Thanksgiving dinner can take hours to cook. Try this clever way to serve up a light snack while everyone’s waiting for the main event! It’s also a great idea for school parties and football nights.
Shop at Dollar Tree — Here’s What You’ll Need:
- Paper Grocery Bag
- 2 Brown Paper Lunch Bags
- 1 Sheet of White Paper
- Stapler or Tape
- 3 to 4 Bags of Prepopped or Unbuttered Air-Popped Popcorn (note: oil-popped popcorn will cause grease spots to appear on the paper bags. If oil-popped or microwave popcorn are your only choices, first line the paper bags with cellophane or aluminum foil.)
Easy Step-by-Step Directions:
- Pull the handles off of the large grocery bag. If your bag has printing on it, carefully turn it inside out.
- Round the bottom of the bag by tucking in the corners.
- Fill the bag ⅔ full with popcorn.
- Fold the bag opening under and in toward the center. Staple or tape in place.
- Insert your fist into each lunch bag and shape the bottoms around it to make a drumstick shape. Fill ⅔ of each bag with popcorn and twist the top of the bags closed.
- Cut a sheet of white paper in half lengthwise. Fold each piece in half lengthwise. Snip every ¼" or so along the folded edge to make a fringe.
- Wrap each white strip multiple times around the twisted end of each lunch bag and fluff the fringe. Tape in place.
- Tape the drumsticks to the body.
- Let an adult or older child “carve” the turkey with scissors so everyone can dig in... until it’s time for the real turkey!
