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Friday, January 30, 2015

CUPID'S ARROW


Now for an easy little Valentine's treat...
I think these are pretty clever too...
all you have to buy is pretzels and candy hearts....
and then put them together...
it would be pretty to tie a few together
with a ribbon and give as a little gift to someone special...


...it's easy to figure out how to make these
but here is the link so you can see all of the
other great posts she has...


RED VELVET HOT CHOCOLATE


Ohh what a nice thing to surprise your family
with at dinner on
Valentine's Day !
I love these little holiday ideas that just add more
pretty to the event...

Red velvet and pink hot chocolate

...she includes instructions for both the

Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
and
Pink Hot Chocolate ...
enjoy!







PRINTABLE VALENTINE SCRABBLE GAME


I remember when I was a kid and I would be so sad
about Christmas going by so fast and my mom would
tell me it was okay because soon
Valentine's Day would be here and that was
a lot of fun too...
that always helped me get over those 
after Christmas blues...I would start getting
excited over writing out my Valentine's cards
for our party in school...
and it was so much fun in art class when we got to
make our big Valentine's boxes to hold the
cards we would get back from our friends...

...now here is something else that you could give
your little one to help them get over missing Christmas...
this is really a cute idea, again from that website I just
talked about that has so many great things on it for
holidays...
...just print, cut out and have fun playing
Valentine Scrabble!

  

....find it here...



Wednesday, January 28, 2015

VALENTINE'S POPCORN


Look how pretty and tempting this popcorn looks...
white chocolate and conversation hearts mixed in makes it
the perfect Valentine's Day treat...
it would be so nice given either in jars or plastic
bags with a pretty ribbon...

Valentine's Popcorn (White Chocolate Popcorn) | gimmesomeoven.com

...recipe here...


PIPE CLEANER HEARTS


When I did daycare in my home 
I always tried to come up with ideas for simple
little crafts that even the little kids could join in
on and be proud to say they made them...
of course...back in those days I didn't have
a computer with the internet to get my ideas from
and other than one or two craft books for kids
I had to come up with all of the ideas myself...
I think I did okay though as I tried to
do some kind of craft project at least once per week...
....a couple of my 'daycare kids' still tell me
that they remember how fun it was...
and they are all grown up now...so it's fun to know
that it left good memories for them over all those
years...

...this is such a simple little idea..
only uses 3 items to make which are easy to find...
most of us craft kind of people would already have
lots of these items on hand in our home...

...so gather those little ones around the table
and get started....
(just keep an eye on the real little ones around the beads).

Pipe Cleaner Hearts

I think I will make some of these myself
and hang them with clear fishing line from
our ceiling fans..
here are the easy instructions:

Monday, January 26, 2015

CONVERSATION HEARTS CUPCAKES


Wow....how fun are these...
another very clever idea for Valentine's Day...
I can picture the look on a child or adults face when they
take a big bite of their cupcake and find the surprise inside...
...any kind of little candies would work for this but I love
the conversation hearts idea....so colorful and fun...
she even includes a frosting recipe that has crushed
conversation hearts in it...

I don't have to say have fun with this recipe
because I know it will be fun... fun... fun... for everyone!

Conversation Heart Filled Cupcakes

...instructions here...




VALENTINE'S DOORKNOB HANGERS


When I decorate for any holiday I like to
add something to the doorknobs...it seems like it's just
kind of the finishing touch to it all...
for Christmas this year I hung pretty little white angels
that sparkled in the lights....we really liked them...
...so I am posting these beautiful 
Valentine's doorknob hangers that I came
across on a wonderful website that I like to
check out for all occasions...
they always have something that works perfectly
for what I want to decorate in my house...
just print these, cut them out and hang them on your doors
and...
have fun!

  

...here is the link for these beautiful printables...



HEARTS DOMINOES GAME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY


Here is another cute
Valentine's game for kids to
have lots of fun with...
.....join in on the game Mom and Dad...you will have fun too!......

Hearts dominoes game printable

....get the printable here...
and be sure to look around when you are
there because they have many, many other
great ideas for Valentine's Day...


Sunday, January 25, 2015

PRINTABLE AIRPLANE VALENTINES


This is a pretty cute idea..
just cut out the airplane and have fun
seeing who's can fly the farthest...
I love Valentine's that have a little extra something
to them like this...

airplane classroom Valentines

...print here...

Friday, January 23, 2015

FREE COMPUTER GAMES FOR KIDS


I wanted to get this one on here yet today...
this is a great website for kids and one of my
favorite parts of it is these free little computer games
for kids to play (they are fun for me too!)
.....and lots and lots of other great things for your kids ...
have fun!

Gobble - Free kids games



LAZY CAKE COOKIES


This looks like a great recipe...
only 4 simple ingredients...

I remember when I used to get lazy when making chocolate chip
cookies and instead of spooning them out onto a baking sheet I
just dumped them into a cake pan and baked...
they were just as delicious as the cookie style...
that is what this reminds me of...

...my husband wants me to make these with raisins
instead of the chocolate chips first...so that's what I will do..
and if I use a sugar free cake mix...doesn't that sound healthier?
I think so...

...they also suggest M&Ms in them too and I bet kids would
love that...

....so for an easy and fun recipe that you can alter any way you
want...try this one!

Lazy Cake Cookies 2

...recipe is here along with many other great ones...

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE CRESCENT SQUARES


This would be a great item for a breakfast
buffet....or just for your family....

I think these sausage and cheese crescent squares are
really a pretty looking food and 
also look really easy to put together...

...so many great things can be done with
crescent rolls....the ideas are endless...

Sausage and Cheese Crescent Squares

...here is the recipe...

Monday, January 12, 2015

GRILLED CHOCOLATE BANANA MELT


Now this !  is one of those....
"I'm gonna try this one!" kind of unusual recipe
...it looks really good to me...

....and again it sure would be an easy one to make too...
enjoy!

Grilled Chocolate Banana Melt

(don't forget to bring spoons or forks for this one...!)
here is the recipe for both grilling and oven...

BACON WRAPPED BANANA


I thought I would have some fun again and add
a couple of what I call...
Wild & Crazy Recipes...
these are the unusual ones that I come
across from time to time that are a little shocking...
but actually...some of them are pretty tempting to try...
I have even tried a few of them...
they are pretty good and if you serve them for guests they
make quite the conversation piece!

...here is one that I would first consider to be wild & crazy...
but I see that it is a Hawaiian-style appetizer
which makes it seem not so wild & crazy...


Bacon Wrapped Bananas Recipe

....have fun trying this one...here are the directions...


Saturday, January 3, 2015

DILL PICKLE SOUP


I decided that
I would add some other fun
recipes and crafts before getting into the
Valentine's Day things...

So, here is a recipe that is something
I have not heard of before...
but I think it would be really good...
kind of a potato soup with chopped pickles in it....
how unique is that ?  
.....sounds like something different to serve guests for
holidays or otherwise...

...give it a try and it might become a
favorite recipe !

dillpicklesoup3

....you can get the recipe for this one and some other
great soups etc. here....




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