Back To School Themed Snack Board
The school season is here, and what better way to kick things off than with a Back to School Themed Snack Board!
Ingredients
Rice Crispy Ruler:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows
- 6 cups rice crispy cereal
- Black writing gel
Chips Ahoy Smiley Faces:
- 4-8 Chips Ahoy Cookies depending on how many you want on your board
- Black white & pink writing gel
Vanilla Wafer Pencils:
- 6-8 vanilla wafers depending on how many you want on your board
- Black white & pink writing gel
Additional Board Fixings:
- Mozzarella cheese slices see alphabet cutter link below
- Ritz crackers
- Apple slices
- Peanut butter dipping cup
- Mixed fruit
Instructions
Rice Crispy Ruler Instructions:
- Place butter over low-medium heat until fully melted. Add the bag of mini marshmallows to the melted butter and stir using a ruber spatula until the marshmallows completely dissolve.
- Add rice crispy cereal and mix until fully coated.
- Immediately add this mixture to the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Using a sheet of parchment paper, press down on the rice crispy flatly with the palm of your hand. Press into the corners and sides of the dish until the rice crispy treat is as flat and flush with the pan as possible. Cover and set aside to cool to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- When done, carefully cut the rice crispy treats into rectangles using a knife. Make one cut down the center from handle to handle and 6 cuts along the side to make (14) total rulers.
- Using the black writing gel, begin to make your ruler markings starting with the longest lines. Draw (3) lines along the long side of the rice cripy treat to the center of the rectangle.
- Next, in between the edges and longest lines, draw (4) lines about half the size of the line you drew previously, parallel.
- Fill in the remaining line spots with smaller lines, about half the size of the line you drew previously. Above the longest ruler lines, write out any number sequence of your choosing.
Chips Ahoy Smiley Faces Instructions:
- Using black writing gel, draw two circles for glasses on the face of each cookie.
- Next, draw two black lines coming outward of each circle to represent the glasses frame. Be sure to draw a black line in between the two circles as well.
- Fill in the black circles with white writing gel. Start with a small dollop and use the tip of the writing gel pen to push the gel outwards, connecting with the black frame.
- Using the black writing gel again, carefully put two dots in the middle of each white space to represent the eyes. Be sure to not use a lot of gel.
- Draw an upwards smiley face under the glasses with the black writing gel.
- Top the smiley face cookies off with pink writing gel for the cheeks.
Vanilla Wafer Pencils Instructions:
- Using a knife, carefully cut the corners off of one end of each vanilla wafer. This will make your pencil shape and reflect the writing tip.
- Using the white writing gel, color in the triangle that is formed where you cut the corners from. Start by drawing a straight line across and then connecting at the tip. Fill in the triangle with the writing gel, pushing and connecting it together.
- Next, draw a rectangle at the very bottom of each wafer to represent the pencil using the pink writing gel.
- Take the black writing gel and form a small dot at the tip of the white triangle that you drew. This represents the lead. Repeat this process for all vanilla wafer pencils.
Board Assembly Instructions:
- Start your board by placing down the rice crispy treats and peanut butter up (or other dip/sauce of your choosing).
- Add smiley face cookies around the rice crispy treats and around the peanut butter.
- Next fill in the board with the vanilla wafer pencils, placing them in two places, opposite sides of each other.
- Fill in the remaining board spots with the other fixings such as the cheese & crackers, apple slices, and mixed fruit.