Who isn’t smitten by the wash of colors this time of year? Bring an artful approach to your next summer get together with watercolor cookies. Simple and easy for everyone, even those of us who didn’t take art class in school. Edible mini canvases would look equally at home at a picnic or a fancy summertime wedding.
You will need: cookie dough, rectangle cookie cutter, fondant, light corn syrup, food coloring, paper towels, latex gloves (recommended)
Make your favorite sugar cookie dough–check out this no spread recipe from The Decorated Cookie. Roll and cut with a rectangle cookie cutter. While baking, make marshmallow fondant. Watch The One Charming Party Show, Season 2, Episode 5 for instructions. This recipe makes a soft, easy to use fondant that actually tastes delicious.
Once cookies are cool, roll out your fondant to 1/4 inch thick, using powdered sugar to keep from sticking. Cut out rectangles using the same cutter you used for the cookies. Set aside. Pour two tablespoons of corn syrup into a small bowl. Take a cookie and lightly coat the top with corn syrup using your finger. Place a piece of fondant on top. Press down gently and set aside. Repeat with remaining cookies.
Tear paper towel sheets in half. Fold and wet the end (about a quarter size spot) with color choice #1. Dapple wet end on the cookie like a painting. Don’t cover the entire cookie. Use lighter and darker areas to create a watercolor effect. Use a second paper towel for another color. Dapple. Add a third color for kicks. You can be as complicated or as simple as you like. It takes about two cookies to get the technique down and decide what you like. Have fun and repeat with the rest of the cookies. You could also use a single color and just do light and dark shades. Let dry.
After an afternoon of fun in the sun, send your little guests home with a treat. We packaged up sweet lemonheads in small zip lock bags and topped it off with our colorful Summer Fun Foldover Tags Printable.
What happens when you cross a carnival fish pond with a water fight? You get our Sponge Ball Gone Fishing Game! Sponge balls are a summertime favorite at our house, and they’re simple to make using this sponge ball tutorial. Add a new twist by creating a fishing pole from a dowel, string and clothespin. Take turns being the fisherman or the one to clip the sponges onto the pole and toss them back over. Either way you get wet!
Everyone knows summer crafts for kids are a great way to pass the time. Celebrate sunny days by making this dangling sun mobile.
Poke a hole in the top of a mini paper plate and tie on a yarn loop for hanging. Decorate the back side of your plate with orange and yellow tissue paper squares. Cut yellow construction paper into long, 1-inch strips and glue ends together to form eight loops. Glue the loops around the perimeter of your decorated paper plate.
To give your mobile a finished look, cover the backside of another plate with glue and press onto the back of your sun plate, covering the glued ends of the construction paper strips and your yarn knot.
Keep your cool with these summertime treats. Everyone screams for ice cream, and these adorable green polka dot nut cups hold the perfect, kid-sized portion. Pair them with miniature green ice cream spoons and they’re sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Well it certainly can’t be a Summer Fun party without popsicles. Serve up a colorful array on a round platter. In between licks your little ones can exercise their math skills by decoding the secret message in our Popsicle Math Worksheet.
