Tin Can Candy Containers

Our best bites turns a pull tab topped tin can into a candy dish with some cute ribbon, tissue paper, pretty colorful candy and free downloadable printable tags.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions and templates here:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/tin-can-treats-for-mothers-day/

Jelly Bean Bracelet Kids Craft

My kids make has a yummy craft for Easter using jellybeans and elastic thread.  To make this more kid friendly have the holes already punched in the jellybeans and all they'll need to do is string them.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mykidsmake.com/2011/04/create/jelly-bean-bracelet/

Mom luck adds a ribbon to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://momluck.com/jelly-bean-bracelet/ 

Artzy creations makes multi-row bracelets.

Get the instructions here:
http://artzycreations.com/easy-jelly-bean-bracelets/

Chocolate Covered Banana Kids Craft

Bakers royale has the most delicious after school or party or really any time activity - making chocolate covered bananas.  She suggests placing a slice of banana on the end of a straw, dipping it in chocolate and having lots of toppings to roll the bananas in such as sprinkles, nuts and coconut.  The nice thing is you get to decide the toppings making this as healthy of a snack as you want.  You could even replace the chocolate with yogurt.  It should still hold the toppings and make it even healthier.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bakersroyale.com/fruit/banana-pops/

Grow Romaine Lettuce

Three ps and qs has instructions for how to grow your very own lettuce. All you need is a stem of lettuce still intact and a pot, dirt and water.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://threepsandq.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/peculiarities-and-plants-romaine-lettuce/

Rice Krispie Treat Cottages

Land o lakes shares a yummy spin on the traditional gingerbread houses that's sure to get actually eaten.  Using rice crispie treats as the base and melted white chocolate to adhere all of the candy kids will make a yummy house.

Good for ages 3 and up.   

Get the instructions here:
http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/1667/crispy-christmas-cottages

Teddy Bear Candy Sleds

Brandys crafts has the cutest kids food craft using mini milky ways, teddy grahams and candy canes.  These would made great party gifts. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://brandyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/milky-way-teddy-sleds.html

Gingerbread Cookie Party

Hostess with the mostess shares a gingerbread cookie decorating party. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hwtm.com/index.cfm?page=albums/view_album&albumid=3537&photoid=44447

Paper scissors oragnes also has a gingerbread cookie party with lots of colorful sprinkles.

Get the instructions here:
http://paperscissorsoranges.blogspot.com/2010/12/holiday-cookie-workshops-2010.html

Ghost Toast

Rl burns has the cute idea for a Halloween breakfast using just a piece of bread and jelly although not intentionally. It's actually accompanied by a really sad poem. 

See her post here:
http://rlburns.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/the-little-girls-screams/

Marshmallow Pretzes Bones

Inspired co offers up a treat of marshmallows and pretzels covered in white chocolate to make delicious skeleton bones. 

Get the instructions here:
http://inspireco.blogspot.com/2011/10/dem-bones.html

Healthy Halloween Treats

Oranges make great jack o'lanterns with with these ideas to turn them into a fun Halloween snack.

Pimp my dinner has a very cute and healthy idea for Halloween treats to hand out.  She takes containers of mandarin oranges and draws on fun  jackolantern faces with a black marker.

Get the instructions here:
http://pimpmydinner.blogspot.com/2011/10/spooky-healthy-snack.html 

Under construction blog has a very similar idea but draws the faces right on the oranges.

Get the instructions here:
http://underconstructionblog.typepad.com/under_construction/2010/10/halloween-fruit.html

Danya banya offers more ideas for faces options.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.danyabanya.com/2013/10/spooky-orange-faces.html 

Half hour meals simply sticks a small piece of celery into a peeled orange fruit and voila a pumpkin.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.halfhourmeals.com/food-for-thought/thanksgiving-snacks-for-kids-6-fun-and-healthy-recipes/6/ 

Momtastic adds green yarn for pumpkin hair.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momtastic.com/diy/170104-diy-last-minute-pumpkin-decor-from-oranges/

One hundred dollars a month uses celery for the stem.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/healthy-halloween-treats-easy-orange-pumpkins/ 

Meet the dubiens uses black tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/10/clementine-jack-o-lanterns.html

Frankenstein Pudding Cups

A turtles life for me has a really cute idea for creating Frankenstein monster treats for Halloween.  She takes vanilla pudding and adds green food coloring tops it with crushed chocolate crumbly cookies and put it in a clear plastic cup and then draws a monster face on the cup.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2011/10/halloween-pudding-cups.html

How I keep sane uses oreos for the hair.

