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    Banana Messages
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    Banana Messages

    The fruit bowl has mail. Each banana carries a message scratched into the peel, a name, a heart or a joke, and the words have mysteriously turned brown by breakfast.

    Instructions

    1. The night before, pick one banana per child.
    2. With a toothpick, lightly scratch a short message into the peel: a name, a heart, "Hi from the elf" or a two-word joke. Press gently and don't cut through.
    3. Over a few hours the scratches turn dark brown and the words appear.
    4. Put the bananas back in the fruit bowl with the elf sitting on top holding the toothpick.
    5. At breakfast, let each child find their banana.

    Tip: The peel bruises along the scratches, which is why the writing shows up. The fruit inside is fine to eat.

    Quick Info

    Setup Time
    3 min
    Mess Level
    No Mess

    Nothing to clean up!

    Best for Ages
    2-10
    ⚡ Last Minute Friendly

    What you'll need

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    Bananas

    1 per child

    Have at home

    Toothpick

    Have at home

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