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It takes awhile (over  2hours for me with interuptions) but, I think the end product was great!  Hoping the kids love them as much as I do!You can get the neon food coloring at grocery stores, We got ours at Dillions (a Kroger Brand)...maybe even WalMart!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-11-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"suemercado"},"reviewBody":"So cute.  The kids espcially loved this one for the extra candy in the tongue.  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Instead of making small cupcakes, they used the Big Top Cupcake silicon pan, large pretzel rods, jumbo marshmellows (now found in stores), and a large Laffy Taffy for the tongue.  The end result looked great, and got lots of laughs at the banquet!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"03\/20\/2011 22:07","GUID":"99A807444B6840EDB92720C276D69B09","MemberId":1044011,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"wadesworld1973","SubmittedDate":"03\/20\/2011 22:07"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"11\/14\/2010 15:25","GUID":"f06cc255319842d48de7cd1de4c17411","MemberId":5599478,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Heidi Lyn","SubmittedDate":"11\/14\/2010 15:25"},{"Comment":"<p>So cute.  The kids espcially loved this one for the extra candy in the tongue.  More work than the one eyed monster and the orange you spiky but worth the effort.<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"11\/01\/2010 08:58","GUID":"e2f85b0888d343f5aa40b6d79d579278","MemberId":3284856,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"suemercado","SubmittedDate":"11\/01\/2010 08:58"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"10\/30\/2010 10:33","GUID":"645832eb9d324e369f5dc78c6b32bb9c","MemberId":5556942,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"boogas mommy","SubmittedDate":"10\/30\/2010 10:33"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"10\/29\/2010 20:49","GUID":"6a3f161426414ab08e2ec458d060f8d2","MemberId":2074487,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"jacqueandsam","SubmittedDate":"10\/29\/2010 20:49"},{"Comment":"<p>I made this for my son's 3rd grade class of 24.  It takes awhile (over  2hours for me with interuptions) but, I think the end product was great!  Hoping the kids love them as much as I do!<\/p><p>You can get the neon food coloring at grocery stores, We got ours at Dillions (a Kroger Brand)...maybe even WalMart!<\/p>","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"10\/29\/2010 09:47","GUID":"dfff2c05c188454aba11bb00bbe24834","MemberId":4983542,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"dannwood","SubmittedDate":"10\/29\/2010 09:47"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":9,"DateRated":"10\/23\/2010 16:11","GUID":"56c6902264334dd5953b6db0a1ffbaa9","MemberId":5541533,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"rachellebarkus","SubmittedDate":"10\/23\/2010 16:11"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":10,"DateRated":"10\/22\/2010 17:28","GUID":"c0ae4b610cbb4ee08f78e8a9b98cd5d2","MemberId":4775087,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Darken","SubmittedDate":"10\/22\/2010 17:28"},{"Comment":"<p>I have not tried to make it but I would love too.  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