| 1 | Help the children measure the peanut butter, corn syrup, dry powdered milk, and confectioners sugar into the large bowl. |
| 2 | They can take turns stirring with the wooden spoon until everything is mixed and a stiff dough forms. |
| 3 | give everyone a paper plate and a pencil. |
| 4 | Each child should write his or her name on the bottom of the plate. |
| 5 | Make sure they hold their pencils correctly and use uppercase and lower case letters. |
| 6 | put a portion of dough on each plate. |
| 7 | The children can shape it into bite-sized balls by pinching off pieces and rolling them between their hands. |
| 8 | smaller children who cannot make balls can make snakes. |
| 9 | Then they can cut the snakes into segments (with an adults help) to make bite-sized pieces. |
| 10 | leave the peanut butter balls on the children"s plates and refrigerate them until firm, about 1 hour. |
