Edible Crayons: A Fun Back-to-School Treat
My kids just started school (preschool and 1st grade), and I was trying to think of a fun treat after the first day of school. I came across this amazing site: Gourmet Mom on the Go. It has lots of fun food ideas. I came across the instructions for Edible Crayons: A Fun Back-to-School Treat, and knew we HAD to try it! (See this link for the full instructions.)
All you need is pretzel rods, candy melts, and paper for the “wrappers.” I got candy melts from Michaels in different colors, and had my kids help me dip the pretzels. It was a lot of fun. Then, while they were in school, I finished putting the crayons all together to surprise them with the completed product! Once the pretzels/candy were set, I wrapped the paper around them and secured with a little bit of tape. I created my own customized crayon wrappers in Photoshop, with my kids’ names on them, and printed them on colored cardstock. Once wrapped, I put the crayons into their own little tins. Cuteness! Love!!
We were so happy with how they turned out, and they tasted yummy too! 🙂 They were a huge hit with my kids. I put more of them in a pencil box, just for fun. They really didn’t last long, though.
I think they turned out SO CUTE!!!! Hooray for school! You definitely have to try this out for yourself. 🙂
so cute Brooke!
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I made these too. So easy! So cute! I love the name wrappers….I’m not that talented 😉
That is great! these are sooo on my to-do list!
OMG! I LOVE this!!!
I love that you had your kids help and then surprised them with the finished project. How fun!
those are amazing!
what a fab idea 🙂
Rose XXX
I so adore these! I wish I could find candy melts in Australia!
These are some of the most creative snacks I’ve seen in a long time! Great job!
This is too cute. I think I am going to Orange and Black for Halloween gifts for my nieces and nephews: )
I linked to this cute post in my “Friday Favorites”. Too cute not to share.
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~Lanie
Too cute!
oh my goodness, what a cute idea! 🙂 Love how you personalized them with your child’s name. This would be a great christmas gift for little nieces and nephews. 🙂
so. stinkin. cute. Holy cow!!
GIRL!! This is adorable!! I am SOOOO linkin’ up to you! Lovin’ your Photoshop talents as well!!
I tried to link on to the directions and it wouldn’t let me can you please drop me the instructions for the crayons they are SO cute.
Alisha, I fixed the link, now it should work! I’m glad you like these edible crayons! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
I think these edible crayons are so cute. I wanted to make them for a family reunion and need to get a blank crayon template. I tried to go to the other site but could not download. Do you have any ideas where I could get a blank template. Thank you.
You wouldn’t want to share the template would you? I’d love to be able to add my kiddos names 🙂 THANKS!
Love this idea! Is it possible to get the name template? Thanks!