Completed Firetruck Snack

Children can make these tiny fire trucks for a preschool or kindergarten treat.

Each fire truck takes one and a half graham crackers. This craft makes a great snack that kids can make themselves (with some guidance). This craft can be messy!

Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • Paper Plate
  • Graham Crackers (1.5 per fire truck)
  • Tiny Ritz crackers (for wheels)
  • Stick pretzels
  • Black licorice
  • Softened cream cheese (or thick frosting)
  • Red food coloring
  • A red jellybean, a red Dots candy, a cherry, or a strawberry

Instructions

1.

Have an adult mix a few drops of food coloring to the cream cheese (or frosting). The children will use this edible “glue” to put their fire truck together.

Mix red food coloring into the cream cheese or frosting to make your glue.
2.

Start with a whole graham cracker. Using the back of a spoon, spread some of the “glue” on one side of it.

Spread your frosting on the graham cracker.
3.

Put half a graham cracker on top of the “glue.” This is the cab of the fire truck.

Use a graham cracker to make the cab in the front.
4.

“Glue” a red jellybean, a red Dots candy, a cherry, or a strawberry on top of the cab. This is the fire truck’s red light.

“Glue” four of the tiny Ritz crackers to the sides - these are the wheels.

Use candies to add details and crackers as wheels.
5.

On the back of the truck, “glue” two pretzels parallel to each other. Then “glue” in broken pieces to make a tiny ladder.

Add the pretzels to make a ladder on the side.
6.

“Glue” on a piece of licorice - this is the firehose.

You now have a tiny fire truck that is great for snack time!

Finished edible firetruck!