april fools' trick: eggs and bacon

Eggs and bacon, anyone? 

It's April Fools' Day, and even though I'm feeling totally under the weather today, I couldn't resist trying to pull a fast one on my three kiddos for snack time.

So while Maddy, Owen, and Cora were outside enjoying the springtime sun, I went to work inside on a treat that was sure to trick them:

• April Fools' Eggs and Bacon:  These are so easy to make, and for a sweet-tooth family like us, we had everything we needed to make them in our pantry already. 

 my sneaky, trick-egg and bacon supplies

All you need for these sweet eggs and bacon are white chocolate chips, yellow M & M's, caramels, and Tootsie Rolls.  I melted a handful of the white chocolate chips in the microwave then put the melted chocolate into a sandwich bag.  I clipped one end of the bag and squirted one egg-white blob on a piece of wax paper.  Then I put a yellow M & M (letter side down) in the middle as the egg yolk.

 my sweet, sneaky eggs on wax paper

Next, I put the Tootsie Roll and the caramels in the microwave for about ten seconds, until they were melty and able to be formed into 'bacon'.  I stretched them out and squished them on the wax paper, then I made lines on them with a knife and let them cool.

Finally, I plated the mid-morning 'snack' and took them out to my kids and husband.  I said in my clogged, stuffed-up voice, Anyone want a quick snack? (Of course, they looked confused when they saw eggs and bacon--not really a normal snack in our house, but it's April Fools' Day--the whole day's off a bit...).

They were hungry, though, and tried to dig right into their eggs.  Ha! I got 'em!!

The giggles started after they figured out that they were tricked, and I yelled, April Fools'! 

 Cora is trying to figure out her April Fool's Day egg.

Quick! Ditch your pb & j or grilled cheese plans for lunch today and trick your kiddos into thinking they're having eggs and bacon.  Everybody loves a good-natured April Fools' Day gag--did you pull one of your own? Link back and let us know!

And that's that--a really simple, but quite clever April Fools' Trick, thanks to my most favorite magazine in the universe, Family Fun.  I'll continue holding onto my big dream of one day being a contributor, and until then, I'll try out their ideas and give them props every time I do.  Happy April Fools'!