Category: Craft

Classroom Treat “Giant Cupcake”

Last year my Punch Box Birthday Cake was well received, so I thought I would do another “cake” idea to celebrate by daughter’s birthday at school.  Like many schools, it is sensitive to food allergies, so edible treats for birthdays are not allowed.  Instead, birthdays can be celebrated with small trinkets.  This is…

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Spooky Sandwiches

 Two months in to the school year and my daughter is bored with lunches.  To spice up her lunch box AND do something fun for Halloween, I decided to make an easy Spooky Sandwich.   I bought a set of food markers (I found mine at Walmart, but a craft store would also…

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Punch Box “Birthday Cake”

My school-aged daughter recently celebrated a birthday and I wanted to be able to bring something to share with her class at school.  Like many schools these days, her school respects allergy concerns and has banned food items for parties. Since I couldn’t bring in an edible cake or treat, I wanted to…

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Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies

My children are now old enough that they can comprehend the idea of Thanksgiving. So this year I wanted find a fun way to decorate my thanksgiving table while letting all my guests voice their prayers of thanksgiving.  What came to mind was these Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies which are a take on a…

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Italian Cobb Salad

Like many of you, I colored Easter eggs with my children this week.  What I had in mind for this craft was a method that would be easy for both of my kids (ages 3 and 5) to do.  A while back I had seen a method using shaving cream or whipped cream…

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