shortcuts to Windows apps on host desktop?

[misterfriendly]

I am transitioning a bunch of classroom computers from XP to Ubuntu Desktop and want to make the transition as invisible as possible to the users.

There are a couple of windows apps I still have to support. How can I make these launch with one click from the host OS desktop, as they would in a native Windows environment? I understand how to enable seamless mode and make a shortcut to lauch the VM itself, but what about apps that reside within the VM?

The students are 12 - 13 years old and not super computer literate. If the computers don't function in the way they're accustomed to, they'll get very confused. Can this be done?