PAPER PRETZELS:

Place 3 white candy melts + 1/2 of a red candy melt in 1 ziplock bag. Microwave until soft, about 40 seconds. Press candy around until color is a pale pink. Set aside. 

Place 3 white candy melts + 1/2 of a blue candy melt in 1 ziplock bag. Microwave until soft, about 40 seconds. Press candy around until color is a pale blue. Set aside. 

Microwave remaining bright white candy melts in a small glass/ceramic bowl for 1 minute 20 seconds, until smooth. Dip each pretzel and place on parchment to cool & set.

Snip a small corner off each ziplock bag. Draw 1 pink vertical line and 3 horizontal blue lines on each pretzel.

Let cool full to set. Store in an airtight container.

APPLE PRETZELS:

Microwave candy melts in a small glass bowl for about 1 minute 20 seconds, until smooth. 

Dip each pretzel fully in chocolate, allowing for some excess on each pretzel so that the 3 holes can be covered. 

Place 1 green candy in the indentation at the top of each pretzel. 

Let cool full to set. Store in an airtight container.

PENCIL PRETZELS:

Melt orange candy melts in a small glass bowl for 1 minute 15 seconds. Stir until smooth. 

Dip 3 stick pretzels at a time in the orange chocolate. Turn pretzels to fully coat. Place to cool & set on parchment paper. Make sure pretzels are fully set before proceeding to the next step. 

Melt red + white candy melts in a small glass bowl for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Set aside. 

Melt 3 orange candy melts + 2 white candy melts in a small glass bowl for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Set aside. 

Place 8 black candy melts in a small baggie. Microwave for 45 seconds. Press gently to soften and push into 1 corner. Snip corner and set aside. 

Place 4 white candy melts + 2 black candy melts in a small ziplock bag. Microwave for 35 seconds. Press gently to soften and mix until it's a gray color. Push candy into 1 corner. Snip corner and set aside. 

Take orange pretzels and dip 1 end in the pale orange candy and the other end in the pink candy. Place back on parchment. Take the gray candy and color a band at the top of the pink end. Take the baggie with black candy and color a triangle above the pale orange section. This is the pencil lead! 

Let cool full to set. Store in an airtight container.

SCHOOL BUS PRETZELS:

Melt orange candy melts in a small glass bowl for 1 minute 15 seconds. Stir until smooth. 

Dip pretzels in orange chocolate and place, touching, in 2 rows on parchment paper. The top row will have 3 pretzels in a row; the bottom will have 4 pretzels. 

Place 2 brown chocolate candies leaning against the bottom row of pretzels. These are the school bus wheels. 

Place 8 black candy melts in a small baggie. Microwave for 45 seconds. Press gently to soften and push into 1 corner. Snip corner and pipe horizontal lines down the middle of each school bus, between the rows of pretzels. Pipe small squares above these rows as windows on the school bus. 

Let cool full to set. Store in an airtight container.