Charlie Brown Peg Dolls for Meals on Wheels

I made these Charlie Brown peg dolls for a Meals on Wheels Valentine project.  I packaged them with a glitter heart and a tag that said "Good Grief it's Valentine's Day!"

I think they came out super cute - but since I was making 50 a deleted a few steps. Also because I was making 50 peg dolls I ordered them from Amazon.

Supply List:

men shaped peg dolls

yellow paint

black paint

sharp pencil

small paint brushes

black fine tip Sharpie pen



Directions:

Always save pieces of cardboard to use when painting peg dolls.

Paint the body with two coats of yellow paint. Let the paint dry in between coats.

Using a sharp pencil draw the zig zag shape on the middle of the body. If you have extra time the zig zag could be moved up and a small black band could be painted on the bottom which would replicate shorts. Because I was making 50 I skipped the shorts step.

Using the black paint and a very thin teeny tiny paint brush paint inside the pencil zig zag lines. This took a really long time. 

Another step I skipped was painting the head with flesh toned paint. I used a fine tip black Sharpie to draw the face directly onto the wooden head.

Lately I have been sewing a lot of Meals on Wheels projects with felt and I wanted to do something different. And I do love a little peg doll. 

I am going to bring these to the Meals on Wheels office tomorrow and then start working on a March themed party favor.

God Bless all of the Meals on Wheels volunteers! 

I Will Make You Fishers of Men Lesson

The lesson this week was on the "fishers of men." So I made a graham cracker with goldfish snack for the kids. I used a cinnamon graham cracker - yum!

I had a coloring sheet for the kids.

And I found a word search.

And another coloring sheet.

We wrote Bible verses on one side of the card stock fish. On the other side we glued colored tissue paper.

I had a bunch of gray card stock - so I cut out bunch of fish and then cut a ton of colored tissue paper into little squares. The kids really enjoyed the craft. I have a picture on instagram of a few more fish. Instagram account roommom27_teresa_steele.

I made little goldfish cups for the take home treat.

And I made a little tag for the take home treat. 

Baked Apples

Baked apples are a wonderful treat and they are so easy to make!

Ingredients:

apples

1/4 cup brown sugar per apple

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon per apple

1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts per apple

1/3 cup raisins or dried cranberries per apple

1 pad of butter per apple

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and raisins and set aside.

Remove the core of the apple leaving the bottom area in tact. Using a melon baller scoop out an additional area inside of the apple.

Try to remove at least 1/2 cup of the apple interior. 

Pack the interior of the apple with the brown sugar mixture and press the mixture firmly inside of the apple.

Top each stuffed apple with a small pad of butter. Put some water on the bottom of the baking dish. The water should barely cover the entire area of the pan.

Bake for 30-45 minutes depending on the size of your apple. The apples should look wrinkled and soft.

For company you could garnish with a cinnamon stick, vanilla ice cream and carmel sauce. When you cut into the baked apple the inside falls out and makes such a wonderful treat.

Pencil Cookies for Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa said "I am a small pencil in God's hand" so since we are learning about Mother Teresa this week in Religion class I made the kids some pencil cookies.

Supply List:

wafer cookies in cream or yellow

pink chocolate tabs

white chocolate tabs

mini chocolate chips

Directions:

Using a sharp knife on a cutting board cut one of the ends into a point.

Spread out a piece of parchment paper and melt the white chocolate tabs.

Dip the pointed end into the white chocolate and place a mini chocolate chip on the end. Place the wafer cookie on the parchment paper to set.

Melt some pink chocolate and dip the square end into the pink chocolate. Set the cookie back onto the parchment paper. 

I think they came out super cute! The kids loved them. 

Teaching 5th Grade Religion Class About Mother Teresa

The take home treat was a Rolo pencil - The tag says "I am a small pencil in God's hand." I packaged the pencils in pretzel bags. Pretzel bags can be found at craft stores near the chocolate molds.

I painted a Mother Teresa peg doll for all of the kids. 

I found some great coloring pictures from the Internet.

I also found this pretty coloring page.

I made some pencil cookies for the classroom snack.

I put the phrase "I am a small pencil in God's hand" on the large white board and asked the kids what the quote meant and they came up with some awesome answers.

I posted the directions to make the Rolo pencils and pencil cookies on additional blog posts.

Rolo Pencils for Mother Teresa

"I am s small pencil in God's hand." - Mother Teresa

Each month I teach the kids in my Religion class about a Saint. And Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a really fun Saint for the kids to learn about.

I am making the kids pencil cookies for a snack and these Rolo pencils for a take home treat.  When I made these pencils for my kids classrooms I used to write No. 2 on the side of the pencil with a black Sharpie.

I can't decide if I should write Mother Teresa on the side of the pencil or leave it blank. What to do?

Supply List:

Rolo's

Hershey Kisses

Glue dots

Double stick tape

Scissors

Yellow card stock

Pink card stock

Ruler

Pencil

Pinking shears

Thin silver ribbon

Glue gun and glue sticks

Directions:

Trim the little Hershey tag off the kiss with scissors.

Cut the yellow card stock into 4 1/2" x 4" pieces. Cut one of the shorter (4-inch) sides with pinking shears.

Put double stick tape on the three sides that are not trimmed with pinking shears and wrap around the Rolo.

Cut the pink card stock into 3/8" x 3 1/2" and trace a quarter for the top of the eraser.

Using the double stick tape adhere the kiss on the pinking sheared side of the pencil. At the top of the pencil adhere the pink card stock strip and the circle eraser top.

Heat up the glue gun and glue a small piece of silver ribbon at the bottom and top of the eraser. Only use the hot glue on top of the card stock.

I love Rolo's - maybe someone will be absent and I can have a tube Rolo's!