DIY Easter Bunny Whiskers

DIY Easter Bunny Whiskers

One of my favorite spring crafts to make with my little men are Easter Bunny Whiskers. I like to tout these adorable bunny whiskers as a craft for the un-crafty.  Honestly, even if you don’t have a crafty bone in your body, but can manage to use a hot glue gun, you’re good to go!  This also makes Bunny Whiskers the perfect craft for the whole family.  So pull together all of your supplies set up a space on the kitchen table and have the whole family make their own Bunny Whiskers to use in your family Easter photo.

Easter Bunny Whiskers

Supplies:

White pipe cleaners

Pink pom poms

Popsicle sticks

Hot glue gun

Instructions:

Simply cut your pipe cleaners in half, stack 3 on top of each other, fan them out like whiskers, place a dollop of hot glue to the top of your popsicle stick and press the center of your pipe cleaner whisker on top.  Add an additional dollop of hot glue on top of the center of your whiskers and add a pink pom pom. 

Tips: Personalize your Bunny Whiskers by writing everyone’s name on the popsicle stick. These are also the perfect addition to your photo booth stash!

'Hop into Spring with your very own Bunny Whiskers!'

Find all of my Spring Crafts for the Un-Crafty in this month's Carolina Parent Magazine.

Happy Spring :-)

Until next time,

Jennifer

aka Chick #1

www.CluelessChick.com

School Lunch Made Easy

Weekday mornings are usually anything but leisurely and every second counts when you are trying to get the kids out the door and off to school.  Here are a few simple ways you can make packing lunches a little easier:

            Prep Work

o   Plan Ahead and Save Yourself Time.  Saving yourself a little time in the mornings is much easier when you plan ahead.  On Sunday evening, fill a shoebox bin or decorative basket with a week’s worth of snacks (applesauce, pretzels, granola bars, etc.) so that you can easily grab the day’s snacks and toss them into a lunch box.  TIP:  This also makes the perfect snack station for after school.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

o   Skip the Packaging.  Reduce the amount of trash lunch generates by choosing self-contained snacks like oranges and apples.  Mandarin oranges are especially perfect for lunch because they are just the right size and very easy to peel.

o   Free Bento Box (kind of).  Packing lunch is much easier when you have the right containers.  Sure, you can go out and spend all sorts of money on lunch containers, but why not just use your leftover takeout boxes?  A divided takeout box is the perfect alternative to a bento box and when washed by hand can easily be reused many times.

Dollar Store Must Have

o   Easy Fridge Organization.  Organizing lunch snacks in the fridge will save you time and is much easier with a small plastic basket or tub from the dollar store.  These small containers are perfect for keeping yogurt, cheese sticks, juice boxes, fruit and veggies organized in the refrigerator. TIP: Pop your squeezable yogurt into the freezer, throw one in the lunch box with your regular ice pack in the morning and by lunch time it will be thawed enough to eat and perfectly cold.

For all of my tips pick up your own copy of my Tips for the Clueless Chick books and follow the Clueless Chick on Facebook and Twitter. 

Until next time,

Jennifer

aka Chick #1