Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sesame Street Bucket Game
This game is lots of fun and easy to do!
What you need:
- Red Bucket for Elmo
- Green Bucket for Oscar
- Pink Bucket for Abby Cadabby
- Blue Bucket for Grover
- White Construction Paper
- Black Construction Paper
- Various Orange & Yellow Construction Paper
- Tape
- Ping Pong Balls
What To Do:
- Cut white and black paper in circles in the shape of the character’s eye
- Cut orange & yellow paper for the character’s nose
- Tape eyes and nose on front of bucket
- Put buckets in a line one in front of the other (For those who grew up in Chicago, it’s like Bozo buckets.)
- Have children stand behind a line on the floor & try to throw the ping pong ball into the first bucket, second, etc. Depending how far they get is what prize they receive.
Elmo Face Apple Treats
Elmo Face Apple
We had fun making these healthy Elmo treats with our Kolcraft Kids.
What you need:
- Red Apple
- Tangerine
- Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
- Raisins
- Knife for adult use
What to do:
- Cut apple in half
- Cut a little wedge out in middle of apple (red side up) for Elmo’s nose
- Peel tangerine & put a slice in the cut out wedge
- Put two dots of cream cheese on apple & put raisin on top of cream cheese for Elmo’s eyes
Enjoy!
Pin the Nose on Elmo- Birthday Party Activity
These easy steps will help you create a homemade pin the nose on Elmo activity. Have fun!
What You’ll Need:
- Orange, red and white paper
- Non-toxic black marker
- Tape
- Scissors, for adult use only
- Small cup (for tracing)
What To Do:
- Using the bottom of the cup, trace two white circles. Cut out and color in two black circles for Elmo’s eyes.
- Using the same cup, trace orange circles and cut out for Elmo’s nose.
- Write the names of each child attending the birthday party on the bottom of each nose.
- Cut out Elmo’s face using the red paper and draw a black mouth. If it’s easier, you can always print out a picture of Elmo’s face too!
- Tape the eyes to Elmo’s face and hang on a wall or door.
- Place a piece of tape on the back of each nose.
Easy Mini Fruit Pizza for Elmo Birthday Party
Because Elmo’s favorite food is pizza, what better way to cap off his birthday celebration than with fun individual fruit pizzas? This dessert is super easy to make and is fun for the kids!
What You’ll Need:
- Fruit
- Sugar Cookies
- 8 oz. Reduced Fat Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
What To Do:
- To make the icing, mix together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. You can use more or less powdered sugar, depending on how sweet you want the icing. For convenience, store bought icing will work just as well!
- Spread a thin layer of icing onto each individual cookie.
- Slice up the fruit into small, bite sized pieces. We used pineapples, blueberries and strawberries, but any fruit will do!
- Put the fruit into bowls or containers, allowing each child to decorate their very own fruit pizza.
For a healthier version, you can also substitute low-fat or fat-free yogurt for the icing or incorporate small bits of fruit into the icing, such as oranges.
Easy Fruit Salsa Recipe for Kids
We love how this red salsa goes along with our Elmo theme (because it’s red) and it’s healthy too!
What you need to make Cinnamon Chips:
- 4 uncooked tortillas
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
What to do:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Using a pizza cutter or a pastry cutter, slice tortillas into wedges.
2. Place wedges on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Brush each wedge with melted butter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over the tops of all the wedges.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the tortilla chips are crisp and golden brown. Allow to cool or serve warm with the salsa.
What you need to make Fruit Salsa
- 2 peaches, cut and peeled
- 6 cherries, pits and stems removed
- 5 strawberries, leaves and stems removed
What to do
1. Put all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until all is finely chopped.
We think this would get Elmo’s stamp of approval!
Win Baby Products During Elmo’s Twitter Birthday Party TODAY
Elmo’s birthday is February 3rd and we are ready to party with moms and dads to celebrate Elmo! Kolcraft & Bella So Savvy Blog will be giving away must-have Elmo and Sesame Street baby products during an Elmo Twitter birthday party. So grab your party hat, your Twitter handle and get ready to win some baby products!
Prizes you can win
1. Sesame Street® Elmo Adventure Potty Chair
The Sesame Street ® Elmo Adventure Potty Chair with adult seat adapter resembles a real toilet to help your child’s transition to an adult toilet easier.
2. Sesame Street Elmo Tiny Steps 2-in-1 Activity Walker
The Sesame Street Elmo Tiny Steps 2-in-1 Activity Walker is a sit to stand walker that grows with baby. This baby walker features mom and babies’ favorite Sesame Street friends including Elmo & Cookie Monster. As an activity walker & as a walk-behind walker it provides endless enjoyment for your child from infancy through toddlerhood. The Elmo Tiny Steps 2-in-1 Walker keeps interactive learning fun with lights, music and 6 developmental activities.”
And our Elmo Tiny Steps 2 in 1 Walker!
3. Elmo toys, books and DVD’s!
Elmo’s Birthday Bash on Twitter
When: February 2, 2012 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
How: Follow @Kolcraft, @MyBellaMia & use #Elmobday on your tweets (This is mandatory to win)
Hope to see you there!
Fun and Easy Super Bowl Sunday Dessert
Our friends at Parenting Magazine always come up with fun recipes that will make your Super Bowl party sweet. We loved this football cake that is sure to be a hit for everyone at your party even if they are there just for the commercials. 
Ingredients:
- 1 (9 by 5-inch) loaf cake
- 1 to 2 tsp cocoa powder
- Red food coloring
- 1 can (16 oz) vanilla frosting
- 6 vanilla Tootsie Rolls
- 7 white Good & Plenty
- Green food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 Tbsp warm water
What you’ll need:
- A serving platter
- A bread knife
- A clean dish towel
- A rolling pin or a clean, heavy bottle
- Scissors or a sharp knife
- A medium bowl
To get the complete recipe, visit Parenting’s website!
What yummy recipes do you have for Super Bowl?
