Here at Cupcakes and Lace in Northern Virginia we love hosting super fun crafting and badge workshops just for Girl Scouts! Each year we usually hold at least one Manners Tea Party workshop (in the past offering the retired Manners Brownie badge!). We have some fun ideas below on how to do a Manners/Etiquette/Tea Party themed […]
Cupcakes and Lace Summer Camps are officially over for summer 2014! We had such a great camp season and are sad that it is over! We had Girl Scouts from GSCNC earning tons of badges throughout the summer such as: Dinosaur, Cosmic Adventures, Jeweler, Art in the Home, Dairy Delights, Science Wizardry and more! We […]
Lets craft an American Girl or 18” Doll/Teddy Bear sized sofa! Grab a box, scissors and some duck tape! Cupcakes and Lace Doll Sofa Supplies: cardboard box (The vitamin boxes have the perfect shape for the sofa but you can use anything. We found these boxes at Costco or BJ’s). duck tape scissors bubble wrap (or […]
We recently had a Brownie Girl Scout Stone Age & Space Age Summer Camp here in Northern Virginia! The girls traveled back in the time of Dinosaurs then into the space age by playing games, making crafts and earning badges Dinosaur and Cosmic Adventures. The Dinosaur badge is super fun and is still being offered as a […]
Summer time is the perfect time for picnics, and crafting with the kiddos! We created a great crafting kit for kids- Teddy Bear Picnic Crafting Kit! Spend some time on a picnic crafting adventure with your new GUND brand teddy bear. Each kit comes with your very own carrying case/box that you can store your new […]
At one of our recent summer camps for Girl Scouts in Chantilly, Virginia we celebrating the Disney Frozen movie by crafting all things Frozen! The girls made sparkly Elsa ice castles, sewed an Olaf and Anna cape, and crafted these cute Anna and Elsa wood dolls. Check out the tutorial below to make one for yourself! Supplies: […]
At one of our recent summer camps in Northern Virginia, we crafted up tons of mini camping themed items for our 18” dolls! The girls had a fun crafting day camp full of all things mini and camping themed! The girls made tents for their doll along with mini sleeping bags, campfire, sit-upon, and smores! They […]
This is a fun and easy kids craft to make for your little stuffed animals! It only take a few supplies. We made it for a cute Spring Bunny but you can make it for any 3-6 inch stuffed animal! This is a pretty fast craft that would be simple enough to do with a […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we are always inspired by things from the past…especially the 1970’s! We have a very fun 18” American Girl doll craft for you below. Learn how to make a mini hippie purse (perfect for the Julie doll) made from old jeans! This is a great eco friendly recycled craft. You […]