Get the instructions here:
http://howikeepsane.blogspot.com/2011/09/frankenstein-halloween-treat.html

Lollipop Ghosts

 

An easy and fun idea to pass out on Halloween night.  Kids will love these lollipop ghosts.

Disney mike shares a great idea for dressing up lollipops for halloween using white cloth, a marker and some orange and black ribbon.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/disneymike/2989670716/

Fellowfellow gives the ghosts paper outfits.  They also have a skeleton outfit to use with black tissue paper. 

Get the instructions here:
http://fellowfellow.com/diy-spook-pops/ 

The decorated cookie makes her own lollipops using trix treats formed into circles and wrapped up as ghosts.

Get the instructions here:
http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2013/10/cereal-box-haunted-house-and-ghost-treat-pops 

The pink doormat uses googly eyes for her version.

Get the instructions here:
 http://thepinkdoormat.blogspot.com/2013/10/googly-eyed-ghost-lollies.html

Lifesaver Flower Lollipops

Busy bee kids crafts has a cute idea for how to make flower lollipops out of lifesavers, using one lifesaver in the middle and six surrounding lifesavers and a lollipop stick. Bake the candy to have it fuse together into a flower.

Good for kids ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Flower-Lollipop.html

Magic Drink Potion

Mrs. happy homemaker has a magic drink potion using sprite and kool aid ice cubes. As the potion melts the drink changes colors and flavors.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mrshappyhomemaker.com/2011/10/magic-potion.html

Easter Peep Chick Graham Cracker House

Kasey buick has a cute food craft that kids will love using peeps, graham crackers, frosting (to bind the crackers for the house) and candy grass.  Kids can also decorate the houses with candy.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://kaseybuick.com/2010/03/cloudywith-chance-of/

Yesterfood has a similar tutorial.

Get the instructions here:

http://yesterfood.blogspot.com/2014/04/peeps-houses.html

Popcorn Painting

Katherine Marie photography has a great way to combine an after school snack and activity.  She sets out edible paint, a dish of popcorn and some paintbrushes for an afternoon of popcorn painting.  You can use food coloring as well and even dilute it with milk or water.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://katherinemariephotography.com/blog/archives/2509

Heart Shaped Melon Kabobs

Six sisters has a cute lunchbox idea for valentine's day. Using a heart shaped cookie cuter and popsicle sticks they've created melon kabobs.

Groundhog Day Pudding Cups

Little paper house has the cutest snack for groundhog day -- a cookie groundhog popping out of an oreo topped pudding cup. Your kids will love it.

Get the instructions here:
http://littlepaperhouse.com/2010/02/groundhog-day/

Paint Your Own Toast

Share & remember has a fun way to play with your food.  They'll show you how to paint your toast using just milk, food coloring and some paint brushes.  A good after school activity and snack combined.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2011/06/rainbow-painted-toast.html

Build a menu paints polka dots and swirls on her toast.

Get the instructions here:
https://www.buildamenu.com/blog/165/

How to Make Rock Candy

Gluesticks has a great tutorial for how to make rock candy.  All you need is sugar, water, food coloring, and some bamboo skewers.  These are great to make for parties or just a fun project.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://brandyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/homemade-rock-candy.html

Fancy shanty shares a recipe too.

Get the instructions here:
http://fancyshanty.com/2013/04/homemade-rock-candy-recipe/ 

Growing a jeweled rose watches it grow and observes its progress each day.  Note: it looks bigger in the jar than it actually is.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2015/02/rock-candy-experiment.html