Fun Memorial Day Ideas!

Here are a couple fun craft and recipe ideas for Memorial Day, so go have fun with your family and friends!


Red, White, and Blue Bracelets

You will need:

* Tape
* Red, white, and blue paper
* Glue

Directions:
Cut strips of paper that are about 2 inches wide (thinner if you want a smaller bracelet) and about 11 inches long. You will need 4 red, 4 blue, and 8 white strips. Glue a white strip to the back of each red and blue strip. Tape all the red strips together end to end (so you will have one long red strip,) do the same with the blue strips. Tape one corner of the long blue strip to one corner of the long red strip so it forms an "L". Fold over each other in alternating pattern, blue over red, red over blue, blue over red, red over blue etc. When you run out of paper trim the ends and tape. Roll it into a circle to form a bracelet and tape.


Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Brown Sugar Sticks

Ingredients:

* 6 sweet potatoes
* 1 tbsp butter
* 1/4 cup light brown sugar
* 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/4tsp allspice
* 1/4 tsp pepper
* 2 tbsp cider vinegar

Directions:
Pierce potatoes with a fork and place potatoes on a paper towel in microwave. Microwave 10 min. until partially cooked but still very firm. When potatoes are cool, cut each lengthwise into quarters.
In a skillet melt butter. Add walnuts, brown sugar, salt, pepper, allspice and vinegar, cook 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
Brush the cut sides of the potatoes with brown sugar glaze, leaving walnuts in skillet.
Grill the potatoes, cut side down, uncovered, 5 minutes. Keep grilling and turning potatoes and brushing with glaze until potatoes are tender.
Transfer potatoes to plate. Spoon remaining glaze with nuts over potato wedges.

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!

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