The kids and I are halfway through studying the 50 states today. We celebrated with a "Half-way" There Party. It was really fun to make the halved snacks and tableware. The kids got a kick out of the "half-full cup" of soda.
To make the cups half full, I used Glad Press n' Seal wrap to seal the cut edge of the cup. I only had one leak a little, but if you press it really well onto the cup and wrap it around the back, it does a pretty good job of holding in the liquid. The cups didn't stand up on their own until I added the orange soda. A straw made it easier to drink from.
To make the ice cream cone, I used paper snow cone cups, cut in half (of course). I put two scoops of ice cream on a cookie sheet with a Silpat nonstick mat. I cut the scoops in half carefully, so I wouldn't cut the Silpat. Then laid them cut side down and put them in the freezer to harden. When it was time for the party, I took them out of the freezer and set them in the halved cones. In hindsight, the ice cream was quite messy this way and a couple of the kids got bowls to put their cones in.
To make the cups half full, I used Glad Press n' Seal wrap to seal the cut edge of the cup. I only had one leak a little, but if you press it really well onto the cup and wrap it around the back, it does a pretty good job of holding in the liquid. The cups didn't stand up on their own until I added the orange soda. A straw made it easier to drink from.
To make the ice cream cone, I used paper snow cone cups, cut in half (of course). I put two scoops of ice cream on a cookie sheet with a Silpat nonstick mat. I cut the scoops in half carefully, so I wouldn't cut the Silpat. Then laid them cut side down and put them in the freezer to harden. When it was time for the party, I took them out of the freezer and set them in the halved cones. In hindsight, the ice cream was quite messy this way and a couple of the kids got bowls to put their cones in.
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