Learn how to paint colorful marshmallows

With this simple and quick trick you can paint any color on marshmallows (chocolates or clouds) and use them as gifts or decorations for your next party.

Ingredients and materials: White marshmallows (chocolates or clouds), gelatin powder of the colors and tastes of your preference, paper towels, plastic bags and a bowl with water

Procedure: 1.- put a marshmallow in the water to cover everything
2.- Place the marshmallow on the paper towel to absorb all the excess water
3.- Put the gelatin powder in a plastic bag
4.- put the marshmallow in the bag with gelatin and shake until covered with the powder
5.- Let dry and ready !! Useful tip: If you are going to make skewers, be sure to pierce  the marshmallow first before coloring it.


Variants: --- Create skewers of rainbows with marshmallows of different flavors placed on a wooden stick or skewer
--- You can color only the tips of the marshmallows instead of all of it.

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Recycle bottles and make candy minnie or mickey mouse

With plastic bottles you can create some beautiful candy baskets with the characters of Minnie or Mickey Mouse. If you do not have a party at door you can also use them as organizers for pens for the children's room. Some useful tips:

 --- To paint the plastic you can give several layers of spray paint (aerosol) or use a mixture of white glue and acrylic paint in equal parts.
 --- The most typical part is to use foamy for the face, ears or other features of the characters.
 --- Use hot silicone to glue all the pieces
 --- The base of the bottles is the most used part, however you can also use the central tube, removing the top and bottom of the bottle, which will give you a Tube or cylinder (latest images)

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Recycle plastic bottles for your parties.

Save money and reuse plastic bottles in the decoration of your next party. Whether as candy or centerpieces, they are a versatile option that lends itself to a multitude of beautiful designs. You can choose to decorate them using spray paint, as it will give a professional finish. Or you can use fomy, felt or cloth to cover them. The decorative options are many and you better inspire yourself with these nice examples:

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Souvenirs with sweets for a baby shower

Use candy. sweets or chocolates to give as souvenirs in a baby shower. You can use different containers, bags or wrappers to deliver the sweets without spending much money or time.

Some useful tips:
--- The boxes of mints (tic-tac) are perfect as souvenirs. Just remove all the labels and decorate to your liking
--- Test tubes with lid are also an excellent idea to fill them with sweets
--- A simple idea is to fill a cellophane bag with marshmallows  and close them with tape or ribbon
--- You can also use white paper bags and close them with the aid of a clothes clip.
--- Fill a bag of cellophane or tulle (rectangular) with colored candy and as topper to close it use a figurine of teapot or baby blouse.

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Create a dessert display using milk cartons

Use milk cartons to create a beautiful ladder-shaped display that will serve to show off desserts or snacks at a buffet or party table. With cheap and fast materials to find you can create one easily !!!

Materials: 6 cartons of milk or juice (or any other type of box that has a similar shape) tape or masking tape, foamy or rubber eva and silicone gun.

Process:
1.- Form a ladder with the boxes placing three in the base, two in the next level and a box in the tip
3.- Fix all boxes using masking tape or tape
4.- Take the steps of the ladder and cut a single rectangle of foamy, leaving a few centimeters of margin to the sides
5.- Glue the foamy rectangle on the surface of the ladder.
6.- Take the ladder and trace the sides over foamy. Cut out
7.- Glue the sides of the ladder
8.- Decorate to your taste with foamy leftovers

Variants:
--- You can cut the foamy that corresponds to the sides of the ladder leaving a larger margin so that it protrudes in a striking way
--- Instead of the foamy / rubber eva you can use wrapping paper or felt
--- Make a larger ladder using 4 or 5 boxes at the base

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