Halloween Veggie Tray: Funny Face with Avocado Spider
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Need a healthy Halloween party snack that’s still a little creepy? This Halloween veggie tray is made entirely from fresh vegetables, arranged into a funny face with a giant avocado spider crawling across it!
It’s a fun way to bring something different to a Halloween party, especially when the snack table is already loaded with candy and sweets.
The best part? You don’t need to cook anything. Just chop a few vegetables, arrange them into a face, and add the spider.
A Funny Face Veggie Platter for Halloween
I love making fun food for Halloween parties. There are so many clever ways to turn ordinary ingredients into something a little spooky.
This time I decided to make a face out of vegetables. Not just a smiley face, either. I wanted something that looked almost real, with big eyes, bushy eyebrows, and wild cabbage hair.
And then I added a giant spider crawling across his face. Because why not?
I had a group of boys over while I was putting this together, and they thought it was the coolest thing ever. They couldn’t wait to dig in and eat the creepy face!
That’s a pretty good reaction to a platter of vegetables.
Ingredients for the Halloween Veggie Tray
You can use whatever fresh vegetables you have available, but here’s what I used to make our funny face.
For the face:
- Napa cabbage
- Spring mix lettuce
- Green beans or sugar snap peas
- Green onions
- Mini sweet peppers
- Black olives
- Cherry tomatoes
- A large carrot
- Mushrooms
- Celery
For the avocado spider:
- 1 whole avocado
- Black olives
- 4 pipe cleaners, cut in half
For serving:
- Your favorite hummus or vegetable dip
- Extra sliced vegetables for dipping
You’ll also need a large serving tray or platter, a knife, and a cutting board.
How to Make a Funny Face Halloween Veggie Tray
The fun part is arranging the vegetables into a face. You can follow my design or create a completely different expression.
Step 1: Make the Face and Hair
Start with a large serving platter. Arrange Napa cabbage and spring mix lettuce to form the background of the face.
The crinkly cabbage leaves make wonderful wild hair. Add green beans or sugar snap peas around the top for even more texture.
Step 2: Add the Eyes and Eyebrows
Cut openings in two mini sweet peppers and place a black olive or cherry tomato inside each one to create the eyes. Use the green ends of green onions for the eyebrows. You can angle the eyebrows to make the face look surprised, angry, or just plain silly.
Step 3: Make the Nose, Cheeks, and Chin
I used a large carrot, trimmed shorter, for the nose. Arrange mushrooms around the cheeks and chin to give the face more shape. Use celery stalks to frame the sides of the face.
Step 4: Add the Finishing Touches
Scatter cherry tomatoes around the outside of the platter for a little extra color. Move the vegetables around until you like the expression. Don’t worry about making it perfect. The slightly lopsided look is part of what makes this face so funny!
How to Make an Avocado Spider
The avocado spider is what really makes this Halloween vegetable platter stand out.
I used a whole avocado for the body and black olives for the legs.
Here’s how I made it:
- Cut four pipe cleaners in half to make eight spider legs.
- Insert four pipe cleaners into each side of the whole avocado.
- Thread approximately 5–6 black olives onto each pipe cleaner.
- Bend the legs into a spider shape.
- Place the spider on top of the vegetable face.
The olives give the legs a fun, bumpy appearance, and the avocado makes a great oversized spider body.
Important: This spider is a decoration, not an edible part of the tray. Pipe cleaners are craft materials and should not be served as food. Keep the spider separate from the vegetables people will eat, remove it before serving, and supervise young children.
If you’d rather make a completely edible spider, use the avocado as the body and arrange olive pieces or strips of vegetables around it for the legs instead.
Serving Your Halloween Vegetable Platter
Since many of the vegetables are being used to create the face, I like to prepare a second tray with extra vegetables for dipping. That way, everyone can enjoy the funny face without having to dismantle it immediately.
Serve the vegetables with a bowl of hummus or your favorite dip.
I originally made this platter with Sabra hummus, but any hummus or vegetable dip you enjoy will work. You could also set out a few small bowls of dip around the tray so it’s easy for guests to reach.
Tips for Making Your Halloween Veggie Tray
Prepare the vegetables ahead of time. Wash and dry the vegetables, then store them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble the face.
Use a large platter. You’ll want plenty of space for the cabbage hair, vegetables, and spider.
Have fun with the expression. Change the angle of the eyebrows or the position of the eyes to make different faces.
Make extra vegetables for dipping. The face is fun to look at, but a separate tray makes serving much easier.
Keep everything chilled. Refrigerate the prepared vegetables until serving time, and don’t leave the platter sitting out for more than two hours (or one hour if the temperature is above 90°F).
Let the Kids Design Their Own Veggie Faces!
This is also a fun food art activity to do with kids. Give each child a small plate and a selection of sliced vegetables. Challenge them to create their own funny face.
Ask them:
How can you change the expression of a face just by moving the eyebrows or mouth?
They might make a surprised face, a grumpy monster, or a silly character with cucumber eyes and carrot hair. It’s a fun way to encourage creativity while getting kids interested in different vegetables.
More Halloween Food and Activities
Looking for more Halloween ideas? Try these:
- Jell-O Halloween Spider Jigglers
- Edible Candy Corn Slime
- Candy Corn Fractions
- Glue and Salt Spiderweb Craft
- Halloween STEM Paper Circuits
If you’re bringing food to a Halloween party this year, try making a funny face veggie tray. It’s easy to customize, makes a great centerpiece, and might even convince a few kids to reach for vegetables before the candy!
