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Kid-Friendly Witch's Brew and Funky Punch Bowl Design your own witch's cauldron and fill it with a creepy concoction the kids will love. From "Witch Crafts" episode DWCR-105

Hosts Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza create a child-friendly Halloween brew and the perfect punch bowl to serve it in.

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Hosts Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza share a Halloween-theme punch that's sure to please the kids — and they show you how to decorate the punch bowl and how to make fun cups to serve the treat in.

Kid-Friendly Witch's Brew and Funky Punch Bowl

Materials:

extra-large plastic bowl
large glass bowl
hot glue gun
ball fringe trim
rhinestones
jewel glue
ladle
polymer clay
baking sheet
parchment paper
oven
E6000 glue
dry ice
leather gloves
water

Punch Ingredients:

six-ounce packet of lime gelatin mix
1 qt. hot water
five scoops lime sherbet
64 fluid oz. pineapple juice
4 liters ginger ale
canned lychees
blueberries
cherries
knife

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Hot glue ball fringe trim around the outer rim of the plastic bowl. Glue rhinestones to the trim with jewel glue (figure A). Allow the glue to dry.

2. Place the large glass bowl inside of the extra-large plastic bowl.

3. Making the punch: Dissolve six ounces of lime gelatin mix in one quart of hot water. Allow this mixture to cool. Place five scoops of lime sherbet in a bowl and allow to melt. In the glass bowl, combine the gelatin mixture with 64 fluid ounces of pineapple juice. Slowly add four liters of ginger ale. (You can adjust the amount of ginger ale or pineapple juice depending on how much liquid your glass bowl can accommodate.) Just before serving, pour the melted lime sherbet into the punch to form a frothy green layer on top (figure B).

4. For an "eyeball" garnish, place a blueberry or cherry in the cavity of each of your canned lychees (figure C).

5. Cut a slit in the bottom of the eyeball and place on the rim of each drinking cup.

6. Make a witch's head out of polymer clay. Carve out a hole in the bottom of the head to accommodate the tip of the ladle's handle. Bake the head according to the clay package instructions. Allow the clay to cool. Glue the head to the ladle handle (figure D) with E6000 glue.

7. Allow the glue to dry.

8. Wearing leather gloves, place chunks of dry ice in the extra-large plastic bowl. Pour hot water over the dry ice to make it smoke and bubble.

9. Add water periodically to keep the dry ice effect going.

	Punch Paper Cup — Design One
	Punch Paper Cup — Design Two

Paper Punch Cups

Materials:

paper party cups in various colors
scissors
hole punches in two sizes
glue stick

1. Design one: Cut the bottom and top off of a paper cup. Punch holes in the remaining middle portion. Rub the inside lightly with a glue stick. Place around a cup of a contrasting color.

2. Design two: Tear a paper cup along the top edge. Rub the inside lightly with a glue stick. Place a cup of a contrasting color inside of the torn-edge cup.

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