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October is always a busy month at the Savings in Seconds house. The changing seasons means it’s time to switch out clothes….double laundry for a couple of weekends! We spend a few days cleaning out the raised beds and planting some fall crops, including several overwinter varieties. Moving all of the patio furniture inside takes some heavy lifting as well. My daughter is old enough to be a BIG help. I’m so grateful that she pitches in. My son is learning how to take responsibility as well. When the kids asked for some sweet treats at the store, we had to indulge. It would have been easy to buy some pre-made goodies. Why do that, though, when it’s so easy — and FUN! — to make Alien Cupcakes using Celebration by Frey™ candy?
Now that she’s 12 years old, my daughter really enjoys cooking and baking. She handles herself well in the kitchen, and I wanted her to have some creative freedom with this candy display. She set up our Alien Station outdoors so that we didn’t have to worry about the mess. Smart girl! Using a simple divided dish (normally used for serving cut fruit and vegetables), we sorted the Sixlets™, gumball eyes, solid gumballs, and pearls into separate sections. This makes it so easy for kids to share all of the decor options. This simple task allows the kids to help with setup! You can find these candies at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Meijer, and other national retailers. It’s helpful that you can find these packaged according to color, as well as mixed variety. Sixlets were always my favorite candy when we went trick-or-treating. I love that I don’t have to dig them out of those little plastic sleeves with these packages. Instead, I have a whole bag to myself!
You could save some money by baking your own cupcakes. We were short on time, though, so these store-bought cupcakes worked out well! I purchased plain white because I liked the blank background. Setting these on a tv tray put the items at a comfortable height for the kids to decorate. You might not realize it, but a simple task like this can help kids develop their motor skills. Children practice fine motor skills as they pick up the Sixlets or pearls. Hand-eye coordination is strengthened when children hold the cupcake in one hand, then use the other hand to place candies on the icing. You could ask your kids to develop a pattern with candy colors, types, or sizes. It’s so easy to use this activity as a teachable moment!
My kids loved getting to create their own “alien” versions of these cupcakes. They made up many combinations using the eyeballs, Sixlets, and pearls. Lots of candy was consumed during this process, of course!
The best part of a Spooky Celebration is getting to eat the creations! These cupcakes were devoured within a matter of minutes. I let the kids make a cupcake for me….can you guess which one it is? Here’s a hint – Sixlets are my favorite! I also liked the green color.
At 12 years old, my daughter would like to pretend that she’s too old for activities like Alien Cupcakes. The icing in her hair belies her secret, though. She enjoyed getting to decorate these cupcakes, and savored every bite of the finished product. You’re never too old for candy! This decoration station was so easy and affordable to assemble. What a fun way to make a memory with the kids!
Thanks to our generous sponsor, one lucky Savings in Seconds reader will win a $50 candy prize package! The giveaway is open to US readers ages 18+. Void where prohibited by law. To enter, visit the sponsor’s site then tell us which Spooky Celebration by Frey candy you’d most like to give (or get!) and why. The contest runs from 10/3/16 through 10/16/16. Substitutions are possible (at the discretion of the sponsor). Good luck!
i love the christmas mix pearls… such vivid colors!
I would love the Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz)! You could make many cute concoctions with those!
I love the google eyes gumballs. I would be mom of the year!
The Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz) look fun. I would love to make some Halloween cookies with them.
I like the Halloween mix Sixlets shaker jar. My kids would have a great time decorating cookies with them.
I really love the Halloween Mix Sixlets Peg Bag (14oz). They are really fun colors and could work for other occasions if you used the colors separately
Alien cupcakes would be a hit. My sons would think I was the most fun and coolest mom ever
I think they are great!
I would like to have some of this candy right about now, it’s been a really bad day; Dark Mint Filled BAP
I would love to win this giveaway! The Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz)
Celebration by Frey™ is precious! What on earth is better than eyeball gumballs?
I want eyeball gum balls look yum. Yes my family would love making alien cupcakes
I want to use black gumballs to make spiders to give out.
I love the alien cupcakes and I would make them.
