It's Cookie Time!!!

What perfect timing! I came across these on Oriental Trading Company as we were gearing up for cookie season. Every meeting, the girls run in the door and head straight for the table with the cookie games.

This is a Cookie Memory Game where the girls turn over two cards and hope for a match. If they don't match they turn them back over and try and remember where they were the next time their turn comes around. Whoever makes the most matches wins! I divided each set into two games because a full set was just too many for the girls to work with. This is a GREAT time filler! Easy clean-up too!http://http//www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12&sku=60/7039&mode=Searching&erec=6&D=memory+game&Ntt=memory+game&Ntk=all&Dx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&N=0&requestURI=processProductsCatalog&sd=56+Pc.+Cookie+Matching+Game

Decorated Hair Ribbons

One of our recent craft projects was decorating hair ribbons. I came across some extra wide shoe laces at the flea market and my mom was so sweet as to give the troop her old fabric paints! Awesome!!!

Prep for this craft; cut cardboard or card stock into strips and tape them together end to end. Next, take some regular tape and roll it up on itself (you're basically wanting to make double sided tape) Stick the tape on the strip of cardboard and press the shoelace down on the tape. This makes it easy to move the shoelaces when they're still wet.

Then, let the girls decorate them with fabric paint.

Try-Its: Art to Wear

Honduran Cuisine

I had been craving some of my Step-Mother-in-Laws authentic Honduran cuisine, so what did I do? I googled!

Here's my first shot at carne asada and pupusas.

The carne asada was soooo tender and flavorful! And the pupusas were delish!

I think it's safe to say, my husband fell in love with me all over again tonight.

Tooth Fairy Box

Years ago, I was the Creative Activities Leader for a MOPS group when the theme was "Twinkle". Naturally, stars were the first thing I thought of. I combed the shelves of craft stores in my area and came upon these wooden star boxes at Michaels for $1.00! What a perfect box for a tooth!

Start by taking the lid off, if you paint it with the lid on it will be stuck shut forever.

Give it a couple good coats of yellow paint (I like Americana). Here comes the fun part! Get an old toothbrush, dip the bristles in the cream colored paint, and pointed the bristles at the star, run your finger over them. This will splatter paint the star giving it a little more interest. Then, using the end of a paint brush, dip it in some cream colored paint and apply polka dots all over top of the lid.

Now for the wand. Take a toothpick and cut it in half, and then paint it with the cream colored paint. Once dry, coat it in a bit of white glue and dip in a fine clear glitter. Use a star bead for the top. Apply a dab of glue in the bead and slide it onto the pointed tip of the toothpick. It's hard to see but I also took a bit of a pink feather and placed it behind the star. Then glue a tiny bow where the star and toothpick meet. Glue your wand in place on the box lid.

Once everything is dried thoroughly, use a Zig pen (an outlining pen used for toll painting, some scrapbookers use these as well) to write "My Tooth" To give your letters a more finished look, make dots on all the tips.

Another way is to use a liner brush and paint the letters on, I prefer doing it this way as it gives it a more artistic feel. Then use a stylis to apply the dots.

Some tips for prepping this craft for a crowd; I found that I could get 4 star boxes painted from a 2 oz bottle of yellow Americana (Americana is thicker, so if you go cheaper you won't have very good coverage and end up using more), also you will need to pre-tie all the little bows. Make sure you have the disposable foam brushes, they work GREAT! for this project.


Total cost of project: $2.00

Here is one packaged for a gift! The irridescent grass and ribbon makes a cute touch!