Pumpkin Treats

I thought it would be fun to let Landry help me make special treats for her class.  When I taught preschool, it was always exciting when someone brought a "special snack."  It was especially exciting when that snack went along with a theme we were studying or if it was something different than they had ever had.  So we decided to make pumpkin rice crispy treats. 


You use the same recipe that is on the back of every box of Rice Crispies, but you add a little food coloring to marshmallow mixture.  Then once you mix in the rice crispies, you can add some m&ms.  I added orange ones to add a little bolder color.  Next, I cut gummy savers in to stems and tinted a little icing green to add vines and leaves.  


Were these the cutest things in the world?  No!  But they looked decent and were something that the kids could recognize.  Being orange, they were also the color the class has been learning about.  And Landry really enjoyed making this special treat for her class (and sneaking bites the entire time).