Recipe for Microwave Cake in a Cup: 4 Tablespoons cake flour 4 Tablespoons sugar 2 Tablespoons cocoa 1 Egg 3 Tablespoons milk 3 Tablespoons oil 1 Mug Instructions: In your microwavable mug, mix your flour, sugar and cocoa, then spoon in your egg. Pour in the milk and oil and mix it with a fork. Place your mug into the microwave for 3 minutes on high. Let your cake set for a minute or two, then remove from the microwave....
Supplies for Mini Ice Skating Rink: cardboard box top – or 9×13 cake pan tinfoil pipe cleaners, aka chenille stems tape snow stickers, optional Cover your entire cardboard box lid with the tinfoil and tape the sides down if needed. I added a few snowflake shaped stickers for decor! For each skater, you need one pipe cleaner. Follow these instructions: We added a little tinfoil for the ice skates and a mini skirt for the girl....
Mixed Media Sunflower Art Project Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. What’s not to love about something so bright and cheery? These mixed media sunflowers will keep your artists busy with a fun mix of techniques – drawing, painting, cutting, and gluing. Mixed Media Sunflower Art Supplies: Watercolor paper (or other heavy drawing paper), cut into a square (mine is a 9″ square) Oil pastels or crayons Watercolors Yellow and brown construction paper Sunflower seeds White glue...
The Mother’s Day Movie event asked me to come up with crafty popcorn bags for all 500 movie goers. I worked with the theme using the raffia and flowers wrapped around the movie poster. That inspired the bags I created, adding just a little touch to the event. And if you’ve ever been to the Cinerama in Seattle, you know it’s the best place to watch a movie. Not only do they have super comfy seats, they are famous for their chocolate covered popcorn, yum!...
As they have gotten older, we spend time talking about their goals and wishes for the year ahead. This year, we are recording our ideas on a fun fill-in printable, with spaces for dreaming about ways we can learn, try, read, go, give, and make in the new year. I’m happy to share our 2017 Goals & Wishes printable with you, so you and your kids can do some New Year’s dreaming of your own!...
Supplies for Colorful Painted Popsicles: watercolor paper (or other heavy paper) watercolors (pan or liquid) brushes craft sticks glue construction paper for background sticky labels (optional) Cut a stack of popsicle shapes from the watercolor paper. This is a great project for experimenting with watercolors. If you want your colors to swirl together a lot, wet your paper with water before you add color. If you want more defined stripes, start with dry paper....
Paper Airplane Kit Supplies: Big stack of white copy paper Paper clips Tape Rubber bands Straws Stickers and/or patterned tape Markers Printable flight test recording sheet (download) Optional add-ons: Colored copy paper or origami paper Tape measure Stop watch Rubber bands can be used to create catapult planes, and the paper straws can be used for making hoop gliders. A paper airplane instruction book would be a wonderful addition to this kit, such as:...
Everyone will be impressed whether you’re hosting a barbecue, friends and family gathering or a football game, if you bring this appetizer to the table! Fresh, warm pull apart bread buns ring shaped on the outside of the skillet, while the center is filled with warm Cheddar cheese and bacon dip. While it is best to be served freshly baked from the oven, you can made this recipe ahead and have it reheated to serve later....
Typically, I put the largest school picture in a scrapbook page facing the class picture and call it good. And then I’m left with a dozen wallet size and 5×7’s that just end up in a box. I always mean to send them to family or trade with friends, but typically forget. I thought it would be neat to take a wallet size photo from each year and put them side by side in the scrapbook so we can watch the kids grow up all in one spread....
Snow Clothes: It gets pretty cold up on the mountain, especially riding the lift. I highly suggest a hoodie like this (aka balaclava). It’s perfect for keeping the wind off your cheeks and chin. And yes, those are red death skeleton heads that Dad chose, thanks Jordan! Renting Skis: The staff at park city are awesome, especially the ski rental employees. They are quick and informative and even help you put on your boots!...
Supplies for Crafty Spider Hats: black craft foam hat paper hole punch 4 black pipe cleaners/chenille stems glue dots googley eyes With your hole punch, make 4 holes on each side of the hat. Make sure they are evenly spaced on both sides. From the inside of the hat, thread the pipe cleaner through one hole and out the other, then back through to the top again. If you thread it this way, the legs won’t move and they will stay secure....
We recently had a chance to play with the new AirBrainz™ airbrush line from Testors®. With summer-like weather already appearing here in California, my girls decided to update their tank top collection with a few personalized creations. This project is a fun way to embellish plain, inexpensive tank tops, or even give new life to a tank top from your closet. We’re always game for trying a new craft, and the AirBrainz™ airbrush from Testors® is so fun!...
Valentine’s Day Brownie Sundae We usually stay home and put the kids to bed and try to have a romantic dinner together–usually between requests for one last drink of water and one more story :) And with dessert, I really try to make a night in special. Here is an idea I’ve been kicking around for a few years and decided to try finally. Pear Ice Cream is incredibly delicious....
We love to make this for holidays and add in little chocolate candies that are in the colors of the holiday. Pink, red, and white are perfect for Valentine’s day. Or this dessert treat is perfect for packaging up in little cellophane bags tied with a ribbon to give as gifts during the holidays. Ingredients: 8 cups popped popcorn – Homemade Microwave Popcorn Recipe 1 cup melted white chocolate 1 cup m&m candies large mixing bowl spoons...
Supplies for Snowball Ring Toss: marshmallows, mini or regular 5 Olympic colored pipe cleaners, blue, black, red, yellow, and green Loop your pipe cleaners into a circle and twist the two ends together. Place all 5 circles in their order of the Olympic rings. Standing a few feet away from the rings, try tossing a marshmallow into each of the 5 rings. Here’s my first attempt above, with only 3 making it in!...
A DIY Donut Garland: This sprinkle donut garland from Icing Designs comes together fast and is super cute decor for a donut party! Donut Hole Croquembouche DIY: You need about 250 donut holes to make this beautiful edible croquembouche from Oh Happy Day! DIY Donut Piñata: I made this donut piñata recently for my donut birthday party and it was such a crowd pleaser! Get the tutorial over on Studio DIY!...
1. Pull Through Fold your scarf in half, place it around your neck, and pull the ends through the fold. It fits nice and snug around your neck keeping out the cold. 2. Simple Knot Place the scarf around your neck and tie it in a simple knot in the center around your neck. Let the ends hang down. This makes for a longer look, when you want to have some length, you know, to cover the tummy!...
The best part of these coloring books, there’s no rules. It’s just like that big book of coloring pages you had as a kid… scribble all over it if you want! But, I’ve found it so fun and methodic to take my time, really getting into it. I’ve found some really fun ways to get creative while simply coloring. Here are my tips for coloring! With summer approaching, these are great to have on hand for all the places your family might go....
Hiking Scavenger Hunt Printable: Take your family outdoors with this hiking scavenger hunt! Perfect for learning more about the nature around us! Road Trip Scavenger Hunt: Going on a family road trip soon? Print out this road trip scavenger hunt printable to do with your kids! They will love try to find these things out the window. Simple Color Scavenger Hunt: This is a simple color scavenger hunt that you can throw together last minute....
Supplies for Jellyfish Umbrella: umbrella – any size plastic table cloth (party table cloths from the dollar store) or plastic garbage bags scissors curling ribbon For the Pink Jellyfish: We also made a spider umbrella, complete with cut strips of plastic tied on for the legs and white grocery bag circles (with black foam sticker circles) for the eyes. This spider umbrella could even come in handy at Halloween if you have rainy weather!...
