Got Brains? A Zombie Dinner Party Menu

This summer I served my kids a brain made from a small watermelon, complete with worms!

It got me thinking how fun it would be to serve a whole dinner on that theme - brains and body parts!
Since Halloween is on my mind all year long I started researching and planning for a Zombie Dinner.

We set the date for the weekend before Halloween and let each of the kids invite a few friends for dinner and games. No costumes, just bring your brains!
Since watermelon is out of season in October, I was going to need some new ideas. There is a wealth of information on the Internet by some incredibly talented people, and it gets me thinking creatively about how I can put my own spin on things. I like to choose recipes that are fairly easy and do not involve too many ingredients and of course, kid friendly.  Here is what I served.

Hard boiled Eyeballs

Next time I'll serve the boogers with fingers for dipping

I thought these would go fast, but they were a little too realistic

We served the appetizers then played some games before dinner. I think some of the kids were hoping for some "normal" dinner food, but what fun would that be!

A giant werewolf hand chopped off at the bone!

Bat Wings

I served a few other things such as shrunken mummy head pizzas and mini mummies (wrapped hot dogs), but I didn't get photos.  For drinks there was Swamp Juice and Rotten Apple Cider. There were a few brave souls who tried a little of everything and a few scarety cats who probably went home hungry. ...and then there was dessert.

What kind of Zombie dinner would it be without BRAINS!!!!!!

Thank you to my friend Nancy who contributed this plate of rats.
Interesting that "rats" were one of the most appetizing things on the table.

There were a few things that didn't make it on the menu, I'll save those for next time.  Overall it was a fun time and most of the kids left here a little freaked out - just as I planned!

We had a lot of fun decorating too, but I'll save that for another blog. Here is a little preview of me, at the zombie dinner with the photo op created by my husband.  Happy Halloween and Bon Appetit!