LEGO Batman Finger Puppet Printable Supplies: Download and print this LEGO Batman printable scissors hole punch Download and print out your finger puppet printable. With scissors, cut out each LEGO Batman character. With the 2 dotted circles for each character, use a hole punch to get each hole started. This will make it easier to cut the holes. Use your scissors to cut the inside of the circle out....

Loaded carne asada fries recipe When I lived in California, one of my favorite take-out meals was a California Burrito, which essentially is a burrito filled with carne asada and French fries. I thought a re-make of the delicious dish as loaded fries would be perfect for watching the big game this year. Ingredients Carne asada French fries Shredded cheese Tomato Green pepper Red onion Green chilies Guacamole Mexican Crema Lime Cilantro...

dry, pressed leaves – I collected these from my backyard tree! Mod Podge foam brush wax paper heavy books scrapbook paper frames First, press your leaves until flat and dry. Then get your scrapbook paper and apply Mod Podge to the paper with your foam brush. Also apply Mod Podge to the back of your leaf. Now place your leaf on the paper to dry and set. So your paper/leaf doesn’t curl or bunch up the paper, place a large piece of wax paper over the Mod Podge area and place heavy books on top of the wax paper....

Zucchini Bread by Make and Takes Zucchini Boats by Plum Pudding Chocolate Zucchini Bread by This Week for Dinner Spicy Zucchini Wedges by Cafe Johnsonia Zucchini Patties by Tasty Kitchen Breakfast Casserole with Zucchini by Simply Recipes Pineapple Zucchini Cake by Real Mom Kitchen What are you cookin’ up with your garden ripe zucchini?

Supplies for Paper Roll Noise Makers: empty toilet paper roll OR paper towel roll wax paper/tissue paper – cut a 4×4 square for each (Wax paper works best as it’s more sturdy, the tissue paper tends to tear.) hole punch rubber band markers, stickers, crayons I learned how to make this is a fun musical instrument in college for a class called, Music in Education; teaching kids that music can be made out of almost anything!...

Watch our video to see just how easy this dish is to make: Cook and prep your chicken and pasta to your liking and combine in a bowl. Set aside. For the sauce, bring your heavy cream to a boil, stirring constantly, it will come to a boil fast. Let this boil on medium heat for 4-5 minutes until it thickens up. Add your pesto and stir. Add your parmesan and stir until most of the cheese is melted in the sauce....

S’mores actually got its name from the phrase “some more”. This recipe for S’mores Milkshakes is as easy as can be, and you will definitely want more. Combine the classic s’more ingredients of chocolate ice cream, mixed with chocolate milk and top with roasted (or broiled) mini marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate. Feel free to lighten this recipe using low-fat frozen chocolate yogurt and low-fat chocolate milk or even chocolate soy milk....

To try and motivate myself to be creative and get decrating on my house, I’ve started a Zero Budget Project. It’s where I decorate rooms and nooks for as little money as possible. This project definitely falls in that category. The wood and wall screws were on hand already, I just spent $10 on 40 hooks. In the past, I’ve just used the vintage spice of life jars and metal tray and that’s been enough for all of my jewelry....

To Play: Select a few colors of sidewalk chalk, something bold for the game board and one color for each player. Create a grid of dots about equal distance apart as big as you’d like. Note: The bigger your grid, the longer the game will be or the more players you can accommodate. A grid of 6 x 6 and 8 x8 worked well for my 3 young players....

When we’ve had enough cold, we come inside, drink something warm, and settle in with a book, a game, or an art project. Here’s one such project for a winter’s day – design your own silly and symmetrical paper mittens! Supplies for Silly Symmetrical Mittens: white drawing paper pencil scissors coloring supplies (oil pastels, crayons, markers, colored pencils) glue stick colored paper You can use your own hand as a template for your mittens....

Supplies for Sticker Storybook Starters: index cards – so there are lines on one side of the page, or you can simply use card stock paper too. scissors stapler stickers crayons Cut your index cards in half. Assemble your cards so there is a blank side and a lined side as you make your book. Staple these on one side. Add stickers to your book on the blank side and add words to the lined side....

It is best when the fruit is in season and I tend to like it better with fresh strawberries. But I have made this with any fruit at the store. This time I used strawberries, grapes, and bananas. You could add peaches, apples, mangos. I really only like to put in 3-4 different kinds of fruits, if there are more, it changes the look and flavor. Then this is the tricky part, get out your pen to write all this down....

Last summer I made a Red, White and Blue Trifle for the 4th of July. It was so delicious and fun I decided to make it again this year. I’ve included the recipe below and a few ideas on how you can put together a great summer trifle. We love trifle. Trifle is an English dessert that originated out of using up bits of sponge cake, custard, a little dribble of booze (or a lot), and jam or fruit....

The tray was entirely wooden and to update it I painted the depressions with gold acrylic paint. Supplies for a Wooden Tray: wooden dish or tray base coat gold acrylic paint 2 foam brushes soft damp rag Look for these trays at flea markets, thrift shops or garage sales. You can also find new ones at Target. Instructions: First use your damp cloth to clean up the tray. Once dry, start by painting on a base coat....

Supplies for Snowman on the Go: bucket or pail 2 branches carrot black rocks fleece scarf snowflake stickers white paper confetti First you’ll need a bucket or pail. You could use a sand pail, but buy them in the summer as they’re a lot cheaper. My clear plastic paint style bucket came from a craft store Roberts, but I bet Michaels or JoAnns would have it too. I like that it’s clear and you can see the orange carrot!...

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream: I like this, but really only for everyday use. It’s not as hard core as I want it to be to relieve my major damaged hands. But I do like this one for my kids. We put it on their hands at night and it’s mild enough that it doesn’t sting their hands, as some lotions can. Aquafor Ointment: This one is my favorite. I smother it on and let my hands rejuvenate overnight....

Sometimes it’s hard to think of meaningful, interesting things to write, and this can quickly deter us from keeping a regular journal. To help these girls start on a regular journaling kick, I made them each a Journal Jar. Each day they can pull out a journaling prompt and write something about themselves. This would be a great summer project for kids old enough to write, but it’s also an important project we need to start for ourselves....

When you see how much easier these cleaning hacks make the cleaning process, you’ll wish you’d have read them years ago! From dust and grime to toilets and toothbrushes, there’s a hack here for every room in your house! How to clean your stove burners without scrubbing: Those stove burners can really collect a lot of grime! This method will show you how to clean them without even having to scrub....

Elf on the Shelf Returns: Special delivery from the North Pole right to your home! Get this printable and tutorial from Eighteen25. Elf Twister Printable: Set up the Elf and a few of your kid’s other toys for a game of Twister! Such a cute idea from Frugal Coupon Living. Elf Eating Chocolate: Hide the Hershey Kisses from your Elf before he eats all of them! Find this cute idea from I Heart Nap Time....

I probably make these too much, but with only 3 basic ingredients, you can’t beat them for the yummiest cookies ever! Don’t forget to see our Cake Mix Snickerdoodles recipe too. Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients: 1 box cake mix – any flavor, I love to use chocolate 2 eggs 1/2 c. oil – vegetable or canola oil optional: 1/2 c. chocolate chips Method: Mix all of the ingredients together – cake mix, eggs, and oil....