White Chocolate Snowmen
Age level: 6 to 12
Scripture: Psalm 145:8-9
Materials: White chocolate melting pieces, marshmallows,
toothpicks, 3-inch round cookies, chow mein noodles, black and
white tube icing, a saucepan, Hershey's Kisses chocolates, access
to a stovetop, and paper plates.
Alert: You'll need an adult to heat the white chocolate
candy and several adults to supervise kids as they dip their
marshmallows.
Make these cute, delicious snowmen with your class as you
celebrate the glory of God.
Have an adult heat the white chocolate candy over very low heat in
a saucepan. While the candy is heating, give each child a paper
plate, one round cookie, two marshmallows, two chow mein noodles,
and two toothpicks. Kids will place their cookies in the center of
their paper plates and spear the flat end of each marshmallow with
a toothpick.
Once the candy is completely melted (this may take a while, since
you must use the lowest heat setting on the stovetop), have kids
carefully dip one marshmallow into the melted candy, completely
covering the marshmallow. Then kids will place their marshmallow on
the center top of the round cookie, using their fingers to slide
the marshmallow off the toothpick.
Have kids dip their second marshmallow into the melted candy using
the same technique. They'll place the second marshmallow on top of
the first, and then place an unwrapped Hershey's Kisses chocolate
on top of the second marshmallow for the snowman's hat. Have kids
place the chow mein noodles on opposite sides of the top of the
marshmallow to create the snowman's arms. Allow the snowmen to cool
completely.
To finish decorating the snowmen, have kids draw buttons, a nose,
mouth, and eyes on the snowman using black tube icing. They can put
a white icing "puff" on top of the snowman's hat and trim on the
bottom of the hat.
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