One day long ago, I discovered the most amazing thing ever. Yes! I’m talking about brown bag popcorn! It’s definitely one of my favorite tricks. And a cute printable turns this into a sweet treat for your little Valentines this year!
It might take a little experimenting to get the kernel to microwave-time ratio right {depending on your microwave}. I put 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels in a brown paper lunch bag. Then folded the top over about an inch. And folded it over once more. I lay it fold-side down in the microwave {not sure that’s necessary but it just feels right}, and set it for 2 minutes. And out comes a perfect bag of popcorn! You can then add salt, butter, oil, and any other flavoring you like! Or just eat it plain!
Now turn it into an extra special treat for your kiddos to come home to this Valentine’s Day {or any other day of the year}! Just print out the free printable below, and cut the cards out {I left a small white border around the edge of mine}. Take a brown paper lunch bag {not the one you’re making popcorn in} and while it’s still folded, trim the bag to the size you want by cutting the top with decorative scissors or pinking shears. Or regular scissors. It doesn’t have to be fancy! Use a glue stick to attach your printaable card to the front of the bag. Then just open the bag and fill it with your brown bag popcorn! And repeat until you’ve filled all the bags you need!
I made these popcorn bag printables with the champagne texture overlays and the love spell overlay from Life-n-Reflection. The love spell overlay is a FREE download too! You can add such a special touch to your photos with these overlays and they are gorgeous! I was so excited to work with these when Kristy sent them to me this month, and I can’t wait to use them on pictures of my little goob!
This is a PDF file so you will need the latest version of Adobe Reader.
You can download it free here.
**For personal use only. Feel free to share by linking directly to this post for download.**
Since these aren’t traditional Valentine’s Day colors, you can use them anytime you want to make your kids {or significant other} a special treat! And they match the brown bag really well. ;)
You could always put one of these cards in a lunchbox with a little bag of popcorn too! Super cute! Any other fun ideas you can think of? I want to hear them!
This is SO cute! Would make a fun treat for watching Be My Valentine Charlie Brown (we watch it every year) with my boys.
Thanks for sharing!
*I found this on Someday Crafts.
Aw! That is such a cute idea!! I think I'll have to watch that with my little one this year! :)
Too cute! I love your printable... thank you!
Thank you!! And you're so very welcome!! :)
These are adorable!! I can hardly wait to use for our next movie night with friends!!
Thanks, Kristy! Your awesome overlays make it so easy to whip up something cute in no time!
What a cute idea! I love your sweet little blog ;)
Awww!! You just made my night!! Thanks so much, Jamie!
Love it!! So cute and fun!!
Thank you, Crystal!! :)
Britni, this is so cute! I have never tried pop corn in the brown paper bag. Must do this!! Thank you for sharing! Would love it if you would share this at the Make it Pretty Monday party. Here's the link. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2013/01/make-it-pretty-monday-week-34.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Isn't it a fun trick!? I LOVE making it this way and will never buy the microwave bags again!!
You are the queen of cute printables!!! It's adorable and fun!!!
Haha! I do have a slight printable obsession! Thanks, girl ;)
This is seriously cute!!! Thanks so much for the free printable. Awesome.
~Kim
http://2justByou.blogspot.com
Thank you so much, Kim! And you are so welcome, I hope you enjoy it! :)
What a cute idea! And I really need to try the popcorn in the microwave thing...your pictures make me hungry for some right now :)
Thanks, Megan! Isn't it a cool trick!? For some reason I enjoy it so much more this way!! :)
Such a cute idea and looks quite simple. I love popcorn. It is one of my favorite snacks. I need to try this out!
KC
Thanks, KC! You really do need to try it, you'll love popcorn even more this way {if you're a weirdo like me}! ;) So much more fun!
Love popcorn and love this printable!
I'd love for you to come over and share at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party
http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-3/
Thank you! I just found your comment in my spam, so I think I'm a little late to the party ;) But I'll definitely stop by soon to link up!
This is adorable! Love it!
Thank you, Kelly! :)
The last recipe I found for Brown Paper Bag popcorn included oil. My attempt resulted in using the fire extinguisher and my husband banning me from the microwave for a while!
I'm happy to see no oil here and will definitely give this a go soon!
Thanks for sharing!
OHHHHHH! MY GOSH! That is crazy! And scary! I would never want to help you catch your microwave on fire, so I hope this way works well for you! And I hope hubby still lets you keep your microwaving privileges ;)
Thank you so much for sharing this!
You are so very welcome, Mary!! I hope you enjoyed it!! :)