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april fools’ trick: eggs and bacon

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Eggs and bacon, anyone? april fools bacon and eggs : teachmama.com

It’s April Fools’ Day, and even though I’m feeling totally under the weather today, I couldn’t resist trying to pull a fast one on my three kiddos for snack time.

So while Maddy, Owen, and Cora were outside enjoying the springtime sun, I went to work inside on a treat that was sure to trick them.

Here’s the skinny. . .

  • April Fools’ Eggs and Bacon:

These are so easy to make, and for a sweet-tooth family like us, we had everything we needed to make them in our pantry already.

All you need are:

  • white chocolate chips,
  • yellow M & M’s,
  • caramels, and
  • Tootsie Rolls.

april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com

 my sneaky, trick-egg and bacon supplies

I melted a handful of the white chocolate chips in the microwave then put the melted chocolate into a sandwich bag.

I clipped one end of the bag and squirted one egg-white blob on a piece of wax paper.  Then I put a yellow M & M (letter side down) in the middle as the egg yolk.

april fools bacon and eggs : teachmama.com
 my sweet, sneaky eggs on wax paper
april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com
Next, I put the Tootsie Roll and the caramels in the microwave for about ten seconds, until they were melty and able to be formed into ‘bacon’.  I stretched them out and squished them on the wax paper, then I made lines on them with a knife and let them cool.
april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com
april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com

Finally, I plated the mid-morning ‘snack’ and took them out to my kids and husband.  I said in my clogged, stuffed-up voice, Anyone want a quick snack? (Of course, they looked confused when they saw eggs and bacon–not really a normal snack in our house, but it’s April Fools’ Day–the whole day’s off a bit…).

They were hungry, though, and tried to dig right into their eggs.  Ha! I got ’em!!

The giggles started after they figured out that they were tricked, and I yelled, April Fools’! 

april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com
 Cora is trying to figure out her April Fool’s Day egg.
april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com
april fools eggs and bacon: teachmama.com

Quick! Ditch your pb & j or grilled cheese plans for lunch today and trick your kiddos into thinking they’re having eggs and bacon.  Everybody loves a good-natured April Fools’ Day gag–did you pull one of your own? Link back and let us know!

And that’s that–a really simple, but quite clever April Fools’ Trick, thanks to my most favorite magazine in the universe, Family Fun.

I’ll continue holding onto my big dream of one day being a contributor, and until then, I’ll try out their ideas and give them props every time I do.  Happy April Fools’!

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More April Fools’ Day ideas: 

  • Candy Sushi
  • Fakin’ & Eggs
  • 3 No-Fail Ways to Get Kids Laughing on April Fools’ Day
  • April Fools’ Tricks for Family
  • Fun & Easy April Fools’ Tricks for Kids

 

Follow our board on Pinterest for more April Fools’ day ideas: 

 

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About amy mascott

teacher, mother, dreamer. lover of literacy, fun learning, good food, and three crazy-cool kids. finder of four-leaf clovers | dc metro · http://about.me/amymascott
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  1. Christy

    April 1, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    I saw this in Family Fun too! LOVE IT!

    Reply
  2. Tania McCartney

    April 2, 2010 at 12:31 am

    Cute!

    Reply
  3. danita

    April 2, 2010 at 11:13 am

    i did!

    Reply
  4. [email protected]

    April 2, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Very funny, love this idea!

    Reply
  5. Playing by the book

    April 3, 2010 at 6:35 am

    Not quite sure what a tootsie roll is but these look a lot of fun. The eggs are so effective!

    Reply
  6. Colleen M

    April 6, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    These are so cute. Thanks for sharing. "Playing by the book" here is a link that might help explain what a tootsie roll is. http://www.tootsie.com/products.php?pid=165

    Reply

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