Saturday, April 4, 2015

Baseball Season is Back!

My souvenir signed baseball from Joe Torre
(c) Elf's Souvenir Signed Baseball

Baseball Season begins here on the Review This! blog with a collection of  baseball stories, crafts and treats.

It's Springtime, which may bring those April Showers for the May Flowers, but baseball fans believe that the true first sign of Spring is the beginning of baseball season!  For all the baseball fans out there, let's check out some fun baseball stories, DIY crafts and tasty treats.









Craft a Fingerprint Baseball

Fingerprint baseball craft

Michelle of Crafty Morning has created an interesting baseball craft that would be perfect for an arts & crafts project to do with your children, or a fun seasonal craft to do with a Scout Troop. 

All you need is paper, paint and fingers!  

Check out the easy step-by-step directions here.

 

 

 

A Famous Baseball Sportscaster

 

Vin Scully, Dodgers baseball announcer
Vin Scully

Major League Baseball Teams each have an announcer who regularly broadcasts games for their home radio or TV network.  There have been many well-known baseball sportscasters over the years, but none who have been with a team as long as Vin Scully.  Known as the Bard of Baseball, Vin Scully has been the Voice of the Dodgers through six decades. At the end of the 2016 baseball season
, at age 88, Vin retired after 67 years as the broadcaster for the Dodgers, first in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles. 

Here is his story written by HubPages author Ellen Brundige, which she calls the Vin Scully Fanpage.

 

Baseball Cupcakes


Baseball Cupcakes
Yummy Baseball Cupcakes
Randi of Duke & Duchesses created a fun dessert that would make a great 'treat time' for after a Little League game or for a baseball-themed birthday party.

Randi's Baseball Cupcakes were done by baking a pan of cupcakes, frosting them in white frosting, then using Skittles to form the laces, placing them side by side on the frosting.





Baseball Flip Flops Flower Tutorial

 

Baseball Flip Flops
Baseball Flower Flip Flops

For the baseball mom or any fan, create a cute pair of flip flops with a flower design made from baseballs.

All you need is a pair of flip flops (new or old), 2 baseballs (anyone with kids seems to have a bunch of old ones around, or you can buy some new ones), an X-Acto knife and glue.  The 'how-to' instructions are in a YouTube video on the crafty post by KidPep, a website for Crafts, DIY and More.

Baseball hair bows DIY craft

The technique used for the baseball flip flops can also be used for a Baseball Hair Bow with the video on the KidPep website.

 

 

 

I'm 'Crazy About Baseball'


Your writer, Wednesday Elf, has been a baseball fan since childhood and has shared many favorite baseball memories in  “Crazy About Baseball”.

 

Opening Day of Baseball




Opening Day of the 2020 Major League Baseball Season begins on March 26th ~ the earliest Opening Day in history.  Us baseball fans now get to enjoy 26 weeks of baseball with the 30 teams in the MLB. 


More Baseball Stories


There are many more baseball stories to check out on Review This!  Good reading for days your favorite baseball team has a 'rain-out'.

Welcome to the 2020 Baseball Season.  Let's PLAY BALL.




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11 comments:

  1. Baseball season is here Pat and it's now officially your time to enjoy!! lol - Love going to the ballpark and watch a game in Toronto, it's so nice to sit in Rogers Center (formerly Skydome)

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    1. Yep, it's my favorite time of year, Barbara. LOVE baseball season. I've never been to the Skydome/Rogers Center in Toronto. Wish I had when I lived across the lake (Ontario) from you in Rochester, NY. :)

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  2. Oh, wow! I love all of the baseball crafts! What fun ways to show your love for the game. You know I love those cupcakes! So simple, why didn't I think of that?!!!

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  3. I thought those baseball cupcakes were such a cute and clever idea, Mouse. It can also be an easy-to-do baking day with kids.

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    1. Very true and even a cupcake any boy would enjoy decorating!

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  4. What a fun post. So cute! I love the baseball crafts and cupcakes.

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  5. Happy Opening Day to you Pat! GO CARDS!!!

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  6. I used to love softball, but never felt comfortable with hardball. I'm afraid I'm not much of a spectator, either. My son used to love collecting the baseball cards, though. The baseball cupcakes are cute.

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  7. Such fun ideas for enjoying baseball season, Miss Elf! Pinned. :)

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  8. I'm pretty much cluless when it comes to any sport. The only baseball I know is on the Wii. lol

    That fingerprint baseball is super cute though!

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  9. Never been much of a baseball fan. I would rather watch a school ball game than watch it on tv.

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