I saw something at a yarn shop a couple of weeks ago that I just had to come home and make.  They had these pattern markers (I think that’s what they were called)… to be used to keep track of the line you’re on in knitting patterns.  (Forgive me if I’m not saying that right… I’m not really a knitter.)  Anyway, they were basically just a long ribbon with magnets on the inside.  

Do you ever lose your bookmark from a book you’re reading, because it falls out on the floor when you go to pick it up (or your child is playing with the book, or or or…)?  

So we decided to make some.  And I think we had about 10 of them done lickety split.  Super easy.  Here’s the process (not that you couldn’t figure it out on your own.. but in case you like a visual, here you go:

Start with some ribbon.

And some magnetic tape.  Ours was in strips.. you can also get it on a roll.

Cut desired length of ribbon.

Then fold it in half and make a crease.

Next, adhere the magnetic tape to either side of the crease.

Fold over and you have yourself a bookmark!

Here it is in action.  The book I’m reading, by the way, is All I Need is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans by Susanna Foth Aughtmon.  Excellent read.  To get an idea of her humor and writing style, you can visit her blog.  Seriously, get her book.  You’ll be so glad you did!

My son also discovered that if you need to put your book down for a minute, you can spread the bookmark over the pages like a paperweight to hold your spot.

Copy that!

Next, add ingredients. This part was fun for everyone. We added basic omelet things like cheese, ham, bacon. I also added onion and tomato to mine.

Then you get to squish it. Oh. It’s probably obvious, but just in case, I’ll say zip the bag closed first. It would get rather messy if you didn’t.
Squish, squish until everything is well mixed.
Like this.
Oops, I also forgot to say you should start a big pot of boiling water before the first step. That way the water should be boiling by the time you add the bags. We did four at a time in our pot. I guess it depends on the size of your pot.

It took longer than I expected for them to cook. I think maybe around 20 minutes. Sorry I don’t have an exact time. Just watch them. You can tell they’re done when the egg looks cooked and no longer runny at all.
Here’s our first batch, all finished!
We just opened the bags and plopped them onto a plate (or bowl in this case).
This was a fun breakfast for everyone. They took a while to cook, but it was nice that everyone got to put in their own ingredients, squish up their bags and add the bags to the water. It was also nice that as they boiled, we could do other things (like Family Fun Cranium game), and they were ready at the same time.