Hotter than a devil’s heart or colder than a zombie’s touch – whichever temperature you prefer for your ghoulish Halloween drinks, they’ll taste even better in a Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Glass!
Thrift stores are filled with mismatched beverage glasses, they’re inexpensive, and they are the perfect piece for this project. Just mix and match a set of six or more rounded stemware glasses to get started.
What You Will Need:
- Round stemware glasses
- Black Electricial Tape or Black Duct Tape
- Scissors
- Your Favorite Beverage (see recipes below)
What You Do:
- From the tape, cut out triangle eyes, a nose, and a toothy smile – simple or elaborate shapes, it’s up to you.
- Stick tape onto your glasses to make them look like jack-o-lanterns.
- Fill with your favorite beverage!
Variations:
- Make a variety of different pumpkin faces so your guests will know which glass is theirs.
- Make a set of glasses for your own Halloween party, and another set to give as a gift!
- Why stop at pumpkin faces!? Cut bat shapes from the black electrical tape to make a set of Bat Glasses! Cut eye shapes from the tape to make a set of Eyeball Glasses – here’s looking at you!
Note:
- The tape is strong enough to stay on for a Halloween party, and it can be removed easily after the party is done. Make sure to remove the tape before washing in the dishwasher.
Beverage Recipes
Here are two recipes to use in your newly created jack-o-lantern glasses – one hot and one cold. Yum!
Orange Hot Chocolate
What You Will Need:
- 12 ounces White Chocolate
- 8 cups Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 drops Orange Food Coloring
- Whipped Cream and Chocolate Nonpareils for garnish, optional
- Medium-sized Glass Bowl
- Medium-sized Saucepan
What You Do:
- Coarsely chop the white chocolate and place it in a medium-sized glass bowl, set aside.
- In a medium-sized saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles begin to form at the edge of the surface (about 4 minutes).
- Pour milk over chocolate, and stir until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Whisk in vanilla and food color, then continue to whisk until a light foam forms on the surface.
- Pour into 10 clear glass mugs and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate nonpareils.
- Serve immediately.
- Makes about 10 servings.
Chilled Orange Halloween Punch
What You Will Need:
- 1 can (46 ounces) Pineapple Juice, divided
- 1 package (3 ounces) Orange Gelatin
- 1 carton (64 ounces) Orange Juice
- 1 liter Ginger Ale, chilled
- 1 quart Orange Sherbet
- Large Saucepan
- Large Pitcher or similar container
- Clear Glass Punch Bowl (vintage, of course!)
What You Do:
- In a large saucepan, boil 1 cup of pineapple juice, then remove from heat.
- Stir gelatin into the hot pineapple juice until it is dissolved. Allow mixture to cool slightly, then transfer it to a large pitcher or container.
- Add orange juice and remaining pineapple juice, then chill the mixture.
- Just before serving, pour the mixture into a punch bowl and add ginger ale and mix well.
- Top punch with scoops of orange sherbet.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Makes about 20 servings.
How creative and affordable! We’re having a Meet the Neighbors gathering next week, and this project is perfect. I have to try the orange hot chocolate ~ yum.
Thanks Betty! It’s fun when there are different faces – everyone can tell which glass is theirs! Have a good time at your Meet the Neighbors gathering!
I agree. Very creative and the possibilities are endless. Thanks for the recipes! They sound yummy.
Thanks Mrs. A! The orange recipes are pretty tasty – my kids love them!
Well, those are just darling! I would never have thought to use electrical tape, but it’s perfect!
Thanks Wanda. The tape works really well. This is even a fun activity for guests to do at a party – they can make their own face, so they’ll remember which glass is theirs. Cheers!
CUTE
My kids could make these
Thanks Molly! Kids love making these! Pumpkin faces, black bats, eyeballs – so many fun possibilities, and a fun Halloween party activity, too!