Valentine Snacks Sweetheart Finger Jell-O Bread slices Softened cream cheese Red food coloring Mix softened cream cheese with a couple of drops of red food coloring. If you desire a darker color, add more food coloring, one-drop at a time till the color is the shade you desire. Spread cream cheese mixture on bread slices. Use cookie cutters to cut out heart shaped sandwiches. Variation: add honey and or cinnamon to cream cheese mixture.
Gingerbread Valentines We made heart-shaped pretzels, added red food coloring. FINGER HEART SANDWICHES Make any type of sandwich and cut out with a cookie cutter...don't waste the scraps part...simply cut up and serve like a puzzle... PINK FREEZE A great pink snack is icecream and Pink Lemonade concentrate melted mix it together then refreeze in a 9x13 and serv with a strawberry on top yummy. PIZZA HEARTS Cookie cut an English muffin... have the kiddos cover with spaghetti sauce and decorate with cheese... HEALTHY SNACK Bright red strawberries sitting on top of strawberry yogurt. RICE CRISPY treats that are red and shaped like hearts. POPCORN BALLS With heartshaped red hots.. CORNFLAKE WREATHS/HEARTS You make them like you make rice crispy treats with mashmallows, butter you just use cornflakes instead of rice crispy cereal and add food coloring. Then shape into a heart. COOKIES Let the kids decorate their own cookies to take home for mom and dad. Or make sugar cookies frost them and put each child's name on them. Heart Crackers Buy Lavosh Heart Shaped Crackers. Use what ever topping you desire: peanut butter, cream cheese, tuna fish, cheese, etc. Rice Krispie Treat Kisses Make a batch of rice krispie treats following the directions on the box. Before they cool, press them into a small funnel to make a Hershey's kiss shape. (They pop in and out of funnel easily and quickly.) When cool, wrap each in aluminum foil; be sure to insert a long strip of white paper into the top of the kiss with a special message or the child's name! Label each strip of paper to say "A Kiss For You!". Follow directions on Krispie box for making treats, Allow the mixture to cool until easy enough to handle. Have children mold it in the funnel. Place on waxed paper to cool completely before wrapping. Wrap kiss and strip in aluminum foil. Give as gifts to a special someone. Heart Shaped Mini Pizzas Buy pre-made pizza dough (located in the refrigerated section of your grocery store) or make homemade pizza dough. Roll the dough out and use heart shaped cookie cutters to make hearts out of the dough. Top the mini pizza's with sauce and cheese. Bake according to the instructions on the dough can or your homemade recipe. Jello Jigglers Make as directed on Jell-O box for jigglers. Let children use heart shaped cookie cutters to cut out hearts from the Jell-O. Valentine Waffles Let the children use cookie cutters to make heart shapes out of toaster waffles. Valentine Sandwiches Make a strawberry jelly, cream cheese sandwich on white bread for each child in your class. Let them use a heart shaped cookie cutter to press into their sandwich. Valentine Roll-ups Have the children spread cream cheese and strawberry jam onto a tortilla. Have the children roll the tortilla up like a log. Let the children use their plastic knives that they used to spread the cream cheese and jam to cut the rolled up tortilla into sections. Tarts Prepare a pie crust (or use a prepared pie crust if desired). Using cookie cutters, cut two small circles for each tart. Cut a small circle from the center of one of the circles. Bake and put together with jam or jelly. The children will enjoy using the cookie cutters, and filling the tarts with jam or jelly. Open-Faced Sweetheart Sandwiches Bread slices Softened cream cheese Red food coloring Mix softened cream cheese with a couple of drops of red food coloring. If you desire a darker color, add more food coloring, one drop at a time til the color is the shade you desire. Spread cream cheese mixture on bread slices. Use cookie cutters to cut out heart shaped sandwiches. Variation: add honey and or cinnamon to cream cheese mixture. PINK FREEZE A great pink snack is ice cream and Pink Lemonade concentrate melted. Mix it together then refreeze in a 9x13 and serve with a strawberry on top yummy. PIZZA HEARTS Cookie cut an English muffin... have the kiddos cover with spaghetti sauce and decorate with cheese... Pink Popcorn Hearts 7 cups popped popcorn 3 cups miniature marshmallows 2 tablespoons butter dash of salt Red food coloring Heart-shaped cookie cutters In a saucepan, heat together the butter, salt, and marshmallows - low heat. Stir occasionally until marshmallows are melted. Pour just a few drops of food coloring until the right shade of pink tint occurs. Pour this mixture over the popcorn that is in a large bowl. Coat by stirring gently. Grease hands and shape into the cookie cutters. Gently remove cutters to retain heart shapes, and allow to cool. Makes 10 to 12 