Edible Christmas Crafts

I'm not sure if I've mentioned before that Barrett attends a co-operative preschool.  This means that I co-op once a month in his classroom, as well as having a year long position to fill.  This year I am the party coordinator for Barrett's class.  I am in charge of planning and executing a Halloween party, a Christmas party, a Valentine's Day party and a Last Day of School party.  I specifically chose this job because of Barrett's food allergies.  I decided it would be better for my mental health if I were the one in charge of buying the food for the parties.  I am supposed to plan four activities for the kids to rotate through during the party.  One station is usually decorating a cookie.  I decided to mix things up a little for the Christmas party and  I had the kids make Christmas Trees out of upside down sugar cones and oodles of green frosting and candy.  Finding candy that is safe for Barrett to eat is always challenging, and finding candy that could also double as Christmas tree ornaments was even more of a challenge.  However, I was able to find a large box of Nerds in red, white and green, Gimbal's jelly beans and Hershey's chocolate chips.  I had enough stuff leftover for my kids to make some trees at home too.

Blythe working on frosting her "tree" with Ruby 

attempting to get in on the action.

Barrett frosting his second tree.

We have made some progress with his clothing.

He will wear clothes to school, the store, etc, as long

as I promise him that he can put his pajamas back 

on as soon as he gets home.  

Blythe's finished tree.  She doesn't like

jellybeans so she found some Skittles left

over from Halloween and used those instead.

All the white nerds are supposed to be snow.

Brynne with her completed Christmas Tree.