Fourth of July Care Package

This care package turned out a little different because it was mainly baked items. Yes. I baked.

All the other little trinkets were from the Dollar Store. Overall, this was a nice cheap box! I spent around $25 for everything inside, and my husband will get some nice homemade goodies!!

Dollar Store Duct Tape is surprisingly Sticky. Also, I have zero clue how to rotate these dumb pictures.

Little bitty flags and flag craaaaazy straws!!

Flag plates and napkins for all the goodies

Glow things.

More glow things.

Lots of glow things.

SO many glow things.

Red White and Blue Rice Krispie treats are first on the list!!

I followed This recipe. 

NOTE: A couple minutes in the microwave is not actually a couple. If you put your marshmallows in for 2 minutes, they will burn, and you will cry. Because there will be no more marshmallows left in the bag for you to redo it, and it just won't work well. So, it's actually one minute in the microwave. Then you will have happy marshmallows that aren't burnt.

Red White and Blue Cakes in a Jar Recipe found Here.

How to prepare and seal the jars found Here.

The just of it its, you make a box of white cake mix then split it into 3 bowls. 

One bowl you add blue food coloring.

One you add nothing.

And the last you add red food coloring.

Then you put 1/4 c of each color in each jar.

You put the jars in a baking dish and add a little bit of water to the bottom of the dish.

You then cook them for ~45 minutes at 325.

Then it's time to seal them.

NOTE: The lids have been in boiling water, they are VERY HOT!

The jars just came out of the oven, they are VERY HOT!

Do NOT be a dummy like me. Don't think you can seal these jars without using pot holders. You will burn yourself. And you will cry.

Don't forget to include frosting and sprinkles in the box so your soldier can top the cakes!!

Camo Cookie recipe found Here.

You can cheat like me and just buy a roll of sugar cookie dough. Then split it into four bowls. Add coloring.

Ball the different colors up and bake at 350 for ~12 minutes.

Put these in a tupperware container with a loaf of bread. The cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and stay nice and chewy for your soldier!