Saturday, July 30, 2011

How not to become popular as a preschool mom... aka Cookie Monster cupcakes


In my defense, I really did not now just how much food coloring it would take to get a true Cookie Monster blue.  I really should have purchased the Wilton Royal Blue food coloring, but I was short on time and has some store brand blue food coloring in my possession already.  Well, they look really cute right?  I used the grass tip for the hairy monster look.  Found these guys on the web, and the person who posted how to make these mentioned that they could be quite tedious...  the last two I could not even move my fingers to squeeze the bag, so they are hairless (or fuzz-less).  To get the blue shade here I ended up using two entire containers of blue food coloring.  Yes, my hands were stained for a few days.
When I picked up Maddie at preschool that day, I did check out the other kids to see if anyone (or everyone) was covered in blue dye.  I think I escaped coloring any of the children, but I was sent home with the extra cupcakes.  If you want to try these guys out I suggest using the Wilton's brand food coloring.