Make an Octopus Cupcake

• 1). Bake a batch of standard-sized cupcakes in cupcake baking cups. Yellow cake or chocolate cake recipes are ideal. Mix about five drops of orange food coloring into homemade buttercream frosting or store-bought frosting.
  
  
• 2). Set one cupcake, still in its baking cup, on a flat surface. Spread a small amount of orange buttercream frosting on top of the cupcake.
  
  
• 3). Unwrap a second cupcake and place it upside down on top of the cupcake from Step 1. Push firmly into place to secure it.
  
  
• 4). Frost the top cupcake thoroughly with the orange buttercream to create a round, dome shape.
  
  
• 5). Press two M&M'S into the front of the top cupcake to make the octopus's eyes. Push a handful of gummy worms into the top of the bottom cupcake to represent the octopus's legs.
  
  

Make a Hot Dog Octopus

• 1). Lay an uncooked hot dog on a flat cutting surface and hold one end firmly between your fingers.
  
  
• 2). Cut the hot dog in half lengthwise, going only two-thirds of the length of the hot dog.
  
  
• 3). Rotate the hot dog about 90 degrees and cut lengthwise, again only cutting about two-thirds of the way down.
  
  
• 4). Repeat Step 3, rotating the hot dog and cutting once more. This will create eight "legs" at one end of the hot dog and leave a single "head" on top.
  
  
• 5). Boil the hot dog until it is cooked through and hot on the inside. Put on a plate with a garnish of fruit and veggies.