Soft and Fluffy Pink Frosted Sugar Cookies: I love a good pink frosted sugar cookie. Pink frosting just tastes better than other frostings doesn’t it? These are soft and chewy and delicious! Easy Pillowy Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe: These sugar cookies are pillowy soft with hint of vanilla flavor. Super tasty and really easy recipe to follow! (via Pretty. Simple. Sweet) Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe: I have always wanted to try making chocolate sugar cookies!...
Two flour tortillas are stuffed with chicken, pineapple, onion, jalapeños, bacon, cheese, and bbq sauce. The quesadilla is easy to make, which makes it a great weeknight meal. Josh still loves his pizza, but is happy he has a back up. If you are making it for the kiddos, you can leave the jalapeño out, but Josh likes the kick! (SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE for BBQ Chicken Deluxe Quesadilla)...
Supplies you will need: Scissors Cardboard tubes Craft paint: green, purple, orange, yellow and red Black Sharpie marker Cut each cardboard tube in half. If using paper towel tubes, cut them into fourths. Paint each one a different color: green, yellow, orange, purple and red. You can change up the colors if you like! When the paint is dry draw on faces using a Sharpie marker. I drew my inspiration for these little guys from the Halloween Painted Jar Luminaries I made back in 2009....
(SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE) Supplies for Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies: sugar cookie dough rolling pin baking sheet heart cookie cutters – a few sizes crushed peppermint candies – great to use left over candy canes m&m’s Roll out your dough and have your heart shaped cookie cutters on hand. Heart Impression Cookies: Using your largest heart shaped cookie cutter, cut your heart out from the dough. Then using the small cookie cutter, center it over the large heart and press half way down to make your impression....
I’m happy to be partnering with Technology Will Save Us for today’s electro dough feature. They have gadget kits, plant kits, gaming kits, synth kits, all with ways to teach kids to build and learn in a fun and easy way. Here’s more about their amazing mission: Here’s the DIY Electro Dough in action: Another fabulous project to make is from their gadget kits for making a set of speakers built in to an umbrella!...
Dude, We’re Shredding Down the Half Pipe Supplies for Snowboarding on the Half Pipe: paper tube – empty paper towel roll or wrapping paper tube white paper tape pipe cleaner To make the half pipe, cut your paper tube in half lengthwise, then cover it with white paper and tape it around. My son added a little yellow piece of paper to act like the stand where they wait at the gate before they go....
Christmas breakfast board The first thing you need to do is decide what kind of breakfast board you want to make for Christmas morning. Here are a few ideas to get you started: Pancake board – with red and green toppings including fruit and candy Waffle board – again, with red and green toppings including fruit and candy Savory board Sweet board Continental breakfast board Our favorite Christmas breakfast board is a pancake board full of fun and festive toppings....
(SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE) Thanks to my sweet sister-in-law Cathy, our family has been making these enchiladas for years! With only a few ingredients, you’ll have dinner ready in no time. Chicken Enchiladas Recipe Video: Ingredients: 2 cups chicken – cooked and diced 10-12 flour tortillas 2 cups cheese enchilada sauce 14 oz can – any flavor, we love the red and green sauce optional: 1 cup sour cream optional: diced green chiles...
I like to plan for the week, that way I can buy my ingredients a week at a time and nothing goes bad. I’ve found I like to write down the dates of my week and list out 5 meals I can make. For the other 2 days of the week, I leave them open for either eating out or left overs, we always have a whole meal of left overs....
This is seriously one of the best and easiest summer desserts ever! The sweetness of caramelized grilled pineapple is the star of this recipe…sooo good! All you need is a big, fresh pineapple (even a bit overly ripe if possible, will have more intense flavor and more juice) a good paring knife, brown sugar, cinnamon (and some rum…) and…a grill! It is not so difficult to cut, peel and core a whole pineapple....
But sadly, ever since I moved to Seattle, I don’t get to see them as much as they are all back in Utah. We talk on the phone, play Scramble with Friends, and see each other’s pics on Instagram, but we don’t have as much of that meaningful sister time. That’s why I was happy to partner up with Avant pens, who is encouraging us all to get more personal with our connections and write to our loved ones....
As my son is getting older, he’s starting to learn what the value of a dollar is. What a quarter is really worth, and that you need 4 of them to buy Super Silly Sour Spray! I want to start helping him understand more about what it means to spend money, so I’m going to start grocery shopping with him. He’ll get to see it costs $4.95 for a rotisserie chicken, $2....
The idea comes from A Student of Mama University for this popsicle stick nativity scene. It was the perfect craft for the kids table, gluing and assembling the stable together. Looking for a family-friendly nativity play? Here is a simple version of the Nativity Play. Download and print this: nativity-play.pdf. The play is written for my small kids, so adjust for the age of your actors. Have fun with this Nativity play and celebrating the birth of Jesus....
These cute paper tube holders will work well with any holiday shape or design. Make a set for Hanukkah, Christmas, or any winter party you’re hosting! I’m sharing these Holiday Napkin Holders over at Creative Child Magazine. Head over to see the full tutorial and other great child-inspired articles!
Honestly, although I’ve heard so many times how quick and easy is to make homemade toffee, it still seemed so overwhelming to actually give it a go. Was never sure for how long to boil the whole sugar and butter mixture and because I’ve failed a couple of times trying to make caramel, I though making candy would be even worse. Not anymore. Making homemade toffee at home has never been easier as long as you have a candy thermometer....
How to Peel a Peach If you have a family like mine, they request to have the peach skins removed from their peaches – every time! I personally like the skin on, but they can be a little papery and fuzzy, a different texture kids might not like. So I learned this trick long ago and it’s so simple for peeling peach skins, especially if you need to do a lot of them for jam or pies!...
Well, that brings me to my next Make and Take. There are patchwork quilts called, “I Spy Quilts“. They are colorful and fun and can be a convenient game for kids to play anywhere with your quilt. You could make the quilt small for in the car fun or large for a picnic gathering. To play the game with the quilt, ask the child to find a fabric square with a certain item on it and they go looking....
How much do you know about mangos? How often do you eat them or cook with them? If you are like me, not very often. But that is about to change. The National Mango Board is launching a new campaign to get the most popular fruit more recognized in America. This launch includes the new face of mangos, Jango Mango. He is a hip-happenin mango fruit that loves to shake the maracas and do the Fandango....
Easily spruce up your summer holidays by whipping up this adorable Yarn Wrapped Ice Cream Sundae with your child today! Supplies: Yarn in pastel colors – Yellow for mango, Green for Mint, Pink for Strawberry and White for whipped cream Yarn scraps in different colors Styrofoam balls 3 inches wide Bowl to hold your sundae Scissors Glue Gun – low intensity Sprinkles or mini plastic beads for decoration Red pom-pom for the cherry...
If you’ve ever made a paper doll chain, you’ll know how to get started. Accordion fold a strip of drawing or copy paper – nothing too thick, since you’ll be cutting through multiple layers at one time. We used pieces of 12×18″ white drawing paper, cut in half lengthwise. With your paper strip folded up accordion-style, draw a simple bird shape. Both the beak and tail should be touching the edges of the paper....
