Oreo Spiders  – Easy Halloween Snack For Kids

Have you ever made Oreo spider snacks?  They are perfect for Halloween and are such a fun and easy Halloween snack for kids to make.  Not only are these Oreo spiders easy, they are affordable and quick to make too!  Oreo spider snacks only take 4 simple ingredients too!  Don’t miss these cute Halloween Oreo spider snacks!

Oreo spider snacks are the easiest Halloween snack you can make with your kids – you must try them!  Are you wanting to make a super simple Halloween snack for your kids this Halloween?  Something fun, spooky, and still super easy?  Something your kids can make with you? 

I’ve got just the snack for you and they are so much fun to make!  Plus Oreo spiders only take a few simple ingredients, which can be purchased from the store.  You don’t need to make anything ahead of time – which is a plus if you are as busy as I am!

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Oreo Spider Snacks

Oreo spider snacks are such a fun and easy Halloween treat to make with your kids!  Trust me, this is one snack that you can get your kids involved in, and I promise it’s a hard snack to make too much of a mess with.  So, grab your kids, and get the below ingredients and let me jump right in to explain how to make these super easy Oreo spider cookies!

Oreo Spider Ingredients

• Oreo Cookies – any kind or flavor you want
• Fruit Peel-A-Parts or Pull-n-Peel Twizzlers
• M&M’s – any kind, size or flavor
• Frosting – any flavor or color

How to Make Oreo Spiders

Oreo spiders are super easy for kids to make, so gather up a bunch of kids and your supplies and let’s get to work!

Step #1 – Separate Your Cookie

Start with just one single Oreo cookie.  Gently and carefully separate the top cookie from the bottom that should still have the cream filling intact. 

I’m sure Double Stuffed Oreos would work really well and give you a bit more filling to work with.  I just used regular Oreo cookies and they worked fine.

You can separate a whole bunch of cookies at once, or just do them one at a time.

Step #2 – Peel Your Spider Legs

Take your Peel-A-Parts or Twizzlers and peel them apart.  These will be your spider legs. 

After you have peeled a few apart, cut your legs at the desired length for your spider cookies – about 1.5-2 inches each. 

If you don’t have Twizzlers, you can also use licorice ropes, or cut thin strips of Red Vines, or you can even use pretzel sticks.

Step #3 – Press Legs Into Filling

Now gently, but firmly press your spider legs into the cream filling of your Oreo cookie.  Press 3 or 4 on each side. 

Step #4 – Replace the Cookie     

Now that your legs are in place, you’ll want to put the top part of your Oreo cookie back on.  If your cookie is not staying on well, add a small dallop of frosting to the center and then place the top of your cookie on.  That should help it stick better. 

Step #5 – Add Eyes

Finally it’s the fun part, at least according to my kids!  The last step to making Oreo spiders is to add the eyeballs. 

We used Peanut Butter M&M’s for our Oreo spiders, but you can use any flavor or size of M&M’s you want.  I liked the look of these spiders using the bright colored M&M’s – it made them even more festive. 

To add the eyes, you’ll need to small dallop frosting to the top of your cookie and then press your M&M’s into the frosting.  You can use any color or flavor of frosting you want – we used chocolate because that’s what I had on hand at home. 

Don’t feel like you have to make a batch of homemade frosting for these cookies – because you certainly do not. This is a great time to use store-bought frosting.  If you want to make your own frosting, you can do that too and here is my favorite buttercream frosting recipe.

There you have it!  Your Oreo spiders are done!

Oreo Spider Ingredient Alternatives

There are a lot of possible alternative ingredients you can use to make your Oreo spiders.  Here at FAB Party Planning Mom, I believe celebrating life should be easy and fun, and running out to the store to buy ingredients is not my idea of making my life easy – so if you have one of these alternative ingredients, then go with that instead.  No need to make an extra trip to the store.

• Use pretzel sticks for legs instead of pull-a-parts.
• Use edible eyes instead of M&M’s.
• Use Double Stuffed Oreos instead of regular ones.
• Use flavored Oreos like Mint or orange Halloween Oreos for a fun twist, instead of regular Oreos.
• You can also add candy corns to the front of your Oreo spider like teeth.

When To Make Oreo Spiders

Oreo spiders are perfect to make as an afternoon activity with your kids during Halloween.  It’s the perfect after-school activity or after-nap activity to do. 

You don’t have to wait until Halloween to make these Oreo spiders!  If you have a child that loves spiders, then go ahead and surprise your child and make Oreo spiders just for fun one day!  Or throw a spider party and make these Oreo spiders as an activity at the party and a food you get to eat too!

Fun Halloween Activity Too

You can serve Oreo spiders at a Halloween party for the neighborhood, or for your child’s school Halloween party. In fact, these Oreo spiders are not only a great treat, but a fun activity to do at a school Halloween party with the whole class!

If your kids are not in school, these Oreo spiders would be a great activity to do at Halloween party, or at home for a family Halloween party. 

Halloween Themed Birthday Party

If you have a child that has a birthday near Halloween, consider throwing them a Halloween themed birthday party!  There are so many fun party ideas you can do around a Halloween theme and one of the activities you could do at that party is to make these Oreo spiders and then you can also go ahead and eat them too!

Halloween Themed Party

If your kids don’t have a birthday near Halloween, but you still like the idea of hosting a Halloween party, then make these Oreo spiders with your guests. 

The great part about these Oreo spiders is that they are super quick to put together for a party, but can also be used as an activity at the party. 

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That’s it!  Super cute, easy, and fun and surprisingly, they don’t make much of a mess either!

Go ahead and gather up your kids and give them a try! Or gather up your kids and all their friends and spend the afternoon making Oreo spiders together!

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