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Popcorn Balls

Prep Time: :10
Cook Time: :15
Ingredients:

* 2 qt Popped popcorn
* 1 c Sugar
* 1/3 c Corn syrup
* 1/3 c Water
* 1/4 c Butter
* 1/4 ts Salt (omit if popcorn is already salted)
* 1 t Vanilla

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 250. Put popcorn in a large, 4 inch deep butered baking pan. Keep warm in the oven.

Combine sugar, cornsyrup, water, butter and salt in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.

Cook until mixture reaches 250 on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Quickly stir in vanilla.

Remove popcorn from oven. Pour syrup mixture over popcorn, stirring to mix well. Form into balls.

Makes approximately 8 balls.

Easy Fruit Juice Ice Pops

Prep Time: :15
Cook Time: :
Ingredients:

* Fresh fruit juice
* Ice cube tray
* Tooth picks
* Plastic wrap

Preparation:
Pour juice into the ice cube tray. Cover tightly with the plastic wrap. Using one tooth pick per cube, poke through the plastic wrap so that each tooth pick stands up straight. Put in flat in the freezer and freeze for at least 4 hours.

Variation: Add half a tablespoon of crushed pineapple to each cube before pouring the juice. Stir each cube before placing on the plastic wrap.

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies—kids recipe

Prep Time: :20
Cook Time: :15
Ingredients:

* 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
* 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/3 cup milk
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
* 3 cups oats, rolled (raw) quick/ old fashioned
* 1 cup flour all-purpose
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 cup raisins
* 1 cup walnuts chopped

Preparation:
Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla; beat with mixer on high speed to blend well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to shortening mixture and combine until just blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 for 10-13 min., or until lightly browned. Cool 2 min. on cooling rack.

Cheesy Popcorn—kids recipe
Prep Time: :10
Cook Time: :
Ingredients:

* 6 cups popped popcorn; plain flavor
* 2 tbsp butter or margarine; melted
* 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; grated
* Salt to taste

Preparation:
Place popcorn in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle butter over popcorn and sprinkle cheese evenly. Stir. Serve immediately.

For more great kid friendly snack recipes check out snack attack it is filled with kids snack recipes complete with photos.

Cheesy Crunch Snack Mix—recipes for kids
Prep Time: :15
Cook Time: :30
Ingredients:

* 3 cups thin pretzel sticks
* 4 cups Wheat Chex cereal
* 4 cups Cheerios cereal
* 13 ounces jar salted or dry roasted peanuts
* 1 t. (4 shakes) garlic powder
* 1/2 (2 shakes) teaspoon seasoned salt
* 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
* 1/3 cup melted butter

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Toss together all ingredients in a large bowl until the cereal is well coated. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cereal is toasted dry, but not burnt.

Candy Corn Rice Crispy Treats -Recipes for Kids

Prep Time: :20
Cook Time: :
Ingredients:

* 1/2 c Butter
* 10 c Crispy rice cereal
* 9 c Miniature marshmallows
* 2 c Mixture of candy corn and Indian candy corn
* 3/4 c Miniature chocolate chips
* Candy pumpkins
* Yellow and red food coloring

Preparation:
Melt butter and marshmallows; stir until smooth. In a large bowl, mix rice cereal, candy corn and miniature chips together. To marshmallow mixture, blend in 2 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring, adding more coloring if necessary to reach desired shade. Add marshmallow mixture to cereal mixture; stir quickly to combine. Spread on a large buttered pan; press with buttered hands. While warm, press on candy pumpkins spaced 1 to 1/2-2 inches apart. Refrigerate and cut into squares.