Last month I was assigned the task of treat for my kids' respective class parties. The treat is a tricky thing. Thankfully there were no gluten allergies in the class so I really only had to steer clear of nuts. I, however, wasn't too thrilled about the printable options I saw on Pinterest. Clever ideas, but All of them used up SO. MUCH. DAMN. PRINTER INK!!! What the heck guys? I don't want to spend $45 on printer ink for some dumb treat that's totally going to be tossed aside. But I also didn't want to go so minimalist that it wasn't going to be cute. Because cute is everything.
I came across this
Do You Wanna Build A Snowman treat idea and decided I would do my own, printer-ink pocketbook friendly version. I have to hand it to whomever thought up this particular idea in the first place. Brilliant! The kids in my daughter's 4th grade class and the kids in my son's life skills class LOVED IT. The fact that it not only held the attention of wiggly 10 year olds, but it wasn't frustrating for kids with special needs to enjoy too.
I share this with you now. In January. Because building snowmen doesn't need to
just happen in December. We even get snow the end of may, so this is an easy anytime craft when kids are bored. And they can get clever with it and do so much more than just a snowman.
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It's pretty easy to pull together too. Here's what you need:
- Printable (prints 6 per page)
- Card stock (this is my fave!)
- Large marshmallows
- Mini pretzel sticks
- Craisins or chocolate chips
- Snack bags
- Scissors
- Stapler
Print out the printable. It's black and white and fits 6 to a page. Easy peasy, doesn't use up tons of ink and has plenty of margin on the sides for your at-home printer. I used
this paper to make it look nice.
Cut out the printable, leaving white space around the pencil line. You don't
have to do this, but I think it looks nice. Don't worry about perfect lines. Organic lines will match nicely with the style.
Fold over the tags, not quite in half. Just so you don't have the other side's design peeking over on the front.
Fill each bag with 3 large marshmallows 4-5 pretzels and a small handful of craisins or small chocolate chips. Close.
Staple the tags to the snack bags. I personally prefer the look of the tags on the top left, but that's just me and my OCD. ;) ENJOY!!
This freebie is free for personal use only. Alteration and redestribution of this is prohibited.
This workshop is a 3-hour event where we cover the basics of modern pointed pen calligraphy and any extras we can get to in the time allotted. I try to keep things going quickly, but not so fast that beginners get lost. I want to pack in as much information in such a short period of time!
Class fee is $99. It includes all materials, snacks, handouts and instructions. All you have to do is show up. Workshop will be in Draper, Utah (we are subject to a last-minute change, but it'll be within 15 minutes of Draper area). Feel free to email me melissaATmelissaesplinDOTcom or comment below if you have any questions about the class. Hope to see you there!
