Pigeon Poop!

This is one of our "bird theme" snacks, Pigeon Poop!

4 cups peanut butter crunch cereal

3 cups rice krispies

2 cups pretzel sticks broken in 1/2

2 cups miniature marshmallows

2 bags white chocolate chips

Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl and melt white chocolate chips in microwave and cover and mix, then lay on wax paper until cooled. Break into pieces.

The kids loved making this! It's so fun to say too!!

Easy Ice Cream Dessert

Cool Whip

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Toffee Bits

Layer the ice cream sandwiches in a 13x9 pan, spread cool whip on like frosting, then add toffee bits.

Repeat layers for a double layer dessert!

Freeze and enjoy!

Pilgim Hats!

My good friend, Sarah, told me about these cute little Pilgram hat treats!

We are all pilgrims on the journey to Christ!

Fudge striped cookies

Mini peanut butter cups

white frosting

place cookies stripe-side down, on the top of the peanut butter cup, dollop a little frosting, and put upside down on the chocolate of the cookie.

Fun and easy for kiddos!

Easy Snack Mix

Easy Snack Mix

1 box of Golden Grahams

3 packages of yogurt covered raisons

(my kiddos like to pick out the raisons, so I put lots in!)

Homemade Peanut Butter!

My daughter got to make this recipe today for her math. She is learning fractions and multiplying and counting by 2's (peanuts in shells). It was a fun lesson and the kids really liked this all natural peanut butter.

1 cup shelled peanuts

1 tsp canola oil

Mix in food processor or blender until smooth. It doesn't get smooth really, but you'll know when it is done. It's a little chunky, but not big chunks. We doubled the recipe and had some leftover for tomorrow's snack.

Cornucopia Treat!

These mini cornucopias are lots of fun for children to make for Thanksgiving. I've been making them for 14 years! These are the 3 ingredients you need and then just top the bugle off with a little frosting and dip in Fruity Pebbles! Cornucopia: A symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century. In North America it has become associated with Thanksgiving and harvest.

Fun, Easy Kid Lunch

Porcupine pretzels, fishing for goldfish, (with the pretzels from the porcupine), pigs in a blanket, and ants on a log.

Lenten Pretzels

My little helpers!

3 Tablespoons honey

3 cups lukewarm water

2 pkgs active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsps)

2 tsp salt

8 cups flour

Course sea salt

2 eggs beaten

Add the honey to the water; Sprinkle in the yeast and stir until dissolved. Add the 2 tsp salt. Blend in the flour, and knead the dough until smooth.

Cut dough into pieces. Roll them into ropes and make pretzel shapes. (arms crossed in prayer like people used to do many, many years ago) Place pretzels on lightly greased cookie sheets and brush them with beaten egg and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

St Patrick's Day

Here's our green lunch, wearing green clothes and eating in our kitchen green plates! I am a little Irish, like 1/4 I think...My mom wishes we were more, my dad is glad we are 1/2 German! (the rest is a bunch of little things) Green bread (sweet pistachio bread) (we had this for breakfast too) broccoli and dip cheese sticks green pParmesan noodles kiwi key-lime yogurt We read about St Patrick and later for supper we had Irish Brown Bread!

Green Bread (Pistachio Sweet Bread)

This is the bread I give to all the neighbors at Christmas. The kids love it! We also make it for breakfast on St Patrick's day! *makes 2 loaves

 1 yellow cake mix
 1 pkg instant pistachio pudding
 4 eggs
1/4 cup oil
 1 cup sour cream
5-10 drops of food coloring (or more)

 Mix above well. Generously grease 2 loaf pans.
 Dust with a mixture of
 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon.
 Reserve remaining sugar mix.
 Pour batter into loaf pans.
Sprinkle remaining sugar mix on top.
 Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. (or til done)
 Remove immediately from pans and place in plastic baggies and refrigerate!