Before we go any further I need to let you know I do not like Easter decorating. Easter decorations are cute. I generally don't do cute. Or pastels. What I do like however, are Peeps. Not to eat mind you, just to look at. I find them sickeningly sweet. Like most Easter decorations.
Today's project reminds me of something out of "Karen's Kraft Korner!". You know, the kind of crafts I'm talking about. The ones that involve that dry, dusty feeling construction paper and children's scissors. That distinct sound of the scissors cutting the paper is unforgettable.
These Peep Place cards don't actually contain any of those materials, but they do evoke that certain, old time, crafty feeling. That's code for tacky.
But I don't care, I love them.
And for the boys ...
Easter Place Cards
Materials
Package of Peeps
Wood skewers
Moss
Base material (I've used a slice of wood which I got in a box from Dollarama ... you could also use a small rock, square of wood or whatever)
Hot glue gun
Index card (cut it super-small, fold it in half and write person's name on it)
Instructions
1. Cut/break the skewer to 3 or 4 inches. If you're doing a bunch, it'd be fun to do them all different lengths so your Peeps are all at different heights.
2. Shove the pointy end of the skewer up the Peep's butt.
3. Squeeze a glob of hot glue onto your base surface.
4. Stick the end of the skewer into the blob of glue. Add a bit more glue around the base of the skewer.
5. While it's still hot, shove a tiny bit of moss around the glue to cover it up. Plus it kindda looks like a nest.
6. If you're doing the "boy" Peep, cut some of the skewer up, run a line of hot glue along the Peep's head and stick the bits of skewer on. Don't try to stick the skewers into his head. You'll just mush his head and make it look like he was in a bad accident.
7. Run a line of hot glue where you want the "name" to go and stick it on.
8. Don't forget to breathe.
9. You're done.
If you have these on your table will it be screaming "Classy affair! Classy affair!". No. It will not. Will it scream "You're sitting at the table of a super-cool, hipster". Definitely not. It will scream cute however. Not having Easter dinner? Not a problem. I did a little grouping of these at all different heights on a table and it looked GREAT.
Just so you're forewarned (don't you hate it when people don't forewarn you of things?) Peeps are all attached together when you buy them. So when you pull them apart, all of the middle Peeps won't have any wings! They're horrible, mutant looking things. The only useable Peeps are the ones on the end. And even those peeps only have one wing! So every package of Peeps only has 2 useable Peeps, unless you'd like to construct Peep wings out of construction paper. The dry, dusty type that kindegarden.
Click below to hear the sweet song of a real Easter chick!
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"...& now here's the boy peep..."
Roflol!
Is that a mohawk?
or head penises?
Lol!!
I might be tired. & hungry. & those are looking slightly edible right now... lol.
OK so it's 6 freekin' years later and I just got suckered in by your little peepin' audio clip! LOL
Here's my recent Dollarama deal. A crazed cardinal has been driving us bonkers attacking our kitchen window from dawn 'til dusk this past week. I hadn't gotten around yet to trying some LVT holographic scare tape or the spider web decal. When I got back from the gym this morning, my brilliant husband had taped the Dollarama little kitty purse, intended for a 5 year old's birthday next week, to the window. And it works! Love it when low tech (& cheap) does the job.
Now this is one sweet tweet!
Adorable.
I am having a spring craft linky party and giveaway on my blog this Friday. I would love for you to showcase this wonderful project.
Details are on my blog today.
Thanks Laura Ingalls Gunn! I'll head on over and take a look! ~ karen
This is cute, but I have an itch to make it 100% edible. (It's my mother's voice in my head, saying: "Waste. It's a waste!" It's peeps, mom, chill.)
Anyway, I think, a cookie for the base, a pretzel stick for the leg (and comb), colored shredded coconut for grass, peeps, and some icing to stick it all together. In my version you may have to leave out the leg and just stick the peep to the cookie. And let it set out for three or four days until the sugar coating on the peep turns to a crust. That's when they get edible.
Here is some Very Important Scientific Important Information about Peeps: http://www.peepresearch.org/
I particularly like the solubility testing, and the incredible research into the effects of smoking and alcohol on Peeps.
Norm's got 'tude! I like that. ;-) All these kindergarten references reminded me of how my kg teacher actually raised chickens and each year would bring in the eggs in an incubator to hatch, then we'd have the baby chicks in the class for several days before she'd take them home. All my older brothers & sisters had this same teacher (in California) and it's one of our best memories of Mrs. Elliott.
Oh. And another idea for Peeps: let them crust over (yes, I said crust), then roast them over the campfire for s'mores. The sugar coating is awesome!
Sheila - Huh! Peeps are a more far reaching delicacy than I ever imagined. :) That's a great story about kindergarden by the way. I'd LOVE to raise chickens. This gal, Jenn inspires me ... to do it in the city ~ karen
ABSOLUTELY!!! I HATE Peeps. Hate them. Have always hated them. Until, about two years ago, I was certain they were inedible.
But you're correct. They're marshmallows, right? Toast one over a wood fire and you create a cotton candy-esque coating over a toasted marshmallow middle. Not my _favorite_ snack, but actually quite tasty.
i love easter! and yes we all hang onto stuff from our childhood...loke the time i spelled one word wrong in my spelling half scribbler ( i went to a catholic school..i am sure the protestants got a whole book) and did NOT get a gold star, i distinctly remember crying to my mom, i was devastated as i prided myself on my spelling. and the time my grade three teacher slapped me across the face! the shock of it all! i am 52 yrs old and still see that horrible woman on a regular basis and cringe every time i see her. i was traumatised for life. and now i am upset because i don't know if traumatised has a z or an s.
OH my God Marilyn! That last part about the spelling made me laugh spittle right onto my computer screen! ~ karen
Finally...someone else who agrees that Peeps are best eaten after they have been allowed to "air" out for several days. I like mine a bit on the crusty side. My family seems to think I am nuts. I often open up the package and then let them sit on the counter to dry out.