5 Minute Spider Snack For Kids

This idea is kind of like the classic peanut butter and celery snack “Ants On A Log” with a silly twist. This is a great Halloween snack for a party, but is also fun to surprise the kids with a treat after school or in their lunchbox.

 

Why We Love This Spider Halloween Snack

• Easy To Make – This fun treat only takes about 5 minutes to make, and you can even make them ahead for lunchboxes or a party.
• Great For A Snack Or Lunchbox – This is a great snack to give to the kids before trick or treating as part of dinner, with some protein that will help keep their little tummies from exploding from all the treats. It’s also great for in lunchboxes.
• Fun For Halloween – I love to surprise my kid, and this snack is a great way to bring a smile to her face. It’s really similar to a classic kid snack known as “ant’s on a log” which is the same as this snack except without the legs and eyes to look like spiders.

I think my favorite part is it feels like a sweet treat without being super sweet. Candy is everywhere at Halloween and while I love me some peanut butter cups (can’t stop, won’t stop!), this snack is a little less decadent without losing the fun.

Ingredients For Halloween Spider Snack

• celery
• peanut butter – can use your favorite peanut butter, crunchy or smooth
• raisins
• white candy melts can also use a few tablespoons of white chocolate chips
• chocolate candy melts can also use a few tablespoons of chocolate chips

How To Make This Halloween Spider Snack For Kids

1. Cut celery into 3-4 inch pieces. Spread the peanut butter onto each celery stick.

2. Place 2-3 raisins on each piece of celery.

3. Melt candy melts in a small bowl in the microwave on half power, in 20-30 second intervals stirring in between. Spoon each melted chocolate into a sandwich size zip-top baggie. Snip the corner from the baggie with a pair of scissors just a little.
4. With the milk chocolate, draw on 3-4 legs on each side of the raisins. Then place 2 dots of white chocolate on the raisin for the eyes. Serve and enjoy!

Tips For Making The Chocolate Eyes And Legs

Melting chocolate can be tricky the first time you use it if you are not familiar. If you get any liquid into the chocolate it will seize (become hard… and kind of crusty). This is not the time to lick the spoon and put it back in the chocolate.

I use half power on my microwave to melt chocolate in short intervals and stir in between. It doesn’t take very long before the chocolate melts.

Spoon the chocolate into a plastic sandwich bag and snip a very tiny hole off the corner. Use this bag to make the spider snack’s eyes and legs.

If you find the lines are too thick, you can also use a toothpick dipped in the melted chocolate melts (one for each color melt) to make the legs and eyes.

Halloween Spider Snack Variations

It’s totally possible to make this little spider snack peanut or allergy-friendly depending on the crowd at your Halloween party, or just swap a few things based on what you have in your pantry. Here are a few substitution ideas you may want to try in this snack.

• Use cream cheese in place of peanut butter- a flavored cream cheese might be even better with the chocolate!
• Use Sunbutter Sunflower Seed spread instead of Peanut butter
• Choose another type of nut butter like almond butter or cashew butter
• Use sprinkles in place of the chocolate legs
• Use dried cranberries in place of raisins
• Consider the eyeballs optional, the legs are the super spooky part!

Does your kid really like raisins? Use your extra raisins in this Irish Soda bread, delicious!

How Long Does This Halloween Spider Snack Last?

Expect this snack can last for 2-3 days if stores in a covered airtight container and stored in the refrigerator.