
Ingredients needed to make Halloween Hot Dog Mummies
- Pack of your favorite Hot Dogs
- Pack of canned Crescent Rolls – we like to use Pillsbury but you can use any brand that allows you to unravel it.
- Edible eyeballs – these are the best!
- Something to adhere the eyeballs to the hot dogs (ketchup or mustard)
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Here are the steps to follow
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Open your crescent rolls and unroll all of the dough.
- Take apart the individual triangles and roll them together lengthwise.
NOTE: don’t handle the crescent rolls too much. They tend to break apart if you stretch them too much.
- Take that portion and stretch it out carefully to create a rope.
- Take each long rope of dough and wrap it around each hot dog, overlapping a bit to create a criss-cross pattern. This is what will create the look of bandages on your hot dog mummies.
There really is no right or wrong way to do this. You can even have your kids help you and it becomes a great Halloween activity as well!
- Place each wrapped hot dog on a baking sheet and then bake for about 12 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for about 5-10 minutes.
- Once cool, take a small dot of something sticky and place it where you want to place your candy eyeballs. If you don’t have candy eyeballs you can make a little eyeball with a dot of ketchup or mustard too!
Serve and Enjoy!
These halloween hot dog mummies are a simple and inexpensive way to bring in some holiday magic into meal time. You can surprise your kids in their school lunches or make it for dinner so the whole family can enjoy them.
If you like bringing in a bit of Halloween into meal time, we will be sharing other fun Halloween themed meal ideas all month long so be sure to follow along on Instagram.
Watch the video of how we make mummy dogs come to life
We love to share our fun food ideas, as it is one of our favorite ways to celebrate any holiday, especially Halloween. We hope you enjoy reading along and have fun making you own Halloween treats.
