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Luscious Little Lady Bugs
Your class will truly enjoy making and eating these Luscious Little Lady Bugs.

You're sure to get a reaction if you tell everyone they're going to eat bugs for a snack today! Here's how to mix up a batch of edible creepy crawlies everyone will love.

Step-by-Step:
  1. Direct the children to mix red food coloring into some vanilla frosting.
  2. Next, tell them to spread the red frosting onto vanilla wafers.
  3. Give each child eight pieces of thin black licorice for adding on two antennae and six legs.
  4. Add M&Ms for the spots, and enjoy!
Materials:
Vanilla wafers
Frosting
Red food coloring
Small, colorful M&M's
  Thin black licorice
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