COCONUT EASTER MUNCH MIX

Now my mind is on coconut...

look at this one!

...all of these goodies including coconut are mixed together in

this pretty looking Easter snack..

....this would be a great treat to serve on

Easter Eve while dying eggs with your family or friends....

...have fun with this recipe...

http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/dessert-candy/coconut-easter-munch-mix.html?p=20

EASTER DOORKNOB HANGERS

I post doorknob hangers for most occasions...

so I wanted to put these nice Easter

ones on here too...

...they are such a fun and easy decoration for

holidays...

..click here for printing these...

http://www.kidscraps.com/Decorations/DoorknobHangers/doorknobhangers-easter.htm

HARD BOILED EGG CHICKENS

Look at these!

...very clever Easter idea..

or maybe anytime?

I love the look of these...

and it would take just minutes to have

them ready to serve...

they would help to create a very

fun and happy Easter morning breakfast...

...easy directions here...

http://www.victoriatwead.com/chickens-made-from-hardboiled-eggs/

EASTER EGG COUPONS

This is a fun idea to help fill up Easter baskets for your kids

if you want to hold back on the amount of chocolate bunnies

and other sweet treats...

they would enjoy opening each egg and seeing what kind

of coupon they get...

another pretty cute idea...

...there are free downloads of the egg coupons to print...

...click here to print...

http://www.u-createcrafts.com/easter-egg-coupons/

EASTER BUNNY SWEET WRAPPER

I decided today is a good time to start posting

the many wonderful Easter crafts, printables and recipes that I want to send along

to all of you...

...this is such a simple but cute idea...

she shows it wrapped around a box of candy but I bet

without too much effort you could use it on any kind of treat such

as candy bars...she mentions maybe the mini-sized bars

would work fine...

...this would be another great day brightener that you could hand out to

just about anyone....at home or work or anywhere...

I think it would be fun to use a fluffy little

pom pom for the bunny tail too....

...you will find the printables and instructions here....

http://www.thecrafttrain.com/1/post/2014/04/printable-easter-bunny-sweet-box-wraps.html

DOUBLE-BAKED MASHED POTATOES

Okay...can you tell I am coming across a lot of delicious

recipes for sides lately ???? huh ?????

it seems like every time I go searching about for something....

I come across another one that I just have to post here on my

blog and cook for us...

I know I have said before that "I feel the easier a recipe is to

make" and "the more common ingredients that it takes"

is my kind of recipe !

...this fantastic mashed potato dish is something just

about anyone can put together without any trouble...

I am picturing it with a nice steak or some baked chicken..

or anything...

yum yum !

..if you haven't decided what to make for dinner or

supper tonight...give this one a try...I'm sure you

will love it...

...this is a wonderful site that many people go to

often...pretty much any kind of recipe you are looking for,

you will find here...

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/double-baked-mashed-potatoes

SLOW COOKER CHEESY BACON RANCH POTATOES

There are some recipes that you just have to look at and

say OHH WOW!

...this is one of those...

this looks so delicious..

not really healthy I suppose between the potato carbs

and the salty bacon...but..

now and then you just have to give in and eat it anyway...

in moderation of course...p l e a s e !

...not only is this a mixture of these fantastic flavors

but it's so easy to make too...I have never seen

anything wrapped in aluminum foil in a crock pot

before but I can't wait to try this...

....again all I can say is...enjoy !

...click for recipe..

http://damndelicious.net/2014/09/27/slow-cooker-cheesy-bacon-ranch-potatoes/

SWISS CHEESE CHICKEN

Wow does this look good...

I think this will become one of our favorite

Sunday night suppers...

this picture shows it served on rice but people are

saying they chose mashed potatoes instead...

I am thinking when I try this I will serve it

with one of my favorite sides..

scalloped corn!

...this website also shows how to go about freezing this

meal so you can just take it out and bake it in a hurry...

..it looks pretty easy to make either way you do it...

...you can get this recipe here along with lots of other ones...

http://oneshetwoshe.com/2014/04/swiss-cheese-chicken.html

CHILDREN'S PLACE

I thought I would start a page here where I can list some links

to my favorite websites...

I am going to start out with this one that I think is great if you are

looking for clothing or accessories for kids...

everything is so cute and very reasonably priced...

check it out...I am sure you will be glad you did !

