The zoo is known for their monkey exhibit and what is more fun than monkeys?

I found this Curious George-esque fella at Toys R Us.

So friendly, don’t you think?

And what goes with monkeys? Bananas!

And what’s better than a few bananas? A bunch of them!

I wanted the cookies to be more than just yellow crescents so I rubbed on petal powders in orange, brown and green to add some shading giving them more depth.

I drew the stems and tips on the bananas with an Ameri-Color brown edible ink pen.

‘Ripeness’ was added by dipping a toothbrush into a cocoa mixture and flicking it over the cookie for those little brown specks.

I did this only on a few cookies because I didn’t want the bunch to look like they were all destined to become banana bread.

I couldn’t believe the ribbon I found at Michael’s with adorable monkey faces.
I couldn’t wait to get home a make a bow with accent color ribbon.
Is anyone else like that?

George is enjoying the late afternoon sun of a day that reached 72 today.
I promise spring will be here, and it’s coming to the mid-west, northeast and south too.
But we’re going to keep it over here for awhile longer. 🙂

George was finished with a wrap of poofy cellophane, a big beautiful bow and a custom made tag of the sponsoring company’s logo. He also found a new friend and family today.

Next week another lucky winner will be chosen.

I hope the winners’ visits to the zoo are more fun than a barrel full of monkeys!