Crafty Critterz: Buddie Bone Biscuits
Submitted by: gra with Buddie What you need: 1 cup softened butter 1 ½ cup powdered sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons vanilla 2 ¾ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tarter ¼ teaspoon salt What you do: 1. Mix butter and powdered sugar until creamy.2. Add the egg and the vanilla.3. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.4. Form the dough into a bone shape5. Bake at 350 until golden brown. What you need for the Icing: 1 ½ cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon Milk ¼ cup light corn syrup Paste food coloring What you do for the Icing: 1. Mix all the ingredients together (May be thinned with more corn syrup)2. Stir in colors Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Peppermint Twists
Submitted by: Ges with Val What you need: 1 Egg 3/4 cup all purpose flour 4 tablespoons of butter (softened) 6 crushed peppermint candies 1/8 cup sugar Parchment paper What you do: 1. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl. 2. Grab a small part of the batter and divide into 2 balls. 3. Take one ball and roll it into a snake and do the same with the other ball. 4. Lay down both “snakes” beside each other on parchment paper and make an X with the snakes and then cross the ends. 5. Bake at 350 until golden (about 25 minutes) Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Webkinz Beaver Dam
Submitted by: sha with Sticks What you need: Glue Stir Sticks Rocks Wooden Sticks Clovers Platter (green or clear) What you do: 1. Get the platter ready.2. Lay out the wooden sticks. (twigs can be used if you don’t have wooden sticks)3. Glue the wooden sticks on top. All crisscrossed like a beaver dam.4. Sprinkle on the clover.5. Carefully glue some rocks to the wooden sticks around the dam. Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Honey Glazed Donuts
Submitted by: ooo with Funky What you need: For Donut: Nonstick Donut Pan 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 3/c cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Pinch of salt Pinch of cinnamon 1/2 cup milk Mixer Bowl Ladle For Glaze ¼ cup Honey 1 cup icing sugar What you do: 1. With parents help, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy3. Add egg and mix well4. Mix in dry ingredients together, slowly add to egg mixture5. Slowly add milk6. Ladle mixture into donut pan7. Bake 20-30 minutes8. Remover donuts from pan and let cool completely9. Mix honey and icing sugar together and poor over donuts Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Webkinz Big Top Circus Bed
Submitted by: ex5 by Sunny What you need: Cardboard box Construction Paper (Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Pink) Wrapping Ribbons Hot Glue Gun Pencil Scissors What you do: Cut out a big square out of the cardboard box. Have an adult assist with the cutting Glue the red construction paper all over the cardboard square. Cut two blue and two red construction papers in half. Take each half of the blue and red construction paper and roll each half into a post. Glue the ends together. You should have two blue and two red posts. When the posts are finished, take them and glue them onto the red cardboard. Take a small piece of yellow construction paper and glue it to the center of the red cardboard. Cut a long strip of orange construction paper and glue it across the yellow piece. Cut two small pieces of pink construction paper and glue it beside each other for pillows. Tie one bow ribbon on each posts of the bed. Cut a big square out of the blue construction paper and fold it into a triangle. Unfold the blue triangle and glue it on top of the … Read more
Crafty Critterz: Marching Band Hat
Submitted by: Lor with Larry What you need: 1 Tin Can Construction Paper (Red, Yellow and Black) Glue Tape Rubber band Scissors Ruler What you do: Wash the tin can and remove the paper around it. Cut the red construction paper to 9 ½ inches wide and 4 ½ inches long to fit the can. Glue the red construction paper all around the can. Cut a strip of yellow construction paper ½ inch wide with a lump in the middle. Making sure it will fit all the way around the tin can. Glue the yellow strip on the tin can. Cut the black construction paper into a semi-circle. Glue the black semi-circle on the middle on the yellow strip. Cut a larger semi-circle in the black construction paper. Glue the larger semi-circle to the inside of the tin can. Make sure the round part is still out to make the “bill”. Tape it on the top of the inside part to make it more secure. Cut your rubber band in half. Using one side of the rubber band, tape it to the inside of the tin can. Do … Read more
Crafty Critterz: Moroccan Ground Beef Skewers
Submitted by: jpe with Liono What you need: 2 lbs lean ground beef 1/2 medium onion, chopped 2 minced garlic cloves 1 tbs chopped parsley and cilantro 1 tsp paprika, cumin 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, salt and cayenne pepper Wood skewers Bowl What you do: 1. Combine the beef, onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro, & spices in a large bowl, refrigerate for 1 hour. 2. Dip hands in water; gently pack small amounts of the meat mixture around the skewers. 3. Grill on BBQ turning kebabs making sure to cook evenly. Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Fun in the Sun Surfboard
Submitted by: Sun by Slimy What you need: Colored Foam (any color) Black Marker Colored Marker (any color) Scissors What you do: Cut and color foam into a surfboard shape. Draw anything on your surfboard with black marker. Color in your surfboard. Now your Webkinz can Surf even the biggest waves! Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
Crafty Critterz: Blue, Red & White PomPoms
Submitted by: Tra with Darkness What You Need: 3 coffee filters red and blue markers scissors water What you do: Color one coffee filter with red marker. Color another coffee filter with blue marker. Leave the third filter white. Fold each colored filter in an accordion style and dip tip in water. The filter will soak up water and spread the marker color all throughout the filter. Open up filters and let them dry completely. Once completely dry, fold each filter in an accordion style, using scissor cut along the folded edges, cutting the coffee filter in strips Grasp the filter with your fingers in the middle and wrap tape around to secure in place. Repeat above step for each of remaining two coffee filters. Tape all three mini pompoms together to make one large pompom. Do you have a great idea for a craft, recipe or party game? We’d love to hear them!
