Shark Head

Found this watermelon Shark Head on Google + and just had to try it out.  Made a few watermelon pops with the remainder of the second half of this water melon.

Ingredients

• 1 watermelon.
• 2 olives
• 1/4 of two packets of gum lollies [we used ones shapes as people and another shaped as fish.]

Method

1. Prepare the working area.
2. Mark the middle length, on one side, of the water melon. [Mark A]
3. Now on the other side mark up to 5cm [2in] below the first mark. [Mark B]
4. Between these two points cut straight between. 
5. Place aside the second half of the watermelon for later use.
6. Sit in place the 'head ' on a board.
7. Note where natural the tip of the watermelon is [Mark C]. It is this point that is the top gum area of the sharks mouth which will be marked for cutting after the eyes and before the fin.
8.  From the tip [Mark C] to [Mark A] note half way down. It is at this level that the eyes slots will be cut [approx 1/4 diameter measurement from the mid top to bottom mid way line. Between Mark C and Mark A.]
9.  Tracking a line on both sides from that would be level with the eyes on both sides to half way between the Mark A , Mark C and Mark B.  These two side line points are the join between the top and bottom lips. Refer to diagram inserted to work out where the top and bottom lip will be positioned at the front of the face.
10. Within these lines peel away the external green out layer of skin. 
11. Chop out the inner red watermelon into chunks as these are taken out. 
12. The little bits put aside for a different recipe. 
13. Cut out the teeth.
14. Cut a slot up the mid line.
15. Out of the second half of the watermelon cut a wedge like fin.  Insert the wedge into the slot.
16. The eyes are held into the eye slot by tooth picks.
17. As you put each layer of chilled watermelon pieces back into the large watermelon wedges into the head add a few lollies.
1. Adding the lollies is best done just before the head is served up.
18. Place more watermelon chunks and lollies around the plate the head is coming out of.

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Edible Trees

Yes this is a Christmas tree.  We have similar with fairy floss as mist around the trees that hangs off the branches [pretzels].

Ingredients:

• Make  a green frosting  of at least 200 g in quantity.
• or use 1 can per six cones.
• Add a few drops of green food dye.
• frost the bottom of the cone to the plate.
• With the tips of your fingers holding down the cone to the plate ice the 'tree'.
• Decorate with what ever is a hand or desired.

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Banana Boats

Ingredients

• 1 banana per person
• 2 x mini marshmallows
• Food dye- blue and red
• Frosting                                                                       
• Animal biscuits
• 50 ml Whipped cream
• 1/3rd of pretzel 
• Triangular piece of cheese slice

Method

1. Prepare the work area.
2. Mix a drop of blue into the frosting.
3. Coat the plate or serving tray with the blue frosting.
4. With a toothpick place a small amount of blue food dye into the whipped cream.
5. Waves can be 'made' out of combining frosting and part of the whipped cream together.
1. Top the waves off with white wave tops.
6. Where the 'boat' will be cutting through the water outwards place the whipped blue cream as sea spray.
7. Peel banana.
8. Cut the curved part of the banana off so that the banana will sit flat on a plate.
9. Once on the plate cut the middle section to form a slight elongated V shape.
10. With the tip of a tooth pick carefully paint on faces  [eyes, nose and mouth] to the mini marshmallows.
11. Set the marshmallows in the middle of the boat.
12. Add animal crackers by adding a touch of nut butter or frosting to the bottom of each cracker.
13. At the vertical end of the cheese triangle make a couple of slits.
14. thread the 1/3 pretzel stick through.  
15. Stick the 'flag' into the end tip of the banana.

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Marshmallow ant

Ingredients

• 3 large marshmallows
• Nut spread [peanut butter, cashew butter...]
• or a small dab of frosting
• 2 raisins or M & M's.
• 4 pretzel sticks - broken into thirds.

Method

1. Using three [per side] of the broken pieces of stick stab these into the body part of one marshmallow.
2. On a head part place an antennae and a jaw both sides of the face marshmallow.
3. Link the head to the body and the body to the tail of the ant.
4. With nut spread or frosting dab to either the raisins or the M & M's to the head marshmallow.

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Coloured cottage cheese and fruit.

