Clever Chicks Blog Hop #8, Turkey Cupcakes and Pilgrim Hats

I'd like to share two, easy Thanksgiving treats that my kids and their classmates get a kick out of. The Pilgrim and Native American embellishments were by far the most time-consuming aspect of this project. After printing, the six billion tiny pieces were taped onto a piece of oak tag and cut out together. After assembling all of the parts with double-stick tape or a glue stick, tape popsicle sticks to the backs of each character. The kids were not nearly as amused by them as the teachers and I were!

Turkey Cupcakes

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Cupcakes
Chocolate frosting
small amount of red frosting
black writing frosting
disposable decorating bags
Wilton tips #352 (leaf) & #12 (round) & #12 (writing)
Candy Corn
white chocolate chips

ASSEMBLY:
Using #12 tip fitted to black writing frosting, dab dots onto white chocolate chips and set aside.
Using  #12 tip, fill decorating bag with chocolate frosting.
Frost the Body: beginning at the outside edge of cupcake, pipe frosting in circles, overlapping and stacking upwards.
Frost the Head: using the same technique, pipe stacked circles for the head.
Insert 4 candy corns, pointy side down, into the back of each cupcake. Insert one candy corn into head for beak.
Apply eyes behind beak.
For snood (wobbly appendage that drapes over the beak): Using #352 tip, pipe red frosting onto side of beak in a zig-zag motion.

Pilgrim Hats

MATERIALS NEEDED:

fudge striped cookies
mini peanut butter cups, unwrapped
¼ cup yellow Wilton candy melts
decorating bag & Wilton tip #10 and either #101 or #5 (for buckle)
brown sprinkles (aka: jimmies)
white frosting
Decorating bag & #12 tip
Parchment paper

ASSEMBLY:

Make Buckles: In microwavable bowl, melt yellow candies in microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between each.
Place warm (not hot) candy melts in decorating bag fitted with tip. On a piece of parchment paper, pipe a tiny square for each cookie, immediately adding one chocolate sprinkle before moving onto the next buckle.

Place cookies striped side down on work surface. Fit decorating bag with #10 tip and fill with white frosting.
In center of cookie, pipe a circle slightly larger than the peanut butter cup. Place peanut butter cup in center of cookie, upside down.
Pipe a dot of frosting onto the back of the hat buckle and apply to side of peanut butter cup.

Happy Thanksgiving from my peeps, to yours!

This Week's Featured Blogs

Thanks to everyone who linked up this week, you certainly kept me hoppin' with 211 links to visit and I enjoyed each and every one of them!  Thank you for sharing what you do with all of us.

Thanks to Stephanie, author of Sweet Boutique Home, for sharing her adorable, PrintedLittle Tree. This project just made it to my Christmas to-do list!

Linda in South Africais the author of With a Blast shared her Fun, Fizzy Bath Bombs, which are going to be a big hit with my little girls and I think they’d make a great gift too!

Deb in Minnesota, author of Our Old Homestead, shared a tried-and-true homemade gift idea, Rice Packs. Microwaved for a few minutes, they are wonderful muscle relaxers, frozen they are fantastic cold packs. These reminded me of the version I used to make with whole, feed corn that always evoked movie theatre memories when microwaved. lol!

Clever Chicks Blog Hop #9

You’re invited to LINK UP!

Do you have a clever blog post to share with us this week? We’d love to read it!

Despite the title, this is an equal-opportunity link party!

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How to Link-up

Share your clever ideas, DIY projects, recipes, tutorials, decorating tips, stories, Pinterest projects/recipes you’ve tried, Etsy store creation, posts about your chickens, farm animals or other pets, whatever you choose- BE CLEVER!

Use the direct link to your blog post, not to your blog’s home page. We want to be able to find your clever post!

If you have trouble linking up, the following two tips should help OR, feel free to email me the URL to your post and I will add it for you! Kathy@The-Chicken-Chick.com

1. Add the link to this Clever Chicks Blog Hop to your blog FIRST, before submitting your link to the hop or the link tool won't work.

2. Utilize the 'Try here" option if you have done #1 without success.

3. Changing browsers may help.

About Featured Blogs

My favorite posts will be FEATURED on Clever Chicks next week! I will also share the Featured blog posts on my Facebook page, The Chicken Chick, pin them to my “Clever Chicks” Pinterest board and the featured bloggers are invited to brag about how clever they are by posting
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This post is shared with:Down Home @Tilly's Nest Open Call @SaltTree, Mums Make List,   The Homestead Barn Hop @Homestead Revival