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July 21, 2011

CAMP CUPCAKE: An Elmer's Kids Craft Camp Party + Giveaway

What do you get when you cross cupcakes and frosting, arts & crafts, four little girls and a crate full of supplies from Elmer's?

--CAMP CUPCAKE--

A crafty summer camp that really takes the cake!

WANT TO HOST A MINI CRAFT CAMP OF YOUR OWN?

Details on how to enter to win craft supplies from Elmer's at the end of this post!

I'd be willing to bet that you'd be hard pressed to find a creative person whose earliest experience with art did not include some sort of Elmer's product. My earliest childhood craft projects would be just a mess of construction paper clippings and loose macaroni if it weren't for Elmer's Washable School Paste. So, it was with great excitement and a nostalgic heart that I jumped at the opportunity to take part in the Elmer's Summer Craft Camp program.

Here's a 2 minute slideshow that shows the whole process, from start to finish!

Step 1: Using the scissors that came with the large pack, we cut the three papers to size.

Step 2: Using the tape runner that came in the large pack, we stacked the adhered the papers together.

Step 3: Using the same 8" scissors, we cut a cup shape from the orange burlap, and a frosting shape from a brown felt. Using a thin line of Elmer's Glue All, we attached the two together and then affixed them to the invitation.

The paint can be heat-set with an iron or in the dryer after application.

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PROJECT #2: Cupcake Sleeves

The girls enjoyed trying out all the different patterns on the decorative scissors and found them fun and easy to use!

The full tutorial and a free downloadable template will be posted on Friday.

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PROJECT #3: Cupcake Platforms

We used scrapbook paper and our glue sticks to make these pretty and functional collapsible cupcake platforms out of the mini bi-fold foam boards. The girls also thought they'd be a great place for their Barbies to throw a dance party!

Oh my I don't know where to begin. First, my girls would have LOVED to been invited to that camp. HOW FUN!!! I love the memo board idea on Elmers, I've been wanting to make one for each of the kids rooms to hang outside their doors for ages now. Thanks for a great giveaway, and ideas!!Aimee

OH MY HECK! I so want to win this. How totally cool! My kids would love to do ALL the projects! But if I had to pick just one very hard to do) the clever clip board. No wait, the teacher gift card holder. Ahhh, I can't decide!!!

my granddaughter is spending a lot of time with me this summer and she would go crazy for a kit like this. we are also halloween-o-philes and so i'm betting that she would LOVE to make that halloween banner...and i might have a hard time letting her take it home with her. thanks so much for the opportunity.

Hi! I love all the projects you did! I have a boy, but I can totally see us doing most of them ourselves. I really like the foam board carousel on the Elmer's website. It looks so professional! And it is a cool and unique way to display family pictures. ~dacotasmom44@yahoo.com

I follow your blog. I'm in the middle of putting together our nursery and I think the Cute Canvas Art project would be a nice additon. It goes with the mobile I'm making without being too matchy-matchy. Thanks for sharing!kirbycolby at gmail dot com

I think my invitation must have been lost in the mail. I of course, follow you on gfc! I would love to do the clip board craft! Actually, I may need to do it this weekend. The kids and I would have some serious fun with this craft kit! Looks like you all had a blast! Thanks,Jenni

I would love to try the Santa's Plate craft with my son. He just turned 2 and I feel like this would be a fun and easy project to do with him. He is also at the age where I would love to start a Xmas tradition with him. It would be perfect if this Christmas he set out his own decorated plate of cookies and glass of milk for Santa.

***[PLEASE NOTE: I *DO* Follow you Publicly in GFC. GFC has been having problems & may not show My User Name in your GFC List, even though I *DO* Follow You Publicly......and it shows that I'm Following You on my end. I'm getting the issue fixed with Google right now.]