We set the boys loose with hammers at the December den meeting so they could make a votive holder. While most simply pounded holes randomly in the ice-filled can, there were a few who planned a pattern and ended up with Christmas trees or smiley faces. However, this seemed to be just a place holder for the main event: Cookie Decorating!
Each of the boys received a little bag of candies with M&Ms, Red Hots, Nerds and some red Licorice ropes to decorate their sugar cookie with. Although there was (predictably) some sneakage of candy during the decorating phase, all of the snowmen were fully decked out by the time the boys were done. 
Most of the snowmen couldn't even be moved because the candy would just tumble off when it was tilted even slightly, presenting a difficulty when it came to eating it - which the boys happily overcame. What awesome problem solvers! One thing which was overwhelmingly obvious is that most of the boys do NOT like Red Hots. There was plenty of other candy to choose from, though.This picture pretty much says it all.
