Alternative for green coconut

[Hot_Chocolate]

I wanted to colour some coconut green to make some trees for lil ook's bday.

Basically, I was gonna use marshmallow modelling paste for the top of the trees. Going to use Gossips chocolate wafers for the tree trunk and stick the marshmallow on top.

And I thought to roll it in the coconut to make it look like leaves. But I don't have green food currently (can go buy some tonight). Just wondered whether there was any other alternatives to use.

 

[RustyPrincess]

The inside of a peppermint crisp?

 

[DagegeN]

nothing "non toxic" comes to mind, but to use food coloring might be your best " safest " bet.

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

this is what the trees look thus far

 

[The_Unbeliever]

What primary colors make up green?

Can't you mix some colors to get green?

of praat ek weer tjol?

 

[DagegeN]

What primary colors make up green?

Can't you mix some colors to get green?

Red
Green
Blue

of praat ek weer tjol?

yup

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

What primary colors make up green?

Can't you mix some colors to get green?

of praat ek weer tjol?

kinda difficult with food colouring. I can't put in less than a drop... so it won't work. just buy me a bottle of green food colouring

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Will buy a bottle - but will do after work.

Kinda busy at the moment, going to site tomorrow

 

[blunomore]

this is what the trees look thus far

Looks cute.

PS: You're very creative, HC

 

[Nicci]

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4829462/133961-main_Full.jpg

cant you make that kind of icing sugar and just cut it out?

 

[RustyPrincess]

yellow + blue = green

 

[web]

Red
Green
Blue





yup

Actually Blue + Yellow make green

 

[DagegeN]

Actually Blue + Yellow make green

huh :erm:

thats why i failed my " klei speel klasse " in kindergarden

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4829462/133961-main_Full.jpg

cant you make that kind of icing sugar and just cut it out?

that is sooo cute! I could, but I actually want everything to be edible and not just decorations...

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

found an alternative: coat corn flakes with green icing

 

[guest2013-1]

wtf do you do this? feeding your kids sugar is going "hey, here's some poison, drink up!"

personally I won't give them sweets till they're old enough to process it properly... I've seen my sisters 3 kids eyes light up and can see when they have had sweets. My sister denies it flat out but then the 2 eldest can speak now so they usually tell me what they had....

Bouncing off the walls isn't even close to how they get...

 

[Telkomisaloser]

What you could do is take a glazed green cherry and cut it open and take out the inners and use the green skin for the leaves

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

wtf do you do this? feeding your kids sugar is going "hey, here's some poison, drink up!"

personally I won't give them sweets till they're old enough to process it properly... I've seen my sisters 3 kids eyes light up and can see when they have had sweets. My sister denies it flat out but then the 2 eldest can speak now so they usually tell me what they had....

Bouncing off the walls isn't even close to how they get...

my kids luckily don't get like that. Besides, it is once a year for a bday, so why not?

 

[blunomore]

wtf do you do this? feeding your kids sugar is going "hey, here's some poison, drink up!"

personally I won't give them sweets till they're old enough to process it properly... I've seen my sisters 3 kids eyes light up and can see when they have had sweets. My sister denies it flat out but then the 2 eldest can speak now so they usually tell me what they had....

Bouncing off the walls isn't even close to how they get...

Us non-parents are always the most opinionated !

 

[Jewelbox]

Roast some coconut in a saucepan on top of the stove, for brown leaves, trunk etc.