Grad Caps

Ingredients:
Miniature peanut butter cups
Frosting or peanut butter
Chocolate-covered graham crackers
Fruit leather

Directions:
Step 1
Place a miniature peanut butter cup, bottom up, on a plate. Top with a small dollop of frosting or peanut butter, then press on a chocolate-covered graham cracker.
Step 2
For a tassel, tightly roll up a small square of fruit leather. Cut fringe on one end and attach the other end to the center of the graham cracker with another dab of frosting or peanut butter.
You can also use a mini m&m’s to hold the tassel.

Homemade Playdough

Koolaid Playdough

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
3 teaspoons oil
2 cups boiling water
2 packages Kool aid

Directions:
Mix the dry ingredients. Add water and oil. Knead. Be careful because it is hot!Edible Peanut Butter PlaydoughIngredients:1/2 cup peanut butter1/2 cup honey1 cup powdered milkDirections:Knead until smooth.

Gingerbread Playdough

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 tsp. veg. oil
lots of cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, whatever!

Directions:
Mix the dry ingredients. Play with the spices till you get the scent you want and the color. Mix water and oil together first and Then add them to the dry ingredients and stir. In a pot, cook the mixture for two to three minutes, stirring frequently. The dough will start to pull away from the sides of the pan and clump together. Take the dough out of the pan and knead the dough until it becomes soft and smooth. Allow to cool and store in an air tight container.

"Salt" Playdough (great for ornaments)

Ingredients:
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
1 to 1 1/2 cups cold water
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Directions:
Stir ingredients together. Knead well until it forms a soft ball. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil, make the shapes you want, and bake in the oven at 300 degrees or until hard (about one hour). You can use food coloring to color dough before you bake it, or paint it afterwards. For the best results, you should coat your items with a clear coat to make them last.No matter which recipe you choose...Pull out your cookie cutters, old pairs of school scissors, cover your table and enjoy some fun!

Donut Hole Acorns

Ingredients:
Plain or glazed doughnut holes

Chocolate frosting (or peanut butter)

Toffee bits (in the baking aisle by the chocolate chips)

Pretzels

Directions:
Frost 1/3 of the doughnut hole with chocolate frosting or peanut butter. Roll in toffee bits. Add a small piece of pretzel for the stem