You have to admire the energy and talent that the folks at Child Creativity Lab have. They put their heart and soul into providing a safe and creative space for children of all ages to explore their talents. When I found out an acquaintance was involved, and they were hosting their first ever gala, I immediately signed up to make some chocolates they could hand out.
Robots seemed like the perfect theme for their venue. But those Robots are tiny! To make them stand out more, each Robot was glued onto a larger chocolate bar that was painted up to look like something a young child might have done (little do they know that I am an old adult...). Here's how they got put together.
First, polish those molds, and clean them out really well. I'd painted this mold up earlier in the week, and the cocoa butter was too hot when I painted it in the mold. Needless to say, it stuck to the mold, not the chocolate. It took over an hour to clean that mold out. The upside was that my friends were pleased to eat the free rejects!
Next, the details were painted in by hand with toothpicks and tiny brushes.
The final painting step was to airbrush in the shoes and the body.
Once the Robots were done, they were glued with chocolate onto a bigger chocolate bar that had been splat painted and hand painted with the initials for the Child Creativity Lab. The childlike paint and goofy robot seemed to echo their vision for the creative resources they provide to the greater community and our kids.
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