Not only are these festive and fun for a red celebration, they are delish to boot! I love to plan easy, classic recipes but with a fresh twist! These individual Strawberry Shortcakes Trifles are no different. We all love them in their classic form, but you’ll love them even more served individually in Mason jars. These are a show stopper and there should be no surprise if they are gone in a heartbeat!...
I chose to use my mini muffin tin for our lunch. It was plenty to eat, but we did follow it with a yogurt. If the regular size muffin tin is too much for you, it’s suggested to only choose 6-8 cups for the food and put toothpicks or napkins in the remaining cups. And instead of a free-for-all on the sections of food, my kids had assigned cups, eating out of 6 cups each....
How to make a Dad Rocks frame This ‘Day You Rock’ frame is so fun and so easy to make for Dad this Father’s Day. We’ve provided a free printable template so that you can just print and add the rock and photo, but if you want to make one for Grandpa or another family member, simply draw your own, or create your own template in Canva. Just make sure to adjust the size to the picture frame size for printing....
Nutella Stuffed Double Chocolate Muffins These Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Muffins are incredibly moist and tender, loaded with chocolate chips with perfectly oozing Nutella filled center! Everyone is going to love these! The recipe is so easy to make and probably you already have most of the ingredients required in your pantry. I hope you also have some sour cream in your fridge. This is a key ingredient to use for this muffin recipe....
These Oreo Monkey Bread Muffins are a decadent breakfast treat. They also make a great snack or dessert! My husband sure loved them…and I think you will too! Enjoy! Ingredients: Cut the biscuits in half and roll the dough into little balls. Dip the balls into the softened butter. Place four balls in one muffin cup. Tuck white chocolate chips in between the dough balls. Sprinkle crushed Oreos over each muffin....
Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Lollipops: Craft Pipe cleaners in different colors – we used Pink, Green, Yellow, Blue Scissors Patterned straw Glue gun Fancy satin ribbons Pencil for twisting pipe cleaner Instructions: Now your pipe cleaner Lollipops are ready to be put to use. These are super simple to make and are great for Candy Land or a Willy Wonka theme party. They also look super cute on your Christmas tree!...
Supplies for pom pom bag craft: small red tote – this one was found at a craft store pom poms in different colors- we used red, pink, and white hot glue gun something to put in between the bag before using glue gun- cardboard Directions: 1.Plug in your hot glue gun to warm up. I am sure you can use a craft glue but we went with the hot glue gun this day....
I busted into my stash for the supplies for this. You should be able to round up stuff from your stash to complete it, too. No need to buy anything new! I was thinking about it, and I have had this scrapbooking paper since about 1999… time to use it or lose it! Project Materials: Pumpkin with a tall, straight stem 3 pieces of card stock (I used 2 red and 1 orange) Scrapbooking paper, 2 sheets (8....
First, you’ll need to head over to Geocaching.com and sign up for a free account. They have a few video tutorials to help you and your kids get the idea of how it all works. You can search for different geocaches on their site or download an app to your mobile phone. If you have the phone app, it makes it easy to find the 3 closest geocaches near you....
Supplies for Thankful Magazine Collage: old magazines – the kind that can be used with scissors craft paper scissors – child size scissors if they are ready or they could just tear the pictures out glue sticks crayon or marker Let the children know that they are to look for things that they are happy they have, something they are thankful for. Then have them look through the magazine, searching for pictures that will be cut out....
I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how we Tie Dyed patriotic shirts for the whole family, right in time for the fireworks!
Snacks – In the past we’ve hit the gas station right before and loaded up on junk food. Although it’s yummy and delicious, I now try to pack some snacks made at home instead. This also saves on time so we don’t make an extra food stops in between meals. Also, have a garbage sack at the ready for wrappers and fruit peels to keep the car fairly clean. I like to have a garbage bag reachable for each child....
Since becoming big beach goers, I’ve learned a few tricks to help us make the best of our beach day! Here are my top 5 essential items to pack for a day at the beach. Drinks & Snacks: When our family hits the beach, we can’t just go for a hour or two. We end up spending 3-4 hours, sometimes more, so hydration is one of the most important things to have with us....
Summer Flower Baby Barefoot Sandals: These sunflower sandals are sure to brighten your day! Find the tutorial over at Whistle and Ivy. Sporty Sandals for Boys or Girls: This sporty sandals looks great for boys and girls. Find the tutorial over at Crochet Dreamz. Crochet Butterfly Barefoot Sandals: These bright butterfly sandals will look so cute with summer sundresses! Find the tutorial over at Repeat Crafter Me. Crochet Baby Sandals: Looking for a more dressy sandal?...
Puffy Paint Caramel Apple Craft For Kids: Do your kids like caramel apples? They can craft their own out of paper with this cute apple art project. (via I Heart Arts n Crafts) Yarn Apple Craft for Kids to Make: Use yarn and a glue mixture to craft these apples. Hang them in your home for fall decor. (via As We Grow) Paper Roll Apple Core: How cute are these DIY apple cores?...
Try these quick and simple recipes for roasted almonds, cheddar-herb bread mix, and homemade vanilla extract, package them pretty, and prepare to be asked for the recipes! Spicy Cinnamon Roasted Almonds About 16 servings (4 cups) 1 egg white 1 teaspoon cold water 4 cups whole almonds 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet....
Don’t have a water table? Any shallow bin will work! You can see that we use a plastic storage bin for our water table, and it works great. Ours sits on a very simple homemade frame, but we often play with it right on the ground, too. 1. Play Dishes Cups, spoons, teapots and plates are perfect to pair with water, with lots of opportunities for scooping, pouring, and pretending....
I have found myself in this space as well, this blankness. Especially as I’m becoming more of a reflection-based creator, moving through being only a results-based creator. It can be frustrating and disheartening when we don’t know where to go with creativity… where to start, what to create, how to begin when we truly don’t know where to go. Twyla Tharp does an amazing job describing her “white room” so well in her book, The Creative Habit....
Homework Helpers: Sometimes homework can be a chore for everyone involved. So I love to find anything to help make it fun for us all. We turn on the tunes, usually something my kids know and love to sing along to. Or we’ve also put on a classical music album and listen quietly as we plug through their work. We sometimes add silly pipe cleaner toppers to our pencils, making things a little more wacky as we write....
