| 1 | This is a no-cook recipe the children can mix with their hands. |
| 2 | Flavor it with any of the liquid flavorings in the supermarket, such as strawberry and lemon. |
| 3 | If you want, you can instead divide it into three portions and add a few drops of food coloring to tint it yellow, red, and green. |
| 4 | The knead a small amount of flavoring into each one. |
| 5 | This recipe makes about 1 ?lbs of candy. |
| 6 | help the children measure all the ingredients into the large bowl. |
| 7 | They can take turns stirring it with the wooden spoon until it becomes too stiff. |
| 8 | Then they can knead it with their hands. |
| 9 | They should continue kneading until the dough is smooth. |
| 10 | give each child a paper plate and a pencil. |
| 11 | Tell them to turn their plates over and write their names on the bottom to prevent pencil lead from getting on their mints. |
| 12 | Help them hold their pencils correctly. |
| 13 | Make sure they use upper and lower case letters. |
| 14 | give each child a portion of dough on his or her plate. |
| 15 | The children can pinch off pieces, roll them into balls, and press them lightly with a fork to make a fancy butter mint. |
| 16 | Children who cannot roll the candy into balls can make snakes, cut the snakes into pieces, and press the pieces with a fork. |
| 17 | They might eat the pieces with the fork, but that"s ok too. |
| 18 | leave the mints on the plates and refrigerate them for 30 minutes, until they become firm. |
| 19 | Easter mints taste even better the second day, if you can keep everyone from eating them all on the first day. |
| 20 | Cover with plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator. |
