Genara wrote last week about the Great American Bake Sale that she went to at Scoops.  It sounded like it was awesome time AND it’s for a good cause – all the money goes towards ending childhood hunger.  You can hold one, too, if you sign up here.

In the spirit of summer bake sales, here are a bunch of crafty ideas to make your bake sale great!

Food ideas:

- Make delicious chocolate cupcakes with a secret peanut butter center.
-And speaking of chocolate, layer chocolate chip cookies with melted marshmallows and chocolate for a s’more sandwich.
-Show people that tie-dye isn’t just for Grateful Dead t-shirts with this crazy rainbow cheesecake.
-Let Martha Stewart, America’s favorite ex-con domestic diva, show you how to decorate cupcakes in style. (Each word’s different, BTW)

Great decorations to DIY:

-Use a balloon to make paper mache lanterns to light up your table.
-Tissue paper, wire, and a little elbow grease = sweet paper flowers.
-Show off just how domestic you are with a cute strawberry apron.
-Make a chalk bunting to advertise your bake sale.
-The example is for a graduation,but this paper banner would look great adorning your table as well.

Oh, and a little tip of my own: people are going to want to take things home with them, so get a bunch of plain paper lunch bags and use an X-Acto knife to carefully carve a big eraser into a rubber stamp. Grab an ink pad and stamp your design onto the bags.

Happy crafting (and baking), kids!

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