It's pretty much a Carry-Along Toy Road in a Pocket!
This is a simple toy that can be taken along on to friends houses, trips, etc. It's also very easy to make, boys are more likely to love it but girls will like it also!!!
1. Cut out road patterns to use on the fabric. (I made the roads about 2 1/2 inches wide but you can go smaller or larger. It's the perfect size for 2 cars side by side.)
2. Cut off 1 leg of a pair of jeans. (I got 6 road peices out of one leg)
3. Lay out the patterns on the fabric, try and cut the pieces as close together as you can so you can get more out of the space.
4. Trace the patterns onto the fabric, I use a regular pencil but you can use a fabric pencil if you have one.
5. Lay out our pieces to see if you have a cool road (This step is not necessary, but you know you want to!) (I did this to see if I needed an extra road pieces)
6. Paint on the Lines down the middle of the roads (I used Yellow Acrylic Paint)
7. While the paint is drying, Cut a pocket out of the same jeans. (This is going to be for storing the road when it's not being played with, It's also what makes it so great for travel!)
8. If you like, You can paint the yellow lines on the pocket to match it to the roads.
9. After the paint dries, you can fold up the road pieces and fit them inside the pocket!
Just add a few cars then you and your kiddos are ready for a day with no boredom!The road pieces can be put in all different road formations! Your kids will have fun making different roads, you can also make buildings with left over jeans if you like (I didn't this time, but I may in the near future.)
I got this idea off of pinterest.com and had to make one for my friends little boy! I hope you enjoyed the walk through steps. Enjoy!!!! Idea found on Pinterest Post by Autumn with Thru My Eyes Creations and Thru My Eyes Photography
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Step 1-->Heat
oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch
pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Step 2-->Line
cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add
frosting; mix well. Using 1-inch scoop, shape mixture into balls; place
on cookie sheet. Freeze about 45 minutes or until firm. When firm,
transfer to refrigerator.
Step 3--> In
1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave red candy melts uncovered on High 1
minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second
increments until melted and smooth.
Step 4-->Remove
a few balls from refrigerator at a time. Using 2 forks, dip and roll 1
ball at a time in red coating. Return to cookie sheet; immediately
sprinkle with red sugar crystals. Dip a total of 28 cake balls in red
coating.
Step 5-->Repeat
melting instructions for white candy melts. Dip a total of 23 cake
balls in white coating; immediately sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
Step 6-->Repeat
melting instructions for blue candy melts. Dip remaining 12 cake balls
in blue coating; immediately sprinkle with blue sugar crystals.
Refrigerate all coated cake balls about 10 minutes or until set.
Step 7--> On
serving tray, arrange cake balls in flag pattern in 7 rows, starting
from the bottom: 1 row of 9 red balls, 1 row of 9 white balls, 1 more
row of 9 red balls, 1 more row of 9 white balls, 1 row of 4 blue balls
and 5 red balls, 1 row of 4 blue balls and 5 white balls, and 1 more row
of 4 blue balls and 5 red balls. Store tightly covered. Serve at room
temperature.
Colorful layers of flavored gelatin and whipped cream give our light and tasty dessert its banner good looks.
For four servings, make one
box each of red and blue gelatin according to the package directions. In
tall, clear glasses, alternate layers of red gelatin and whipped
topping (we used Cool Whip), as shown. Top with the blue gelatin. (For
the fruity version on our cover, substitute raspberries and
blueberries.) Finish with a slice of star fruit.
The method for Star Piñata Sugar Cookies is so easy, and even easier if you start with Pillsbury refrigerated Sugar Cookie dough (I used three 16.5 oz tubes).
Open one package of cookie dough, add a bit of red gel food coloring to the dough.
I
found that it’s easiest to mix the coloring in with your hands,
kneading it gently, like bread dough. Add the food coloring a little at a
time, until the dough is a vibrant red color.
Next
place the dough ball in a bowl, and add 1/4 cup flour and mix until
combined. It seems a little backward, but I found the food coloring
mixed smoother this way. Repeat with another tube of dough and the blue
gel food coloring. For the last tube, just add the flour. (I added flour
because the Pillsbury dough is so chewy and delicious – a slightly
firmer dough is needed for these little guys.)
As
I colored the dough a couple days ahead of time, color bleeding was a
worry (there’s a fair amount of food coloring used!). So I just wrapped
each color tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerated until I was ready to
proceed.
