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    Home » Cute Food » Kid's Treats

    Bug Party Food

    Modified: Aug 24, '23 · Published: May 20, '14 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Make your bug-themed party really fun by serving cute or creepy bug-themed party food. Kids will love Corn Dog Bumble Bees, Chicken Nugget Butterflies, and even Chocolate Roaches.

    cute and creepy bug-themed food including spider cookies, bumble bee cakes, corn dog butterflies, chocolate roaches, and more.

    Who wants to eat a bug?

    When they are as cute and tasty as a fruit pizza decorated like a butterfly, a Twinkie transformed into a bumble bee, or chocolate roaches served in a big bowl of white chocolate popcorn, even I would snack on a bug.

    I never thought I'd host a bug-themed party because I am totally freaked out by insects and spiders. But, I had so much fun creating food for our Carnival of the Creepy Crawlers.

    bug-themed party food with a giant spider cake, a cheese ball rat, chocolate roaches, and more.

    Our creepy crawler food table at our Halloween party was filled with edible spiders, rats, mice, roaches, snakes, centipedes, bumble bees, ants, and more.

    My guests loved all the cute and creepy snacks that we served and I've shared recipes for some of those bug-themed snacks here on the blog.

    Click the underlined purple links under each photo to be whisked away to the recipe posts.

    Cute Bug-Themed Food

    corn dog bumble bee with tortilla chip wings, black food coloring stripes, and potato stick antennae

    Corn Dog Bumble Bee

    Corn Dogs are by nature a fun party food. They're on a stick. What's not to love?

    Add a few tortilla chips, chow mein noodles, some black food coloring stripes, a cute face, and badda bing, you have a Corn Dog Bumble Bee.

    corn dog butterfly

    Corn Dog Butterfly

    Or, you can add four nacho cheese tortilla chips as wings to make a corn dog butterfly instead.

    chicken tender butterfly with Dorito wings and chow mein noodle antennae.

    Chicken and Chips Butterfly

    Swap out the corn dogs for a chicken finger and you've got a cute Chicken and Chips Butterfly with Dorito wings and chow mein noodle antennae.

    a Bookworm Snack decorated with cheese and olives in served with a bowl of marinara on a white plate set on a book.

    Bookwork Snack

    This cute bookworm snack is created using round Mozzarella Bites. If you use it for a bug-themed party, you can skip adding the glasses and book and just make it look like a worm.

    Cute Bug-Themed Desserts

    twinkie-bumble-bees-decorated-cakes

    Bumble Bee Cakes

    What bug-themed party would be complete without some dessert? Turn Hostess Twinkies into these adorable Bumble Bee Cakes with candy wings and stripes.

    bumble bee cookies decorated surrounded by Nutter Butter cookies

    Bumble Bee Cookies

    How cute are these Bumble Bee Cookies made from Nutter Butters? The peanut-shaped peanut butter cookies are dipped in yellow candy melts and are decorated with delicious 2-ingredient modeling chocolate, more candy melts, and jumbo candy eyes.

    Cookie Crumble Cheesecake Caterpillars

    Sweet Caterpillar Snacks

    These adorable caterpillar snacks are made by rolling no-bake cheesecake balls in cookie crumbs. They are super easy to make and would be a fun food craft project for the kids to do at the party.

    ladybug rice krispie treats.

    Ladybug Rice Krispie Treats

    Dip store-bought or homemade cereal treats into red candy melts, then decorate them using delicious 2-ingredient modeling chocolate to make these cute Ladybug Rice Krispie Treats. These make great party favors.

    fruit pizza butterfly.

    Fruit Pizza Butterfly

    Wow, your party guests with this beautiful Fruit Pizza Butterfly. This fruit-topped cookie is sure to impress. It will make a fantastic centerpiece for any bug party dessert table.

    Creepy Bug Food Ideas

    gross Halloween popcorn - buckets of white chocolate popcorn filled with chocolate roaches

    Chocolate Roaches

    Let's start out with the creepiest dessert you can serve at a party. This white chocolate popcorn infested with chocolate roaches may make your guests' skin crawl. But, it tastes so good that they won't be able to resist!

    Spider chocolate chip cookies infested with chocolate spiders.

    Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies

    If the chocolate roaches are just too much for you, how about serving Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies instead? I took my absolute favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and added chocolate spiders on top.

    Some party guests might not even notice the little spiders on top until they go to take a bite. It's fun to watch them squirm!

    spider oatmeal cookies

    Spider Oatmeal Cookies

    I don't know about you, but I think these Spider Oatmeal Cookies look even creepier. The spiders made out of raisins are so realistic-looking.

    I served them to some friends who about jumped out of their skin. Once again, they just thought they were normal oatmeal cookies until they went to take a bite.

    Spider Cake covered in chocolate ganache.

    Spider Cake

    I had a hard time deciding which category to put this Spider Cake in. Is it creepy or cute? What do you think?

    Super Sized Cake Ball Spider

    Either way, this spider cake is a show-stopper. Serve it on a big spider web to make it look really spooky.

    Oreo Spider Bites - Cute and creepy Halloween treats.

    OREO Ball Spiders

    OK, so these are kind of creepy and kind of cute too. If you don't want to make a large spider cake, why not make these little bite-size spiders instead? Kids will go nuts over these sweet OREO Ball Spiders.

    black caramel spiders

    Spider Candy

    These black caramel spiders would definitely fall into the creepy category in my book. They couldn't look any more realistic. They taste like caramel so they are a tempting treat even if they look so real.

    Corn Dog Caterpillars
    Corn Dog Centipede

    Corn Dog Centipedes and Caterpillars

    If you are looking for some savory snacks to serve, look no further than these creepy Corn Dog Centipedes and Caterpillars. Use mini corn dogs to create these gross-looking bugs with glowy ketchup eyes.

    More Creepy Crawler Food Ideas

    We served other creepy crawler food at our Halloween carnival too.

    Chocolate cheese ball rat covered in crushed OREO Cookies and decorated with pink cream cheese frosting.

    OREO Cheese Ball Rat

    This rat was one of the most popular desserts at our Halloween party. Not only is it made of OREO Cookies and cream cheese so it tastes incredible but it looked pretty cool too. Get the recipe to make your own OREO Cheese Ball Rat for your party.

    We served a savory version of this rat-shaped cheese ball too.

    slithering snake snack Halloween pigs in a blanket decorated with food coloring spray

    Slithering Snake Snack

    This clever take on pigs-in-a-blanket is made by wrapping hot dogs in Crescent Roll Dough Sheets and forming them into a long snake.

    This Slithering Snake Snack was a huge hit with our party guests.

    Hungry Happenings Halloween Cookbook

    If you are hosting a Halloween party and are looking for more Halloween Recipes, you can buy a copy of my Hungry Happenings Halloween Cookbook from Amazon. I earn a small commission when you use the link to make a purchase at no extra cost to you.

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    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. www.thedaleguild.com says

      May 31, 2014 at 2:31 pm

      soo sooo cute, creepy and yummy items. i liked the mouse party so much 😀

      Reply
    2. Megan | The DelightFULL Dash says

      May 27, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Wow! These ideas are fantastic! I love your creativity! Some of these would be great for Halloween as well!

      Reply
    3. Meeghan Mousaw says

      May 24, 2014 at 12:24 am

      These could not be any cuter. I am pinning for all to see and enjoy...and maybe I will be able to do later!

      Reply
      • beth says

        May 24, 2014 at 1:32 am

        Thanks so much for pinning:)

        Reply
    4. Kate Thompson says

      May 21, 2014 at 3:13 am

      Wow, so many great ideas. Will definitely have to pin this post for future reference. Hi from Sits Girls link party.

      Reply
      • beth says

        May 21, 2014 at 1:31 pm

        Thanks for stopping by Kate! I hope you stop back again soon.

        Reply
    5. The Partiologist says

      May 20, 2014 at 10:46 pm

      The kiddos would be lovin' this kind of party anytime!!

      Reply
    6. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says

      May 20, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      Gross!! I love it! My grandsons..especially Aaron..would so love a creepy bug party! My favorite is the chicken/chip butterfly. Your super cute treats never fail to amaze! :o)

      Reply
      • beth says

        May 20, 2014 at 1:30 pm

        This is definitely boy friendly party food!

        Reply
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