Modeling Chocolate

Have you ever seen that show Cake Boss?  I love it.  Buddy is the best.  Anyway, while I was watching it, I noticed that they use modeling chocolate all the time.  I became curious and decided to find some of this modeling chocolate for myself.  At first, I decided that I was just going to go to Michael’s to buy some, but they didn't have any.  I decided to try to find some to buy online.  It turns out that it isn’t very easy to find a place to buy it because it is so super easy to make.  So yes friends, this is a little post on how to make it yourself.  It really is easy… not healthy, but easy and fun.

You will need:

• A bag of chocolate chips.  I like the white chocolate because you can easily dye it, but you can use any kind of chocolate chips.
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• Gel food coloring.  You can’t use food coloring drops because it will cause the chocolate to crumble.

Just pour the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, and melt them.  IMPORTANT: Make sure you melt them at 50% power so that you don’t burn them.  You can also use a double boiler if that’s what your little heart desires.

Microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, then stir the chocolate for a bit.  Then, put it back into the microwave AT 50% POWER for another minute and a half.

When it’s all smooth and melty, add the corn syrup.

Then stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, up, up.  Sorry, was having a little too much fun right there.  At this point, I like to put the chocolate into the fridge for 10 or 15 minutes just so it hardens up a bit.  Take this time to drink some tea, or do a dance, or call your mom, or idk, stare at the fridge or something.

Now is when the fun part begins.  You get to make cute little projects of your choice.  In honor of Memorial Day, I decided to make a little flag.

You can add some color to the entire batch, or if you want to play with multiple colors, separate some chocolate out.  Add the gel food coloring and mix it around until your chocolate is all colored.

Cute.  Here are my little red, white, and blue balls of chocolate.

Ok,ok, I know it doesn’t have 50 stars, but that would’ve taken forever, and it has 13 stripes ok? Geez.  Now go and make some cute little creations and have a Happy Memorial Day!!!

Here are a few more little guys:

See ya.  Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

So, one thing about me, is that I love to do crafty crafts.  It seems fitting, since I’m a preschool teacher.  Here is a mother’s day craft that I thought I would share.  It’s the perfect last minute gift for a twenty or thirty year old to give to their mother because they were just too cheap to buy them anything.  Or better yet, this is the perfect craft for all of those parents whose kids didn’t get them anything.  You can force your kids to make you one! Now how special would that be?

Mother’s Day Thumbprint Flower Craft

Step one: Supplies

You will need:  A half sheet of white paper, scissors (I like the wavy ones), glue, a green marker, a green stamp pad, and two more stamp pads of any color. You will also need a small photo to go in the middle of the flower (not pictured).

Step Two:

Place six or seven thumbprints in a circle on the paper, leaving room for another color thumbprint inbetween.

Step Three:


Fill in spaces with a second color.

Step Four:

Do another row of flower petals.

Step Five:

Draw a stem with a marker, and use the green stamp pad for leaves.

Step Six:



Cut out a wallet sized picture into a circle.

Step Seven:



Glue the picture into the middle of the flower. Ta-dah! A fingerprint flower. Frame it, make it into a card, or just give it to Mom as is.

Here is a cute little poem you can add:

This little flower is special, you see,
Because it was made from a part of me.
My painted thumb made each flower part,
To show I love you with all my heart.

Ahhhh….. Doesn’t that just melt your heart. I love it.  Now go be nice to your mom’s.



And don’t let anyone do this to them:



Ha Ha…. I love you Mom!!!