This summer Quirk Books published the coolest e-sampler, Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids! They have rounded up their favorite crafts, recipes, games, and activities to ensure your kids never say, “I’m bored”. The best part of this e-sampler is you can incorporate some of the ideas into your wedding and dessert table!
You can check out more of Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids by CLICKING HERE! All photos, recipes and craft ideas are courtesy of Quirk Book authors.
Bottle Cap Frames
Supplies:
- A Favorite Photo
- Card Stock
- Clear Packing Tape
- Metal Bottle Cap
- Paper Punch (optional)
- Hand Punch or Hammer and Awl/Nail (optional)
- Craft Glue
- 8-10mm Jump Ring (optional)
- Needle-Nose Pliers
- Small Magnet or Earring Post Blanks (optional)
Directions
- Select a favorite photo to frame. If using a digital image, use photo-editing software to size it to the diameter of your bottle cap. Glue or print the image on card stock, trimming around the edges.
- Seal the image by covering the front and back with a protective layer of packing tape.
- Make a hole in the center of the top ridge of the bottle cap, using the hand punch or a hammer and a nail. (If you are making a magnet or earring skip the next step.) When punching metal, watch out for your fingers, and file down sharp edges around the hole. Young kids will need help with this step.
- Turn your frame into a charm by adding the jump ring. Use the pliers to loop the jump ring through the hole in the cap; now you can easily thread it onto a necklace, earring wire or key chain. Alternatively, you can apply glue to the back of the bottle cap and adhere it to something flat, like a magnet or earring post.
Little-Bitty Fudge Puppies
Makes 24
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sweet banana chips
- 1 cup dark or semi-dark chocolate chips
- 24 mini waffles, toasted
- 1 cup whipped cream
Directions
- Place banana chips into the bowl of food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Alternatively, place chips in a zip-top bag, seal it, and smash with rolling pin. Pour crushed chips into small shallow bowl.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium heat, stirring occasionally until smooth. (If you don’t have double boiler, you can use heat-safe metal or glass mixing bowl that fits snugly on top of saucepan. Add water to pan, making sure the water level isn’t hot enough to touch the bowl. Bring to a simmer and then place the bowl on top to melt the chocolate.)
- Partially dip each waffle in the melted chocolate, gently shaking off excess, and then dredge in the crushed banana chips until well coated.
- Place waffles on the prepared sheet and let chocolate set for about 30 minutes. Serve fudge puppies with whipped cream on top or on the side.
