Let’s make some fun Halloween fruits! Treats are everywhere this time of year, and while it’s totally okay to enjoy some Halloween candy, we all know it’s always a good idea to eat your fruits and veggies, too.

These three Halloween fruit ideas take just a few minutes: draw ghost faces on bananas (boo-nanas!), draw jack-o’-lantern faces on clementines, and turn green grapes into googly eyes with a mini marshmallow and a mini chocolate chip. Pile them all in a bowl on the counter and let the kids grab one each day.

To be honest, I’m not great at drawing, but you don’t have to be! The face ideas below make it easy.

Why You’ll Love These Halloween Fruit Ideas

• No skill needed: A few ovals and lines with a marker and you’re done.
• Kids can help: Drawing faces and building the grape eyes is a fun little project to do together.
• Cheap and easy: Bananas, a bag of clementines and some grapes are all you need.
• A healthy balance: It’s a fun way to enjoy the treats and the fruit, too.

Supplies

• A black Sharpie: Only for drawing on peels you don’t eat (more on that below)
• Bananas
• Mandarins or clementines: Such as Cuties (I bought a big bag at Costco for about $5)
• Green grapes, mini marshmallows and mini chocolate chips: For the googly eyes

Halloween Fruit Ideas

Here are some fun Halloween fruit ideas that you can make with your kids. I found all of these on Pinterest and created a Healthy Halloween Pinterest Board for you to find more fun healthy Halloween ideas.

1. Boo-nanas (Banana Ghosts)

The easiest of all. Simply draw two long ovals for the eyes, a long oval for the mouth, and a few lines over the eyes for the eyebrows. Leave them in a bunch or pull them apart, whichever fits your bowl.

2. Orange-o’-Lanterns (Clementine Jack-o’-Lanterns)

Draw jack-o’-lantern faces on navel oranges, clementines or any oranges you have. Small clementines are the perfect size for kids, and the bigger navel oranges give you more room for a silly face. See the jack-o’-lantern face ideas below.

3. Googly Grape Eyes (Grape Eyeballs)

These are the ones kids love the most. Wash some green grapes and make sure they’re completely dry. Slice a mini marshmallow in half and use the sticky cut side to stick it to the grape, then press the pointy side of a mini chocolate chip into the marshmallow.

Jack-o’-Lantern Face Ideas

Pick a face or two from this chart and copy it onto your oranges. Triangle eyes, a stitched smile and X eyes are all easy, even if you’re not an artist.

How to Make a Halloween Fruit Bowl

Grab a big clear bowl so you can see all the faces. Start with the bananas, tuck the clementines in around them, and set the googly grapes on top so they peek out. The bananas and oranges can stay out on the counter in the weeks leading up to Halloween (just draw new boo-nanas as you eat them). The grapes will usually keep for a few days at room temperature.

For a School Party or Halloween Fruit Tray

The boo-nanas and orange-o’-lanterns travel well, so they’re an easy thing to send for a class party. Line them up on a platter or tray with a pile of grape eyes in the middle, and make the grape eyes the same day so the marshmallows stay put. For more ideas, check out my tips for a healthy Halloween.

The Kids’ Verdict

I made this bowl with my nephews, and the 3.5-year-old loved it. The 4.5-year-old told my sister, “Mommy, I don’t ever want my banana to be a ghost again.” Too cute. I guess it depends on the kiddo, but the 3.5-year-old loved it and couldn’t wait to take a piece of fruit each day from the Halloween Fruit Bowl. We called the ghost bananas “boo-nanas,” and he thinks it’s hilarious.

Halloween Fruit FAQs

Is it OK to write on fruit with a Sharpie?

It’s fine on peels you don’t eat, like bananas and oranges, as long as you don’t draw directly on a part you eat. The marker doesn’t bleed through banana or clementine peels. Just make sure the kids know not to eat or lick the peel.

What fruit is good for Halloween?

Anything orange is an easy win. Oranges, clementines and mandarins turn into jack-o’-lanterns, bananas turn into ghosts, and green grapes turn into eyeballs.

How far ahead can I make these?

Since you’re only drawing on the peel, you can decorate the bananas and oranges whenever you like. Make the grape eyes closer to serving; they’ll usually keep for a few days at room temperature.

What else can I make with the kids this Halloween?

If you’re carving pumpkins, save the seeds and make my Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. And when you want a regular fruit bowl the rest of the year, my Fruit Salad is always a hit.

Happy Halloween! Did you make a Halloween fruit bowl? Leave a comment below and tell me which face your kids loved most.