Friday, January 3, 2014
Butterfly Snack Bags
This butterfly snack bag is a win, win! a fun idea for a playdate or a kiddie party. You can fill these little charms with any snack and make a
variety of sweet and salty snacks, or just sweet snacks with various colors and shapes. These butterfly shapes will be one of your toddler’s favorite crafts/snacks, it's not just yummy but a fun one too!
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| The Broken Oven |
Items needed:
Clothespins
Wiggly eyes
Glitter glue
Snack bags
Glue
6 inch pipe cleaners
Fruits, dried fruit, popcorn, or your choice of snack items
Directions:
First, decorate one side of a clothespin with either glitter
glue or paint. Glue two small wiggly eyes near the gripping end of the
clothespin and let the glue dry.
Second, put snack items snack bag until it's about half
full. Seal the bag, cinch the middle with your fingers, and clip it with the
clothespin.
Lastly, Fold down the tips of a 4-1/2-inch length of pipe
cleaner, then bend the entire piece in half. Clip the pipe cleaner in the
clothespin.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
New Years Eve Family Fun Ideas
Ringing in the NY at home with the family and creating memories is a great way to bring in the New Year. Decorating your home can be easily done by finding items to make this day fun and
eventful. You can check out your local Michael's, Party store or Craft stores for
plastic Champagne flutes, noise makers, and hats. You can check out Pinterest for additional decorating ideas as well. http://www.pinterest.com/instyleboys
The Karaoke machine is also a fun idea for some music and laughter. We've selected a few ideas to help you get
your party started with food idea, decorations and a family fun game. We
hope you have a GREAT and SAFE New Year!
Cheesy Times Square Ball
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Items needed:
head of cabbage
aluminum foil
1-inch cheese cubes
mini foil baking cups
frilly toothpicks
How to make it
Use an unopened 8-ounce can of fruits or vegetables
Take the cabbage put it on top of the can. Then cover them with the aluminum foil. It should look like a top and a base.
Set 1-inch cheese cubes into mini foil baking cups, then skewer them on frilly toothpicks, inserting the ends into the cabbage.
FOR ADULTS
New Years Sparkler Drink
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| Sparkler |
Ingredients:
- 1 oz.SKYY Infusions Passion Fruit
- 1.5 oz.Pomegranate Juice
- 3.5 oz.Champagne
- 5-6Raspberries
FOR THE KIDS:
Sparkling Apple Cider/Ginger ale
Frozen or natural fruit juice
Frozen or natural fruit juice
raspberries
How to make the SparklerCombine SKYY Infusions Raspberry and cranberry juice in a chilled champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with raspberry tree.
Family Fun Game for All Ages:
STICKER STALKER
Game Instructions:
1. Give each guest a pack of unique stickers
2. The object of this game is to get rid of all your stickers by sticking them on the other guests
3. If the "stick-ee" catches you, he/she gets to stick one of their stickers on you
4. If you are caught, you must temporarily take your sticker back, and you can try to stick-er that same person later
5. If someone falsely accuses you of "stickering" him/her, then you can automatically put one of your stickers on that person
The first one to get rid of all of their unique stickers is the winner!
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Kid Fun Thanksgiving Dessert
Are you looking for a way to incorporate the kids during Thanksgiving dinner prep? A fun dessert idea is a great way to get them involved. Having the kids included in dinner and dessert prep, will give the them a sense of pride they helped during Thanksgiving dinner. Something awesome for the family to talk about! We found a fun, easy and delicious recipe for cupcakes.
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What's needed
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
Decoration items:
12 cupcakes
Short bread cookies
Chocolate frosting
Candy corn
White icing
Black decorators gel
Red fruit roll ups
Cupcake foil
How to prepare:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line the cups of a standard
muffin tin with foil liners. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking
powder, and salt- set aside. In a measuring cup, mix milk and vanilla; set
aside.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and
sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating
well. With mixer on low speed, add half of dry ingredients, followed by
milk-vanilla mixture, then remaining dry ingredients.
Add batter in muffin cups. Bake cupcake for 20 to 25
minutes. You can use a toothpick to place in the center, if the toothpick comes
out clean, the cupcakes are done.
