Here is an easy dirt cup treat kids can make with very little grown up help! Kids will love digging into these dirt cups made with chocolate pudding and cookie crumbs. For birthday parties, or other special occasions, the individual cups make serving simple and stress-free! No baking is required, so it is a great treat to make during warmer Summer months.
Kids could make and serve these dirt cup treats as part of a construction themed party, garden party, Ground Hog Day celebration, or a woodland-themed party. These dirt cups could even be used as a silly (but delicious) April Fool’s Day prank! We made these dirt cup treats just before spending the afternoon in the garden planting peas, onions, and lettuce seeds. Later, we read several garden themed story books together. Fun!
To make dirt cup treats of your own, you will need:
- chocolate pudding
- chocolate cookie crumbs
- gummy worms
- silicon garden pot cupcake liners
- rolling pin
- zipper top bag
First, invite the kids to fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way with chocolate pudding. Next, the kids can add a layer of chocolate cookie crumbs. To make the cookie crumbs, add a few chocolate cookies to a zipper top bag, and invite the kids use a rolling pin to crush them!
Lastly, add a few gummy worms to complete the treat!
Optional — For a personalized “seed marker” look, add a large craft stick with the recipient’s name written in black marker.
Serve immediately, and enjoy!
Our Favorite Garden Books for Kids:
- Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots!: Gardening Together with Children
- Seeds, seeds, seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
- Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
- Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
