Cake Pops

My friends and I made cake pops!  We crumbled it up some cake in a bowl and mixed a couple spoonfuls of frosting to it. We rolled them into balls and popped it in the freezer for 15 minutes. We used candy melts and melted them in a bowl with 1 or 2 tablespoons of Crisco. We dipped the tip of a lollipop stick in the candy melt, and then stuck it into the ball (but not all the way, or else the cake ball breaks apart). This acted like glue:

We wanted some cake pops to look like giant popcorn. So we broke up pieces of mini marshmallows, and "glued" them on to the bottom with candy melts. After the candy melt harden, we dipped the entire thing into the candy melt.

We used a pack of floral foam to hold them up while they dried:

Brushing pearl dust on top:

We also made chocolate cake pops with marshmallows inside:

My friend hit the "popcorn" with a can of yellow cake decorating airbrush thing. Now they really look like popcorn!

Coloring Matching Game

I saw this idea a long time ago, but haven't gotten to it until now. I have a lot of paint swatch cards [free] from Home Depot/Lowes. I also have a lot of clothespins.

Forgive the bad lighting and pictures. I don't know why I always take them at night. Anyways, I thought this color matching game would be a fun way to teach the Baby some colors, coordinations and motor skills.

You will need two sets of the paint color cards:

Take one set of the cards and set aside. From the second set of cards, trim each to about 2.5 inches wide:

I have a small laminator that takes letter sized papers. I put them through the machine according to its instructions:

An alternative is to use these self-seal clear contact paper. After laminating each of the trimmed card, put the set aside:

You can save the larger piece of the card for another project. We will only need the smaller piece.  Then cut out each color shade:

Get your clothespins out and trace a line on the back side:

Repeat the previous step to get two strips like so, and glue on:

Clip them on the laminated cards and you're done!

This is the back. If you want, you can use a third set of the cards and glue it together before laminating it. So that the colors are on the back too. Does that make sense?

The Baby giving it a go: