Fancy Nancy's Snowman Kit

To get started

you'll need:

Almond bark (chocolate flavored)

*Look on the baking aisle*

Mini marshmallows (16 oz.)

(Makes 3 kits)

Black Nibs

Orange Slice candy

Clear gift bags

1X13 inch piece of fabric

for each scarf

(fleece, felt, woven fabric)

Aluminum foil

Ziplock sandwich bag

Scissors

1. Place six pieces (12 oz.) of almond bark

in a Ziplock bag and close.  CAREFULLY

melt the bark in the microwave using

a very low power.  It is better to do

short increments of time and check it

often rather than scorch it.  The bark

will be more melted than it looks.

Take it out of the microwave and squish

the bag to check on it's progress.

2. When all of the bark is melted,

CAREFULLY snip off one corner of

the bag on the diagonal - 

make the cut VERY SMALL or you'll

have a mess!
(It's like cutting bangs - you can
always take a little more off but
you can never add it back on!)

3. ARMS - On a piece of aluminum foil and

using your bag as 'the decorator',

freehand twig-shaped chocolate arms

for your snowman kit.

When you've used all of your chocolate

just throw your bag away!

You will be surprised how quickly

the bark sets up.

4. NOSE - Take an 'orange slice' and

cut off one end.  Eat the odd piece while

you roll the big piece between your hands.

The idea is to get a 'carrot-shape'.

(Don't you just love how the 'bumps' in

the candy look like the 'bumps' in carrots!)

5. COAL - Take a pair of scissors and

cut the Nibs in half.

6. SCARF - Take your piece of fabric and

cut 1 1/2 inch 'fringe' on each end.

(I used pinking shears to make it

a little more fancy.)

7. Measure 3 1/2 c of marshmallows for

each bag.  One 16 oz. bag of marshmallows

will give you 3 snowman kits.

Fill your clear gift bags.  (I saw

some darling bags with a snowflake design

that would be darling as well.)

8. Take two arms, one nose and a handful

of coal and arrange them in the 'front'

of your bag.  (I like to center the nose

between the arms and sprinkle in the coal.)

9. I used a twisty-tie to close my bag

before I tied the scarf on.  It isn't

necessary but gave me piece of mind.

Tie your scarf on the bag, choose a fun tag

to tie on with it, add a can of cocoa and

you're ready to deliver your snowman kit.

*Be sure to tell everyone that everything

in the kit it edible.  It would definitely

add a unique taste if you added a 'nose' 

or 'coal' (not to mention the 'arms')

to your cup of cocoa.
10. Fix yourself a cup of cocoa, sit back
and enjoy your Fancy Nancy creations.