Thursday, February 14, 2008

Easter Egg Hunt


The Fernley-Wadsworth Lions Club is getting ready to host their 25th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, and are currently seeking donations to help defray the cost of purchasing 9,000 plastic eggs and 900 pounds of jellybeans.
Some of the eggs will also contain special coupons, cash certificates, and other prizes.
Anyone interested in making a donation to the hunt can send a check to:
Lions Club
PO Box 515
Fernley , NV 89408
When: March 23
Where: Out-of-Town Park.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Valentine Idea


Looking for something a little different for your kiddos to hand out for Valentine's Day? Try these valentines which feature re-usable clay!

MATERIALS:
3 Cups of white flour
1 1/2 Cups of salt
1 1/2 Tablespoons of cream of tartar
3 1/4 Cups of water
6 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
Red food coloring
Rolling pin
Heart-shaped cookie cutter
Small cellophane bags
Scissors
White paper
Markers
Hole punch
Ribbon
Directions:
1. Mix the flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a medium saucepan.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the liquids, adding drops of food coloring until you reach your desired shade.
3. Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture holds together and gets too stiff to stir (it will stiffen even more as it cools), about 5 to 10 minutes. Let it cool.
4. Knead the clay briefly, then roll or pat it to a 3/4-inch thickness and cut with the cookie cutter.
5. For each valentine, place a clay heart in a cellophane bag. Cut a tag out of white paper, decorate it with markers, and punch a hole in one end. Thread a length of ribbon through the tag's hole and tie the bag shut with a bow.

Starbucks Comes to Fernley!


Just in time for Valentine's Day - Fernley Java lovers will able to sip some Starbuck's with their sweetie without leaving town! Starbuck's will be opening their doors in Fernley on February 14th at 4:30 AM.
Die hard fans have the opportunity to visit on Feb 13th to sample a free tall “practice” Starbuck’s drink between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Bizzy Beez Tutoring


A Christian Curriculum that teaches your child the learning blocks of academics along with simple stories from God's word teaching the wonders of His world and reality of his love.
ABC's, 123's, My Bible and Me
Ages: 3-4 years
Director: Brandy Harrison 530-6550
Hours: 9:00 AM-Noon Tuesday-Thursday
In Restoration Church facilities

Tuition is $200 monthly.

Fernley Senior Center Spaghetti Feed


Bring your favorite spaghetti lover to the Fernley Senior Center Spaghetti Feed to benefit the victims of the Fernley Flood!
WHEN: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH, 2008
WHERE: FERNLEY SENIOR CENTER
TIME: 4:30-6:30PM
COST: ADULTS: $5.00,
SENIORS AND CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OLD $2.50
MENU: PASTA, SALAD, GARLIC BREAD, DRINK, DESSERT

Kids In the Kitchen - Chinese New Year Cupcakes

Whip up some Good Fortune with these yummy cupcakes According to Chinese tradition, red is the symbol for fire that scares away evil spirits. The markings on the cupcakes represent good luck.

Ingredients:
1 box of yellow or white cake mix
1 can of vanilla icing
red food coloring
yellow decorator's icing (in tubes)
Good Luck Pattern

Directions:

1. Prepare cake mix as directed.
2.Line muffin tins with cupcake liners and fill 3/4 full.
3.Bake as directed and allow to cool thoroughly before icing.
4. Mix red food coloring with vanilla icing.
5. Frost the cupcakes red.
6. Use the pattern for Good Fortune and the yellow tube to decorate the cupcakes.




Chinese New Year of the Rat pin


Celebrate the year of the rat with this adorable pin!
What You Need:
wooden heart
1 black chenille stem (pipe cleaner)
2 small wiggle eyes
1 miniature pink pom pom
gray and pink paint
hot glue gun
pin back or magnet
scissors
What you do:
1. Paint the wooden heart gray and let dry. Repeat for a second coat if needed.
2.Cut the chenille stem into six 1.5" pieces.
3. Glue the pink pom pom to the point of the heart for the nose.
4. Glue three of the chenille whiskers to the left side of the nose and the other three on the right.
5.Glue the two wiggle eyes around the middle of the heart, above the nose.
6. Use pink paint to add the pink in the ears (in the humps of the heart).
7.Glue either a magnet or a pin back to the back of your rodent.

Kids In The Kitchen - Peanut Butter Fudge


With a little bit of packaged cookie dough, peanut butter, and canned frosting, you and your kids can concoct a treat that will leave ‘em speechless.
Ingredients:
1 package (18-ounce) refrigerated sugar cookie dough,
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 can (16-ounce) chocolate frosting
Special Equipment:
12-cup mini-cupcake pans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter three 12-cup mini-cupcake pans.
2. Knead cookie dough and peanut butter together just until swirled. Press about 1 rounded teaspoon of dough into each cup of prepared mini cupcake pans, bake for 12 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown. Cool slightly in pan.
3. When slightly cool make indentation in center of each cookie. Remove from pans to cooling rack. When completely cool, place about 1 teaspoon of frosting in center of each cookie.

Makes 36 yummy cookies.