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Rainbow Party Ideas {Make Easy Rainbow Treats}

February 26, 2018

Rainbow parties and crafts are so trendy right now and I love creating clever and easy rainbow party ideas. This easy rainbow treat takes only three ingredients, and is perfect for a rainbow themed party or even St. Patrick’s Day!

rainbow party ideas | rainbow treat | rainbow candy recipe

Rainbow themed parties are so fun! If you’re looking for easy rainbow party ideas, these easy treats are for you! With just three ingredients, they’re perfect for a fun treat or a favor. Just place some in a glassine bag and tie with some rainbow ribbon!

Here’s the easy and quick recipe!

What you need:

  • Square Pretzels
  • Blue Candy Melts
  • Rainbow Candies

 

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These are so simple to make. Just preheat your oven to 250 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place your pretzels flat on your baking sheet, and top each one with a candy melt.

Place in the oven for about 3 minutes–you don’t want to melt your candy melts, you just want to soften them a bit!

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Pull them out of the oven, and carefully place one rainbow candy in the center of each, pressing down slightly.

Let cool (I placed mine in the refrigerator so that they’d cool a bit more quickly), and enjoy!

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So easy and so delicious! Such an easy treat idea for your rainbow themed party or rainbow-loving friend!

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Looking for more rainbow party ideas? We have plenty of inspiration!

rainbow party ideas

A rainbow fringe wreath is a super easy and CUTE way to celebrate all things rainbow! You only need a few supplies and about an hour to put this together!

rainbow party ideas printable

This “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” free printable is an easy and inexpensive way to add some rainbow art to your space!

unicorn slime recipe

Unicorn Slime is an easy and fun craft project or favor idea! Use glitter in rainbow colors to match your rainbow theme!

 

Thanks for reading all about my Rainbow Party Ideas {Make Easy Rainbow Treats}. Have a crafty day!

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crafty things holidays Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Idea {Heart Shaped Ice Cubes}

January 8, 2018

These heart shaped ice cubes are an easy and quick Valentine’s Day treat idea that kids love! This is such a fun and simple way to add some a fun treat to your kids’ beverages….for Valentine’s Day, or any day!

valentines day kids idea

valentines treats kids

Sometimes, the simplest treats are the best. These easy heart ice cubes are a fun Valentine’s Day treat that your kids will love (mine certainly did)!

valentines treats kids

Use them to jazz up milk, fruit juice, smoothies, whatever your kids like to drink!

All you need to make these fun Valentine’s Day ice cubes are a heart-shaped ice cube tray (I used this one!), food coloring, and whatever liquid you’d like to fill your hearts with.

heart shaped ice cubes

My kids mainly drink milk, so I filled my heart molds with milk, and added a drop of food coloring to each heart (alternatively, you can color your milk first, then add it to each mold). To cut down on the mess, I used a medicine dropper to fill each mold.

valentines treats kids

Use a toothpick or skewer to mix in your color. I completely mixed in my food coloring, but I found that if you stop after the coloring is halfway mixed or so, you’ll get a fun, marbled effect!

valentines treats kids

Stick in the freezer, and let harden.

valentines treats kids

As your heart-shaped ice cubes melt, they’ll add some fun color to your beverage.

valentines treats kids

valentines treats kids

Looking for more Valentines’s Day inspiration? Try these:

Easy Cream Cheese Mints
Printable Valentines’s Day BINGO
Valentine’s Day Slime Recipe

Thanks for reading all about my Valentine’s Day Idea {Heart Shaped Ice Cubes}. Have a crafty day!

 
 
holidays Valentine's Day

How to Make Slime for Kids {For Valentine’s Day!}

January 3, 2018

How to make slime for kids! This four ingredient recipe is super easy, and perfect for Valentine’s day.

how to make slime

Making slime is one of my kids’ favorite activities.

We made an easy Christmas slime a few months ago, and this reader favorite glitter glue slime recipe, and we wanted to make something to commemorate one of our favorite holidays-Valentine’s Day!

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We get hours of entertainment from homemade slime, and I love that it’s such a quick craft project…and I usually have everything we need on hand!

Here’s what you need to make your own festive Valentine’s Day Slime…

Materials:

  • Clear Glue- 5 Ounces
  • Confetti or Glitter
  • 1/2 TBSP Baking Soda
  • 1 TBSP Contact Lens Solution*

Step 1: Empty your glue into a bowl.

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Step 2: Add your baking soda and stir. Then, stir in your contact lens solution and confetti.

After the slime begins to form, you may want to remove it from the bowl and knead it with your hands.

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Slime still too sticky? Add a drop or two more of contact solution!

