This weekend started the NFL playoffs. And although my team isn't in it this year, boo to the Steelers, I'm still watching some of the games and definitely rooting for anyone who is playing the Ravens. :)
A few years ago I took part in my first fantasy football league. For fun, I made my group some football cookies and goodie bags. I thought this would be a good week to share the tutorials with you.
I got the idea for the goodie bag, here. I know it looks nothing like my bag, but that is what inspired it. I just tweaked it a lot to fit in with the whole football theme! Plus, they were super simple to make.
Football Goodie Bags
Materials:
Green lunch or goodie bags
White scraps of paper
White paint pen
White ribbon
Foam football shapes or footballs cut out of brown paper
Hole punch
Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut two strips of white paper and glue them onto the front of the bag, leaving some room at the top for the ribbon.
2. Mark the yards along the top of the bag with the paint pen. It isn't accurate, but that is okay. :)
3. Draw the football laces on the foam football with the paint pen and glue to the front of the bag.
4. Stuff your bag full of goodies!
5. Hold the bag closed. Punch two holes in the top of the bag and thread the ribbon through. Tie a bow.
See! Super simple!!!
Football Goodie Bags
Materials:
Green lunch or goodie bags
White scraps of paper
White paint pen
White ribbon
Foam football shapes or footballs cut out of brown paper
Hole punch
Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut two strips of white paper and glue them onto the front of the bag, leaving some room at the top for the ribbon.
2. Mark the yards along the top of the bag with the paint pen. It isn't accurate, but that is okay. :)
3. Draw the football laces on the foam football with the paint pen and glue to the front of the bag.
4. Stuff your bag full of goodies!
5. Hold the bag closed. Punch two holes in the top of the bag and thread the ribbon through. Tie a bow.
See! Super simple!!!
Each goodie bag also included a football shaped cookie and some other chocolatey goodness. When I came across some super cute football cookies on Pillsbury.com, I just knew these were the perfect cookies.
Football Cookies via Pillsbury
1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
1 container (1 lb) chocolate creamy ready-to-spread frosting
White decorating gel
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Freeze dough 30 minutes.
2. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices. With floured fingers, shape each dough slice to form football. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
3. Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until set and golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
4. Spread frosting over cookies. With white decorating gel, draw laces on each football.
They were super easy to make, but the decorating was not so easy. I used Wilton's fondant icing writer and it got clogged about every three cookies. It was okay though, because the entire time I was decorating them I was laughing thinking of Ace Ventura and Ray Finkle. . . "Laces Out"!
The girls on my fantasy football league really enjoyed them. I hope you will too!
any idea where I can find these bags?
ReplyDeleteI actually got them at Michaels, but you might be able to find them at the Dollar Store or a party supply store.
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