Gummy Worms and "Yummy Dirt"

Invite interested children to join you in the science center for this fun cooking project. You will need: one package chocolate sandwich cookies, one package chocolate instant pudding, two cups cold milk, eight ounces whipped topping and 22 gummy worms. First, place the cookies in a ziplock bag and have the children crush them using a roller until they

are in fine crumbs. Next, make the pudding. Pour the dry pudding mix into a large bowl and add the cold milk. Whisk everything together until all of the dry pudding dissolves and it's smooth and free

of lumps. Let the pudding sit for about 5 minutes, until it thickens and is no longer liquid. Add the whipped topping and approximately half of the cookie crumbs. Gently stir everything together until the streaks of whipped topping disappear, and the cookies are well-mixed into the pudding. Practice one-to-one correspondence by using an ice cream scoop to place one scoop in each cup, then insert one gummy worm into each pudding cup and press them down. Pour some cookie crumbs over the pudding and gummy worms so that the entire top is covered with “dirt.” Enjoy!