...they have cute things from baby sizes up to

at least a size 12...

http://www.childrensplace.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/usstore/home

VALENTINE'S DAY FLOWER WALL ART

I came across this website this morning while just searching around

for recipes and crafts and there was something about this

flower wall art that just fascinated me..

I think it's so pretty and such a simple idea...

the heart could be used during Valentine's season but

I think it would be nice to just leave it up all year...

I'm thinking maybe I will put one of these on the bathroom wall...

we have so many artificial flowers around the house this would

be a great way to display them instead of just putting them

in a vase...

isn't this beautiful !

...this website has lots of home decorating ideas

for just about any room you want to work with...

http://www.homedit.com/valentines-day-flower-wall-art/

ANIMATED HEART MAN

HAPPY VALENTINE'S WEEK !

______________________________________________________________________________

I tried to think of some little thing I could make to give

my blog friends for Valentine's Day...and this is what I came up with...

my gift to you is my Animated Heart Man !

...you can save him to your computer as a .gif file...

and then add him to your emails to greet all your friends

and co-workers...or feel free to post him on your blog to

wish a Happy Valentine's Day to your own

blog viewers...

...either way you use him I hope you will have fun with

him...

(if you want to save him just right click...and again...be sure

to save it as a .gif file so the animation will work for you....

add to an email the same as you would add a regular photo).

...or...if you would prefer a .jpg of him that is not

animated I am including this one....

TIC TAC TOE VALENTINE'S DAY CARD

I really like this idea...

I have seen a similar one that includes a box of the

Sweathearts candy but I like this idea of using the

M&Ms too...so colorful and fun!

....she also includes a printable for a cute

envelope to put them in if you would rather use

that instead of the plastic bag..

...printables are here...

http://733blog.com/2014/01/tic-tac-toe-valentine-free-printable/

...again I suggest if you check this out that you take the time

to look around the blog...there are many fantastic printables to see!

TWO INGREDIENT STRAWBERRY FUDGE

Can you get a recipe any easier than this ?

...just 2 simple ingredients and a few minutes and that's it...

and a perfect color to give for Valentine's day too...

Now I wonder .... I bet you could use another flavor of  frosting too...

think of the pretty choices for another holiday like Easter...

any pastel colored frosting would be perfect! ...and maybe

add a few jelly beans on top...cut with an egg or bunny shaped

cookie cutter...ohh the ideas go on and on....

....here is the very EASY recipe for you....

http://cookiesandcups.com/strawberry-2-ingredient-fudge/

PRINTABLE ARROW VALENTINES

These would be easy to make for your

child to bring to school on Valentine's Day...

just print, cut apart and attach the candy heart...

can't get any easier than that and I like these 

projects that don't use use up bunches of printer ink too...

the less expensive to make the better I always say!

...printable here...

this one also has other really nice

Valentine's Day

ideas too...

http://lisastorms.typepad.com/lisa-storms/2013/02/printable-arrow-valentines.html

PACKAGING CUPCAKES

I just wanted to post this idea again

since a lot of cupcakes will probably be

given out for Valentine's Day...

it's really a pretty way to

protect them from getting ruined...

I also love the idea of including a plastic spoon...

another fun touch would be to buy some kind of

little heart bead or even craft foam heart shapes

and glue onto the handle of the spoon to

fancy it up...so fun!

...this is another thing that works great for

any holiday or whenever you want to

treat people to a cupcake...

...this picture came from here...

she has many nice things there too

so again...take a look around..you will

enjoy it!

http://lisastorms.typepad.com/lisa-storms/2011/11/packaging-cupcakes.html

BEADED VALENTINE WAND

I could go on forever posting these wonderful

Valentine's Day

ideas...in fact...I have had so much fun looking around

at other blogger's ideas that I didn't even get

a few of my own done yet...

...this one would be great for all those

little girls who dream of being a princess...

...and what fun your little girl would have making

these to give her friends...they would love

choosing what color to make for each one...

...click for instructions...

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/beaded-valentine-wand/

HOMEMADE VALENTINE DECORATIONS - WIRE HEARTS

So pretty!

..and so creative...

I want to make some of these to 

hang over my kitchen sink..

