Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts

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    Are you looking for edible crafts that work for any age group? I have three that look like masterpieces to the youngest artists and that even your teens will enjoy doing. So gather everyone around the table, prepare all the supplies, and be sure to put down a washable tablecloth. Then watch the Holiday Magic unfold.

    Holiday Trees

    Don’t want to do the whole gingerbread house? How about just trees?
    What you’ll need:
    Sugar cones
    Icing

    Candies for decorating; think little sprinkles, mini m & m’s, mini marshmallows, and coconut (which can be colored with food coloring). This is a great time to go through the pantry and use up any cake decorations you have.
    Butter knives
    Cookie sheets
    Wax paper

    What you’ll do:
    Ice the outside of the sugar cone with icing. Before the icing can dry, place the decorations on it. If your child wants to cover the tree in something, spread it out on a cookie sheet and allow them to roll it in the decoration of choice (or perhaps they mix many).
    Set the trees upright to dry (if they can wait). Eat or use in your gingerbread house scene.

    Three Kid Friendly Edible Holiday Crafts
    Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts

    Snowmen

    What you’ll need:
    Mini powdered donuts
    Orange and green jellybeans or similar candies
    Red fruit leather
    Skewers (make sure they aren’t pointy)
    Black icing pen
    Kitchen scissors

    What you’ll do:
    Slide three donuts onto the skewers. Place green jellybeans in the center of the bottom two and an orange one in the center of the top donut (for the nose).
    Use kitchen scissors to cut the fruit leather into a length that will work for a scarf. Wrap it around the “neck” and cross in the front.
    Make eyes and mouth with the black icing pen.

    Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts
    Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts

    Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops

    What you’ll need:
    Full sized marshmallows
    Peppermint pieces (or use candy canes and break them into pieces with a rolling pin)
    Mini candy canes
    Bag of semisweet chocolate chips
    Double boiler or microwave-safe dish (to melt the chocolate)
    Waxed paper

    What you’ll do:
    Push a mini candy cane into the large marshmallow. Then dip the marshmallow into the melted chocolate (be careful with hot chocolate and little ones). Allow excess chocolate to drip and roll into the crushed candy cane.
    Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and allow to set.

    Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts
    Three Kid Friendly Sweet Holiday Crafts

    We want to see your creations! Be sure to post pictures and tag San Francisco Bay Area Moms.

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    Tracy is a Lead Instructor for Darkness to Light, a child sexual abuse prevention organization and serves as a College and Career Advisor for Students Rising Above. She grew up in northeast Ohio, and has lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Northern Virginia and has worked in the arts, in education, in non-profits and in ed tech. Her husband's job brought them to the Bay Area and there's no looking back! Tracy is mom to a 17-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son. Self-care includes pedicures, reading, cooking, crafting, and just being with her family. She also serves on the Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee for the Dublin School District and on the Advisory Council for the Transformative Leadership in Disruptive Times Certificate Program at Cal State East Bay.

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