Great to be 8- baptism preview

For those that aren't familiar with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at age 8 we believe you are accountable for the decisions you make. We covenant with our Heavenly Father through baptism.

In Ohio I was in the primary presidency and I wanted to do something extra special for the kids. We held a "Great to be 8" fireside and the Bishop talked to the kids about the importance of Baptism, Baptism Protocol (font being filled, where the baptismal outfits were located, and etc.) the cub master talked to the soon to be cub scouts, and the activity day leader talked to the girls about that program and activities that were already being planned!

I saw this darling party by Kara's Party Ideas (check it out here, she's CRAZY talented!!) and knew I wanted this to be my theme! One of my favorite primary songs is "When I Am Baptized".

1. I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
[Chorus]
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.
2. I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

So I ran with this bright rainbow theme and here are the details!

Here's my spin on the Rainbow theme!

White Chocolate Pretzels with rainbow sprinkles.

​Take home handout that's licorice- I've used these Twizzlers several times for St. Patrick's Day and a blog I came across had this cloud so I created mine in paint.

​Free printable here!

Frosting recipe here!

It's my all time favorite for a basic cupcake or cake frosting.

** No judgement but I ALWAYS use a boxed cake mix for cupcakes. Always always! It's a sin for a cake but cupcakes are 50% frosting so it's always a mix. Here's my secret to a moist cupcake!!..when you pull them out of the oven put them in a container with a lid and plop them into the freezer! They will freeze and be delicious and moist when you thaw them!

M&M Bars recipe here!

This fruit dip is my moms recipe and it's AMAZING! Lets be honest, who doesn't love cream cheese??? You must try it!!! You can thank me later!

Fruit dip recipe here!

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​These croissant sandwiches are my Great Aunt's recipe and they are seriously the best I've ever had! They are a little work but so worth it!

Recipe Here!

These darling little tubes can be found here on Amazon. The gum balls are from this heavenly candy store in Cleveland that sells every candy known to man, and I purchased them buy the lb. It made each tube around $2.

I made 8 of these for the Baptism preview the year before this one. After my sewing machine ate 3 towels for this years preview, I decided it wasn't worth losing my sanity over, and I paid a very kind woman to do the embroidery work. The font was so fancy, you couldn't tell it was CTR, so you're stuck with an old photo!

I came across a darling printable with the words from "When I Am Baptized", so I made my own in colors that coordinated with my tissue paper. You are welcome to print mine, It was made in paint so it's not great quality, but it got the job done! I printed it at Walmart for under $3. If you don't care about the different shades of blue, green, and pink print the original from here! Larcie Bird has so many cute things so check her stuff out!!!!!

I also printed them in 5x7 to give to the kids on their baptism day.

Seriously I'm obsessed with these tassels! They adorn our home for our St. Pat's celebration!

Step by step tutorial here!

​The Rainbow theme was the second Baptism Preview I did. The first one I just did cupcakes, here are some of those pictures!