Materials
Dazzle the Dinosaur by Marcus Pfister 1 box brownie mix and ingredients
Large bowl Wooden spoon
Springform round pan Aluminum foil
Candy kisses, wrapped Buttercream frosting
Cardboard or platter 16" x 16" (40 cm x 40 cm) Knife for cutting and frosting
Instructions
1. Read the book Dazzle the Dinosaur. Tell the children you are going to make a special dinosaur like Dazzle that they can eat!2. Pour the brownie mix into a bowl, and as the children pass the bowl and stir, sing to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man": Oh do you know the dinosaur, the dinosaur, the dinosaur,Oh do you know the dinosaur whose name is Chocosaurus.
3. Pour brownie mix into a foil-lined springform pan and bake. Let cool. Show the children how you can cut a round cake and rearrange the pieces into adinosaur.
4. Remove the cake from the pan and place it on the foil-covered cardboard. Let the children connect the cake pieces with frosting, then cover the entire Chocosaurus with the frosting.
5. Let each child come up and add a shiny chocolate kiss to the Chocosaurus' back, like the bony plates of a stegosaurus or Dazzle.
6. Eat and enjoy!
