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Panda Cupcakes

The Giant Panda is an endangered black and white bear native exclusively to China. They're also very cute and so are these cupcakes! Download our Panda coloring page and Panda paper bag puppet template to have a Panda Bear themed afternoon, or even a Panda Party!

Ingredients

• 1 box cake mix any flavor
• 1 can white frosting
• 1 can chocolate frosting
• plastic sandwich bag with a small hole poked in it
• raisins or chocolate chips for eyes
• whoppers or any round candy for ears

Preparation

1. Prepare the cake mix as indicated on the box for cupcakes.
2. Let cool.
3. Spread white frosting all over each cupcake.
4. Put dabs of chocolate frosting for the fur around the eyes and place a chocolate chip or raisin in the center of each dab for the eyes.
5. Place a little white frosting in the plastic sandwich bag and squeeze through the hole to draw a mouth.
6. Place the whoppers as ears.

learn more about pandas
learn more about pandas from the WWF

Conversation ideas:
What does the Giant Panda eat?
What does it mean to be an endangered species?
What other animals come from China?

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