 |
One great, big Rice Krispy treat shaped and colored like the Earth… genius! I can’t take full credit for this idea, I actually found it on The Idea Box (if you visit their link, the photo you see there is mine, I work for them) while going through and deciding on a few crafts to make and photograph for the site.
When I told Dominic, my 11 year old about it, he wanted to help. I love how his eyes light up when I tell him he can help. He’s my youngest and the only one left of the four that still wants to putter around in the kitchen with me!
You basically just make Rice Krispy treats, shape it into a circle on a pizza pan, then use a clean paintbrush or pastry brush to paint on some lightly watered down food coloring.
Hope you have a great Earth Day!
Rice Krispy Treat Edible Earth
printable version
3 tablespoons butter
1 10-oz package of marshmallows (or 4 cups mini marshmallows)
6 cups crispy rice cereal
blue and green food coloring
2 small dishes with 2 tablespoons of water in each
pastry brush
2 plastic baggies
2 rubber bands
cooking spray
pizza pan
Melt the butter of medium heat in a stock pot. Add the marshmallows and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat and add cereal. Stir to combine them dump out onto the pizza pan.
Have child put baggies on their hands, secure them around their wrists with rubber bands. Spray the palm side of the baggies with cooking spray.
Have child shape the cereal mixture into a large circle on the pizza pan. Don’t pack the cereal mixture down too hard or they will become tough and hard to chew.
Add a few drops of blue food coloring to one of the dishes of water, and add a few drops of green to the other. Use a clean pastry brush to “paint on” the land and the water.
If you’d like to make a fun Earth craft with your kids, try my textured globe earth craft, or if your kids are little, they’ll love this coffee filter Earth from The Idea Box!
Have fun!
While I usually reserve this for my craft blog, I’m submitting this to the following craft carnivals. To see some other awesome projects, be sure to visit them!
|
Very cute! I bet I could eat the whole planet myself ;)
Que receta más curiosa. Un saludo
What a great idea! My kids are always looking for a reason to make Rice Krispie Treats.
Love this post! Happy Earth Day!
I love rice krispie treats! What a fun way to celebrate Earth Day!
Awesome. I'm all about the rice krispies treats (besides all the other things I'm all about! ;)
My boys would LOVE to paint on krispies!
My elderly mom is a huge fan of rice crispy treats. I can't wait to show her this. She'll get a kick out of it. She's still able to cook for herself, and there's always a pan of RC treats when I go to visit. Really cute Amanda.
what a nice idea :)
Have to laugh; this reminds me of a very similar project I helped my daughter do in high school. We made a cake for Earth Day, three layers carved into a semi circle and painted everything with icing.
The intent was to eat if afterwards but my daughter was so proud of it, that didn't happen and it sat til it was too stale. Then it ended up in a box in her closet and it was just a couple of months ago I came upon it when clearing out stuff; she's 26 now!
Thanks for the memories and just a note…if you don't want it to turn hard and stale and eventually to dust; eat it now!
Looks soooo good…Happy Earth Day! Hope you have a great week:)
Blessings,
Linda
I’m having a GIVEAWAY…come by and check it out…I think you will like it!
Seriously that is so creative! Adorable!!
Cool and ever so creative Amanda. This is just great!!
oh this is very cool love it
Thanks for linking up to my blog roll!! Sorry it's taken me so long to stop by and say thanks. Busy busy!
What a really great idea! I love rice crispie treats.
How cute! My youngest might think this was cool, but the older two would just think it was silly. But I think it's fun!
So cool, I love this idea!
Ha, awesome! I love it.
I like it! I thought about making a healthier incarnation of this with broccoli and blueberries. But I haven't gone to the store yet this week.
mmmm…I want rice krispies now!! They look so yummy!! Thanks for linking up we featured you today so come on over and grab a button!!
Cool idea! I never had thought to 'paint' rice crispies. You could have a lot of fun with that!
Yummmm! Looks delicious! Great Earth Day project.
THanks for linking up with What are little boys made of?
I'm a new Follower from Snails, Tails and Puppy dog tails! Visit me at http://www.rockindeals4you.com/?p=2339 and sign up for my newest giveaway!
Whoa, this is awesome! I never would have thought of this. Heck, I'm gonna make one for my husband! (he loves rice krispy treats, and maps. And he hates cake. And it's his birthday this weekend. So perfect.)
Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy, with Life in the Pitts.
How fun!! We might do this as a late Earth Day celebration. Thanks for sharing!
how cool is this?!! will have to file this away til my grandson is a bit older! but so clever!
What a great idea Amanda! I love when my daughter is home and helps me make dinner – it's just such a great way to connect at the end of a busy day!
Love it! Happy Earth Day. :)
very cute idea! I Love it! :)
Oh adorable! What a great idea for an 11 year old to have fun in the kitchen. I love it :)
~Sarah @ Sugar Bananas!
Oh, I forgot to say that I'm here from LITP and I'm your newest follower :)
Adorable! Such a cute idea.
Very clever. And cute.
oh yummmmy! I love rice crispy squares!!! It looks so cute as an "earth" :)
I just love Rice Krispie treats and this is perfect for Earth Day!
Adorable!
What a super cute idea!!! Thanks for linking this up to Be Inspired last week as well!
Chelsea
Oh this is simply genius! P.S – Your site's been taking a real long time to load.
Hi,
I followed you over from the Life As Lori link party. I am now a follower of yours. I would really love it if you stopped by and visited me too. Be sure to enter the drawing if you do. Keep up the good work. Rory http://toolsareforwomentoo.blogspot.com/
This is a cute idea. It totally looks like an earth.
Thanks for the idea, we did this with the kids today, but made "mini" Edible Earth's for them. We cut the treats into 4 inch circles (with a cup or other object) and they each got their own to color! It was fun!
That's awesome Amy! So glad they had fun, I know we did :)