Fun Stuff - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

So-o-o-o our library is hosting several activities this week. One of the activities is the showing of the movie, "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs." The movie is based on the classic children's book. The kids will get to see the movie, get a fun movie related activity book and some treats.

One of the treats is this big platter of spaghetti and meatballs I just finished making or really baking. It is really a platter full of cupcakes with vanilla icing, strawberry jam and the meatballs are Ferrero Rocher chocolate. YUM! I was lucky enough to run across this idea in Woman's Day magazine well before the movie was ever released and this was the perfect excuse to try it out. It was super easy.

You will need the following items:

1. 
   
   Cake mix of your choice


2. 
   
   Two containers of vanilla icing


3. 
   
   One jar of strawberry jam


4. 
   
   One package of Ferrero Rocher


5. 
   
   One zip lock bag or use piping bag if you own one

Follow package directions to bake cupcakes. Open one container of icing and smooth over cupcakes. Place cupcakes on a platter. Open second container of icing and place in Ziploc bag. Snip corner of bag and go crazy piping strings over the platter full of cupcakes. You want it to look like a mound of real pasta so have fun. Next you will slightly warm strawberry jam in microwave, remove the lid please. Place a small amount in a bowl, drizzle the remaining jam over the platter of cupcakes to look like marinara sauce. Take the Ferrero Rocher, unwrap and coat in the jam you had set aside. Place the coated Ferrero Rocher on top of the cupcakes to resemble meatballs. It looks fantastic, taste yummy and kids of all ages will get a kick out of it.

This idea could work well for a classroom party paired with a book reading. It would also work well for a child's birthday party. It is also a simple baking activity for the beginning baker. With summer approaching it would make a neat theme for a sleepover too!

Enjoy!

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