Photo: Roberto Caruso
Treat: Pokémon candy apples

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the stems from 10 small red apples and then push wooden dowels into the tops of the apples. Cut strips of black licorice to almost fit the circumference of the apples (leave a little space for the centre button).
2. Melt 2 cups of white Candy Melts in the microwave, stirring halfway through, 1 to 2 min. Holding the apple by the dowel, dip the bottom half into the melted candy. Remove, slowly turning the apple to let excess drip off. Place on sheet.
3. Immediately wrap a licorice strip around the apple, over the melted candy. Separate the biscuit and cream halves of 10 mini Oreos. Using a dab of the melted candy to help it stick, attach an Oreo, cream-side out, to the centre of the apple.
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Illustration: Flo Leung
Activity: Green thumbs

Let your guests expand their Pokédex by planting and caring for their very own Oddish, a grass-type Pokémon. Buy little pots and shovels at a dollar store, and a bag of potting soil and small leafy plants at Home Depot. First, lay down a tarp. Glue small rocks (or blue pompoms) to the bottoms for feet. Show kids how to paint the pots blue; let dry, then add eyes and mouths. Fill each pot ...