Remove
all three dough packages from the refrigerator. Split each into three
equal parts. Layer in alternating fashion, placing into a plastic wrap
lined loaf pan, and patting each layer out until the dough evenly fills
the pan. Top with another layer, again patting until even. Repeat with
remaining dough. Cover tightly and freeze for four hours or overnight.
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Remove the dough from the pan and unwrap. Cut thin
slices, approximately 1/4-inch wide. Place on a baking sheet lined with
a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.
Immediately after the cookies are removed from the oven, use a star cookie cutter to cut the cookie shapes.
You
will need two side pieces, and one middle for each. Cut a round out of
the center of 1/3 of the cookies. Try to work quickly, as the cookies
set up very quickly and will be difficult to cut as they cool. Also, I
used a tiny cookie cutter to make adorable little stars from the scraps.
(Who wouldn’t want to nibble on these? And wouldn’t they be cute on an
ice cream cone?) Once you’ve cut all the shapes, allow the cookies to
cook on the baking sheet before moving.
To
assemble, take the first star cookie and lay it upside down so that the
baked bottom is facing up. Take the middle cookie (with the hole) and
dot some frosting on the center of each point. I used leftover white
cake frosting because I had it on hand, but you could also use a mixture
of 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and two teaspoons of milk.
Place the middle cookie on top of the frosting glue and add about a teaspoon of mini M&Ms to the open center.
Put
another outline of frosting glue on the middle cookie and place another
star cookie on top (so the top side is facing out). Let the cookies
harden for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Hope these cute little cookies add some delicious fireworks to your celebration!
12 filled cookies (and many small bite size cookies)
Ingredients
3 tubes 16.5 oz Pillsbury Sugar Cookie dough
red and blue gel food coloring
3/4 cup all purpose flour
white frosting, or a mixture of 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and two teaspoons of milk
red and blue mini m&ms - I bought a bag of mixed and separated out the colors
Directions
Open one package of cookie dough, add a bit of
red gel food coloring to the dough. I found that it’s easiest to mix
the coloring in with your hands, kneading it gently, like bread dough.
Add the food coloring a little at a time, until you have a vibrant red
dough.
Next place the dough ball in a bowl, and
add 1/4 cup flour and mix until combined. It seems a little backward,
but I found the food coloring mixed smoother this way. Repeat with
another tube of dough and the blue gel food coloring. For the last tube,
just add the flour. (I added flour because the Pillsbury dough is so
chewy and delicious – a slightly firmer dough is needed for these little
guys.)
Split each of the colors into three equal
parts. Layer in alternating fashion, placing into a plastic wrap lined
loaf pan, and patting each layer out until the dough evenly fills the
the pan. Top with another layer, again patting until even. Repeat with
remaining dough. Cover tightly and freeze for four hours or overnight.
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Remove the dough from the pan and unwrap. Cut thin
slices, approximately 1/4-inch wide. Place on a baking sheet lined with
a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.
Immediately
after the cookies are removed from the oven, use the star cookie cutter
to cut the cookie shapes. You will need two side pieces, and one middle
for each. Cut a round out of the center of 1/3 of the cookies. Try to
work quickly, as the cookies set up very quickly and will be difficult
to cut as they cool. Also, I used a tiny cookie cutter to make adorable
little stars from the scraps. Once you’ve cut all the shapes, allow the
cookies to cook on the baking sheet before moving.
To
assemble, take the first star cookie and lay it upside down so that the
baked bottom is facing up. Take the middle cookie (with the hole) and
dot some frosting on the center of each point. I used leftover white
cake frosting because I had it on hand, but you could also use a mixture
of 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and two teaspoons of milk.
Place
the middle cookie on top of the frosting glue and add about a teaspoon
of mini M&Ms to the open center. Put another outline of frosting
glue on the middle cookie and place another star cookie on top (so that
top side side is facing out). Let the cookies harden for at least 30
minutes before serving.
Three simple ingredients are all you
need to make homemade frozen youg pops
PREP TIME10 Min
TOTAL TIME6 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS6
2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt
2 cups cut-up fresh fruit
such as blueberries, bananas, cherries, grapes, papaya, peaches, oranges
or raspberries
1 tablespoon honey
1
In blender, place all ingredients. Cover; blend on medium-high speed about 1 minute or until smooth.
2
Divide
mixture among 6 (5-oz) paper cups. Cover cups with foil; insert craft
stick into center of each pop. (Or fill ice pop molds according to
manufacturer’s directions.) Freeze about 6 hours or until frozen.
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