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Kid’s Table Activities Pt. 1 |
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July 8th, 2010 by BridalBuds
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After finding this online I had to make this work for the modern DIY wedding. Who didn’t love rainbow crayons as a kid? And who doesn’t love cheap, custom, and colorful kid’s favors?
Jas Family Fun
Hearts are okay for weddings… a little like a valentine though for my taste. How do I make a bad-ass version of these that are wedding appropriate… hmmm….enter the Thinking Cat face….
Funny Cat Pics
Then I found it! Inspiration on the Weddingbee Boards, shocking I know! I found the most beautiful wonderful idea and I wondered why others hadn’t jumped on this idea….
Custom Cake Supply
Unfortunately we couldn’t find the mini-wedding cake pans in any local stores. So whilst we waited for them to arrive in the mail we found a Christmas-related substitute. Enter a 64 pack of crayons and some spare time at Christmas with the 2 ring bearers and 1 flower girl. Well we needed activities… and I needed fodder for my blog. So child labor be damned!
Personal Photo
First the kids broke the crayons and put them into a silicone cupcake pan in the shape of pine trees. Then we baked them (as the directions above said).
The wax content and the type of pan you use will increase or decrease the bake time. With our $1 knock-off crayons the wax content is fairly high (much higher than a Crayola crayon) and our silicone pan the bake time increased to 25 minutes. At that time, I looked into the oven and noticed messy brownish/greyish colors in each tree.
Personal Photo
Thinking that I had burned them I sat down dejectedly and Cherry Dude tried to cheer me up by prying them out of their silicone shells. Much to my surprise they came out quite lovely…
Personal Photo
It seems that the brownish/greyish mess was actually the wax which had floated to the top during the baking process. So if this happens to you, DON’T PANIC!
Personal Photo
The trees would be great for stocking stuffers, Christmas-wedding favors, or even personalized Christmas Cards. We also made hearts and attempted the mini cakes… but that photo is deceiving and the cakes are actually quite large, I wouldn’t recommend them for this task.
Did you find any fun kid’s activities out there on the web? Share your favorite!
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Categories: Archived, Do It Yourself |
2 Comments |
July 8th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Mix 4 cups flour, 1 cup salt, and enough warm water that it makes a sticky clump. Turn out on a floured surface and kneed till smooth and not sticky. Either allow children to model with it, or pre-model it and bake at 325 for one hour. If you pre-modeled it, give children paints (and collect old tshirts from your men folk to use as art shirts) and allow them to paint the sculptures.
July 8th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing