What you need…
- Box of cupcake mix (plus all ingredients listed on the back)
- Cupcake liners
- Can of chocolate icing
- Chocolate sandwich cookies
- Zipper seal baggies
- Big spoon or a measuring cup (something good for smashing that won't break!)
- Gummy worms
- Craft sticks
- Hot glue gun
- Construction paper
- Things to decorate paper - stickers, glitter glue, foam shapes, markers, etc.
What you do...
- Bake cupcakes according to directions on the box.
- While the cupcakes bake, create flowers with your kiddos! Talk about the different types of flowers and their different shapes. Cut a few from construction paper. You could even use your child’s hand as a pattern!
- While the cupcakes finish baking and cooling, have your kids decorate their flowers using various supplies (markers, stickers, etc.)
- Take each flower and using the hot glue gun, attach a craft stick for a stem.
- Once cupcakes are cooled, allow your kids to ice their cupcake. Let them use an unused craft stick to do this! Place iced cupcakes aside.
- Place 2 cookies in a plastic zipper bag…SEAL IT! Then have your child use a big spoon or the flat bottom of a measuring cup to SMASH their cookies (This was my kids' favorite part!!) .
- Sprinkle the top of the iced cupcake with the smashed cookies.
- Add gummy worms to the top of the cupcake (my kids thought it was funny to have one hanging off the side!)
- Insert the flower into the middle of the cupcake.
Stand back and admire…then devour!
