Hairy Hot Dogs or Scary Spaghetti – Fun and Spooky Recipes for Cooking with Kids

We first made hairy hot dogs or scary spaghetti back in 2009 (just look at how cute and small Maxi was back in 2009) and they have become an annual Halloween tradition here in The Mad House. They are super fun to make and something that the boys can make on their own now they are older. Making these is great fine motor skills for children of all ages, too.

How to make Hairy Hot Dogs or Scary Spaghetti

Ingredients

Hot dogs or Bratwurst
Spaghetti
Pasta Sauce (If required)

Method for hotdogs and spagetti

These are really simple to make and fun for kids of all ages. Start by cutting up your hot dogs into four. As hot dogs are soft, this is great for younger children to do. Discuss with them the importance of maintaining similar sizes and how this helps them all cook together. Also, encourage younger children to count as they cut.

Then comes the fun part, threading the spagetti through the hot dogs. When the boys were smaller they threaded them through sideways. Now they like to thread it through lengthways.

Add the pasta to a pan of salted boiling water and cook until it is tender (approximately 10 minutes).

Drain and serve.

My boys love eating hairy hot dogs or scary spaghetti with pasta sauce. We served it with a tomato and bacon sauce this time. A pasta sauce is really easy to make, chop some peppers, garlic and onion and fry until soft before adding chopped tin tomatoes, and you have a super simple spaghetti sauce. Basil and oregano go great with the sauce. You can top with grated parmesan cheese.