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Gift Idea: Cute Treat Tubes

December 10, 2013 by Danielle

A couple years ago my mom and I saw these adorable little Treat Tubes at a craft show, and couldn’t wait to make some of our own! It took some practice getting the shapes just right, but finally they turned out just like we’d hoped, and our friends LOVED them!

Cute Treat Tubes with Free Printable Patterns / Busy Mom's Helper

You don’t have to spend hours figuring out the shapes, because I’ve included a printable for your to print and cut out – then all you have to do is trace and assemble!

Supplies Needed

Thin, long tubes to fill with the treats. I got packs of them from a Stampin’ Up consultant

Hole Punch (helps with the small circle shapes)

Glue or 2-sided tape

Googly Eyes

Elf: Green paper, Red paper, Skin-colored (peach/pink) paper, White paper (or puff), Ribbon

Santa: White paper, Red paper, Skin-colored paper

Reindeer: Dark brown paper, Light brown paper, Red paper

Snowman: Blue paper, Dark brown paper, Green paper, Orange paper, Black paper, Ribbon

Directions

Print out this pattern sheet. Some you will use for multiples, but I only included them once per sheet. Cut out (preferably on card stock) and use as stencils.

For the squiggly circle (2nd from right on top row) – you can use a tiny puff instead.

For the Elf:

Cut out the shapes as follows……

Green on bottom, then red

Then skin-colored

The ears tuck behind the peach, then the nose in center.

Draw a smile, add the eyes, ribbon and squiggly circle or puff. Attach to the tube – DONE!

For Santa:

Cut out the shapes as follows. For the white I used a patterned paper, to make it more fun.

First assembly….

Then this – VIOLA! That’s one sexy Santa Claus!

For the Snowman:

Cut out the shapes as follows. I used patterned for the blue (different ones) for fun. The black dots are simply hole punched – keep it simple

His assembly is probably the easiest….But he’s sure one adorable Snowman!

For the Reindeer:

I’m so sorry, but I did forget to take a photo of the reindeer pieces. What you will need for him:

Two ornament shapes in Dark Brown

Two antler shapes in Light Brown

One nose shape in red

Two ear shapes in Dark Brown

Insert the ears and antlers between the 2 ornament shapes, then the nose, eyes and draw a smile on front. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!!! Ya, you know you just sang along with that 😉

When you’ve got them all done, just add cocoa and marshmallows, or treats like M&Ms….give and enjoy!!!

Cocoa Gift Hats

December 7, 2013 by Danielle

So I’m really good at lists – obsessed, as Hubby would say – so I do really well in the holiday season with keeping track of what we got for which kid (and who it’s from). That said, in the past I’ve often struggled remembering the smaller gifts – for neighbors, friends, co-workers, church family – until the last minute. Ya, shame on me, I know! This year, though, I’m planning ahead and have LOTS of different ideas for some fun little-gift-giving! This is just a simple Cocoa Gift Hat gift that we’re giving my daughter’s classmates. Super easy, super cute, and super cost-effective!

Cocoa Gift Hat with Free Printable Pattern / Busy Mom's Helper

One bonus about these is that you can make them really customized…make them YOURS. So even if all your kids make these for their friends, they can do something unique (a special color, different stamp, etc.) to make them stand apart from the others. Really, these Cocoa Gift Hats are just super fun, and

Supplies Needed

Gray-patterned (or desired) color paper – for hat
Red (or desired color) paper – for strap across hat
Stamp and ink of choice (I did ‘Merry Christmas’ in silver ink)
Snowflake sticker, or other cute accent
Clear baggie – I got mine at Walmart
Cocoa – loose powder or a packet
Mini Marshmallows
Peppermints, Andies Candies, etc.
Tape or glue

Directions

1. First, print these shapes out. Then use them as stencils to trace your hat and strap shapes.

2. Glue or tape the strap shape across the hat. Use the stamp on the left side, accent (sticker) on the right.

3. Attach the baggie behind the hat with tape or glue. Fill with cocoa (powder or packet), marshmallows and mints.

Have fun with it!!!

Witch Broom Party Gifts

October 28, 2013 by Danielle

Okay, I have to admit that I haven’t fully come to terms with the fact that Halloween is this week. I mean, SERIOUSLY! Where the heck did October go?!?! It seems like every year, once October hits time just FLIES until January. Agh!!! Anywho – here’s a fun, simple little Halloween craft that’s great for party favors, neighbor gifts, or even for trick-or-treaters (if you spend more time than I do – I just go straight from the bag, not even putting treats in the bowl). You’ll love this darling Witch Brooms, plus a treat is never bad, right?

