Category: Holidays

Balloon Party Activity Plan

Reblogged from realdanagentry:

Prep balloons ahead of time, insert a note with the different activities you’ve planned into each one before blowing them up. Write times on the balloons with permanent markers. Then when that time hits- pop the balloon and do the activity!

Some ideas: bake cookies, play a game, paint nails, sing a song, eat cake, open a present, etc…

Twix Fudge – Almost Too Easy!

This recipe can be converted with any kind of candy bar. I just happened to have Twix bars on hand. I love this fudge – for 2 reasons. It’s so, so easy to make and its soft and delicious tasting. I make several batches around the holidays, with different flavors of chips, frosting and candy. You will love it too!

You’ll need:

  • 4 Twix bars – coarsely chopped
  • 1 bag of chocolate chips
  • 1 tub of fudge frosting

Instructions:

Prepare an 8X8 pan. Line with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Melt the chips in a large glass dish in the microwave. Stop and stir every 30 seconds. Repeat til melted. Stir in frosting. Stir in Twix pieces. 

Spread into prepared pan. Tap pan onto counter to remove any air bubbles. Refrigerate til set, I usually do these a day ahead. Remove fudge from pan and cut with a long, strong knife. Serve.

 

Rubberband-Dyed Eggs

The process is simple.
You need many different cups of dye solution.
Hard boil your eggs.
Place egg in very lightest dye (let’s say pale pink) for just a touch of color.
Dry. Wrap several rubber bands around the egg, but leave plenty of pale pink spaces in between.
Dye in medium color dye (such as hot pink, or magenta).
Dry. Remove rubberbands. Dry again.
Wrap several rubber bands around egg, but not where the magenta is. Again, leave some pale pink stripes.
Place in darker dye, like red or purple.
Dry. Remove rubberbands, and you should have a beautiful tri-colored egg!

great idea via inkspriredmusings

Lollipop Bunnies

For each bunny, gather the following items:

1 sucker
1/2 white chenille stem, about 5″ for ears
1   1″ flat wooden heart, painted white, for feet
1   1″ round beads, painted white, for head
2   1/2 white pompons for arms
2  1/4″ white pompons for cheeks
1  1/4 pink pompon for nose
2  google eyes
ribbon bow
hot glue
sharpie marker

Instructions:

Draw fluffy feet onto heart with marker if desired. Hot glue sucker with stick pointing straight up. Place head bead over stick, use a dab of glue to secure. Glue on arms, cheeks, nose and eyes.
Cut and bend stems as in photo for ears, stick into top of head, secure with a drop of glue. Last, glue on the bow; top of head for girl bunnies, under head as a bow tie for boy bunnies!