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 […]
All of you local Northern Virginia parents we have an awesome new location (still in Chantilly!) to hold our crafting and sewing classes for young girls! This new space will give us more availability to do private sewing lessons and after school sewing/crafting classes. We recently added all the information and rates for our current […]
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 foodie stuffed animal summer camp and the girls made pretend food monsters! They especially loved the pizza stuffed animals they made. This project would be great for an after school activity, or Girl Scout Daisy/Brownie/Junior troop event! Check out the directions below to make one for yourself. You will need: Red […]
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 […]
In one of our recent crafting summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia we celebrated the Kanani American Girl doll by crafting a shaved ice hut! Any doll lovers out there know that Kanani is the Hawaii doll! In the books her family owned a shaved ice stand/store. We re-created our own with a Tide detergent […]
The girls made these quick and easy smores pops in our recent American Girl Doll Camp Out Crafting Summer Camp! Check out the instructions below to make at your Girl Scout encampment, at home with the kiddos, or at a birthday party. Supplies: Marshmallows Graham crackers Chocolate chips Lollipop sticks or sturdy paper straws Microwave […]
In one of our recent crafting workshops in Chantilly, Virginia we helped the girls earn our original Cupcakes and Lace Butterfly Patch Kit! This super fun and enthusiastic group of Daisy scouts had a great day! We learned about the butterfly life cycle, made a butterfly craft and even enjoyed a very fun snack (the […]
Imagine this! It’s your birthday and you want to celebrate with a crafty treat! You grab your 18” doll (or equal size teddy!) and gather up your close friends. Sitting on the party table is a pretty metallic pink box filled with surprises. Each of your friends are also sitting around the table and each […]
