Dirt and Worms Recipe with Leaf Cozy – an Earth Day Activity
This Dirt and Worms Recipe is a delicious way to celebrate a lot of special days. It is particularly scrumptious for Earth Day, but would be a fun snack for the first day of Spring or Fall, April Fool’s Day, or any rainy day when worms appear from the ground. It’s kid friendly to make and to eat!
To further dress up the snack, we’ve crocheted a twig and leaf cozy. Change the colors to match the special holiday you’re celebrating. Use bright colors for Spring or Earth tones for Fall. Earth Day calls for the use of recycled yarn…in any color!
Let’s start with the snack. While it sets up we can crochet a leaf cozy.
Dirt and Worms Recipe
Our versions of the Dirt and Worms Recipe is a chocolate lovers delight. We’re not diluting the pudding with whipped cream. We want a nice rich dark chocolate colored dirt. This is a quick and simple recipe for kids in the kitchen.
Supplies:
- 1 – 5.9 oz Instant Pudding and Pie filling – Chocolate (Jello Brand pictured)
- 3 cups cold milk
- 1 package Oreo cookies (Double Stuffed pictured)
- 1 package gummy worms (sour worms pictured)
- 3 Mason Jars
Directions:
- Mix pudding according to box.
- Pour approximately 1 cup of pudding into each mason jar.
- Set aside (or refrigerate if needed) to setup – refrigerate if not using right away.
- Place 9 Oreo cookies (3 per serving) into resealable bag and crush with rolling pin or hammer.
- Just before serving pudding, sprinkle Oreo crumbs on top of pudding and top with gummy worms.
Earth Day Activity – Crochet Leaf Cozy
This leaf cozy is a cute Earth Day activity. Not only is the cozy fun to crochet, but the twig and crocheted leaves are a great reminder of how awesome our planet is. Using recycled yarn makes this an earth friendly activity. Using this cozy instead of disposable coffee cup sleeves is also earth friendly.
This is a great stash buster…which is very earth friendly. We’ve used Vanna’s Choice. There really are too many colors to choose from! We reigned ourselves in with only three cozies.
Skill Level: Easy +
Stitches Used: Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet
Techniques Used: Crochet in Rows, Crochet in the Round, Crochet in Back Loop, Crochet in Both Loops
Supplies:
- Vanna’s Choice: RADIANT YELLOW, RASPBERRY, FERN, KELLY GREEN
- (Autumn Cozy: Kelly Green, Brick, Chocolate)
- (Fall Cozy: Eggplant, Terracotta, Fern, Radiant Lime)
- Mason Jar
- Twig (4” Length)
Leaf Cozy Instructions
Radiant Yellow
Hook: H
Ch 34, join with a sl st.
Rnd 1: Sc around. (34)
Rnd 2: Sc around. Join and change color to Fern with a sl st. (34)
Rnd 3: Sc around. Join and change color to Raspberry with a sl st into back loop of first st made in this Rnd. (34)
Rnd 4: Work in back loops only. Sc around. (34)
Rnd 5-8: Work in both loops. Sc around. (34)
Rnd 9: Work in both loops. Sc around. Join and change color to Fern with a sl st. (34)
Rnd 10: Sc around. Join and change color to Radiant Yellow with a sl st into back loop of first st made in this Rnd. (34)
Rnd11: Work in back loops only. Sc around. (34)
Rnd 12: Work in both loops. Sc around. (34)
Sl St. Finish off and weave in ends.
Insert twig under any st of Rnd 9.
Leaf Instructions (make 2)
One Fern and One Kelly Green (or colors desired)
Hook: H
Ch 7
Rnd 1: 3dc in 3rd ch from hook (count first two as the first dc), 2 dc in next st, hdc, sc, sl st in last st, ch 3, sl st in third ch from hook. Continue working on the other side of the foundation ch. Sl st in the firs st, sc, hdc, 2 dc in next st, 4 dc in last st. Join with the first dc of this Rnd. (one leaf made)
Finish off leaving a long tail for attaching to cozy.
Attach to twig by tying a bow with the tails from the leaves.
More Cozies in Store
Love this leaf jar cozy? There are more seasonal, holiday and just for fun cozies in the store. We’ve created an entire collection with over 20 designs. All 20 are available in 1 set.
Note: This leaf cozy is in this Cozy Collection as a mug cozy.
Read more about the set:
Blog: Coffee Cup Cozy Collection
Store: Coffee Cup Cozy Collection
So, we present to you…Easter eggs in a nest. It looks a bit like a bird’s nest. In fact, both birds and rabbits have their young in a nest. Rabbits build their nests in the dirt. The chocolate makes the eggs look like they are nestled in the dirt…so, we’re calling this snack an Easter Bunny Nest.
Directions:
BOW INSTRUCTIONS
1 box lime jello
This crochet Leprechaun hat is also easy to make. And it whips up in a couple of hours. This top hat design is shown here in green…but with a simple color change, this cozy would fit any formal or patriotic occasion (a red, white and blue would be great for July 4th in the US – just sayin’).
Ch 34. Join with a sl st.
Happy Chinese New Year
Jar Cozy Instructions :
Branch Instructions:
We’re mixing our cultures with this jar cozy. The traditional Chinese New Years gift would be a red envelope of money (i.e. $8 for luck…or increments of $8).
Beige
We’ve cooked up this Tuxedo Chocolate Covered Almonds recipe with coordinating Tuxedo Jar Cozy…’cause it’s party time!
Melt 4 oz of Chocolate Almond Bark in microwave (stirring every 30 seconds). Holding the Vanilla coated almond at the widest end, dip the side edge of the almond into the Chocolate Almond Bark, turn and dip the other side edge. Scrape excess off back. Lay on parchment paper to cool and harden.
Lightly squeeze bag as you create bow tie following the arrows. Stop squeezing at the bottom of the right most arrow. As you pull up and away from the almond, move the bag toward the start of the bow tie (top left).
Black
This peppermint bark recipe will melt in your mouth. You better give some away as gifts…cause you’ll be tempted to eat it all yourself! It looks deliciously adorable in a pint size canning jar all dressed up in a Santa cozy!
Line a 9×13 pan with foil. Spray with non-stick cooking oil.
With the peppermint bark cooling in the refrigerator, let’s get right to the Santa Jar Cozy. This cozy fits nice and snug around a pint size canning jar. Which is the perfect size for storing home made goodies like soups, cookies, fudge and…peppermint bark!
Ch 34 Join with a sl st.
In large bowl, mix together the Rice Chex, Bugels, cashews, pretzels and Nibblers. Set aside.
Fun Pumpkin Seed Recipe and Crochet Pattern for a Decorative Jar
This festive jar cozy is great for decorating your home or office for the season. And it makes for a fun container when serving snacks (like the above pumpkin seeds recipe…just sayin’) at Thanksgiving. If you’re short on time, fill a pint sized jar with candy corn and jazz it up with this fun and quick jar cozy.
