Kooky Kids Cooking
Clare Crespo's guide to fun in the kitchen and beyond
By Christine Lennon
- Quick Craft
For Halloween, Crespo and Ruby make eyeball decorations. "Start with Christmas or Styrofoam balls, and glue on construction-paper pupils," Crespo says. "Then draw on the veins."
- Inspiration
The 1970s book Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts (General Foods) "molded my brain," she says. "Jell-O was my first big art supply."
- Cool Tool
The BatterFinger spatula, says Crespo, "is perfect for frosting cupcakes. And it's sanitary—kids can dip this in the batter instead of their actual fingers."
- Creepy Sweet
Crespo's Buried Alive cupcakes require no baking skills: Buy cupcakes, top them with crumbled cookies, and insert a doll hand.
- DIY Costume
She suggests going green for Halloween: "Staple fake vines from a craft store onto a green sweatsuit, and collect candy in a watering can."
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