Creepy crawly buggy party for hudson

Activities

Send your little bug lovers to paint flowerpots in terracotta, play pin the spots on a ladybug, and inspect plastic bugs inside Mason jars.

Photo by Jodi PudgeThe invitation

Invite your guests with invitations that are covered in plastic bugs.

Jodi PudgeThe loot

Fill flowerpots painted with gummi worms, stone candies, and a magnifying lens for watching bugs.

Jodi PudgeFood

Let the kids eat some real food! Serve ants on logs (sliced cucumbers with cream cheese, raisins, and tortillas tightly wrapped), stick bugs (thin pretzels dipped into chocolate), and snail wraps. You can use gummi worms as ice cubes for drinks to cool them down. Watch the children squirm in delight when the ice melts and the worms rise to the surface! Try these Spider and Bug bites and a Creepy Crawly Cake.

Photo by Pollyalida on FlickrCreepy crawly Cake Recipe

Create an 8-inch (20-cm) square chocolate cake. Frost the cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. To create grass, line the edges with flat green licorice. Create a dirt-like box using gummi worms, flaky chocolate bars, and other creepy crawly insects. For a more soiled appearance, sprinkle cookie crumbs on top.

Jodi PudgeRecipe for spider and bug bites

Ladybug Bite: Spread a herb cream cheese on a round cracker. Two cherry tomato halves can be arranged on top to represent ladybug wings. As the ladybug’s head, place a blueberry on top of the wings. Insert black licorice or chives as antennas. Use a black-tinted mixture of cream cheese to pipe spots on the wings.

Spider bites: Spread herb cream cheese on a cracker in black or charcoal. On each side, place three stick pretzels (or crispy chow Mein noodles). Add another cracker in black or charcoal. Attach two red candy eyes using cream cheese.

Butterflies Bites: Spread a herb cream cheese on a round cracker. Spread two blueberries in the middle of the hacker to make the body, and attach two pretzels as wings. Use 1/2 a green grape as the head and two pieces of black string licorice as antennas.