EASY Holiday Tree Food Project for Kids

Kids love both crafts and treats. The following combines the two for an easy, inexpensive food project. Each child gets their own ingredients and eats only what they have "handled"; this means a food project that fits within most state licensing regs. Have fun!

Holiday Tabletop Tree

Graham Crackers
Green Decorating Icing
Small Red Candies
White Paper Plates

Provide for each child 2 full graham crackers, each cut in half diagonally (a serated knife works best for this); this will provide 4 long triangles per child.

Pipe small amount of icing onto the long uncut side of each triangle.

Demonstrate to the children how to press the icing sides of the triangles together to form a standing tree. Pipe outer edges of tree with additional icing. Have the children press candies into icing to "create" ornaments for their trees. Set aside to dry on a paper plate with the child's name written on the rim.

This could be a morning project to be enjoyed at afternoon snack, or an early afternoon project to take home to share with the child's family.

Remember there are no "messed up" trees. Enjoy!