Make a birds nest (for homeschooling?) - cheap, easy and delicious

My oldest son is now 4 years and I have been homeschooling him for several weeks now.
This is a great project we did when we talked about birds. That week we discovered everything about birds and their nests and he has so much much to make this nest ... and we all enjoyed eating it :)


You can also make a nest out of rice crispery and melted marshmallows, but I chose this recipe, because the ingredients are much healthier - and it really wasn't more work (and tasted a lot better!).


What you need:


1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups cereal (almost any works, either crispery or flakes or mixed)


we also added 1/2 cup chocolate chips (that melted when mixed with the rest of the ingredients)
One might also add raisins or nuts.


In a saucepan, melt and stir the peanut butter and honey together (might also work in the microwave). Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stir in the cereal (and chocolate chips if desired). 
You can now either make small treats by spreading the mix on a 9x9 inch pan and allow to cool, then cut into pieces.
Or, you can make small nests by filling small amounts in muffin baking form and cool (can then be decorated with jelly beans).
Or, you do it like me, and give the whole amount into a medium size bowl and let it cool in the fridge. When half way cooled, take a wooden spoon and round the edge from the top, forming a nest. Let cool completely. Boil 2-4 eggs and place into the nest.