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Material Required

Directions

Birthday Cake

Sponges

White Glue
Food Dye
Glitter

Plastic Dollies

Pipe Cleaners

Safety Pins

Cut the sponges into circular shapes and then cut each circle into 6 equal slices. Mix glue with a few drops of food dye. (The color will become much darker when it dries) Using a pop cycle stick or paint brush, apply the icing. Use a toothpick to paint the middle layer. Sprinkle the icing with glitter. Cut a piece of pipe cleaner and glue to the top the cake. Cut out small shapes of the plastic dollies, color them with crayons or markers. Glue the piece of cake to the center of the dollies and attach a safety pin.

Binoculars

2 large marettes (electrical
wire connectors)

2 googly eyes

ribbon, string, or gimp for a strap

glue (tacky or hot glue)

Glue the googly eyes to the large end of each marette.

Glue the marettes together.

Glue the strap in place. Let dry.

Pin to your camp hat or T-shirt.

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Neckerchief

4" Square of fabric

Pony Beads

Cut a 4" square of fabric.

Fold in half forming a triangle.

Pull ends of long side thru a bead. About ¼", It looks like a neckerchief.

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Valentine

Stickers - Heart

Fun Foam – Red, White or Pink

Scissors

Heart Pattern

Glue

Cut foam into 2x2 Squares

Cut Heart Shape (Pink, red, or white)

glue Heart to center of square, stick

Heart Sticker in Center.

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Rolling Pins

Miniature rolling pins

Pin Back

Tacky Glue

Allow the Girl Scout to Decorate the pin (younger girls - paint

1 color; older girls use fine tip permanent markers)

Once decorated, glue on the pin back.

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Angel

Safety Pin, Size 2

9" of Satin Cord

Large Beads

2 Small Beads

Scissors

Cut the cord in 9" length. Half hitch to safety pin by folding cord in half and placing the folded end down through the middle of the safety pin and drawing the cords ends down through the folded end of the loop.

Slide small bead on and tie an over hand knot. String on a large bead and tie another over hand knot. There you Have it, have fun with different beads and string.

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Lady Bug Leaf

 

Green fun Foam

Lady Bug Stickers

Glitter

Glue

Safety Pin

Cut Leaf design from fun foam.

Add lady bug sticker to center.

Dip edges in glue than glitter.

Attach Safety pin to end.

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Sleeping Bag

Green Craft Felt

Embroidery thread or string

Safety pins

Scissors

Cut felt in strips – 2" x 4 ½".

Roll and tie at both ends.

Attach a safety pin on the back.

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