Edible Bird's Nest

I found this idea here when I was looking for bird activities to do with Bear.  We just finished making them.

Yum!

As we made them, we talked about the cereal being the twigs and branches, the coconut being like the grass clippings, and the melted butter being like the mud birds use to hold the nest together.

Ingredients: (these amounts will make 6 birds nests)

• 2 large shredded wheat biscuits per student (we used three total for the two of us and it made 9 nests)
• 1/4 cup coconut
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 cup melted margarine or butter
• grapes

Procedure:

1. Crumble the shredded wheat biscuits into a mixing bowl. Use a spoon to stir in the coconut.
2. Pour the melted butter over the shredded wheat and coconut mixture, and mix together.
3. Line muffin tin with foil or liners. (We used liners.)  Press the shredded wheat mixture into the foil-lined cups.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until crisp.
5. Cool in tin. Remove from muffin tin by lifting up on the foil.
6. Fill the nests with grapes as eggs.