Halloween Fun

Ghostly Graveyard (http://www.tasteofhome.com)

Ingredients

4 cups miniature marshmallows

¼ cup butter, cubed

6 cups crisp rice cereal

12 oval cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies

1 tube white decorating gel

1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting

Halloween sprinkles

Preparation
In a large saucepan, combine marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted and blended.  Remove from the heat; stir in cereal.  Press into a greased 13 in. x 9 in. dish; cool.  Cut into 12 squares and set aside. 
Cut a ½ in. piece from the bottom of each sandwich cookie.  Crush removed cookie pieces; set aside.  Write “RIP” on each cookie, using white decorating gel. 
Position cereal squares on a large serving tray.  With 2 tablespoons frosting, form a circle on each cereal square; top each with a decorated cookie.  Sprinkle reserved crumbs around tombstones; add Halloween sprinkles.

Fake Blood Recipe (http://www.grossology.org)

Place two spoonfuls of clear corn syrup into a cup.  Add 1 spoonful of water.  Stir with a toothpick.  Add 2 drops of red food coloring.  Stir again with toothpick.  Pour mixture into a Ziploc baggie.  Add 3 pinches of cornstarch and 2 pinches of cocoa to mixture in baggie.  Squish the cornstarch and cocoa into the mixture.  Presto you have fake blood!