Made for Memories: Spider Dogs for Halloween
A fun Halloween dinner that’s easy enough for kids to help make!
This easy Halloween hot dog recipe turns simple hot dogs and crescent rolls into silly spider-shaped treats kids can help make.
Prep Time: About 10 minutes
Cook Time: According to crescent roll package directions
Servings: 8 spider dogs
Kid Help: Wrapping dough and adding ketchup eyes
What You’ll Need to Make Spider Dogs
1 package hot dogs
1 package crescent roll dough
Ketchup
How to Make Spider Dogs
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Open the crescent roll dough and separate it into triangles.
- Make the spider legs.
- Take one hot dog.
- Starting at one end, make two cuts about one-third of the way toward the middle. Don’t cut all the way through.
- Turn the hot dog one-quarter turn and make two more cuts the same way.
- Repeat on the other end. The middle should stay connected while each end has four skinny “legs.”
Grown-Up Help: An adult should handle the knife or closely supervise older kids while making the spider legs.
- Wrap the middle of each hot dog with one crescent roll triangle, leaving the legs sticking out.
- Bake according to the crescent roll package directions, or until the dough is golden brown.
- Let cool for a few minutes.
- Use a toothpick dipped in ketchup to add two little eyes to each spider.
Make Spider Dogs for Little Eaters or a Crowd
Making these for little eaters or a larger crowd? Cut the hot dogs and crescent dough triangles in half.
Serve & Enjoy!
Serve your Spider Dogs with:
- Grapes for “eyeballs”
- Mac and cheese for “brains”
- Pretzel sticks and string cheese for “witch’s brooms”
Make It a Family Tradition
Spider Dogs are a fun Halloween meal the whole family can make together. Kids love helping wrap the spiders and adding the ketchup eyes. Make them every October, and they just might become one of your family’s favorite Halloween traditions!
