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Kid's Birthday Party Make your favorite child's birthday extra special with these fun party ideas. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-606

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake

Blow out the candles and dig in! Kids of all ages will love this ice cream cake with a savory peanut butter cookie crust. Parents will love knowing they can make this delectable dessert weeks in advance.

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients:

vegetable oil
9" springform pan
1 9-oz. package peanut butter cookies (approximately 3 c.)
1/4 c. butter (1/2 stick), melted
1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream
1 bag milk chocolate chunks or chips
canned whipped cream and sprinkles for garnishing

1. Oil the bottom and sides of a springform pan with vegetable oil (figure A).

2. In a food processor, crush the cookies until very fine (figure B). Add melted butter to the cookie crumbs and mix to a crust consistency. Press mixture in the bottom of a pan and freeze 10-15 minutes to set.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Microwave vanilla ice cream on low for 15-30 seconds. Spoon the ice cream into a mixing bowl. Add chocolate chunks and stir until well blended (figure C). Remove pan from freezer and smooth ice cream over cookie crust (figure D). Freeze for 20 minutes to set.

4. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze for 3 hours or until firm. This can be made weeks in advance.

5. Ten minutes before serving, remove from the freezer and place warm, wet towels around the pan. Carefully remove the side of the pan. Decorate with chocolate and sprinkles (figure E).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

Lunchbox Surprises

Sack lunches are the perfect place for cool treats and fun surprises that help kids celebrate their special day at school.

Lunchbox Surprises

Pirate-themed lunch:

Materials:

brown paper sack
markers
fish-shaped snacks
scrap of fabric
ribbon
chocolate gold coin candies
cookie cutters

To make a pirate lunch bag, crumple the bag and draw a "treasure map" on the outside (figure A). Add fish-shaped snacks, a "treasure sack" of gold coins and sandwiches cut into shapes (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

Fairy-themed lunch:

Materials:

brown paper sack
craft paint
artificial flower
ribbon
jellybeans
pretzel sticks
toys or stickers
cookie cutters

To make the fairy lunch, paint the front of the bag with lavender craft paint. Fold the top of the bag over and punch two holes (figure C). Include pretzel "fairy sticks," "magic jelly beans," cookie-cutter sandwiches and a birthday note (figure D). Once the lunch is packed, fold the top of the bag over, thread a ribbon through the punched holes and tie on an artificial flower.

Figure C

Figure D

Golden Birthday Ticket:

Materials:

chocolate bar
gold foil
I.O.U. or coupon for a treat
scrapbooking paper

Figure E

To make a Golden Birthday Ticket bar, unwrap a chocolate bar, fold an I.O.U. or coupon for a treat and wrap in the gold foil with the chocolate (figure E). Make a printed wrapper from scrapbooking paper.

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RESOURCES :

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Plaid
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Fabri-Tac Glue
Beacon Adhesives, Inc.
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Aleene's Tacky Glue, UHU glue and trims
Michaels
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