We recently hosted a really fun animal themed sewing and crafting class for a local GSCNC Daisy Girl Scout troop near our studio here in Aldie, Virginia! The girls learned how to hand sew and each made themselves a small kitty cat stuffed animal to take home. Since the girls are working on their animal journey […]
Running out of fun ideas to do with your Girl Scout troop? We have a few things in mind! Girl Scout Cookie Pillows: If you know how to sew this is a super fun sewing project to do: Samoa and Thin Mint stuffed animal pillows! The pillows we make in our sewing classes are about […]
Have a Daisy or Brownie troop and you are looking for fun activities to do for the year? How about checking out our Butterfly Fun Patch Kit! You only need one kit per troop then you can purchase your amount of needed patches separately. Each kit will make your life easier! Your troop will learn […]
Today is Earth Day! At our after school class at Arcola Elementary in Aldie, Virginia we showed the girls how to sew the cutest globe pillows. We used a pretty blue cotton fabric for the circle globe shape. We cut a circle about 12 by 12 inches. Then the girls sewed the globe right sides […]
Every year in March at one of our 18” Doll Accessory Classes we hold a St. Patrick’s Day themed crafting class! The girls make tons of mini pots of gold, pretend drinks, green ice cream sundaes (check out the DIY tutorial to make some of your own), shamrock themed items and more! The doll table […]
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 […]
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 […]
We have a really fun Girl Scout Brownie Badge coming up on November 9th in Westfield, New Jersey! If you are a Girl Scout brownie leader or mom check out this Harry Potter Wizardry workshop! The brownie girls will be earning their Science Wizardry badge with a Harry potter twist. We will encourage the girls […]
We are super excited about our upcoming Halloween inspired sewing class here in Northern Virginia! Our Fall schedule is packed with tons of fun girls sewing classes, crafting and doll accessories and badge workshops for Girl Scouts. Our Frankenstein Fuzzy Friends Sewing Class is one we are especially excited about! We conducted this class last […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we LOVE anything fun, colorful and especially for kids! This fizzing science experiment we discovered through a couple of different Pinterest finds. We then decided to put our own spin on it! We had the girls do this experiment for a recent Harry Potter Wizard Science class! We gave them Harry […]