CRAFT PARTY....I HAVE BEEN PLANNING A CRAFT PARTY FOR MY VERY CRAFTY DAUGHTER. I HAVE PURCHASED NAIL BAGS THAT TIE AROUND THE WASTE SO THAT THE GIRLS CAN DECORATE WITH PAINT MARKERS, STAMPERS
ETC. I THEN PURCHASED BOTTLES OF GLUE, COLORS, MARKERS , SCISSORS ETC. TO FILL THE POCKETS ON THE NAIL BAGS ALONG SOME CANDY... THIS IS THEIR CRAFT AND THEIR GOODIE BAG ALL IN
ONE. IT WILL ALSO SERVE IN OUR GAMETIME ACTIVITY BECAUSE EACH CHILD WILL BE IN A RELAY RACE TO DECORATE OR CREATE A PICTURE USING THEIR GLUE , SCISSORS AND COLORS. AND SOME CONSTRUCTION
PAPER. I FOUND THE CARPENTER NAIL BAGS AT WAL-MART FOR .98 CENTS.
MOST OF THE SUPPLIES I FOUND ON CLEARANCE OR AT A DOLLAR STORE. I ALSO MADE A CRAYON PIŅATA. VERY SIMPLE TO MAKE. 2 POSTER BOARDS (1 POSTER BOARD IS NOT ROUND ENOUGH). TAPE THE POSTER BOARDS TOGETHER (DEPENDING ON HOW ROUND YOU WANT IT ) AND THEN USING CONSTRUCTION PAPER OR ADDITIONAL POSTER BOARD, MAKE THE CONE SHAPED CRAYOLA POINT AND TAPE IT TO THE ROUND CYLINDER THAT YOU MADE. CUT A ROUND CIRCLE TO FIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CRAYON AND TAPE TOGETHER. I USED A MIXTURE OF 2 CUPS OF COLD WATER TO 1/2 CUP FLOUR = MIXED IN WITH 2 CUPS OF BOILING WATER AND THEN 3 TBL. OF SUGAR . MIX WELL AND DIP STRIPS OF NEWSPAPER IN TO COVER YOU PIŅATA. COVER AT LEAST 2 TIMES AND LET DRY IN BETWEEN, FINALLY COVER WITH BRIGHT STREAMER AND DECORATE LIKE A CRAYON. I USE A COAT HANGER TAPE TO THE CRAYOLA VERY WELL BEFORE I DO THE PAPER MACHE. WHEN DRY, CUT HOLE AND FILL WITH CANDY. FOR THE CAKE I AM MAKING A CRAYON CAKE - LONG RECTANGLE PAN CUT TO LOOK LIKE A CRAYON AND USE THE EXTRA PIECES TO MAKE THE CRAYON POINT. INSTEAD OF WRITING CRAYOLA ON THE CAKE PUT "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". IT IS VERY EASY TO FIND CRAYON ITEMS AND SUCH TO DECORATE WITH
