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| Edible Crawlies for Kids |
 by Amanda Formaro Usually ants, beetles, and other creepy crawlies are not welcome in the kitchen. But that's not the case with these fun snacks. Grab the kids and eat some bugs! Note: Where peanut butter is used in these recipes for "gluing" edible body parts together, frostings may be used as a substitution for those children who are sensitive to or allergic to nuts. Ants in the Sand graham crackers, crushed chocolate sprinkles snack sized resealable plastic bags  To crush graham crackers, place inside a large (gallon size) resealable plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, smash crackers through bag by rolling back and forth over them until they are all in crumb form. Fill snack sized resealable bags halfway with graham cracker crumbs. Add a small handful of chocolate sprinkles to the bags and seal. Bugs on a Log celery stalks peanut butter raisins Spread peanut butter onto washed and drained celery stalks. Top with raisins. For children who are allergic to peanuts, try using cream cheese or processed cheese spread in place of the peanut butter. Cookie Spiders black or chocolate licorice twists fudge sandwich cookies chocolate frosting red cinnamon candies Cut licorice in half. Remove the top of each sandwich cookie; press 8 licorice pieces into the fudge center to resemble spider legs. Spread a little chocolate frosting over the licorice; replace cookie tops. Frost the tops of the spider cookies with frosting. Place red cinnamon candies on top for eyes. Muenster Beetles crunchy chow mein noodles muenster cheese (or other soft block cheese)  Cut cheese into 2" x 1" rectangular blocks. Gently insert three chow mein noodles on each side of cheese block for legs. Using two broken chow mein noodles, insert into "head" as antennae. Note: Cheddar makes a bright and colorful beetle, but can be very frustrating for little fingers as the cheese is a bit too hard to press the noodles into without breaking. Use softer cheese such as gouda, havarti, monterey jack, or even mozerella. Peanut Butter Caterpillars bananas peanut butter grapes chow mein noodles Peel and slice a banana. Join the slices together by "gluing" them with peanut butter. Carefully poke two chow mein noodles (or break a pretzel stick in half to make two pieces) through the top of the grape. Use more peanut butter to attach the head (grape) to the front of the body, with antennae (chow mein noodles) pointing up. What's Related: ANTZ Coloring Pages | Insect Coloring Pages | Edible Bird's Nest | Paper Loop Caterpillar | Egg Carton Caterpillar | The Very Hungry Caterpillar (review) Here's what your kids will be doing when these yummy treats are finished! Inspiration for some of these recipe came from Penny Warner's book Kid's Party Cookbook. |
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About the Author: Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children and the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to FamilyCorner.com's free weekly kid's craft newsletter, Busy Little Hands, by sending any email message to mailto:kidscrafts-on@mail-list.com |
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