How to Decorate:
Frost each cupcake, then press in a cookie head and 2 cookies
for the wings.
Press in a row or two of candy corn for the tail feathers.
To make an eye, add a small dot of white icing to the head,
then add a dot of black decorators' gel for a pupil.
For a beak, cut the white tip from a piece of candy corn and
press it in place.
To make the wattle, cut a 1-inch square of fruit leather.
Roll it into a tube and stick it in place over the beak.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
A Great Looking Table at Thanksgiving!
Are you hosting Thanksgiving in your home this year? Often times finding the right idea or perfect
color can be difficult, we hope some of the ideas we found are inspirational to you and your family!
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Monday, October 7, 2013
How to help your child find his or her style!
Kids being accepted by their peers is hugely important in building their self-confidence when they’re young. They want to fit in, and their clothes play a vital part in that. There are a few things to consider when helping your children pick out their own wardrobe. The first of which is going to be the price. This is one thing that doesn’t need to be discussed with your child, but it does need forethought before going to the store.
The main thing you want to keep in mind is what type of clothing looks best on your child. Meaning, which style helps bring out their natural personality. You don’t want to buy plaid themed clothing for instance if they’ve never worn it before. Additionally, plaid clothing is associated with being studious so, even though learning is at the forefront of schooling if your child isn’t overly involved with the studious crowd this type of clothing would not be an acceptable style fit. You want your child to look like the others they associate with as this will help with their confidence at being able to fit in with others.
Bright colors are usually associated with and look better on, people who have outgoing personalities. If your child is naturally quiet and is comfortable with that trait, don’t try to get him or her out of that shell by trying something new. If the child asks however, by all means see how brighter colors will look on them and how they feel about it. Maybe your child wants to branch out by trying to be a different type of person, so the clothes you both choose should help in that “transition” by helping to give them the confidence to do so.
Whether your children tell you or not, they take their clothes terribly seriously. Especially when your child starts entering their teenage years and acceptance is everything. All of the different styles and their reasons aside, you want the clothes to fit well and look like a lot of attention was paid to detail. It may not look “professional”, but if your child starts with this habit early it will lead to more professional looking clothing in the future.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Are you having trouble getting out of the house in the morning with the kids?
For some of us leaving the house to take the kids to school
can be very difficult. Some kids cry, they move very slowly, they refuse to get
dressed, mornings can be the worst time. If you are shaking your head saying, “this
is so me,” Here are some ideas to help you get your day started smoothly. We
hope it works for you!
1. The earlier bed time the better. If waking them up is
hard to do, this means they are NOT getting enough sleep (according to Kidshealth.org).
School aged children should sleep on average of 10-12hrs per night.
2. Parents need sleep too! So mom and dad…get some sleep. If
you are sleep deprived it will be even harder in the mornings with the kids.
3. Night time routine is essential for the mornings. So make sure backpacks, lunches and whatever you need for the morning is prepared the night before.
4. Give yourself extra time in the morning before the kids
wake up. Preferably an hour earlier, have your coffee/tea, breakfast and be ready before you have to deal with any
sort of emotional ups or downs.
5. Helping them get dressed and spending time with them in
the morning helps with morning routines.
6. Allow them to have some choices in the mornings, like when
to use the bathroom. Some kids go as soon as they wake, some go after breakfast.
7. Lastly, working together parents and children really help
make the morning stress a little easier.
*we would love to hear from you. If you have any comments or
questions, please write it below or email us@contactus@InStyleBoys.com
Monday, August 26, 2013
Rainy Day Fun! Safe Paint Recipe
Sometimes it's hard to figure out what to do on a rainy day. Here is a fun and non toxic paint recipe for the kids(only parents can do this) The fun is watching the kids paint!
Ingredients:
1 large bowl
1 tablespoon of cornflour
1 tablespoon of cold water
1 cup of boiled water
Food coloring of your choice
Directions:
In a large bowl
Mix cornflour and cold water together until creamy
add boiling water and stir until thick
Allow to cool for a few minutes
Pour in ketchup containers and add a few drops of different
food coloring to each one
*If the mixture doesn't thicken add in a sauce pan and bring to a boil,
stiring constantly.
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