Howdy Kids!

I can’t tell you how many birthday parties I have been to in the last month. I’m surprised I can even type with these fingers that have been cutting so many ribbons and bows.

Last Wednesday I was asked to go to yet another birthday dinner that was going to be held on Thursday.

It had been a while since I had seen my friend Bob and I had no idea what to get him. I knew he wouldn’t expect anything, but I didn’t want to come to the party empty handed.

So, I made him what I call a “Basket of Fun.” First, I found Nerds, Milk Duds and Reese’s Pieces that comes in boxes just like they do at the movies at the grocery store. Next, I stumbled on a box of nuts that I had to buy because the packaging was so cute and it said “Nuts!” And my friend is nuts.

While at the grocery store, I bought a package of ready-made cookie dough that I could just tear a part and pop in the oven for 15 minutes. I loved that it was so easy. After baking my fresh chocolate chip cookies, I placed them in a small coffee bag purchased from a craft store. What’s great about these coffee bags is that they are coated in the inside and will help keep cookies fresh.

Because I wanted to personalize the basket, I used an old picture of my friend when he dressed up like the Terminator for Halloween and I glued it to the envelope of his birthday card. I also printed his name out really big so that no one would mistake who this basket was for. And since my friend’s name is “Bob”, I put some Sponge Bob stickers on his cookie bag.

The last touches I put in his basket was a fancy bottle of water to drink after he ate all his sugary and salty snacks. Lastly, I found a cool key chain to give him as an extra bonus.

This whole project didn’t take a long time to do, it was inexpensive and most of all it was FUN TO DO. In the end, my friend was over joyed with his “Basket of Fun”.

What other goodies would you put in a Basket of Fun?