Baskets of Fun

By Bronwyn in Activities, Easter, Indoor, Party Ideas, Special Holidays on 05 23rd, 2009 | no responses

I made these with my sisters kids (5 years and 3 years) one easter and they seemed to be quite excited to give them away as gifts…hmmm, now that I think about it, maybe they gave them away to get rid of them?  I enjoyed making them regardless. I found a similar recipe  at http://www.landolakes.com although they used noodles which I think would not taste particularly nice.

Here’s my version:

• 2 cups of cut up marshmallows
• 1/4 cup of butter
• Cocopops
• liquorice strips (optional)
• smartie eggs or speckled eggs

Melt the butter and the marshmallows, stirring frequently. Stir in the cocopops. Immediately press this mixture into a muffin pan. Also press in the liquorice to form the handle and allow to cool and harden, preferably in the fridge. If you’d prefer them to look like birds nests, then leave out the liquorice. Once the baskets/nests have hardened, fill the baskets/nests with the smartie eggs or treats of your choice.