Rice Krispie Easter Eggs...sort of

There's a commercial that shows a beautiful, calm, smiling mother and her two clean, well groomed little children making Rice Krispie treats in the shape of hollow eggs filled with M&M's.

I thought to myself...'self...there's no reason you couldn't do this with your children...it looks like a piece of cake.'   Let me tell you, I wish I'd have been making cake.  At least I generally know what to expect with cake.

This project was a little more elusive, however. 

We had dinner plans earlier tonight with our dear friends Jon and Misti.  They have two little boys too so I thought, hey, perfect opportunity to copy the fabulous Rice Krispie idea from the TV!  With all the supplies in hand, we started the project shortly after dinner.

We washed and coated several large plastic Easter eggs with cooking spray, then made a batch of Rice Krispie Treats according to package directions.

Next, we attempted to fill each half of the eggs with the mixture while leaving an indent in the middle.  The indent is where the jelly beans were meant to go. 

What a mess!  I'm sure Rice Krispie brand would blame it on the fact that I used generic cereal...gasp!
We tried oiling our hands and using sheets of waxed paper as some type of mitt.  Nothing seemed to work except good old fashioned perseverance. 

This next series of extremely unflattering photographs show you my range of emotions during this project. 

First was...'Really?'

Then came 'What in the world?'

Finally was just plain 'You gotta be kidding me perfect Rice Krispie commercial lady, this is impossible!'

Our patience did pay off in the end and the plastic eggs ended up filled.  We then took our sticky, half naked children and lined them up at the counter.

They filled each egg with a few jelly beans and then stuck the halves together. 

Look at that focus.

Here's Jacob's tutorial...

Baby Maron really liked the jelly bean part.  Jack...you're just plain cute!

This is what Christian's face looks like when I ask him to say 'cheese.'

Whew!  They shockingly turned out and pleased the crowds.  Try this at home...if you dare.