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Whirlwind Weekend

June 8, 2009 By Carole

What a weekend!  5 parties in 3 days.  It was fun but it was tiring.

Friday night we went to a 40th birthday party.  Saturday morning I went to a baby shower – the Viking hat and Trellis sweater were both very well received.  Saturday afternoon we went to a high school graduation party for Hannah’s boyfriend and then later Saturday evening we went to a college graduation party for a friend’s son.  Sunday afternoon we went to yet another high school graduation party for the daughter of a friend at work.  Whew!

In between all the parties I found time to make 4 dozen graduation hat pops.

I followed the directions on Bakerella’s blog and they were pretty simple.  I don’t think putting the peanut butter cups in the freezer helped to keep the sides intact, though, and I didn’t wait long enough for them to thaw so I broked quite a few inserting the lollipop sticks.  Otherwise, they were pretty simple to make.  A bit fiddly but well worth the time and effort since they were such a hit at the two parties.

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The blue and yellow ones were for Hannah’s boyfriend, Rob.

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And the red ones were for my friend Amy’s daughter, Rose.

The kids got a real kick out of the treats.  They were taking pictures of them with their cell phones – and then they gobbled them up.

Hannah’s already adding up how many she wants me to make for her graduation next year.  Uh oh.

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  1. Barbara-Kay says

    June 8, 2009 at 7:54 am

    Just when I was thinking your baby shower knitting was the only gift you had to have ready for the weekend….

    Wow! I’ve never seen such pops before. No wonder they were a hit!

  2. Paula says

    June 8, 2009 at 8:05 am

    Those are too cute! I’ll bet the broken ones didn’t go to waste either 😉 .

  3. margene says

    June 8, 2009 at 8:10 am

    At least you’ll know how to make them quickly and perfectly for Hannah. 😉 They are darling!!

  4. Robby says

    June 8, 2009 at 8:27 am

    Those pops are cute. I did see the graduation cupcakes on her blog, but I bet these are even more fun since the kids can pose with them a bit more easily. Too fun.

  5. Kathy says

    June 8, 2009 at 9:04 am

    So cute! I can’t believe it’s only one year until Hannah graduates.

  6. deb says

    June 8, 2009 at 9:25 am

    Holy hats Carole! You are one amazing mom!!

  7. Leslie says

    June 8, 2009 at 9:34 am

    I’ve seen these before but never on the lollipop sticks! How did you display them?

  8. JessaLu says

    June 8, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Holy crap that’s a lot of parties…v cool lil hats!

  9. sue says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:02 am

    Cool. You did a great job. I want to make some for my DD’s graduation next year.

    Our World Market just went out of business so I’ll have to keep an eye out for the Godiva squares elsewhere. I’ve never seen the candy that she used for the tassels.. I’ll have to look for that too.

    Did you stick yours in Styrofoam like the original blogger did? I bet Florist foam would work too.

  10. Donna says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Those are so darn cute! Maybe I will attempt them for my daughter’s middle school grad in a couple of weeks.

  11. Beth says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Those really are cute! And they look delicious, too.

  12. Mary says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Those pops are adorable. What a great idea 🙂

  13. jill says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:35 am

    What a whirlwind weekend! Your energy is inspiring. No way could I pull of all those parties AND make the fabulous hat/tassel pops. You need a weekend to recover from your weekend. Way to go!

  14. Marcia says

    June 8, 2009 at 11:16 am

    LOVE the hats….almost wish I had a graduation coming up in the family!

  15. Carol says

    June 8, 2009 at 11:43 am

    What a cute idea! You’re the bomb for making all those!

  16. Hillary says

    June 8, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Those pops are so sweet. I’ve never seen anything like them before. Great idea.

  17. Vicki says

    June 8, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Those are ADORABLE!!! Sounds like you had a busy weekend, but FUN!

  18. Mary K. in Rockport says

    June 8, 2009 at 11:48 am

    Hats off to you – those are so cute.

  19. Kim says

    June 8, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    What a fun idea!

  20. Sylvia says

    June 8, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Those are charming. Bet H was proud of you!

  21. LittleWit says

    June 8, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Those are great! Maybe you can start working on the one’s for Hannah now 🙂

  22. Cookie says

    June 8, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    So cute!

    I hope you’re resting today. Sounds like you need it.

  23. Manise says

    June 8, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    What a great idea! I’ll have to make these for DS,the middle, next year!

  24. Sara says

    June 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Sounds like you had a fun week-end…even if it was tiring. Love the graduation pops!

    Oh, Hannah graduates next year??? WOW..

  25. Nora says

    June 8, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    So cute!!

  26. lisa says

    June 8, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Those are great! Maybe Hannah can make her own for next year!

  27. Chris says

    June 8, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    Those are cool – y’know, it might be almost as easy to make peanut butter cups and insert the sticks before they get too solid.

  28. Kate/Massachusetts says

    June 8, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Those are just so cute!!! Maybe you should do a tutorial! lol

  29. Kirsten says

    June 8, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    I love the graduation cap pops! Here’s hoping that the mental note I’ve made for myself sticks in my mind until Anders’s graduation next June.

  30. Emily says

    June 9, 2009 at 9:45 am

    So cute! and with the peanut butter cups on the bottom, I’m sure there weren’t any left.

    Love that they all took cell phone pictures – has the world ever changed.

  31. elizabeth says

    June 9, 2009 at 10:28 am

    That is SO cute! I’d never seen those!

  32. Teyani says

    June 9, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    you are so very clever. those are adorable.
    what a weekend you had – that’s a fairly amazing amount of parties, and you made it!!

  33. Karen says

    June 9, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Those are cute! And yummy I bet too.

  34. Sarah says

    June 9, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    That is a busy weekend, indeed! Those are such cute little treats. I hope your week is quiet.

  35. Lisa says

    June 13, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Awesome! I’m checking out these for my daughter’s class!!

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