I would give away the Pastel Mix Flowers Sweet Shapes Candies Peg Pouch because they are colorful and will look fantastic on Halloween cupcakes.
I think that the Aliens cupcakes can bring out the creativity and fun with the family. And yes they will definitely enjoy them! 🙂
I love the Halloween Assorted Sixlet mix. I would use it decorate sugar cookies and cupcakes.
I love the Alien cupcakes, my family would definitely love them!
I like the spooky gumball eyes they look scary
I would get the shimmer orange gumballs because I think the kids would enjoy them.
Googlie Eyes gumballs, because you can use them in so many different ways. Also, I’m not really very artistic, and a couple of eyeballs in icing is about the limit of my cupcake decorating skills 😀
I really like these two candies for Halloween; Foiled Solid Milk Orange Balls & Foiled Solid Milk Purple Balls-
I love the Alien cupcakes! My kids would love them!
I like their Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz)
I would get the spooky eye gumballs because the kids would love them.
The alien cupcakes are cute and the kids would love them.
I would use the googley eyeball gumballs to decorate cupcakes and cookies for an upcoming Halloween party.
I love the Alien cupcakes, very creative!
I love the google eye gumballs. Great surprise for the kids.
I like Spooky Eyes Gumballs Peg Bag (8oz) because they are spooky.
I would like to get the Celebrations by Frey’s Spooky Eyes Gumballs because they would make great Halloween gifts for my nieces and nephews.
I would choose the shimmer white sixlets shaker jar so I could decorate cupcakes with the kids.
The kids would thoroughly enjoy making the alien cupcakes.
We love Halloween and the Spooky Eyes Gumballs are so cute love them for the kids to decorate cupcakes with.
The Shimmer Orange Gumballs would be my pick. I love anything that shimmers.
I would love to try the Black & White Candy Crumble Small Peg Bag! It would be a good decoration for a Halloween treat.
I like the orange and black sixlets so we can top them on a cupcake with a pumplin design.
I would love to have the 8ozPeg Bag of Spooky Eyes Gumballs! With four kiddo’s, ranging in ages, we are huge Halloween fans and these gumball eyes would be perfect for all the classroom parties for everything from cupcake decorations, to candy spiders! These really would make a difference in making the homemade treats looks fabulous!
I like the spooky gumball eyes because they look scary
Since it is for Halloween, I would give out the Spooky Eyes Gumballs. I think the kids would enjoy them the most.
I love the Alien cupcakes. I know my grandchildren would love making and eating them.
I’d like to get the Christmas mix bag of sixlets. I have intentions of making a gingerbread house this year and they could be handy!
My kids would be excited about any cupcakes, in all reality. But, alien cupcakes would definitely make it more fun!
I would use the pearls and the crumbles to decorate cupcakes and cookies for an upcoming Halloween party.
These Alien cupcakes are cute and spooky!
I’d like the Halloween Mix Sixlets Shaker Jar. I could decorate a few things with those! 🙂
My kids would LOVE those Alien cupcakes!
I would get the black pearls shaker jar to decorate Halloween cookies.
Love your Alien Cupcakes and we would enjoy making those.
my family would love to make these cute cupcakes.
I like Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz)
because they are fun.
I like the Orange Sixlets peg Bag. I like Sixlets
I would use the Halloween sixlet assortment and the pearls to decorate cupcakes and cookies.
These cupcakes are so cute!
I would get the orange sixlets to decorate cakes.
The alien cupcakes are cute – the family would enjoy them.
My kids would love the Alien Cup Cakes — super cute!
With the holidays coming up, I’d like to have the Christmas Mix Pearls to add to my cupcakes!
These alien cupcakes are great! My girls would enjoy making them!
Head over to the Celebration by Frey Website and choose the Spooky Celebration by Frey Candy that you’d most
sixlets are always my favorite,you can pretty much add them to anything,cup cakes,cakes,cookies,or just eat them out of the bag thanks
What do you think of the Alien Cupcakes? Would your family enjoy making these?
of course..im always looking for cup cake recipes thanks
I love Sixlets so I would definitely want to get the Halloween Mix–love those colors!!
Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
The Alien Cupcakes are adorable and my kids would have so much fun making these
I would get the lime green sixlets to use for baked goodies.
The alien cupcakes are very creative. The kids would enjoy putting their own spin on these.
I would get their Halloween Mix Gumballs & the Spooky Eyes Gumballs and put them in a tall glass decanter to use as a centerpiece on our dining room table
I think they are cute & my 2 grandsons would have fun making them
I would like black-white-candy-crumble-small-peg-bag, to decorate toffee
I love their chocolate sixlets the best!!
My great grandchildren will love making these Alien cupcakes. They are really cute and scary!!
I would like the Orange Gumballs 2lb Bag. I love to chew gum everyday 🙂
Yes, my family would love making them and eating them too.
Powder Blue & White Candy Crumble Small Peg Bag brings back memories of when I graduated from high school. I just knew someone was going to give me a baby blue 1966 Mustang! A girl can dream, huh?
These alien cupcakes look like so much fun. I can my husband, my 3 sons and daughter-in-laws, and my 3 granddaughters having a blast!
I like Shimmer Lime Green Pearls Candies Peg Pouch (1.75oz) to use with cookies.
I’d like to get or give their Foiled Solid Milk Orange Balls because they would look pretty in a candy dish or in a clear candy goodie bag.
The Alien cupcakes are cute. It would be a nice family project to decorate them.
I like the Haloween Mix Gumballs cause I like gum
I would use the shimmering pearls and the Halloween sixlet assortment to decorate cupcakes and cookies for an upcoming Halloween party.
These cupcakes are very spooky, love them.
Awesome eyeballs..id like them and the Halloween gum all mix.
Snowflakes for my Easter cakes.
Because I’ve heard Frey is great candy and chocolate..especially for Easter
My kids would love the alien cupcakes. I could also use the black and the orange gumballs for decorations too.
The Alien cupcakes are so cute! My kids would love them!
I like their Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch (1.41oz)
I would get the foiled gold balls. I would put them in my candy dishes.
the Scary Eyes Gumballs love them
I want the Spooky Eyeballs because my granddaughters would really like these.
My granddaughters would like to make these cupcakes.
I would use the assorted Halloween sixlet mix to decorate cupcakes and cookies. I love the colors!
Those cupcakes are very spooky and creative!
I love the cupcakes!
Oh yes! The kiddos would love making and eating these! Fun
I like the black gumballs peg bag.
I would choose the Halloween mix gumballs because the kids would like them.
These cupcakes are definitely spooky, will have to try them!
I would use the googley eyeballs, the assorted Halloween sixlet mix, and the shimmering pearls to make a do it yourself decorate cupcake bar for a Halloween party.
Id get Shimmer White Sixlets Shaker Jar (4.5oz)
because they look fun.
I’d like the Snowflake mix Pearls. It’s getting to that time of year and I do a lot of baking. These are pretty colors that I think do represent snow and would be perfect for my baked goods.
I would love to try the Halloween Mix Gumballs Peg Bag because it is perfect for my trick or treat party this month
Thank You for the chance
Your Alien Cupcakes look super cute and yummy! Definitely, I would make some for my trick or treat party
Thank You
I would like the shimmer orange sixlets to use in decorating cupcakes.
The Alien Cupcakes are cute. I think the kids would enjoy decorating cupcakes as Aliens.
I would use the pearls, sixlets, and gumballs to create DIY Cupcake Decorating Bar for an upcoming Halloween party.
The cupcakes definitely look spooky! Will consider making them for my Halloween party.
I love the Googly eyes gumballs, they would be great for cupcakes!
I like Halloween Mix Sixlets Shaker because they are fun.
the Scary Eyes Gumballs
My kids would love to make these….and eat them!
Snowflakes..perfect for my white Christmas cakes
Yes, id make your alien cupcakes.
I like the gumball eyeballs you can make some scarry faces
My kids would enjoy making these cupcakes
I would like the foiled orange balls to fill my candy dishes.
