Fun with chocolate

Havent done an update with the children for the last few weeks  as the weather was so lovely we were out playing with water pistols and then on the local park, not really exciting enough to blog about, so this week we decided some fun was in order.

I didn't buy Bob and Fifi an Easter egg the other week because a) they get enough and b) they not huge chocolate eaters, they would much rather eat a bowl of sprouts. But a grandma cannot let an event like this pass by without buying them something, so in true grandma lets have some fun style, I bought them chocolate each and decided we would make our own Easter treats.

As you are all aware Bob has severe food allergies and one of them is dairy products so I bought him Kinnerton chocolate as it is so so much nicer than soya chocolate which can be very bitter. I love the Kinnerton range, and their website provides allergen information as well as a fantastic nut safety policy which is the best I have ever seen and very very reassuring for families like ours. So after we had had our tea we set about messing up the kitchen for granddad to clean up, well having grandchildren has to involve both grandparents and we didn't want him to feel left out!!!

We started with Bobs as it saves any risk of cross contamination when two projects are done so close together.
I had to help him break up the chocolate as he didn't have the strength to do it, we popped it into a bowl and melted it in the microwave, and then he took over.

stage 1  -all ready to go

stage 2 in goes the chocolate

stage 3 - 4 lollies made

the best bit - cleaning the bowl

the finished results

the child (and the PJ sleeves) covered in chocolate

 So after they were made and set they had to be sampled...and they were yummy yummy...don't know who enjoyed it more Bob or his sleeves.

Whilst Bob's were setting in the fridge he got sent away and Fifi came to do hers, as she is that much older than him she needed little help, apart from reminding that a chocolate bowl is hot (oops too late!!) when it comes out of the microwave if you touch it with your fingers we were just fine.

She was offered the choice of waiting till her brothers had set and making rabbit lollies or using some of the other moulds without sticks, so she chose not to wait, surprise surprise, and decided to make Christmas shapes, well its nearly Christmas after all.

breaking the chocolate into the bowl

stirring the melted chocolate round

into the moulds

getting there

licking the bowl - literally at one point

the finished results

After we had finished having this fun we went and played wii bowling - and even let granddad join in, and we even let him come 3rd to stop him sulking.