Elijah & Mommy

Elijah & Mommy

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Candy Filled Bottles

Supplies: 

  • Candy/Snacks (6 different types) 
  • 6 Pack of IBC Cream Soda 
  • Card Stock Paper
  • Spray Paint (water base)
  • Cricut Machine or Scissors

Directions:

  1. Empty, Rinse out, and dry the soda bottles.
  2. Spray paint the cardboard container.
  3. Use the card stock to decorate it with shapes, words, etc.
  4. Fill each bottle with a different candy or snack

{Optional}Make a label for each bottle and write the name of the treat that is inside.
  *Elijah had a blast filling each bottle with the candy!
*Ideas for candy...M&M's (all flavors), Goldfish, Pistachios, Peanuts, Jellybeans, Sunflower Seeds.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Salt Dough Hand Print Ornaments

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 Cup Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Water

Supplies:
  • Knife
  • Pen
  • Paint (Red, White, & Black)
  • Mod Podge
  • Ribbon or String
  • Paint Brush


Directions:
  1. Kneed until dough forms.
  2. Make impression and cut out hand shape with a knife (leave a small border)
  3. Use a pen to poke a hole at the top.
  4. Bake at 200* for 3 hours
  5. Paint
  6. Seal with Mod Podge
  7. Thread a ribbon or string through whole and hang on your tree!

 
 *Add the date on the back with a sharpie or paint. MAKES A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR GRANDPARENTS OR AUNTS & UNCLES!!!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Supplies:

  • ice cream cones
  • green frosting
  • various candies for decorating

Directions:
  1. Cover each cone with green frosting.
  2. Decorate with the candy.




For our "candies" we used M&M's, Cherrios, and Goldfish (the stars are from the "space" goldfish).


Monday, October 1, 2012

Clark Kent Costume

PRESS PASS
I googled "Clark Kent Press Pass". I saved my favorite one to my computer. Then I took a picture of my son wearing the suit and glasses that he would be wearing for the costume. I used Picmonkey.com to place my son's picture over the picture of Clark Kent. I bought laminating stuff at Walmart ($5) and used a clip from an old name tag that I had.


I bought the glasses from Amazon.com ($5). The Superman tee shirt (with cape) was from Old Navy ($10). And the suit was from Burlington Coat Factory ($15).

For the newspaper I did it the same way I did the Press pass!



Monday, March 26, 2012

Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

Goodie Bags...
I bought small plain red and black gift bags then used my cricut machine to cut out black and pink mickeys.

Birthday Poster...
Made with my Cricut machine and my Mickey Mouse cartridges.

Pin The Nose On Mickey Mouse...
I hand drew the Mickey then used my Cricut to cut out the noses. I also wrote each kids name on a nose so we knew whose was whose when we played.

Birthday Tee Shirt...
I bought a plain white tee shirt from Target and bought a personalized iron on from an Etsy shop.






Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pillsbury Doughboy Costume

The plain white chefs hat, the white pants, and the white shirt were all bought on Amazon.com. The shirt and pants were a set that cost about $6.99 the hat was around $5.99. I bought a piece of blue felt from Michaels (under $1) along with some white fabric paint (under $1) and made the Pillsbury logo then glued it onto the hat. He already had the white socks and for the scarf I used a piece of white scrap fabric that I had leftover from another project. VERY simple costume...so easy to put together... cost under $15 to make...and EVERYONE LOVED it!!

For his mini Trick-or-Treat bag I bought a small canvas bag from Michaels ($1) then used paint to make it look like a brownie box!