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Halloween Craft for kids

halloweenwitchesMatts Mom came  to visit last weekend.  She is a pre-school teacher and always comes with fun ideas for the kids.  This time she helped the kids make adorable Marshmallow Witches.  She got this idea from the Taste of Home site.  My kids had so much fun making these.  So I thought I would pass this cute idea along.

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We used Oreos, so we went ahead and used both the top and bottom.  But you are suppose to just use one side as a hat brim.

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Add a little dot of frosting so the marshmallow will stick to the cookie.
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Add a little frosting to the side of the marshmallow, add some coconut that has been colored green for witches hair.
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Add the other half the cookie, to look like a hat brim.
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Add a miniature peanut butter cup
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Next add a chocolate kiss
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Use miniature chocolate chips for the face
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Enjoy your little witch!
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