hearts, depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Valentine Pretzels 1 pkg. ready made bread dough Sesame seeds Salt On a floured surface, pat or roll dough flat so that it is about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into strips about 8 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Cover with a dry cloth for 10 minutes. With floured hands, shape each strip to form a heart and place on a greased cookie sheet. Brush with warm water. Sprinkle with salt and sesame seeds. Set, uncovered, in warm place for 10 to 15 minutes to rise. Place a shallow pan of water on bottom shelf of oven. Bake pretzels on center rack at 450 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Valentine Punch 1 (46 oz.) can pineapple-orange drink 1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate 2 c. hot water 2 pkgs. strawberry Kool-Aid powder 1 c. sugar --Mold-- Cherry drink (for frozen molds) 1 qt. 7-Up Dissolve together: 2 cups hot water, 2 packages Kool-Aid powder, and 1 cup sugar. Red food coloring if desired. Chill all ingredients mixed together. Then add frozen molds of cherry drink and 1 quart 7-Up. Valentine Mints Source: Parenting Magazine, February 2000 With nimble fingers and some basic equipment, kids can transform a handful of ingredients into creamy Valentine mints. (You'll need to run the electric mixer.) Your child can wrap 'em up in a bag or gift box for a pal, a teacher, or a relative--if she can resist treating herself first! Prep time: About 20 minutes Chilling time: 12 to 24 hours Yield: About 18 2-inch hearts Equipment: Measuring cups and spoons Mixing bowl Plastic sandwich bags Electric mixer Waxed paper Tape Rolling pin, optional 2- or 1-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter (open type works best) Ingredients 1/2 cup cream cheese 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 5 drops red food coloring 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar Red and/or white jimmies or sprinkles, optional Put cream cheese, peppermint extract, and food coloring in mixing bowl. Slip plastic bags over hands, and use hands to mix ingredients until well-blended, or beat with electric mixer on low speed. Add 3 cups of the powdered sugar to the cream-cheese mixture; mix at low speed until blended (dough will be stiff, like piecrust dough). Line a flat surface with waxed paper (hold in place by taping down the edges), and dust with the remaining powdered sugar. Set the cream-cheese dough in the middle and begin kneading it with hands to incorporate as much powdered sugar as possible, until dough is very stiff. Roll out the dough with rolling pin, or pat with hands until it's about 1/2-inch thick. Cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters and place on a serving plate. Combine dough scraps and re-roll to create additional hearts. If desired, decorate by pressing jimmies or sprinkles onto the top or sides of each heart. Chill uncovered in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours to harden. Per heart (1/18 of recipe): 127 calories, 2 g fat (1.4 g saturated), 19 mg sodium, 7 mg cholesterol. Brownie Hearts Here's a quick, yummy valentine idea. (For best results, follow directions for pan size and timing. If your cutter sticks, lightly coat it with nonstick spray.) Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat two 9X3 in. jelly roll pans with nonstick spray. Mix 1 box low-fat brownie mix and 3/4 cup water until no dry lumps remain. Divide batter equally between pans and spread evenly. Bake 10 min. or until there's no shine to the batter and the edges slightly pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool briefly, no more than 5 minutes. Cut with cookie cutters. Remove cookies from tray when they lift easily with a spatula. Decorate with tubes of frosting or decorating gel. (Use left-over brownie pieces as dessert or sundae toppings. Serving count depends on size of cutter
Valentine Snack
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Easy Bubbly Valentine's Day Punch
Valentine Cookie Pops
You will need: Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute, then in 20 second increments, stirring until smooth. Before melting, separate the white chips into two bowls. After melting, add a few drops of red food coloring to one of the bowls of white chips to make pink chocolate. Dip cookie pops in the melted chips, covering completely. Roll pops in red and white sprinkles and lay or stand on waxed paper or paper plates. Place in refrigerator to chill.
Fun Variations
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Hearts
Flowers Note: Another variation is to use vanilla or chocolate frosting instead of peanut butter for the filling. These can also be made without sticks. Use one stick to be able to dip the cookies in chocolate and roll in sprinkles, then remove the stick and put on wax paper or paper plates, then chill.
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