Gold at the End of the Rainbow Treats

 

My friend, Michelle, made these "Gold at the End of the Rainbow" treats for her kiddos!  Aren't they adorable!?  She wanted something to surprise them after school and saw a similar idea here, but didn't have time to run to get long skinny cellophane bags and knew it might be difficult to find gold coins.  So she took the idea, tweeked it, and created her own!  

She started with sandwich baggies (the ones that have the fold over flap) and snipped the flap where it's connected to the bag so it looks like a bag with two slits in the top.

 

Then she dropped 3 Hershey's Nuggets and 4 individually wrapped Rolos into the bottom.  Next, taking one of each color Twizzlers Rainbow Twists she arranged them in order (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple) and bent them into a rainbow shape.  

 

She placed them carefully in the baggie so they didn't get too mixed up. Tied with a bit of green ribbon and voila!  I love how you can even stand them up!! 

 

FYI:  Each bag of Twizzlers made exactly 5 bags of Rainbow treats. These would make really cute goodie bags at a rainbow, unicorn, or candyland/candyshop themed party too!  Thanks for sharing your idea with us, Michelle!

EASTER SPECIAL

We typically require a Fri-Sun booking for the weekend, but we're changing that for THIS weekend ONLY!!! Your group can arrive on THURS (April 21st) and leave on SAT (April 23rd) for the price of $949!!!! You'll be home in time to spend Easter Sunday with your family.  Contact us if you're interested.  620-480-1357 or shannon@maplememories.com

Other weekend dates still available for 2011:

March 25-27, April 29 - May 1, May 6-8, May 13-15, May 27-29, June 10-12, June 17-19, June 24-26, July 1-3, July 8-10, Aug 5-7, Aug 12-14, Aug 19-21, Aug 26-28, Sept 2-4, Sept 9-11, Sept 16-18, Oct 21-23, Oct 28-30, Nov 18-20, Nov 25-27, Dec 2-4, Dec 9-11, Dec 16-18, Dec 23-25, Dec 30 - Jan 1

MIRACLES HAPPEN!

I have been blessed to be part of an AMAZING adoption story this past week. My friend Jamie, in one weeks time, has found out that they are going to be adoptive parents...ANY DAY! My friend, Beki, has created a special necklace to help the family raise funds for an unexpected adoption! It's beautiful. $10 from every necklace sold in MARCH goes towards the adoption! Read the story, buy a necklace, spread the word. MIRACLES HAPPEN!

Beki is also having a giveaway for a necklace, so head over and enter!!!  Will you help us get the word out!??  I would love to stop by and visit your blog, so leave a comment letting me know you blogged about this story.  Thank you.

Mt. Hope Sanctuary

There is a place in McPherson that I have wanted to share with you for so long...I just wasn't sure that I would find the right words.  It's called Mt. Hope Sanctuary.  Its concept and implementation is amazing.  Mt. Hope Sanctuary serves single women between the ages of 18-65 who are facing hopeless circumstances due to either generational or situational poverty as a result of many of the following reasons:  Abandonment or neglect, divorce, limited education or skills, history of addictions, loss of employment, or death of a spouse. I'm no longer worried about finding the right words, because THEIR words say it all...

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Again, amazing.  If you feel called to help, please visit the donation page here.  You can become a volunteer, provide specific items needed, donate online, or simply pray for this organization, its leaders and residents.

Below, you will find the list of items currently needed at Mt. Hope Sanctuary.  If you're coming to Maple Memories, we would be happy to accept your generous gifts and deliver them to Mt. Hope on your behalf.

Current Household needs list:  
Fire Extinguishers (2) 5 lb ABC fire extinguishers  
Copy Paper
Package of ink pens (black or blue)
2 baby gates  
Small-medium plastic food storage containers  
Folding chairs (4-8)
Gas cards
Wal-Mart gift cards for various needs
Liquid soap refills 
Dryer sheets
Paper towels

Our mission is to provide a sanctuary (our transitional home)

                        that offers HOPE: (Healing, Opportunity, Peace & Empowerment)

                                        to single women (and their children)

                                                      who are committed to achieving self-sufficiency.

Blind Quilter

Super Bowl Water Bottles

Another quick and easy way to add a little something extra to your party.  I printed off logos from both teams and then the kids and I colored them.  I cut them out and then taped them on the bottle with a little double sided tape.  The I taped over the top of the logos with clear packing tape.  You could get fancier and wrap a ribbon or something around the bottle, but since it was FOOTBALL, I went with simple.  I think they turned out pretty "cute"!

Here is the Steeler's logo that I used.  I can't seem to find the site that I got the Packer's logo from, but I will keep looking!  You could decorate bottles for any theme/birthday party...the possibilities are endless!

Super Bowl Football Cake Pops

We had some friends over to watch the Super Bowl.  I decorated the table with Green Bay Packers on one side and Pittsburgh Steelers on the other.  We found food that was "ethnic" to each area that the teams were from.  The middle of the table was divided with this (the sign was painted by my 9 year old)...

I found the tutorial for the footballs here.  They were a bit time consuming to make, but yummy and super cute!!  My husband kept informing me that a Super Bowl party wasn't supposed to be "cute"!  What does he know!?  Anyway, they tasted like a Reese's Peanut Butter cup and when he tasted them, it was decided that we could do "cute"!!  HA!

More Super Bowl ideas tomorrow!