Upcoming Programs

My website is having difficulties, so I will post upcoming programs here until I can get the problem resolved.

March 7th at Newark Library We will celebrate our diversity by making self-image paper people. That will begin at 1:00.

April 18th at Newark Library We are having a "Write a Book" contest for school-age children. Come write a book, and win a prize from the judges. This programs begin at 1:00pm.

Summer is fast approaching, and filling fast, so book now to get the date you prefer for your program or party!

Valentine's Day

At the Niles Library last week, the children enjoyed making twirly heart mobiles. Their creativity flowed, as they decorated their heart with foam heart stickers, markers and their own thoughts. Many made a present for their teacher, or parent, and one young lady made her heart into a box of chocolates.
The next day at Irvington, the children designed their own gorilla mobiles, by decorating 3 hearts and 3 bananas each with many colorful stickers and markers. They then used ribbon to hang the decorated items to the bottom of the mobile. Everyone had a wonderful time, and they were all very creative.

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

For those of you unfamiliar, that means Congratulations, and may you be prosperous in the new year. We celebrated Chinese New Year at Dublin Library today. What fun! A room filled with tables covered in red cloths, and colorful dragons everywhere. More than 80 children and adults enjoyed creating their very own dancing dragons. What talented crafters there are in Dublin. My husband, Bob, was amazed when he came back in the room, to see the beautifully designed dragons. We even had a few dragons receive names from their crafters. One very beautiful purple dragon ended up with the name Violet. Many received the name of their designer. Grandmothers, Moms, Dads and Children enjoyed an hour visiting together, creating and showing their beautiful art work to one another. We even had a group of special needs children come enjoy making many very unique, delightful dragons of their own. One that especially caught my eye seemed to be made of candy corns. What imaginations! Everyone including Susan, Monica and myself had a wonderful time.

Website Up and Running!

After many hours of work and frustration, my website is finally published. I encountered a rare problem, and that is why I couldn't easily upload my site. That is all resolved now, so go to christiescreativecupboard.com and you'll be able to see what is available, and upcoming programs. Please let me know what you think.

New addition to our Herp Family

We have a new addition to Christie's Critters reptile family. She is a Uromastyx Lizard, also known as a spiny tail lizard. She's about 9 inches long and is orange with black patches. We rescued her from a family that had tired of her. Her name is Mali due to her species name of Mali Uromastyx. She eats collard greens, peas, dandelion greens and gets all of her water from the vegetation. Welcome Mali!!

No-Cook Recipes from Cooking With Tweens

We had 3 recipes for the tweens to learn. Here are the ingredients and instructions.

Christie's Crunchy Munch

Ingredients
Pretzels Stick or wrapped are fine
Goldfish Crackers
Mini Marshmallows
M&M's

In a large bowl combine any amount of the listed ingredients that suits your tastebuds. Mix and serve. Store in airtight container.


Spiral Sandwiches

1 package flour tortillas
1 package spinach flour tortillas
1/4 pound lunchmeat thinly sliced omit for vegetarian style sandwich
1/4 pound sliced cheese we used American Cheese
Mustard, Mayo or any other spread, you can also serve plain


Place one flour tortilla on a plate, place spinach tortilla on top of flour tortilla. Spread a small amount of desired spread on tortilla, leaving about a 1/2 inch border around tortilla.
Tear cheese into strips, place around tortilla leaving the 1/2 border. Add lunchmeat in a circular pattern around the tortilla, overlapping as you go.
Take one edge of tortillas and start rolling into a log. Remember, roll fairly tightly, so ingredients don't fall out of your sandwich. You may eat whole, cut in half, or cut into small circular wedges.

Banana Dogs

Medium Banana
Hot Dog bun
Peanut Butter
Honey
Marshmallow Creme

Place peeled banana into hot dog bun. Top with desired ingredients from list, and enjoy. Remember, no honey for children under 1 year of age.

Upcoming Programs

In February, I will be at the following locations:

2nd Dublin Library 4:00 Chinese New Year Craft
10th Niles Library 3:30 Valentine Craft
11th Irvington 3:30 Valentine Craft

If you're in the area, come on by and enjoy crafting with us.