Thursday, January 6, 2011

More Donut Snowmen


The Snowmen that I created welcome you to my Red Couch!

Well, the powdered sugar donuts and I are getting along quite fabulously.  I have had so much fun making them that they are almost a shame to eat them.  It would be fun to make a whole snowmanscape of them. I was inspired by a posting on Family Fun's Website when I made these.

I also posted these cuties on Tuesday.  Click HERE to see the post.


  You will need the following:

Donut Holes
Small Donuts
Pretzels for Arms
Confetti Sprinkles for eyes and buttons- mine were found in a Halloween mix
Brown Jimmies for mouth
Orange Slice Candy for noses
Light Corn Syrup to glue eyes, buttons, and nose on
Yarn for scarfs
Toothpick to make hole for nose
Skewers for putting donuts together
Powdered Sugar for snow


Directions:

I bought my donuts at Wal-Mart in the bakery department.  Put donuts together with skewers; you will have to break them to fit the size of donuts.  If the skewers leave a hole in the top, then sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar to cover it.  Add eyes and buttons with the aid of corn syrup and a toothpick.   Make a hole with the toothpick for the nose.  Pull off a piece of orange slice candy and shape it into a nose.  If the candy is too sticky, roll in a bit of powdered sugar.  Dab the nose in corn syrup and then stick in nose hole.  Push brown jimmies in for mouth.  Break pretzels in half and then insert for arms.  Cut a few pieces of yarn for scarves.  The snowman in front is made with just one small donut and one donut hole.  The two in back are made with one donut and two donut holes.

Sit back and enjoy your little men!



Thanks for dropping by my Red Couch!

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26 comments:

linda @ bushel and a pickle said...

Cute! Made me smile.

Joy Tilton said...

Too cute! I'm definately doing these for my grandsons...

Bonnie said...

These are so cute. I'm on to other "things" and no longer doing activity days. What a lost opportunity because my girls would love these.

Mimi said...

What a fun little treat. Even though my kids are teenagers, they would love having these snowmen show up at our house.
Mimi

Anonymous said...

oh my gosh those are SOOOOO cute!!

Holly said...

These are adorable!! Very fun for the kiddos:)

SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...

Adorable! Another one I'm saving for when my little grandson is old enough to appreciate them. You come up with the cutest ideas!

Tiffanee said...

Those are darling!! What a fun and cute idea.

Sue said...

I had to stop for more inspiration! Cute!

Sugar Swings said...

so very cute!!! saw you on tidy mom :)

Pattie @ Olla-Podrida said...

These are adorable. Forget the kids, I want one!

Jane said...

These are so cute!!! I will have to make them for Bunco this month. I am hosting and have decided to do a "winter" theme...especially fun since we live in sunny FL!
Jane (artfully graced)

Gabe said...

these would be fun to make on a snow day! I will have to tuck that away in my memory bank and hope it doesn't get lost in the system!

Inspired2cook said...

Cute idea...my kids would love these!
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Donnie said...

That's so cute. Wish I had the grandchildren here to do it for them.

Beth said...

Joni, Those are SO cute! You are not only a great cook, but also a very creative cook! Hope all is going well with you and your family. Things are in a bit of flux here; my job was eliminated as of 1/1 and I'm not sure whether I should be happy or sad!
Hugs and blessings, Beth

Katherine said...

These are so adorable! How very crafty!!!

Katie Olthoff said...

Those are so cute! My son would love them!

Jenny said...

I love these! Wow! Really, really adorable!

Kelli W said...

These are so cute! I'm sure my kiddos would love to have them for breakfast one cold Saturday morning:)

Judee@glutenfreeA-Z said...

What a simple and cute idea. It would be fun to make for a party..

Elle Belles Bows said...

Love, Love, Love it!! SO cute and perfect for this time of year! Kerri

Anonymous said...

So cute! Love your ideas. My kids have loved making them.

Holly Lefevre said...

You always amaze me. Such creativity!

Lori@Paisley Passions said...

Now how fun is that??? Thanks for linking up such a FUN idea to Fun w/ Food Friday @ Paisley Passions. Hope you stop by again soon :)

Anonymous said...

I love your blog your ideas are just wonderful! I can't wait to do these snowmen with my grandkids! :)

Engageya