Sunday, September 11, 2011
Mommy-to-go Breakfast Boxes
I made these cute Mommy-to-Go Breakfast Boxes for my kindergarten students to give to their Mom's for Mother's Day this year. (I'm a little late on posting I know) They were fun, cute and the Mom's loved that they got to grab, go and take them to the office in the morning. I picked up these Chinese carry-out type boxes from my local dollar store. (Great deal!) I put some tissue paper in the bottom then added some goodies for Mom to munch on. I put a banana, Nutri-grain bar, a homemade blueberry muffin, a chocolate chip cookie pop, a to-go coffee cup with lid, a hot chocolate packet and a tea bag. At school I had coffee,sugar, creamer, hot water and orange juice set up in the classroom. The Mom's could put whatever they wanted into their cup on their way out of the door. My students loved handing their Moms the boxes in the morning. This type of room event worked out well.Its hard to get away from work these days. It didn't take anytime from class or from Mom's work day. I lost a little but of sleep having to get to work at 6:00am but it was well worth seeing the Mom's excited and feeling well appreciated.
A Seuss of a Shower......
When my cousin emailed me and asked for some help planning her baby shower I couldn't have been more excited to say, YES!!! Her theme was Dr. Seuss. As a kindergarten teacher Seuss' birthday is our favorite celebration on the year. All of Seuss' zany brainy rhymes and adorable color schemes had me feeling creative. I wanted to share some pictures from the day. The Diaper cake was made by our cousin's wife and she did a phenomenal job on it. It was a perfect addition to the party. The food tags were embossed using the Sizzix Texture Boutique. The cookie pops were simple to make. I used Nestle Cookie break and bake cookies and baked them according to the packaging. As soon as I pull them out of the oven I immediately insert long lollipop sticks which I found at Michael's next to the candy melts. After they have cooled they will be stuck to the stick. I also picked up a pack of 25ct. clear treat bags (found next to the sticks at Michael's. I put the bags on upside down so that I can tie the bottoms. I cut a scalloped tag and a round circle using the Cricut. I stamped the white circle using a Stampin' Up stamp. Have a Seussical day!
Gift Bags and Matching Cards
If you are like me I hate spending money on those decorative gift bags and cards. They are way to over priced if you ask me. I love just buying the plain colored bags and decorating them to match a card. I have been doing them for birthdays and recently a baby shower. The kids love that their bag and card go together and I try to coordinate with the theme of their party to make it extra special. My son was invited to his friend bowling party. Using my Cricut and some card stock I was able to put together this themed card. Unfortunately, none of my cartridges had a bowling pin so I had to cut that by hand. The next gag and card I did was a for a baby shower. This baby shower was a Seuss Theme party but Cricut has not come out with a Dr. Seuss Cartridge yet. I am really hoping its in the near future. My last bag and card combo I'm posting was for a friend of mines daughter who was turning 1. When using the Cricut to make the bigger bags I usually make the images fit to size so it will use the whole 12x12 paper to make my cuts. The cards I typically cut at 5 and 1/2 inch and size my other cuts to fit accordingly. In my future posts I will post specifics in case you'd like to make your own.
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