Easter: Cross Snack

Here’s a Cross snack you can make with children at Easter or anytime. (This post is for those who teach in Christian programs.)

Materials Needed:

Graham crackers
Icing or cream cheese
Food color
Your Choice: Chocolate chips or raisins or M&Ms or Sixlets
Paper plates
Small cups
Craft sticks

Give children a graham cracker on a plate. Scoop either icing or cream cheese in a paper cup with a drop of purple food color, or color of your choice. I like to use the “neon” food color, because they actually make pastels (as seen in the photo). Children can stir the food color with the craft stick.

Let the children spread their icing on a graham cracker with the spreader. Remember, the more you allow children to do themselves, the more they will enjoy the activity and benefit from it.

Have them make a cross on it with the mini chocolate chips, raisins, M&M’s, or Sixlets. {The picture below shows green Sixlets.} If needed, you can trace a cross in the icing with a toothpick to give the children an outline to follow.