Then they can knead it with their hands. They should continue
kneading until the dough is smooth.
Give each child a paper plate and a pencil. Tell them to turn their
plates OVER and write their names on the Bottom to prevent pencil
lead from getting on their mints. Help them hold their pencils correctly.
Make sure they use upper and lower case letters.
Give each child a portion of dough on his or her plate. The children can
pinch off pieces, roll them into balls, and press them lightly with a fork
to make a fancy butter mint. Children who cannot roll the candy into
balls can make snakes, cut the snakes into pieces, and press the
pieces with a fork. They might eat the pieces with the fork, but that's
ok too. Leave the mints on the plates and refrigerate them for 30
minutes, until they become firm. Easter Mints taste even better the
second day, if you can keep everyone from eating them all on the first
day. Cover with plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator.
Eyeballs on Ritz
Eggs; hard boiled
Black olives
Ritz crackers
Red food coloring
Cut hard boiled eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and make filling
for deviled eggs. Cut out small hole from bottom center of each egg
(about 5/8" diameter.) Poke a black olive partway through each hole
and hold in place by filling eggs with yolk filling. Place each egg, olive
side up, on a ritz cracker. Paint red lines, resembling blood veins, with
a toothpick on the eye.
Fish in the River
2 Celery stalks
1/4 c Cream cheese; or other cheese spread (tinted green if desired)
8 Goldfish crackers
Trim and wash celery and fill with cheese. Top with crackers and serve.
Food for a Hobo Hike
4 cn Tuna (3 oz each)
4 cn Baked beans (6 oz each)
4 Oranges
4 Plastic
4 Bandana clots
4 Children
Place 1 can tuna, 1 can beans, 1 orange, and 1 fork on each
banadana. Bring up corners and tie securely. Tie end to children's belt
loop or attach to a stick and send them off on their hobo hike.
Pack another hobo pouch for yourself and go along. Make sure
someone has a Scout knife with a can opener attachment to open cans
(much more fun struggling with one of these things than to
take a conventional can opener). The oranges serve as both a drink
and a dessert. Poke a hole in one end and after all the juice has been
sucked out, open it and eat the flesh. The tuna and beans, of course,
are eaten just as they come from the can. The bandanas serve as little
tablecloths, napkins, and kerchiefs to be worn back home. Children
love this hobo picnic--it's easy for you, nutritious, filling, and fun from
them.
Funny Face Carrot Salad
2 carrots
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
Raisins
Peel carrots. Roll up a few long shavings and save them for "hair" on a
final salad. Grate carrots with a grater. Be careful of your fingers.
Drain can of crushed pineapples in a strainer, using a spoon to push
out the juice. Toss pineapple with carrots, then add vanilla yogurt.
Spoon some salad onto a plate. Make a smiling face with raisins. Style
carrot "hair", and serve with a smile.
Jello Aquarium Recipe
1 pk Jello Berry BLUE jelly powder
1 c Boiling water
2 c Ice cubes
Gummy fish
Dissolve jelly powder in boiling water. Add ice cubes, stirring until jelly
thickens, about 3-5 minutes. Remove any unmelted ice. Spoon jelly
into to clear sided bowls. Poke 3 or 4 gummy fish into each dish of
slightly thickened jelly. Refrigerate 30 minute to set. Serve with 1-1/2
hours.
Octopus Dogs
6 Hot dogs
6 Hot dog buns
1 cn Chili
About 1" from one end of a hot dog, start a slit in the hot dog that
goes vertically to the other end. Turn a quarter turn and make another
slit. Keep making slits until you have eight "legs" for the hot dog. Boil
and the hot dog will look like an octopus. Serve with head up and legs
spread out over an opened hot dog bun that has chili on it.
Peaches with a Sunshine Smile
1 cn Of peach halves
2 To 3 cups cottage cheese (low-fat)
Lettuce leaves
