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Edible Sand Castle and Other Summer Fun for Kids

Can’t make it to the beach this summer? Don’t let the “Mom, I’m bored!” blues get you down. Instead, consider making your own summer fun at home with the following fun ideas:

EDIBLE SAND CASTLE

Ingredients:

1 package (18 1/4 ounces) banana cake mix plus ingredients to prepare mix as directed on box

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 package (6 serving size) instant butterscotch flavor pudding mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix as directed on box

Clean small plastic beach pail and shovel

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, divided

Beach-themed candy: Gummy fish, octopus, starfish, seashell candies, green string candy, mini chocolate chips, graham cracker fish, or other beach-related candies

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions in two 9-inch round cake pans. Add cinnamon and nutmeg into batter. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove form pans and cool completely.

Meanwhile, prepare pudding mix according to package directions.

Cut one of the cakes into 1-inch slices. Arrange about 1/3 of slices in pail. Spoon 1/3 of pudding over cake slices. Top with 1/3 of cake slices. Repeat layers with 1/3 of pudding and remainder of the first cake.

Refrigerate for at least three hours.

Remove and turn castle out of pail.

Sprinkle sand castle cake with 1 cup graham cracker crumbs.

Place shovel near cake.

Decorate top of cake with gummy sea creatures and other candies as desired.

Cut second cake layer in half horizontally.

Place one half of cake cut side up on serving plate.

Place castle on top of cake layer.

Break remaining cake layer into chunks; arrange around base of castle.

Spoon remaining pudding over cake chunks; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup graham crumbs over pudding.

Decorate with remaining candies as desired.

To serve, use shovel to spoon cake onto plates.