Bird's
Nest Snack added
8-28-98 Original Author Unknown
Melt 1/2 cup of butter
in a saucepan. Add 1 cup of brown sugar. Boil and stir
for one minute. Add a 3 oz. can of chow mein noodles.
Put the mixture in 12
paper baking cups in a muffin tin. Use your thumb to
press noodles into the
nest while still warm. DO NOT BAKE. Give children jelly
bean eggs to put in
their nests.
Shredded
Wheat Nests added
8-28-98 Original Author Unknown
Need:
Large shredded wheat biscuits, glue or maybe marshmallow glue and
candy eggs
Directions: For each child
crumble one large shredded wheat biscuit into a bowl.
Add 1/4 cup melted marshmallow. Help the child pile the
mixture on top of a plastic lid. Let child shape into a
nest and add the eggs.
Carrot
& Noodle Nest added
8-24-00 Original Author Unknown
Cut carrots in half and let the children help grate them. For each
serving,
mix together one half of a grated carrot and 1/4 cup chow mein noodles.
Stir
in mayonnaise to moisten. Place the mixture on a plate and push the
back of
a spoon down into the middle to form a "nest". Let the
children place grapes
or peas in their nests for "eggs". If desired, serve the
nests on top of
lettuce leaves.
Biscuit Nests added
7-21-00 Original Author Unknown
Need:
canned biscuits, frosting, coconut, jelly
beans, food coloring
Directions: Dye
coconut green or yellow. Have the children form a nest shape with the
biscuit, cook (bake or fry), allow to cool, add frosting and top with
coconut and jelly beans and it looks like a bird nest with eggs.
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