On the Feast of St. George

Our first dragon cake!

I think it came out pretty well...

What do you think???

The boys were very happy with it.

Two 9-inch round devil's food cakes.  Cut according to Charlotte's suggestion, with a twist ;)

Rather than ding-dongs, I shortened the neck and used the pieces for legs.

Charlotte suggested freezing it to set the first layer of frosting, but I didn't have time (or freezer space), so I went with it.

I used Craisins for the red eyes and I figured a dragon that breathes fire *must* have red nostrils...

so I used them there too.

The spikes are Little Debbie devil squares.

We also read about St. George in:

Saints Lives and Illuminations by Ruth Sanderson 

and in 

Loyola Kids Book of Saints by Amy Welborn.  As a side note, this really is a great book!  It not only tells about the saint (like all other saints' books) but it also focuses on a strength/virtue of the particular saint.

We read:

Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges 

Saint George and the Dragon by Geraldine McCaughrean

Then we colored Saint George from Fenestrae Fidei

Velcro Boy

The Professor

He takes a bit longer to get these done (he's awfully particular), 

so his will be finished tomorrow.