Ingredients

• Low fat cottage cheese.
• Food colouring
• Fresh fruit depending on the theme
• Valentines day , Mothers Day or fathers day - strawberries, boysenberries, raspberries, watermelon.
• Summer days - rockmelon, apples, oranges, strawberries, elderberries. kiwi fruit, banana passionfruit....

Method

1. Tint the cottage cheese with a few drops of colouring. 
2. Place into a serving bowl.
3. Add a container of 1/2 size pretzel sticks.
4. Chunk cut the fruit.
5. Add around these two containers.
6. Serve with serviettes near by.
7. Use the pretzel stick to pick up the fruit.

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Little Butterfly Cup Cakes.

Ingredients

• 12  pre-made cup cakes [choose your flavour].
• Pink frosting
• Hundreds and thousands.
• 24 marzipan heart shapes.
• 24 antennae
• 12 gum drop sweets

Method

1. Prepare your work area first.
2. Frost the cupcakes.
3. Place the hearts in position for the wings.
4. Add antennae's.
5. Pop into the middle of the heart the Gum Drop.
6. Sprinkle with a little of the Hundreds and thousands.

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Spider Bites

Cute as this spider is eating him could be a culinary transformation.

Ingredients

Per person

• 1 x mini Babybel cheese.
• 4 small Pretzel Sticks
• 2 raisins

Method.

1. Unwrap all the cheeses.
2. Make two tiny slits in the top of the Cheese's.
3. Place one of the 2 allocated raisins in each slit.
4. Now halve the pretzels sticks.
5. Place 4 of these halves along each side of the Babybel cheese.

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References
Recipe originally published in Wondertime magazine.
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Dirt cup and friends

Ingredients

• 2 cups of cold milk
• 1 pack [4 serving size] of instant pudding that is chocolate flavour.]3  and a half [ 8 oz or 250g] whipped topping, thawed.
• 1 pack plain Marie Biscuits [500g or 16 oz] - May also be chocolate biscuits if desired.
• Gummy worms, insects, snakes

Method

1. Set up the work bench area.
2. Make the instant pudding by beating the milk and the pudding mix together.
3. Let the pudding stand for five minutes in the fridge.
4. With a rubber scraper very gently stir whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed biscuits into the instant pudding mix.
5. Place 1 tsp of the remaining crushed cookies into the bottom of one of the 8 cups.
6. Fill the cups up to 3/4 full with the instant pudding mix.
7. Now use the rest of the crushed cookies /biscuits to fill up the cups.
8. Add the gummy worms as a decoration.
9. Place the cups into the refrigerator so that the dirt cups are thoroughly chilled - for 1 hour.

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The bugs that bite

Ingredients

• Snow balls
• 1 lollipop
• two licorice twist sticks.
• 2 mini M&Ms
• Dab of white icing

Method

1. Set out the plate the Love Bugs are going to go on first.
2. Mix up the icing sugar.
3. Cut the licorice twists in half.
4. Place the twist sticks into the Marshmallow puffs.  Two per puff.
5. Unwrap the lolly pop and vertically place the stick end into the head area -like it is an antenna.
6. With a careful hand cover the back of the M&M [eyes] with some icing sugar mix.  Now place the eyes onto the marshmallow.

There you have a rather fetching Love Bug for Valentines day.  However different colours of coconut and the same bug can take on a Halloween look even.

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Dirt cup Cakecake

Ingredients

Cupcake:

• 250 g [8 ounces] sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy  cream
• 150 g (5 oz) squares chocolate
• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup icing sugar

Topping:

• 30 to 40 chocolate sandwich cookies
• 36 gummy worms

Directions

For the cupcake:

1. Preheat oven to 180 deg C [350 degrees F]. 
2. Line 3 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
3. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. 
4. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. 
5. Pour into cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 
6. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes.
7.  Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.

For the frosting:

1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cream. 
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat, and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. 
3. Remove from heat; add chocolate and butter, stirring until melted and smooth. 
4. Let cool for 10 minutes. 
5. Whisk in confectioners' sugar. 
6. Let mixture cool until it reaches a spreadable consistency, then top cooled cupcakes with frosting.

For the topping:

1. Place cookies into a resealable plastic bag. 
2. Crush cookies with hands to make a "dirt" consistency. 
3. Sprinkle frosting with cookie crumbs, top with gummy worm and enjoy.

