Valentine's Day Marshmallow Necklace

A marshmallow is strung onto a licorice string with a candy heart iced into the middle to make a unique Valentine's Day necklace.  Cute food for kids shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cutefoodforkids.com/2011/04/candy-necklace.html

How to Make Snow Ice Cream

Snow, milk, sugar and vanilla are mixed together to make homemade snow ice cream.  Make monthly shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://makemonthly.blogspot.com/2009/12/stay-at-home-make.html

Reindeer Candy Wrappers

Brown paper wrapped mini Hershey bars with googly eyes, antlers and a foam red nose makes kerry's paper crafts reindeer one of my favorite things.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kerryspapercrafts.com/?p=3142

Sugar Cone Christmas Trees

Instead of, or in addition to, creating gingerbread homes this year, try in the corner's idea of making Xmas trees using sugar cones, green frosting and lots of colorful candy.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://in-the-corner.com/2013/02/25/instead-of-gingerbread-houses-decorate-sugar-cones-with-frosting-and-candy-to-make-a-christmas-tree-great-for-younger-kids-2/ 

Turkey Sandwich

Round and flower cookie cutters turn and ordinary cheese sandwich into a cute little turkey with cute food for kids.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cutefoodforkids.com/2010/11/turkey-sandwich-bento.html

Thanksgiving Kids Meal

A muffin tin doubles as a plate for a kid's Thanksgiving day dinner from mom endeavors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momendeavors.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-themed-muffin-tin-meal.html

Taffy Apple Turkeys

A caramel apple is turned into a turkey with the partiologist.  She uses chocolate fondant, but paper would work well too and be more suitable for kids.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartiologist.com/2014/11/caramel-apple-turkey.html

Thanksgiving Popcorn Gift

Popcorn kernels are poured into long candy bags and tied up with raffia to look like Indian corn to make a cute Thanksgiving Day gift.  The partiologiest shares all of the details. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartiologist.com/2012/11/thanks-for-poppin-in.html

Rice Krispie Ghost Pops

Rice Krispies are shaped like ghosts, dipped in white chocolate and given chocolate chip eyes with the idea room.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theidearoom.net/2011/10/rice-krispie-barhalloween-ghosts.html

Orange Pumpkin Ice Cream Treats

Oranges are hallowed out and carved like a pumpkin with the hands on mom.  She then scoops in ice cream and hides them in the freezer. 

Get the instructions here:
http://thehands-onmom.blogspot.com/2011/10/navel-orange-jack-olanterns.html

Halloween Smores Kits

Marshmallow peeps ghosts are the stars of this Halloween smores kit from meat is not a side dish.  She includes a free directions printable for downloading on her site.

Get the template here:
http://www.meatisnotasidedish.com/halloween-smores-treat

Candy Hand Treats

Fill plastic gloves with candy to make a fun candy hand for Halloween.  All you then hangs them on colorful string from the door to make a severed hand mobile.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/halloween-decorations-to-make

Cake whiz ties hers up with orange bows.

Get the instructions here:
http://cakewhiz.com/halloween-glove-treat-bags/

Monster Candy Pops

Melted colored candy pieces rolled in colored coconut turn into monster pops with the decorated cookie, candy eyes and lollipop sticks.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2013/10/fuzzy-monster-pops/

Sandwich Kabobs

Kids will love to find these deconstructed sandwiches from super healthy kids.  She takes cookie cutters and makes shapes from each item and then pokes them onto a skewer for a really neat lunch presentation.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.superhealthykids.com/healthy-kids-recipes/sticky-stacky-sandwiches.php

Banana Magic

Send kids to school with a secrt message written on their banana.  Use a sharp point to write your message and then in less than five minutes it will go from invisible to visible. Find all of the details on cute food for kids. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cutefoodforkids.com/2010/10/banana-art.html

Apple Cider Cups

Apples are hollowed out and filled with cider in this cut drink idea from busy mommy.  She adds a cinnamon stick for fun and stirring.

Good for ages 13 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://busy-mommy.com/2009/12/apple-cider-cups.html

Life Preserver Sandwiches

Make packed lunch a little more fun by creating this life preserver sandwich from tikkido.  She uses old deli containers and adds great instructions for the consumer. 

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/node/1027

Flower Pot Gum Ball Machine

A painted flower pot and a glass bowl turn into a cute candy machine with one artsy mama.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2013/02/gumball-machine-candy-holder.html

How to Make Pop Rocks Candy

Citric acid is the secret to the recipe for how to make this iconic candy from cake central.  She also gives a bunch of great ways for how to use them for decorating desserts besides just eating them on their own.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://cakecentral.com/b/recipe/pop-rocks-recipe

Make Your Own Butter

Kids will get a kick out of making their own butter with heavy cream, skim milk and we made that.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/homemade-butter/