Easy Veggie Skeleton Tray: Cute Platter For Halloween Party

Imagine a Halloween party with a unique twist – a veggie skeleton tray!

It’s not only a fun way to celebrate but also a creative and healthy treat that will amaze your guests.

Why You’ll Love This Arrangement

How could anyone resist taking a bite out of this vegetable skeleton tray for Halloween? 

It’s a great way to get the kids to eat raw vegetables and beg for more!

• Healthy Twist: Add nutritious veggies to your party menu. 
  
  
• Kid-Friendly: Kids will enjoy eating these fun and creative veggie skeleton parts.
  
  They’ll be willing to skip the chips for a “bone” or two. 
  
  
• Halloween Charm: Add a unique and spooky touch to your celebration.
  
  A Halloween veggie tray in the shape of a skeleton is perfect for Halloween. 
  
  

• Easy to Customize: Swap veggies to fit your preferences or dietary needs.
  
  If you want to use slices of cucumber instead of celery, it’s an easy swap. 
  
  
• Family Fun: Get everyone involved!
  
  This healthy Halloween snack is even more fun when the kids get to put it together. 

Ingredients Needed For Veggie Skeleton Tray

For the head:

• Veggie dip in a small bowl – for the face
• Purple tortilla chips – for the hair
• Black olives and small red pepper – for the face decoration to be the eyes & mouth.

For the body:

• Celery – for the arms and legs
• Orange bell peppers, sliced into thin strips – to be the ribs
• Mushrooms, sliced – for the pelvis bone
• Cherry tomatoes, halved – for the elbows and shoulders
• Cauliflower or broccoli florets – as part of the feet
• Lettuce leaves- as part of the feet
• Small red peppers – as part of the vertebrae

Step-by-Step Preparation With Pictures

1. Start by placing the veggie dip bowl at the top center of your platter for the skeleton’s face.

2. Arrange purple tortilla chips around the dip bowl to create a unique “hair” look.

3. Line up small red peppers down from the dip bowl to resemble vertebrae along the spine.

4. Create ribs by laying thin strips of orange or yellow pepper slices in a line down the platter.

5. Arrange sliced mushrooms to form the pelvis bone.

6. Make the veggie skeleton’s face using olives for the eyes and mouth and a small red pepper slice for the nose.

6. Now, build the skeleton’s arms and legs using celery.

Place halved cherry tomatoes in between celery sticks for elbows and shoulders.

8. Finally, place lettuce leaves at the end of celery sticks to create the feet, and then fill them with cauliflower florets or broccoli.

There you have it!

A cute – and not so much spooky! – Halloween skeleton vegetable tray.

Variation Ideas

What makes this cute skeleton veggie platter so great is that it’s extremely easy to swap ingredients.

Whether you are avoiding veggies because some of the kids (or adults) simply do not like them, you can swap anything for something else. 

For the head of the skeleton vegetable tray:

Dip: Experiment with different vegetable dips such as homemade ranch dressing, sour cream dip, spinach-artichoke dip, or roasted red pepper hummus for a flavorful twist.

Colorful Hair: Instead of just purple tortilla chips, mix in some blue or green tortilla chips to create a colorful “hair” effect.

Green onions can be used for hair. You can also try a veggie spiralizer and long curly strips of veggies.

Eyes & Mouth: Try using cucumber slices for the eyes and thin carrot sticks for the mouth to introduce different textures.

For the body of the spooky veggie platter skeleton:

Veggie Sticks: Replace celery with carrot and cucumber sticks to offer a variety of crunch and flavors.

Rainbow Ribs: Use strips of zucchini for the rib cage instead of orange and red bell peppers. Baby carrots or snap peas would also work, looking like individual ribs. 

Unique Pelvis: Use a variety of bell pepper strips to make the pelvic bone instead of mushroom slices. 

Tomato Variation: Use different varieties of small tomatoes for the joints of the arms, or swap them completely with olive slices. 

Green Feet: Experiment with blanched asparagus spears or pieces of romaine lettuce for feet. 

Practical Tips for Success

• Pre-cut veggies and group them before assembling them for easy preparation.
• Put the tray together closer to the party to keep the veggies fresh and crisp.
• Choose a sturdy serving tray, baking sheet, or cutting board to arrange the vegetables. This will help keep the structure intact and make it easier to transport.
• Don’t be afraid to get creative! Have fun with the arrangement, and don’t worry if it’s not perfect. The whimsical and spooky nature of Halloween allows for playful imperfections.
• If needed, use toothpicks or small skewers to secure some of the vegetable pieces together. This will prevent them from shifting during transportation.

Making It a Family Activity

Putting together this Halloween veggie skeleton tray is a great family bonding activity!

Plus, if kids get involved with their food, they are more likely to eat it.

Let the kids get creative with this fun veggie tray recipe, create unique facial features and body parts.

If you have more than one kid and they are having trouble working together, because we all know that it happens, don’t fight it.

Let them each make a Halloween veggie skeleton tray of their own.

Make two small ones instead of one large.

Even if it is being served at Halloween parties, your guests won’t mind multiple to choose from.

The entertainment value alone of watching the kids get creative with this recipe is worth it. 

Ready to move to the dessert? Make these super cute spider cupcakes next!

One Last Thing

This is truly one of my favorite Halloween recipes!

The leftover veggies can be used as a healthy snack over a few days or added to a soup for dinner the next night. The kids love it and everyone always raves about it.

It is just a fun idea and a healthy alternative to use at your next Halloween party!

Your Turn

If you try making this super cute veggie skeleton tray, please take a moment to let me know how you liked it by leaving a rating and a comment below on the recipe card.

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