I think I will use shiny and gold wire and

sparkly beads for them...

...click here for for instructions...

http://www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/valentine-decorations-wire-hearts.html

EYEGLASS VALENTINE'S

Have I ever said that I love googly eyes??

I'm thinking I must have mentioned that here

a time or two...or more...

if you have looked around my blog you might have seen the

kid's dice with googly eyes all over them...

there's just something about them that can turn

simple little items into simply cute items...

I think I have eyes of all sizes and colors here and there

in my craft drawers and containers...

...so....since I love them so much I got excited

over these cute Valentines that you glue them onto..

aren't they cute!

you can print these here

with 4 to a page...

http://raeannkelly.com/d-y-printable-valentines-repost-armommy/

VALENTINE'S MESSAGE CARDS

These are little Valentine's message cards that I made up...

print them out...cut them apart... and write your little message showing someone

special why you love them so much...

...hide them everywhere on Valentine's day or any other day...

like in dresser drawers...lunch bags...
how about in school bags...
on a car seat so the recipient finds them when they
open the door to leave for work etc...
so many places you could put them to surprise your
spouse or your kids...anybody...
and let them know how much they mean to you...

...you could also slip them into a letter or card...

I hope you all enjoy them...

...there are 2 sheets with 6 different colors....

...print here...

Valentine Message Cards 1

Valentine Message Cards 2

PRINTABLE VALENTINE BEAR LOLLIPOP COVERS

These little Valentine gifts are so cute I don't really have to say much about them...

I don't know any child that wouldn't love getting one of these!

...print here...

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/01/26/printable-bear-lollipop-covers/

VALENTINE'S DAY RICE CRISPY TREATS

This is such an attractive treat...

it amazes me how many different ideas people

come up with for the simple Rice Crispy bars that

have been around for so many years...

I never really enjoyed making Rice Crispy bars because of the

sticky marshmallow you have to work with but

the results when done usually were worth it ...

...my sister makes delicious ones...

they are one of those goodies that you just can't quit

eating...

...so here is one of the prettiest heart shaped ones

that I have come across...

...here is this recipe for you...

http://kidscooking.about.com/od/snacksdipsappetizers/r/ricecrispytreat.htm

VALENTINES JELLO HEARTS

I first saw this recipe a couple years ago but I have

never gotten it posted here on my blog...

it's such a pretty Valentine's treat and it's

much easier to make than it looks...

...recipe here....

http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/02/valentines-jello-hearts.html

VALENTINE PEOPLE

These are so cute...

if I still worked in an office I would make them

and get to work early and set one on the desk of

each co-worker...how fun!

..the instructions are for using a punch to cut

out the hearts but if you don't have one you

can just cut them out by hand...

that's what I will do when I make some of these..

I have cut out many paper hearts in the past!

...instructions here...

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/valentine-people/

VALENTINE'S JELLO POPCORN BALLS

A yummy and colorful little

Valentine's Day treat for you to make...

I was surprised when I read the recipe because

I was expecting to see marshmallows in the

ingredients...but there are none...

these look really quick to make and

I think they would be nice little gifts for teachers etc.

...get the 4 ingredient recipe here...

http://www.momendeavors.com/2014/02/valentines-jello-popcorn-balls.html

GROUNDHOG PAPER CRAFT

One more groundhog for this year..

this is a cute paper groundhog that you can make..

so cute!

...printable and tons of other great crafts here...

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mpapergroundhog.htm

GROUNDHOG DAY BOOKMARKS

Happy Groundhog Day Eve!

I thought it would be fun to post a couple of cute little

groundhog printables here...

I remember as a kid I used to wonder if the groundhog

story really could be true...

if an animal like that would really be afraid of his shadow...

and every year it seemed like he messed up because

spring seemed to come about the same time regardless of

what his prediction was....

so yep...I questioned that one for a long time...

but now Santa...that's a different thing all together..

I still believe in Santa Claus!

...here are some really cute printable bookmarks to remind

someone special of this fun holiday...

there is this kind with the words already printed on them:

...print here...

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/groundhog-day-bookmarks

....and then these where the child can write his own groundhog

story...so cool!

...print here and have fun...!

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/groundhog-day-bookmarks-2