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Orange Worms

Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
2	cans	apricot halves, packed light syrup
4	envelopes	unflavored gelatin
2	cup	orange juice
Directions:
Wiggle these worms any way you want on your plate.  If you like, give them 'eyes' made from licorice bits. Place apricots in colander and let drain. Place drained apricots in food processor, cover, and whirl until well blended. Place gelatin in 2  ltr [3 quart] pan, add orange juice, and let stand for 5 minutes to soften gelatin. Place pan on burner and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring with whisk. Turn off burner and remove pan to rack.  Add apricots and mix with whisk until well blended. Pour into baking pan,cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 4 hours, until set. Use butter knife to cut gelatin crosswise into 23 cm x 2.5 cm [9 inch long x 1 inch wide] strips. (you should have about 13 strips) Use pancake turner to remove strips to serving plate.  Use your hands to twist strips into worm shapes. Makes 13 worms. Similar posts Marshmallow ants Spider Bites Maggot Stew

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Pirates Pie

Ingredients 

418 g Canned pink Alaska salmon 25 g Butter or margarine 1 sm Leek 1 Red pepper -- de-seeded and chopped 200 g Canned sweetcorn kernels -- drained 25 g Plain flour 110 ml Milk Salt and pepper; to taste 750 g Old potatoes -- peeled and cooked 75 g Cheddar cheese, grated 3 tb Tomato ketchup -OR- brown sauce -OR- mild mustard Method  Pre-heat the oven to '190 C, 375 F, Gas mark 5. Drain the can of salmon and reserve the juice.  Set aside. Melt the butter in a pan and cook the leeks and pepper until soft Add the sweetcorn and flour, mix well. Cook for 1 minute. Blend the salmon juice into the vegetables and flour. Mix well then gradually add the milk, beating to make a smooth sauce. Flake the salmon into the vegetables and season to taste. Mash together the potatoes and cheese until smooth. Put the salmon into an ovenproof dish and spread the chosen sauce over this. Pipe or spoon the potato over and bake for 30 minutes Serve with peas, sweetcorn and tomatoes. Serves 4. Approx.

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Peanut Butter Caterpillars

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Note: Where peanut butter is used in these recipes for "gluing" edible body parts together, frostings may be used as a substitution for those children who are sensitive to or allergic to nuts.

• bananas
• peanut butter
• grapes
• chow mein noodles

1. Peel and slice a banana.
2.  Join the slices together by "gluing" them with peanut butter. 
3. Carefully poke two chow mein noodles (or break a pretzel stick in half to make two pieces) through the top of the grape.
4.  Use more peanut butter to attach the head (grape) to the front of the body, with antennae (chow mein noodles) pointing up.

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Cookie Spiders

Ingredients

• black or chocolate licorice twists 
• fudge sandwich cookies 
• chocolate frosting 
• red cinnamon candies or mini M&Ms

Method

1. Cut licorice in half. 
2. Remove the top of each sandwich cookie; press 8 licorice pieces into the fudge center to resemble spider legs.
3.  Spread a little chocolate frosting over the licorice; replace cookie tops. 
4. Frost the tops of the spider cookies with frosting. 
5. Place red cinnamon candies or mini M&Ms on top for eyes.

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Snail Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• Slice of bread
• Butter
• Peanut butter / Vegemite
• Mung bean or snow pea sprouts

Directions:

• Spread the bread with butter and spread of your choice.
• Cut off three crusts and roll up the bread from crust and cut up the roll into 1cm slices.
• Decorate with sultanas for eyes and sprouts for feelers.

Fuzzy Grub

Ingredients:

• 200g dried fruit medley
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup crushed almonds
• Extra coconut

Directions:

• Soak fruit in water to soften.
• Mix all ingredients together into a sticky dough.
• On a piece of alfoil covered with some extra coconut, shape into a log and wrap tightly
• Put in fridge to set for a couple of hours then remove it and decorate before cutting into slices.

Butterflies

Ingredients:

• Slice of brown bread
• Peanut butter
• Sultanas
• Apple cut into wedges

Directions:

• Spread bread with peanut butter
• Arrange apple wedges to form butterfly wings and the sultanas to form the body