Easter Trail Mix

Need a cute idea for a little one's goody bag? Try making some Easter trail mix. I came up with this idea the other night in bed (too much caffeine maybe) and with the help of JuJu (my Aunt Joy) tweaked the name...Peter CottonTrail Mix! Cute, huh?! Here's the not-so-recipe recipe:

2 Parts:

• pretzel sticks
• Annie's organic crackers (shaped like bunnies, of course) in any flavor, I used whole wheat
• Target brand chickadee crackers (look like chicks and their version of Goldfish)

1 Part:

• Easter m&m's
• raisins

Of course you could add or subtract anything you'd like...my aunt is putting Easter marshmallows in hers. Get creative and enjoy!

Yummy and Cute!

Some labels I made on the computer.

I love the look of lots of little bags in a row...possibly OCD!

Gifts for the Birthday Boys

We had two birthday parties to go to yesterday, which gave me a chance to be crafty and fun with their presents: Toby (my sweet nephew by love, not blood) loves to draw...mostly on things he's not supposed to (sometimes I think he and Gabriel may be blood related), so I bought him this adorable Crayola bathtub art caddy. It's filled with bath tints, paints, and crayons. I also gave him a terry wash mitt that I appliqued with his initial to clean up his tub time art work.
All wrapped up and looking cutesy! Happy 3rd Birthday Toby...We Love You!!!

For our friend David's gift, I decided to make a bucket filled with bean bags (10 to be exact). The bean bags weren't hard to sew (come on, it's a square filled with beans), but they were a little time consuming to turn inside out and fill with the beans. Maybe I would have been a little more patient if I wasn't starting this project at 10 o'clock the night before the party.

I also made him some activity cards to give him some ideas of how to use his bean bags. I printed them on mailing labels and then attached the mailing labels to cardstock and cut them out with zig-zag scissors. I made the cards double-sided, punched a hole in the corners and tied them together with ribbon.

The bean bags in fun, funky patterns and colors.

The finished project...I love the way it turned out and will certainly make them again for gifts. Happy 5th Birthday David!!!

I made these generic "fill-in" gift labels a few months back and love having something quick on hand to use when wrapping.

Looking forward to the next birthday party and another opportunity to get creative!!!

Birthday Boy

Gabriel (our cookie-obsessed little guy) celebrated his second birthday with a Cookie Decorating Party. We sent out invitations that looked like recipe cards and our good friend Jennifer was sweet enough to embroider 15 aprons with the kids names on them. I made about 10 dozen sugar cookies and too much buttercream icing to even mention. The kids had a blast decorating with lots of icing and sprinkles...and they all looked so cute in their aprons! We sent each little one home with a bakery style box filled with their creations. What a fun afternoon!!!