After seeing this post on the Money Saving Mom site, I decided a toothpick and marshmallow structure would be a great idea for the boys to try.

I bought the marshmallows and toothpicks over a month ago but kept putting off getting them out.

I am lazy.

We broke them out finally when I chose a zoo trip on the day it was closed…

It helped curb the disappointment a bit.

Well, that and ice cream.

Thankfully I keep the Magic School Bus dvd’s in the vehicle so they watched the one about building bridges called “The Magic School Bus Under Construction” on the way home from the zoo.

The boys got frustrated with how flimsy the marshmallows were.

Their buildings kept leaning and it got worse the warmer our house got.

Since the Magic School Bus episode used gum drops, I picked up a package at the store the next day.

They liked them a lot better!

They were nice and sturdy and tasted good also!

They thought their bridge should be over water…

I had them do a contest to see who could build the tallest structure.

My youngest won with the one on the left.

I have seen some amazing structures done with marshmallows and spaghetti on Pinterest!

I think the boys would break them easily and get discouraged but if you have older kids or a very patient child you should try it out!