For the wings, gently push 1 pretzel into the filling, running
parallel to the length of the celery stick. Do the same on the celery's
other lengthwise side. Arrange the raisins or currents as the eyes,
nose and mouth. For antennae, push the slivered almonds or
mushroom cap into filling. If using mushrooms, arrange the spaghetti-
like mushroom tips upward, like an antenna.
Cat's Eyes
1/2 c Peanut butter
8 Ritz crackers
1 Banana; cut into 8 slices
8 Raisins
Spread peanut butter on crackers and top each with a slice of banana.
Place a raisin in center of each banana to form a cat's eye and repeat
for all banana topped crackers.
Chocolate Spiders version #1
4 cups semisweet chocolate baking chips
Melt chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Let stand over the water
until water is cool, about 10 minutes. Place wax paper on cookie sheet.
Pour chocolate into a pastry bag that is fitted with a 1/8-inch or 1/4-
inch tip. Squeeze chocolate onto wax paper in the shape of spiders. If
chocolate is runny it needs to be cooled longer. Chill the spiders for
about 10 minutes. When hard peel off wax paper. Store in refrigerator
laid flat.
Chocolate Spiders version #2
12 oz Twizzlers; chocolate flavor
4 oz Milk chocolate candy melts
Cut twizzlers into 1 1/2" pieces. Slice each piece in half lengthwise. On
waxed paper place 4 legs (pieces) on each side and then drop 1 tsp
melted candy in middle for body. Use a toothpick to smooth to uniform
circle and connect all candy pieces. Cool completely before removing
from waxed paper.
Clown Faces
Large Pancake
3 x Orange Slices
2 x Poached or fried Eggs
1/2 Cherry Tomato
Make the pancakes in advance and set them in oven to keep them
warm. Poach or fry the eggs. To assemble the faces, place the
pancakes on a plate, with eggs for eyes, orange slices for ears and
mouth, and a tomato half for the nose.
NOTE: For a lighter meal, omit the eggs and use apricot or peach
halves for eyes and half a fresh cherry for a nose. Or, omit pancakes,
assemble eggs directly on plate, and add a smile made from chopped,
sauted potatoes.
Daisy Apple
2 Tbs. raisins
2 Tbs. crunchy or creamy peanut butter
1 Mcintosh apple
Peanuts, for garnish (omit if making for small child)
Set aside a few raisins for face. Stir remaining raisins into peanut
butter. With apple corer or paring knife, remove core and seeds from
apple. Using a small knife, push peanut butter mixture into center of
apple. Make a happy face on top of peanut butter using reserved
raisins. Arrange peanut halves around edge of peanut butter forming a
circle. Chill before serving.
Dirt Cups
2 c Milk
1 pk Chocolate Pudding, instant
3 1/2 c Cool Whip
16 oz Oreos
8 Gummy Worms (opt)
8 Plastic flowers (opt)
Pour milk into medium bowl, add pudding mix. Beat until well blended,
1 -2 minutes. Crush Oreos and set aside. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in
cool whip and half of cookies. To assemble: place 1 Tb crushed cookies
in bottom of 8 oz cup. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture.
Top with remaining crumbs. Optional garnish: place flower in middle
and put gummy worm halfway out of "dirt".
Easter Mints Kids Can Make
1/3 c Soft butter
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Flavoring
3 1/2 c ( 1 lb ) sifted confectioner's sugar
Large bowl
Wooden spoon
Paper plates
Pencils
This is a no-cook recipe the children can mix with their hands. Flavor it
with any of the liquid flavorings in the supermarket, such as
strawberry and lemon. If you want, you can instead divide it into three
portions and add a few drops of food coloring to tint it yellow, red, and
green. The knead a small amount of flavoring into each one. This
recipe makes about 1 1/2 lbs of candy.
Help the children measure all the ingredients into the large bowl. They
can take turns stirring it with the wooden spoon until it becomes too
stiff.
