Stories from My Kitchen

Crafts

If you’re ever dabbled in art, then you know that once you get into a certain medium, you get interested in other mediums too.  Since I started cake decorating, I can now see how other craft ideas can be used to enhance food.  For example, you can make creative packaging for your cookies for Eid or cupcake picks for your cupcakes, bows to package your cake box and so on. Crafts are also a good way to get kids to practice motor skills.  With my elder one, that is my main motive.  She loves to read, learn math and science but when it comes to writing, she would rather type or let someone else do the work.  I look for ideas to get her excited about writing, coloring, painting, cutting, sticking so that she can practice those motor skills.  If you have kids, then you know what I’m talking about. Here are a few craft ideas, gathered from friends’ posting links.  Some are my own and others you will find the link below the picture on how to do the project. Cupcake picks made with Fiskars scalloped round punch and 3D or Avery round printable labels. This link that a friend posted has some excellent craft ideas.  Try them out.  http://barakahlife.typepad.com/ramadan_joy/

 We got some more ideas from this website that has similar decorations for sale.  Modern Eid is an online store where you can buy directly from them or make some yourself with the family.

Crayola has some excellent coloring pages and activities that you can print at home and get the kids involved in.  Below is one example.

Of course, there’s always the option of getting things from your local hobby store and painting, decorating to your heart’s liking.

This is what my daughter came up with for putting family Eid pictures.  Nifty and fun!

We added some diamantes for bling.