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Supersonic Spaceship Treats
Real Families, Real FUN: What's Cookin'
Supersonic Spaceship Treats
By Beth Wells for Real Families, Real Fun
What child hasn't wished to be an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle? Let your
kids' imaginations soar beyond the stratosphere with these Supersonic Spaceships,
built with parts of snack foods.
Lynda Hannan of Ohio says that even son Jack's "6-year-old chocolate-lovin'
girlfriend" pitched in when they made these cosmic treats. They made the treats
following a pizza party. "It was a fun activity to do together," Lynda says.
The S. kids, also of Ohio, loved making these treats, according to mom, Tricia.
They made the spaceships as an after school activity. "The ingredient list was
their dream list. They had lots of fun using the frosting and eating it as we
went," she says. "It might be fun to do this with a space learning day at school
or in conjunction with a Space Shuttle blast off." And the assembly is relatively
simple.
What You'll Need:
- Miniature chocolate cake rolls (e.g., Swiss Rolls, Hostess HoHos, Little
Debbies)
- Chocolate-covered graham crackers, cut in half crosswise
- Chocolate frosting
- Hershey's Kisses or Hugs
- Fruit leather
Begin wrapping a half-width of fruit leather at one end of the cake roll.
Roll it to form a cone for the shuttle nose. Pinch it together as you build
it up. Insert the tip of a Kiss or Hug into the other end of the roll as the
thruster. Lay the roll flat on a plate or napkin. Frost the cut edge of three
half pieces of chocolate-covered graham crackers. Attach them to the roll on
the top and sides, and get ready to blast off!
TAKE IT FROM ME:
"We used Airheads for the cone at the top instead of fruit leather. It basically
worked the same way. This was quite the sugary idea! A Hershey Kiss at the top
looked good, as well as [on] the nose."
--Lynda Hannan
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