This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support! Back in 2017, I made this tote bag as a gift for my Girls Camp Youth Leaders. Of course I created one for myself as well! Since then it has stood the test of time as I have used it often to carry my hair supplies and other sundry things when I travel. It has proven to be useful and sturdy. So, today I'm reposting the tutorial just in case you've missed it. It is a great sewing craft for the Spring or Summer and if you have kids going off to camp, they will put it to good use! I mentioned in this post that I am going to Girls Camp again this year as the Youth Camp Leader cabin mom. This year we are going for 5 days to a camp area that will be very primitive as far as using tents instead of cabins. (But, there will be showers and flush toilets! Thank Heavens!) It will be so much fun. I wanted to do something fun for my girls. Last year I made the girls I was over pillowcases. This year, because these girls have so much responsibility at camp and need to bring more little extra things, I thought some tote bags would be nice. I know that I could order some perfectly good totes from Oriental Trading or Dollar Tree, but, I saw in my brain what I wanted these totes to look like. The girls said that they liked black, a few wanted a little color and I had found some really good prices on fabric, so of course I had to come up with my own design. By the 5th bag, (or 2nd) I realized how crazy I was, but by then I was committed to the project. I needed to make 14 of them, because I couldn't leave out my cabin mom partner and myself! I have to confess that they are so cute! They would make great gifts for any occasion besides camp and if you only have to make one or a couple, you can totally whip one tote out in about an hour and a half. I got even faster as time went on. Here is the tutorial:
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I was recently reminded of this post and it made me wonder how much backyard camping has been going on during the pandemic. If you want some more ideas on how to enjoy backyard camping, I thought I would republish this article. I also came across another article that would be especially good for those of you who aren't experienced campers. It tells you all about purchasing tents and equipment that you might need as well as a couple of good camping recipes. The writer lives in the UK, and they have been experiencing extreme isolation there. But, compared to our Arizona backyard where we have already hit 106 degrees during the day, their UK garden is like an oasis! After you re-read this post, you will want to check it out here: Garden Camping, a wonderful escape.
This weekend, my husband and I and a couple of our kids are going camping. Our family has always enjoyed camping in the great outdoors! It is a great way to get out of the Phoenix heat! Later this month, I am going to our church's girl's camp again, so camping is really on my mind.
With summer here and parent's looking for ways to entertain kids, Backyard Camping can be a great way to do something fun without having to spend money on gas, but still helping the kids spend time out of doors. Plus, there is the added benefit of being close to a clean bathroom! Camping in the heat of the city, you ask? Well, that can be a problem in some places, (like Phoenix), but there are some ways to help with that! So, for this Fun Friday, here are our best ideas for a fun Backyard Camping Night!
Set up, Timing and Preparation:
Food Suggestions:
If you live where it is cool enough in the evening to actually have a fire pit fire, you can do a variety of things:
If you live in Phoenix, or somewhere else where it is too hot for a fire at night, you can do this:
Ways to Be Cool:
Camp Out Activities:
There are so many fun things to do when camping, whether you are in the woods or on a backyard camp out. Here are a few of our favorites:
Backyard camping is an activity the whole family can enjoy together, or just let the kids sleep on their own after the night's activities! Mom and Dad are right inside if they get scared! So is the bathroom! (Make sure they use it before they settle down for the night!) The memories you make with them will last a lifetime!
Be sure to visit www.yay.fish to see more ideas about camping in your own garden!
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For Girl's Camp this year, our theme was "Shine in the World and Not of the World." I talked about it more in this post. I thought today I would share with you some of the cute handouts we made for different reasons at camp this year.
6th Year Youth Leader's Handout
The girls who have gone to camp for 6 years are going to be seniors in high school and they are actually leaders to the younger girls. It will be their last year as a youth at camp, so we like to recognize them and give them a little gift at the end of camp. I found the adorable light bulb shaped bottles on Oriental Trading. I used yellow Sixlets to fill the bulbs to make them look like they are shining. Then, I used this adorable handout from Lil' Luna of this year's young women's theme as a card to go with the bottle of chocolate. I printed it on card stock, cut it on my paper cutter to 4" x 6" and slid them into self sealing 4"x 6" bags. They looked so great!
Adult Leader Thank Yous:
I chose "cookie" as a name for the cooks, but these thank you cards would be perfect for anyone you want to give a little cookie treat to for any occasion. If you want to copy them off to use, simply click the button below!
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Hi everyone! I am just home from Girl's Camp! I am still feeling exhausted after 3 days home, thus the lateness of today's post!
This year at camp, I was asked to make the girls special cookies as a handout to go with the speakers who were there to talk about the temples of our church. They needed to be beautiful and delicious and there needed to be about 125 of them! The problem is that I am not a terrific cookie designer. I can decorate with the kids and have some fun, but this was a different story. In the end though, the cookies came out really beautiful, there were lots of compliments and my stress over the entire project was relieved! Here are some of the tips I learned as I worked on this project, plus another idea that I came up with for the 4th of July.
The Baking
The Decorating
Because we had special diets involved, I made all of the icing the same, without milk or butter and without meringue powder. That way I didn't mix anyone's diet's up. Also, I always baked and decorated the gluten free cookies first so that there would be no residue of wheat, etc where I was working. We didn't have anyone actually diagnosed with celiac disease, but there were people who knew that they felt better if they ate a certain way, (gluten free or lactose free or vegan) so I didn't have to worry too much about killing anyone but I did want to accommodate their diets.
You would think that after all of those cookies, I would be finished with baking cookies for awhile. Especially since it is summer! But with the 4th of July coming, I decided to make a few more. Nothing too fancy this time, but I have some extra white chocolate lying around so I decided to try to make a little something to dress these cookies up.
No matter how quickly you have to decorated the cookies, a little extra touch can elevate them, as well as putting them on a special tray or platter!
Do you have any secret tips that make us non-professionals make our cookies look better? Drop a hint or 2 in the comments!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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