Comments on: What Crafty Food Item Should I Prepare For My Son’s 1st Grade Class?

By: baby girl

baby girl — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:43:10 +0000

Candy Cane Reindeer
Find out how to make a tiny reindeer using a candy cane, shared by Reginald.
Materials Needed:
* Candy cane
* Pipe cleaner (Chenille Stem)
* 5mm pair of wiggle eyes
* Glue
* 5mm Pom-pom
Instructions:
1. Take a pipe cleaner and cut in half.
2. Twist pipe cleaner around candy cane neck. Form pipe cleaner to look like antlers.
3. Glue pom-pom onto the end of candy cane hook. Pom pom will form the nose of the reindeer.
4. Glue eyes just above pom pom to give the reindeer life.
Cinnamon-Applesauce Ornaments
courtesy of Ginger P.
1 lb. powdered cinnamon
3/4 c. applesauce
1/8 c. orris root powder (optional)
1/8 oz. apple fragrance (optional)
Add the scents to the orris root and mix well. Combine with the cinnamon powder and add the applesauce. Roll out onto the counter (it’s not suppose to stick) to 1/4″ thick and cut out your shapes. Any thinner and the edges may start to curl. Use a small straw to make holes for hanging. Dry the ornaments in a dehydrator if you have one, otherwise, air dry. When completely dry, sand the rough edges with a fingernail file and paint or decorate.
Snow Cowboy
courtesy of Nancy
Materials:
3 inch Styrofoam ball
Textured snow paint
Orange Polymer clay
2-15mm wiggly eyes
5 inch straw cowboy hat
Red bandanna fabric, 1/2 x 20 inch strips, three Misc. items–wax paper, palette knife, hot glue gun, clear monofilament, sewing needle.
1. Use the palette knife to coat the ball with snow paint; let dry on wax paper.
2. To make the nose, use the polymer clay and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to mold and bake a 1-3/4 inch carrot nose. When cool, glue to the center
of the face.
3. Glue the wiggle eyes to the face 1/2 inch apart and 1/4 inch above the nose.
4. To make the hatband, braid the fabric strips.
Wrap and glue the braid around the hat, overlapping the ends at the center back.
5. Glue the had on the head 3/4 inch above the eyes.
For a hanger, thread monofilament through the top of the hat and knot.
Miniature Gingerbread Houses
What You Need:
* Single serving milk cartons, empty and washed
* White Icing [store bought or recipe]
* Graham Cracker Squares
* Decorations, candies, sprinkles or other holiday treats
How to Make::
Get organized first. Have all of your decorations, candies and such in individual bowls, containers or bags.
Prepare white icing/frosting if you are not using store bought.
Getting Ready Each person should have their own single serving milk carton. Place your carton on a sheet of waxed paper on top of heavy cardboard or a paper plate.
Attach graham cracker squares to sides of carton by spreading icing/frosting on carton and pressing cracker firmly onto carton.
Do the same for the roof using two graham cracker squares. For area between sides and roof – cut a graham cracker in half on diagonal to form a triangle and attach the same way.
Once you have your sides and roof attached use icing/frosting to attach decorations and candies to your house. You can pipe icing/frosting into the cracks with a cake decorator or with a plastic bag filled with icing/frosting.
Proud House Maker Use your imagination to create windows and doors with different shaped and colored candies. Add other elements as you wish.
You can spread icing/frosting around your house on the paper plate or waxed paper to form a base that looks like snow.
Once your creation is complete you can allow to dry over night and use as a decoration year after year. Or, you can gobble it right up!
This is even more fun to make with a group of your friends or family members! Enjoy and have fun!

By: CandyGir

CandyGir — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:45:03 +0000

gingerbread men and then let them decorate them…my mom did that for me in kindergarten and it was so memorable!! or even just decorate sugar cookies!!! stars trees, anything where the kids can interact and be hands on they will love!
good luck!

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:27:32 +0000

My sons classes have helped make their own treat and they all love it! One year a mom made triangle shaped brownies and the kids decorated them with pretzels (for the antlers) white frosting for the face, red hots for the nose, and any small candy like m&m’s, chocolate chips ect can be used for the eyes. It’s crafty, creative and the kids enjoy the hands on by doing it themseves. I enjoyed helping & watching them with this.
Another year they made icecream sundays. They chose what toppings they wanted like m&m’s, chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup, crushed up oreos, candy sprinkles (like for decorating cookies with) They also really enjoyed this one too.
From being a volunteer I have noticed my kids along with the others always seem to enjoy the treats they get to decorate themselves the best! Good Luck!

By: lil_darl

lil_darl — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:01:35 +0000

Take the class picture to a bakery and ask them to make an edible image out of it. You can bake a cake and frost it and place the edible image on the top…the kids will be amazed to see their class picture on a cake and they can eat it too.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:42:06 +0000

mini gingerbread houses using graham crackers, icing and lil candies. they are adorable. I went one step further with tis, I talked to my dau’s teacher and brought the ingrediants to school and let the kids each make their own! Of course I maed one with them showing them step by step how to. Some even made walkways and stuff like that. We took a picture of each child with their house before they ate them. It was great.

By: tish-ka-

tish-ka- — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:57:51 +0000

You could make no-cook peppermint mice, then make mini mouse-houses to put them in. Or marshmallow snowmen on sticks. Or how about spiny sea-urchin party nibbles. If you’d like photos of these, and full instructions, they’re on my website, below.
Hope your son has a great Christmas party!

By: Amanda I

Amanda I — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:39:13 +0000

familyfun.com has lots of cupcake ideas and if its a craft your looking for thats the best place to be.

By: SMO2

SMO2 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:42:34 +0000

I make a cookie puzzle for ezh of my neices and nephews. It’s simple. Make sugar cookie roll out douch, or use some from the store. Cut it into rectangle big enough to accomodate your cookie cutters. Using a cookie cutter cut a shape in the middle of each rectangle. Then using a knife cut the border around the cookie cutter shape into four pieces. Then paint each piece with egg paint. Then bake as directed.
Ingredients
1 egg yolk
Few drops water
Paste food coloring
Directions
Stir together egg yolk and water. Divide mixture among several bowls. Mix a little paste food coloring into each.
Use a small clean watercolor paint brush to paint various colors onto unbaked cutout cookies. Clean the brush between colors using plain water. Put only a small amount of paint on the brush. If the Egg Paint thickens while you?re working with it, stir in a little water, a drop at a time. If using more than one color, leave a narrow strip of cookie between painted areas so the colors don?t run together. If you want a marbled effect, paint a small amount of one color on top of another.
It?s important to use egg yolk paint only before the cookie dough is baked so that the raw egg is cooked during the baking step. Bake as cookie recipe directs.

By: ladysosu

ladysosu — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:11:35 +0000

you can make cup cakes but bake them in ice cream cones
or jelly sandwhichs cut out with cookie cutters (christams shaped ones)
or turtle milk (milk abit of vanilla and br. sugar)

By: justme99

justme99 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:06:17 +0000

well i have been a room mom 4 yrs and no matter what i prepare it seems the jello jiggle rs made with cookie cutters are the winning hit!!!now if u use the cup cake recipe above u could have gummy worms and crumbled Oreo cookies on top to look like there coming from the ground~~~~~~but they usually have so very much the jello is eaten right away and a big hit make them red n green yummy cant go wrong mom of 3