Supplies
Suckers
Tissue Paper
Black stamp pad, or marker (or Brown, up to you)
Ribbon or thread
Embellishments, tag, etc. to decorate

Directions
Use the black stamp pad or marker to color the sucker sticks black. Or brown, if you so desire.

Take about 4-6 square pieces of tissue paper, fanning them out, then poke the sucker stick through the middle. Fold the tissue paper down and around the sucker part, to be the broom piece.

Use ribbon to tie the base of the stick, above the tissue paper, and along the bottom of the sucker. This really helps hold it in place, and give it the ‘broom’ look.

Then just primp it up with a cute card, tag, or embellishments like witch shoes or maybe a black cat. Use a fun saying like ‘We ‘Witch’ You a Happy Halloween’ or ‘Have a Be-Witching good Halloween’. Have fun with it!

Tasty Spider Gift

October 9, 2013 by Danielle

These are an oldie-but-a-goodie. My kids actually made them at my mom’s house last Halloween-time, and I snapped a photo of those ones so I could try to do them again. Behold, Tasty Spider Gift second edition! These fun little gifts are so simple, cost-friendly (Booyah!) and cute that kids AND adults alike will love them!

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Supplies

Little Canisters with removable lids

Tape or Hot Glue

Googly Eyes

Black Pipe Cleaners (or colorful, your choice)

Jewel, pom-pom – something for a nose

Candies to hide inside!

Directions

I got my little canisters at a Family Dollar, and they were only about 50 Cents a piece. So….take your little canisters……

….and glue four pipe cleaners per side (spiders have eight legs, remember?) to the bottom of the canisters. I used black because that’s what I had on-hand, but making fun colorful spider legs would be awesome!

Next, glue on the Googly Eyes and Nose to the lid.

Fill with candy, replace the lid and VIOLA!!! A really easy, inexpensive little treat craft for the kids (adult-kids also included)!

Did you see my other fun Halloween Craft this week?

Cute Witchy Hat

Superhero Soda Gift

June 23, 2013 by Danielle

Have you noticed yet that my family’s a bunch of comic nerds? Or would it be geeks? Either way – that’s what we are, big time! My 6-year-old knows the difference between Justice League and Avengers. My boys will yell at you if you call the wrong hero the wrong name. It’s awesome! So, for Father’s Day, we wanted to do something ultra-nerdy and fun and decided to give Flash a gift that was simple, tasty, and reflected our family. Thus – our Superhero Soda Gift! Since there are 6 bottles in the set, each bottle represented a family member – perfect!

Superhero Soda Gift with Free Printables / Busy Mom's Helper

Being our nerdy selves, each of us has a Superhero name. My daughter is Wonder Woman, twins are Superman and Batman, and the youngest is Green Lantern. Hubby is Flash, and I’m Hawk Girl (when the kids say this, it sounds like ‘Hot Girl’ – not going to complain about that!).

Here’s the full Superhero Soda Gift set, in all it’s nerdy-glory!

Supplies

6-pack of IBC cream soda (or orange – just so long as the bottles are clear)
Printables, found below
Tape or Mod Podge
M&Ms, Skittles or other candies the correct color (small enough to fit into the bottle)

Directions

Print and cut out the printable pages found below. Use tape or Mod Podge to attach them to the box, trimming any excess. Attach the labels to the top of the bottle caps, and tape the bottle wraps around each bottle.

Fill each bottle with the appropriate color of treats. Here’s the colors we did:

Flash: Red and yellow
Hawk Girl: Red and yellow (could also use black – but I didn’t know what candy to do for that)
Wonder Woman: Red, yellow and blue
Batman: Yellow (could also use black/grey – again, no idea what candy)
Superman: Red, yellow and blue
Green Lantern: Green (again, black could be used)

Replace the caps, and you’re good to go!

Notes: If using M&Ms, I found that in the 3 huge bags we had to use, there were more blues than any other color, except maybe brown. In all of those 3 bags – so that may just be the normal! Other thoughts for candies: Lemon Heads, small Swedish Fish, Skittles, Nerds, etc.

Printable Pages

Front of Box, Front of Handle, 2 Bottle Toppers