In our house, playing with your food is almost never allowed… Almost.

There are so many cool snacks that you can shape into spiders, how can Anancy fans resist playing with our food just a little!

How about spider snacks made of marshmallows, melted chocolate, and pretzel sticks?

You’ll need a skewer (you can get about 100 for $2 at the grocery store), melted chocolate (not super hot, just melted so that it doesn’t melt the marshmallow), and pretzel sticks.

Add pretzel legs to the sides of the marshmallow, stick skewer in the end, and dip in chocolate. Set in the fridge to harden, then enjoy.

The ladies over at KidsActivitiesblog.com have a healthier alternative that you may want to check out using bananas, raisins, and pretzels.

See the ingredients and instructions here: http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/1297/spider-snack

This is Day 5 of 10 days of fun, facts, and folklore leading up to the Anancy Festival being held on two dates, June 8th and June 15th in eight cities ‐ Orlando, Florida, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, Washington DC, Atlanta, Georgia, New York, Nairobi, Kenya, Accra, Ghana, and Kingston, Jamaica.

Anancy (also spelled, Anansi or Ananse) is a character known to many West African and Caribbean children and adults. He is a “spider-man” who uses tricks to get what he wants.

I’m hosting the event in Washington, DC! The first 100 families to register will receive a free copy of my new book, Anancy’s Family Reunion to be distributed at the event. Register at anancyfestivaldc.eventbrite.com.To get a sneak peek at the cover art, check out the press release, and more click here: Anancy’s Family Reunion. Find out more about the book at bit.ly/anancymedia.