Food, Crafts and Fun
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week next week! Did you remember? It’s not too late to show some love to your child’s teachers. And I’m a big believer in letting teachers and school employees know that they are appreciated. That’s a tough, tough job! We made these giant pencils back in 2012 and I loved them so […]
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I love No Bake Cookies so when I saw this recipe over on The Recipe Rebel, I knew they were going to be delicious! There’s something about the combination of chocolate, peanut butter and butterscotch chips. Kind of like our Chex Scotcharoos but Eastery. (That’s a word, right?) These cookies are perfect for Easter! They […]
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Slime is all the craze right now. It’s kind of crazy! All of the kids at school are playing with it and making it. My daughter has created quite a little business selling it. Who knew??? Slime! It’s been around for ages and there are lots of different recipes out there. This recipe is for […]
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Tomorrow’s April Fool’s Day and I can’t believe I haven’t made a single fun food recipe. How is that even possible?!?! I’m going to blame it on the fact that April Fool’s Day is on a Saturday and we’ve had Spring break this week. You’d think that would give me tons of time to get […]
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It’s Girl Scout Cookie time. That time of year that I’m tempted with cookies everywhere I go, even work. They’re everywhere? And how can you resist alal those sweet girls saying “Ma’am, would you like to buy some cookies?” Of course I would! I’m not made of steal! For years my cookie of choice has […]
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we wanted to treat my kid’s teachers with a little something nice. I think it’s important to teach your kids to do nice things for their teachers. It can be a pretty thankless job at times. We made these cute tags and attached them to car air […]
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When you think of Valentine’s day, doesn’t it just scream Red Velvet??? These Red Velvet Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies are a new favorite in our house! When my kids and I were raising money to go to Peru I made cookies and sold them at work to my co-workers. It was kind of a win-win […]
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Valentine’s day isn’t necessarily my favorite holiday. Like, not really at all. I’m not sure why I have such a hard time with it. It’s a good Holiday. Right? It’s all about hearts and love…. Regardless of how I feel, I try to make it a special day for my kids. I make special Valentine’s […]
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Red Velvet anything is one of my Dad’s favorite desserts. I’ve made him Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars and Red Velvet Pound Cake, both of them were amazing. But for Christmas this year I wanted to make him these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies. They looked so delicious! And so festive, don’t you think? Perfect for the holidays […]
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We have had the strangest weather here in Oregon this winter. And by strange I mean, it’s been cold. Like, COLD COLD! We’ve had snow and freezing rain when we normally have rain. Fifty degree rain. Not thirty one degree rain. We don’t really know what to do in weather like this so we’ve had […]
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My Mom called me the other day and asked if I would bring a fruit tray to the family gathering we were having. To me, this was an open invitation for some fruit creativity. I mean, I could have just sliced up some fruit and plopped it on a plate. But really??? That’s not how […]
I’ve decided that I’m a little bored with cooking. I make the same basic things for dinners and I’m getting tired of it. Dinner should be fun, right? So that’s our new theme for the summer. Fun food! So we bought a couple of fun kid’s cookbooks. This is the first thing we made – […]
The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! I told you that I was going to make dinner time more fun and exciting. How fun is this idea?!?! My kids loved it! This idea came from the cookbook Just For Kids Collection. (If you missed my Octo-Dog post you MUST check it out here!) Here’s […]
This might be the last of our Easter treats for this year. But seriously, don’t hold me to that. Sometimes we just bake on a whim so there might be more =o) So guess where I saw this cute idea. Give up? It’s another Family Fun magazine idea. I am totally in love with that […]
Happy 4th of July everyone! What are you doing tonight? I’m going to hope I don’t fry my eyebrows while I watch the amazed looks on my kids face as the fireworks go off. They love fireworks. Well, not the loud ones. =o) When I saw these adorable Corn Dog Cookies over on Sue’s blog, […]
This may not look like much but let me tell you… it is delicious! My kids and I love root beer floats and have seen a lot of homemade popsicles out there that claim to be rootbeer floats, but they are imposters. Thanks to Almost Unschoolers for this amazing find because here is a real […]
I’m always on the search for fun foods to make for me… I mean my kids. Ah heck, who am I foolin’. I’d make these adorable scooter snacks even if I didn’t have kids. They are so cute. And all the ingredients that I love! Adorable, right? I found this in the August 2010 edition […]
Normally when I look at Sue’s blog I sit back and think “Man, why can’t I do that?!” She is amazing and so talented when it comes to baking and decorating the cutest cookies ever. Then I saw this post and thought “holy smokes, I can do that!” I was so excited! I’m always looking […]