Edible Crafts

I mentioned previously that one activity we did while the nieces were here for Cousin Day Camp was making edible crafts. It was a great suggestion by the wonderful Patsy Clairmont, whom I follow on Twitter. (And she follows me! I love Patsy. I often tell people that "normal is just a setting on your dryer.")

So, one day during Cousin Day Camp while Ladybug (2 years old) was taking her afternoon nap, I gathered the supplies needed for Little Mama (almost 10) and Drama Queen (8 years old) to make edible crafts.

Our supplies: miniature and large marshmallows, peanut butter, pretzels sticks, and raisins. I put a few marshmallows, pretzels, and raisins on a plate for each girl, then gave them a medium sized dollop of peanut butter. They could use the peanut butter as glue to create cars or whatever their imaginations could think of. They were very excited by this craft idea and dug right in!

A few minutes into our craft/snack time, I heard Ladybug stirring in the bedroom. Since it wasn't time for her to get up yet, I went back to snuggle her back to sleep. Hubby was home at the time, so I wasn't worried about the older girls sitting at the kitchen table.

I guess I was tired from a full morning with all three girls, and I fell asleep as I snuggled with my Ladybug. I had placed the extra craft supplies on the counter but I did not give the girls any instructions other than "use your imagination." My mistake. While I was in the bedroom, their imaginations really went to work and they made all kinds of cars and vehicles with their marshmallows, etc. They used the ENTIRE bag of large marshmallows.

And my brother-in-law arrived early to pick them up while I was snoozing. Hubby sent their craft/snack home with them so I didn't get to see the final result. (I really wish I had pictures.) I was a bit upset when he told me they used the whole bag of marshmallows. I didn't want my brother-in-law or sister-in-law thinking that I fed the girls pure sugar all the time! But I did not give specific instructions, and I didn't ask Hubby to watch over them. So no one was at fault, really.

Hubby was lost in his computer. The girls were having fun. And Ladybug and I were grabbing a few extra Z's. We were all doing what came naturally to us. But I still wish I had pictures!

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