I like the Spooky Eyes Gumballs Peg Bag . I think the kids would love them
My grandkids would love the Alien cupcakes. We may make these for our Grandkids Halloween party they will be a hit
I would use the sixlets assorted Halloween mix to decorate cupcakes and sugar cookies.
These Alien Cupcakes are so cool and cute!
I love their Halloween Mix Sixlets Shaker Jar. We were planning on making some cupcakes and cookies and let everyone decorate their own. I think I am now going to have to include a few aliens! LOL
I would love to get the Shimmer Lime Green Sixlets Shaker Jar (4.5oz) and the Orange Sixlets Peg Bag (14oz). I would decorate cookies or chocolate pops with them for a Halloween party. I love these colors also!
I want Shimmer Orange Sixlets because Halloween is my favorite holiday and I know I can whip up some awesome creations with those!
I think the alien cupcakes are adorable! I would absolutely love making these!
The pearlized snowflake mix for Christmas decorating.
Oh for sure..kiddos would love it!
I would use the sixlets assorted Halloween mix to decorate cupcakes and sugar cookies for an upcoming Halloween get together.
These cupcakes are definitely spooky, love the colors!
Halloween Mix Sixlets Shaker love these candies so fun to put on cup cakes
Your alien cupcakes are super cute and I think the kids would really enjoy making them.
I love the assorted Halloween sixlet mix. I could use them to decorate sugar cookies and cupcakes.
The cupcakes are definitely spooky, will consider making them for my Halloween party!
I’d love to try the Chocobloc Orange Bar!
I think they’re cute! It looks like fun!
Orange shimmer sixlets, would make for great Halloween cupcakes, like the ones in this post.
I love the idea of these alien cupcakes, especially the tray of decorating goodies to make each your own!
I would love to ge the t Foiled Solid Milk Lavender Balls. My favorite flavor is chocolate and my favorite color is lavender. Nuff said!!
Making these Alein cupcakes would be a hoot for my family!
I think my kids and the older nieces & nephews could do this activity with my younger nieces & nephews!
I would most love to get the Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch so that my daughter & I can use them to decorate our Halloween cupcakes!
I’d like to try the Chocobloc Orange Bar!
I think these would be fun to make!
I would love the Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch so I can make cookies for Halloween.
I love the cupcakes, my kids would enjoy making (decorating) them.
The little eyes are cute to decorate with
The alien cupcakes are adorable
I would love the Halloween sixlet assorted mix to decorate sugar cookies and cupcakes.
Those cupcakes definitely look spooky, even delicious!
I like the Foiled Milk Peanut Butter Filled Hearts the most of all of the fine Frey’s Celebration collection of candies.
I like the Snowflake Mix Pearls for decorating cutout sugar cookies. They make the cookies look professional and beautiful.
Our family loves cupcakes, frosting, candy, decorating and Aliens! Need I say more!!
I like black and white candy crumble or those googlie eyes.
I like the Spooky Eyes gumballs! A dish full of those would make a great Halloween prop! I could also put them on top of cupcakes!
I love aliens! These cupcakes are right up my alley! They look fun and easy to make!
I would like to get the orange and brown sixlets because they were a treat as a child.
I’d love to try the Milk Crisped Rice chocolate bar. It’s one of my favorite types of candy!
Yes! We will have fun making your alien cupcakes.
It’s almost Christmas baking time!
I’d love to have se the pearl snowflakes and Christmas mix..if we win.
I hope!
I thought that the Alien Cupcakes were very cute and innovative. My family would definitely enjoy me making these for thbem.
I love the Ailen cupcakes! My family would love making them, so I need to get all the ingredients!
I like the Halloween Mix Sixlets Shaker Jar because I think it would make a pretty cupcake or cake topping .
I would most like to give and get the Googlie Eyes Gumballs Peg Pouch because they are fun and silly!
I’d like to hand out the Foiled Solid Milk Jack-O-Lantern Discs this Halloween. I think the different faces are adorable and everyone loves chocolate 🙂
My family would love making Alien Cupcakes 🙂 Such a fun and yummy activity! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, I like those eyeball cupcakes. Too funny!