Teddy Bear Cakes

Submitted by:  April Johnson
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1. Bake two round cakes and seven cupcakes; cool.
2. Set one round cake next to the other on a platter to form a bear's head and body.
3. Place two cupcakes at the top for ears, two at the sides for arms, and two at the bottom for legs.
4. Cut the last cupcake in half, leaving the top intact and set in center of the head to make a nose.  Let the kids munch on the bottom half.
5. Cover all cakes and cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
6. Make fur with shredded coconut or chocolate sprinkles, add eyes with chocolate chips or tiny Oreo cookies, and make a mouth with red frosting or red licorice.

• Bake or purchase cupcakes.
• For a fury bear - mix coconut into your frosting
• Frost the cupcakes
• Use a vanilla wafer cookie and place on the cupcake for the palm of the bear paw - frost it to match in color and add 3 chocolate chips or Junior Mints for the toes.

1. Use a bear shaped cookie cutter and cut out two pieces of bread for each sandwich.
2. Create your bear sandwiches with peanut butter and jelly or your child's favorite ingredients.
3. Then place a few containers of raisins, M&M's, peanuts, etc. on the table and have the children decorate their sandwich to look like a bear.  You can give a prize for the best looking bear, the ugliest, the happiest, etc.
4. After their done... they can eat the sandwich.

http://www.childfun.com/themes/teddy.htm
They have bear songs and bear crafts, etc.

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/bear_snacks.htm
They have bear snacks, bear songs, bear art, bear science, etc.