rice krispie castle for SOTW 2...question

[ProudGrandma]

if you made this, can you give me any tips on creating this? I would think that it would be hot to mold and create and by the time it is cool enough, it will be too hard to mold...has anybody else made it using different instructions?? thanks for any tips..schedule wise, this afternoon would be a good time for us to do this...if I can figure it out.

[UnsinkableKristen]

This really makes me want to hurry up through the vikings only because Rice Krispie treats sound SO GOOD. :)

 

But as for your actual question... maybe you wait until they aren't so mushy, but aren't completely cooled yet - just a little pliable.

[amo_mea_filiis.]

I've never done it, or read SOTW so I may not make any sense.

 

I would make the RKTs in a big pan and when cooled, cut into pieces, and put it together with toothpicks.

[ProudGrandma]

I've never done it, or read SOTW so I may not make any sense.

 

I would make the RKTs in a big pan and when cooled, cut into pieces, and put it together with toothpicks.

 

I had considered this...maybe even putting the mix in a jelly roll pan to make the walls thinner and being able to make the castle a little bit bigger. hmmm....thanks.

[crazyforlatin]

I had considered this...maybe even putting the mix in a jelly roll pan to make the walls thinner and being able to make the castle a little bit bigger. hmmm....thanks.

 

Are you making this today? Could you post a picture later? We're officially still on Ancients but listening to SOTW2 audiobook on the Middle Ages. DD is quite passionate about castles and ones made from food would be a great project.

[ProudGrandma]

Are you making this today? Could you post a picture later? We're officially still on Ancients but listening to SOTW2 audiobook on the Middle Ages. DD is quite passionate about castles and ones made from food would be a great project.

 

When I attempt it , I will try to remember to post a picture. A dear friend of mine who has done this project is out of town for a few more days, so I might wait until she gets home so I can ask her my questions.

[Tigger]

I haven't gotten that far in SOTW with DS yet, but love the idea!

 

I think if it were me, I'd do a quick mock up with cardboard, deconstruct that and use the pieces as our guide to "cutting" the rice crispie treat sheets. I'd make the rice crispie treats and make sheets of them a bit thinner than usual, but not too thin (a la gingerbread house walls), then lay the cardboard on top and cut....then construct it as we did the cardboard mock-up....and of course, decorate!

[5of5]

I have no experience, but you might be able to use a hair dryer to soften certain pieces or parts in order to mold things together.

[Legomom]

This was absolutely our favorite history project. Now the kids want to make everything in history out of rice krispie treats -- pyramids, famous buildings, you name it.

 

We molded them while they were still hot/warm. It was a bit of a sticky hot mess but fun. Butter your hands really really well and also use buttered wax paper. We held the wax paper in our hands to grab the rice krispie mix. It turned out well, although not exactly a work of art!

 

We used Cocoa Krispies to achieve a brown castle.

[redsquirrel]

I did this years ago. it was super fun and man, oh man, do my kids remember that!

 

I used cocoa puffs because it looked more like rocks. It was a bit hot at first but as soon as it cooled down a little bit they were all over it. It didn't get real firm or anything.

 

And it lasted about 10 mins before they ate it :lol:

 

Really, my kids have such a disgustingly healthy diet that they had no idea what they were eating. At first they wouldn't even take a bite. They kept saying, "is this really something we can eat? People can eat this?" I was laughing so hard. I was telling them to stop asking questions and eat it before I changed my mind.

 

Oh, and carving a Greek boat out of a block of ice cream is also totally FUN!

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[WistfulRidge]

I've never done it, or read SOTW so I may not make any sense.

 

I would make the RKTs in a big pan and when cooled, cut into pieces, and put it together with toothpicks.

 

 

:iagree:

 

That was my first thought as well.

[Chris in VA]

We did a motte and bailey castle--really, just yummy blobs shaped by hand! lol We used Kix because that's all we had. I mislabeled it, too--but at least you can see our puny efforts! :lol:

Just let it cool almost all the way, and as a PP said, butter your hands so they are totally...well, buttery.

 

Here's a pic from our blog--several years ago.