ICE CREAM OCTOPUS

This little guy will be fun for your kids to make and eat. You'll want to make one for each member of the family. As you can see, he's easy to assemble. All you need is a scoop of chocolate ice cream, black licorice for legs (4 pieces cut in half) and a couple of colorful candies. I used M&M's leftover from Easter. One word of caution. Work fast. These little guys melt quickly (as you can see by my picture). Your best bet is to make your octopus bodies and put them in the freezer to set up a little before sticking in the licorice. Then, once the legs are attached, back in again to finish setting up. By the time you're ready for dessert transfer them to plates and sprinkle brown sugar around for sand.
By the way, I used chocolate peanut butter ice cream for my guy. Yum!