Muffin to Fear – Halloween Muffin Design Challenge | NSW Food Technology Resource | Stage 4 & 5 Cooking Unit

Add creativity and fun to your Stage 4 or Stage 5 Food Technology lessons with this Halloween-themed Muffin Design Challenge.
Students become Food Designers, applying the design process to create a Halloween-inspired muffin that demonstrates creativity, safety, and practical cookery skills.

This resource aligns with the NSW Food Technology Syllabus and supports syllabus outcomes in food preparation, design thinking, and evaluation.

📘 Resource Inclusions

• 16-Page Student Workbook (Printable & Digital):

  • Design situation and brief

  • Halloween research task

  • Target audience and constraint analysis

  • Food board collage task

  • Muffin recipe modification activity

  • Time management planning sheet

  • Promotional poster creation

  • Evaluation & reflection tasks

  • Halloween vocabulary word search

• 22 slide Teacher PowerPoint Presentation:

  • Visual guidance and editable slides

  • Class discussion prompts

  • Multimedia links and examples

✅Syllabus Outcomes:

Halloween Muffin Design Challenge activity covers the following outcomes:

• Hygiene/safe handling (FT5-1, FT5-2) through muffin preparation and decoration.

• Processing/preparation/storage (FT5-4, FT5-5) through recipe modification and hands-on baking.

• Nutrition and food choices (FT5-6, FT5-7) via target audience and food board tasks.

• Planning/preparation/presentation/evaluation (FT5-11) via the design brief, promo poster, and reflection tasks.

• Technology/society dimension (FT5-12, FT5-13) via design and food trends activity.

🧁 Use For

• Halloween cooking lessons

• Assessment or project-based learning tasks

• Food product development and design units

• Engaging, end-of-term hands-on projects

🧰 File Information

• Format: PDF (Student Workbook + Teacher PowerPoint)

• Ready to print or use digitally

• Created by an experienced NSW Food Technology teacher

🌟 Why You’ll Love It

This resource saves time while keeping students motivated and creative.
It supports outcomes, literacy, and practical skills while adding a spooky seasonal twist to your classroom.

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