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We have plenty more Valentine’s Day inspiration in our archives!

LOVE Valentine’s Day Printable Banner
Valentine’s Day Initial Printables
DIY Bubble Printable Valentines

Thanks for reading all about Valentine’s Day Kid’s Craft {Make Elmer’s Glue Slime!}! Have a lovely day!

 
 
Christmas

Vinyl “Days Until Christmas” Sign

December 1, 2017

wooden christmas countdownI’m not gonna lie, this was close to being a big craft-fail.

The red paint that I chose is a bit dark for my taste (though it’s kinda growing on me) and the vinyl decal backing paper started pulling my carefully-executed paint stripes up (hence, the copious amounts of distressing to make it look purposeful).

With a little creativity, though, and high-quality vinyl from Belvedere Designs, I have a creation that is still pretty awesome and my son is going to LOVE as we count down the days until his favorite holiday (okay, mine too). Keep reading for the full how-to…

Materials:
days until Christmas vinyl 
wooden board
paint

christmas countdown

Step 1: Gather your supplies, and get ready to apply your vinyl. First time? Don’t be nervous.

Belvedere Designs includes a handy instruction enclosure to help you through the process, plus, an application squeegee to ensure your vinyl creations turn out perfectly. Detailed photo tutorials are also available on their site.

Step 2: Let’s begin! I used a 7″x16″ board that my husband cut, but you can easily find wooden boards at Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

I painted the board with white spray paint, then used painters tape to mark out diagonal stripes on the board.

I then painted the board with Krylon’s Cherry Red spray paint and removed the tape to get the candy cane-like stripes. Nothing says Christmas to me like red and white stripes!

If you are an impatient crafter (like myself) and don’t give your paint enough time to cure, and removing your tape also removes some of your paint…then grab a piece of sandpaper, distress your board, and it’ll all look like you meant for it to happen.

wooden board with tape

red white striped wood board

Step 3: Let’s get to the fun stuff. Take your scalloped chalkboard decal and place it on the left side of your board. It’s as easy as peel and stick, folks.

Then, cut your “more days until” piece so that you have three separate pieces, and place them, along with the “Christmas” decal, onto your board.

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I started with the “christmas” decal first. Use a piece of tape to hold it where you want it, and using the tape as a hinge, flip up decal and peel off backing. Lay decal back down carefully, and starting from the center, squeegee the vinyl decal firmly.

Step 4: Carefully peel back the transfer tape. To do this, start at a corner and peel the transfer tape off at a 180 degree angle-back and down rather than up and away. If necessary, use your fingers to press down on the letters as you peel back the tape.

Step 5: Following the same steps, apply the words “more,” then “days,” and, lastly, “until.”

Step 6: Lastly, be sure to prime the chalkboard piece! To do this, rub a piece of chalk over your chalkboard vinyl, erase with a paper towel or cloth, and repeat. Your chalkboard vinyl is now ready to use!

christmas countdown

And you’re done!

It may not be picture-perfect, but I love it anyway. There are so many ways to customize this, as well! If you create one of these, please leave a comment with the link so I can see and share!

 
 
Christmas

Favorite Mason Jar Christmas Crafts

November 20, 2017

Sharing some adorable and easy Christmas mason jar crafts! Perfect for gifts or home decor, these craft ideas are sure to be a hit!

mason jar crafts

Is there anyone out there NOT in love with mason jar crafts? I didn’t think so. And when your mason jar crafts center around Christmas, well, the possibilities are just endless. Today, I’m sharing 25 of my favorite mason jar crafts for Christmas!

mason jar crafts
via damask love

mason jar crafts
via capturing joy

mason jar crafts via the gunny sack

mason jar crafts via it all started with paint

mason jar crafts

via classy clutter

mason jar crafts

via yesterday on tuesday

mason jar crafts

via sugar bee crafts

mason jar crafts via skip to my lou

mason jar crafts via stone gable blog

mason jar crafts via the creative mama

mason jar crafts via mad in crafts

mason jar crafts via the crafted sparrow

mason jar crafts via canary street crafts

mason jar crafts via please note paper

mason jar crafts via house of hawthornes

mason jar crafts via she uncovered

mason jar crafts via jaderbomb

mason jar crafts via make-haus

mason jar crafts via diy on the cheap

mason jar crafts via blush and jelly

mason jar crafts via modern girl blitz

mason jar crafts via the pink doormat

mason jar crafts via garden therapy

mason jar crafts via crafts unleashed

mason jar crafts via cherished bliss

We have more Christmas crafting inspiration here:

Christmas Slime Recipe
Whimsical Christmas Printable Art
Christmas Dessert Recipes You’ll Want to Make

 
 
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