Happy Fourth of July in advance! Here's some projects I'm up to today. Feel free to share any good snacks or crafts that your up to and have a safe and fun Fourth!
Snacky Sparklers
long rod pretzels
white chocolate, melted -or- white cake frosting
sprinkles (red, white and blue) or star cake decorations
Directions:
Melt the white chocolate. Dip the pretzel rod halfway into the melted chocolate then sprinkle the sprinkles over the wet chocolate. Lay on waxed paper or place in a cup to dry.
Sticker Star Spinner
(now say that 10 times fast)
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Plastic coffee can lid
Craft knife
Thick rubber band
Paper clips
Sticker stars
Flexible plastic straw
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
1. Use a craft knife to cut a small X in the center of a plastic coffee lid.2. Push one end of a thick rubber band up through the opening and stretch it around the center of a paper clip to keep it from pulling back through. Decorate the lid with sticker stars.
3. From a flexible plastic straw, cut one 4-inch straight length and one 4 1/2-inch length with the bendable portion near the center. Shape a second paper clip into a small hook. Then slide it into the straight straw length and use it to pull the free end of the rubber band through.
4. Insert one end of the bendable straw length through the protruding loop of the rubber band for a handle.
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11482
Fourth Flag Fan
(I have no idea why I made these all tongue twisters!?!)
CRAFT MATERIALS:
17- by 5 1/2-inch piece of white paper
Ruler
Pencil
Red and blue markers
Pushpin
Plastic drinking straws
Paper fastener
Tape
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
1. In the upper left-hand corner of the paper, measure and mark a rectangle that's 8 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches high. Draw rows of stars within the rectangle and then color around them with blue marker. 2. Divide the rest of the paper into stripes and color every other one red. Now fold the paper accordion style.
3. Create a frame for the fan by using the pushpin to poke a hole through each straw, 1 inch from the bottom. Then, join the three straws with the paper fastener.
4. Spread apart the top of the straw frame, fit the flag onto the frame, and tape it in place.
