Insect biscuit

More than a million different species of insect have been identified so there is plenty of scope for your children’s creativity in this edible craft.

You will need:

• A rectangular chocolate biscuit
  e.g. ‘Penguin’ biscuit
• A chocolate tea-cake
• A fondant chocolate
• Liquorice or cola laces
• Two sweets for the eyes
  e.g. ‘Dolly mixtures’, halved
• Icing to glue the insect together. Top tip – supermarkets sell tubs of ready-made chocolate icing which is ideal for this.

How to make an insect biscuit:

• Cut 3 lengths of laces to make 6 ‘legs’ and stick to the biscuit with icing.
• Place the tea-cake ‘body’ and chocolate ‘head’ on top.
• Stick on the sweet ‘eyes’.

As with any food craft, please do CHECK FOR ALLERGIES before starting.

Last Updated 06 December 2010