These sweet treats are made with regular, household cotton balls, simple craft supplies, and just a dash of imagination. Kids will love piecing together these adorable play foods. For this project you’ll need: large cotton balls, school glue, brown and black construction paper, small pom poms, small candy cups, and markers.
To make creme filled cookies, start by cutting some shapes out of construction paper. Cut two 3 to 4 inch circles out of brown paper, then two more out of black paper. With a brown marker, draw chocolate chips onto the brown circles. Using a white marker or a white crayon decorate the black circles to resemble a chocolate cookie. Take two cotton balls and gently pull them in every direction. Try not to pull them completely apart. Instead, try to just stretch each cotton ball into a wide, flat circle. On the wrong side of each paper cookie, spread school glue evenly. Sandwich the cotton ball circles in between two paper cookies and gently press them together.
Next, try making some cotton ball cupcakes. Start with a candy cup, or small cupcake wrapper. Coat the inside of the cup with school glue, then drop a cotton ball inside. To make your cupcakes look more realistic, try shaping them into a ball first. Top each cupcake with a small pom pom and a drop of glue.
Another faux food you can create using cotton balls is ice cream! Begin by cutting a 4 inch square from construction paper. Carefully trim one half of the square into a round edge. Using a brown marker, draw criss-crossing diagonal lines across the paper to make the paper resemble a waffle cone. Now roll the square into a cone shape and secure it with glue. Next, grab a cotton ball and carefully pull the cotton up from its middle. Twist the cotton gently to give it a swirled look. This step may take a little practice. Once your ice cream is ready, use glue to secure your ice cream inside the cone.
Make sure you allow your cotton ball crafts to dry completely before playing with them.
So cute! Also, it should be noted that naughty kittens (usually named Klaus) think these are delicious, and just for them =]
Yes, this is true! Naughty kitties cannot resist the bare naked fluff involved in this project.