We’ve been having so much fun with Peeps lately! I have had the supplies to make these Peeps Race Cars out on the counter for a few days and the Smart School House kids have been SO eager to make them. Getting crafty in the kitchen is something we do best:) Beep beep!

Peeps Race Cars

For the most part, kids can assemble these Peeps cars by themselves. There’s just one tricky part that you’ll need a knife for, so I recommend parents do this first. You will need to cut a notch out of the Twinkie for the Peep and the pretzel steering wheel. I used a bread knife because the Twinkies are somewhat delicate and the bread knife makes very clean cuts in the cake.

I cut the notch slightly off center to create a “hood” for the race car. It is just large enough to keep a Peep and a pretzel in place.

More Peeps Ideas from Smart School House

• Peeps Houses

• Pet Peeps

• Peeps Cookie Bars

More Adorable Easter Projects from Smart School House:

• Colored Deviled Eggs

• Bunny Lollipops

• Washcloth Bunnies

• Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

• Tulip Carrot Wreath

• Bunny Ear Napkins

• Peeps Cookie Bars

• Carrot Napkin Utensils

• Terra Cotta Pot Carrot

• Brownie Carrot Patch

To make the wheels stay in place, I used candy melts (CandyQuik also works great!). Just place a small dab of melted candy on the back side of Fudge Dipped Oreo Thin Bites. The melted candy hardens quickly, making this a great job for kids!

To add extra color to our Peeps race cars, we added pastel sprinkles to white fudge Flipz pretzels. The trick to doing this is dabbing a tiny bit of light corn syrup with your fingertips on the front side of the pretzel, then dipping it into the sprinkles. Corn syrup is clear and very sticky, making it perfect for getting sprinkles to stay in place! Complete directions are below: