Presidents’ Day is a great time to teach kids about how our forefathers grew up in log cabins and worked the land with their own two hands. This pretzel log cabin is a fun and edible history lesson in the making!
What you'll need:
- Small empty milk carton
- Pretzel sticks
- Chocolate frosting or peanut butter
- 1 Rolo or other tubular shaped candy
- 1 square cracker
- Scissors
- Hot glue or tape
How to make it:
- Cut the top flap of the milk carton off and tape or hot glue it closed to form the roof.
- Spread chocolate frosting or peanut butter on one side of milk carton then cover with pretzels. Repeat this step all over the milk carton until log cabin is complete. You may need to break the tips off of some of the pretzels to make then fit up the sides.
- Break a square cracker in half, then break one of the halves in half. Spread some frosting or peanut butter on the back of the first half. “Glue” it to the front of the cabin as the door. Repeat this step with a smaller broken piece for the window.
- Spread some frosting or peanut butter to the bottom of Rolo and stick to the roof.
Tips:
- You can make this a larger project using any box and large pretzel logs.
- This is an edible craft project, just be sure you check for allergies, especially if using peanut butter as your glue.
- Ask children to save their milk carton from their school lunch and wash them out thoroughly before using.
