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A few weeks ago, I was preparing for Darah to have one of her closest friends from school over for their first play date. Her mom was coming over, as well, which meant that I got to have a play date, too! I knew I wanted to do something special, so I bought ingredients to make some delicious cupcakes that the girls could decorate as an art activity before we devoured enjoyed them.
And then this happened:
The day before our playdate I had a serious run-in with my food-processor blade. It was a “4 stitches needed” kind of run-in. Cooking can be dangerous, friends! Anyway, I was told that I couldn’t get this hand wet AT ALL for 48 hours. That meant that cooking would be pretty close to impossible. At the same time, I was also dealing with this:
This little monkey decided to cut 3 teeth at the same time. This was her second outfit of the day, soaked with drool after only 45 minutes. She wanted to be snuggled and cuddled ALL. DAY. LONG. So as the play date hour drew near, I had to face facts: there would be no cupcakes. But I was having a tough time letting go of the idea of using those cute Reynolds Baking Cups. Time for plan B!
I got out my muffin tin and filled them with two different types of baking cups.
Then I headed to the pantry and the fridge to gather all the snacks I could find. I was really surprised by just how many things I found that could be fun in a muffin tin once I started digging. Here’s what I put in the baking cups:
I had a nice variety of fruits and nuts and sweets and even veggie puffs. Not only did the girls enjoy this, but the moms snacked on it, too!
I was even able to use the foil lined baking cups to hold hummus. It worked wonderfully as the dip bowl. These two items were gone in a flash!
The girls had a fantastic time playing with each other upstairs in Darah’s room. In fact, they ONLY came downstairs to get more snacks. At one point, Darah asked if she could take one of the baking cups back upstairs to save a trip. I managed to snap a shot before this little fairy flew off with her treasure!
Despite not being able to cook a single thing, I still managed to put together something special and fun thanks to my Reynolds Baking Cups. Who said entertaining had to be hard? Give this idea a try the next time you have company. I bet it will be a hit!
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Analisa M says
I love cupcake liners! They’re practical for so many things and so affordable!
Cat Davis says
That’s a great idea for the cupcake liners. Sometimes I use them to hold cupcake sprinkles when I need a lot to decorate with.
Tiffany Merritt says
Great idea to use them to hold sprinkles for bigger baking projects, too!
LyndaS says
That’s a great way to use baking cups. I had not thought of that before. Thanks for sharing.
Tiffany says
It is one of my favorite new tricks! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Evelyn B says
This is such a smart idea. I tend to buy cupcake tins more than actually make cupcakes so this is a way that i can actually utilize them more often 🙂 You are very very innovative.
Tiffany Merritt says
Thanks so much! I can identify with that problem! I over buy and under use! 🙂
Jessica R. says
I voted! Great idea, I wouldn’t have thought the cups would be strong enough to hold up different foods.
Tiffany Merritt says
Thank you so much for your vote! I was surprised, too, by what they could hold!
Sandy says
Great ideas! I’ll have to try some!
Sarah @ Minnesota Mama's Must Haves says
Great improvising! Hope your hand heals fast!!!
_emily_rose says
Oh my goodness, I’m glad you’re ok! It’s amazing all the ways we improvise when the need arises. I’m glad you got to enjoy your play date without having to stress too much 🙂
Harmony b says
Voted! Good luck. Love all of your ideas and recipes.
Tiffany Merritt says
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me to hear that you like the ideas and recipes!