Fruit Flowers...a Spring Snack!

My son came to me this morning with a picture of a "recipe" out of his Humpty Dumpty kids magazine.  He really wanted to make these "flowers" and I couldn't resist his request!  So, if you need a little Spring treat for your little one, or just a healthy snack for yourself, whip these up today!  :)

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Fruit Flowers

Graham Crackers

Peanut Butter

Raisins

Apple slices (thinly sliced)

Grapes (halved)

Banana slices

Spread peanut butter on the top of a graham cracker and let your little one build their own "flower" to eat!  You could even slice a bell pepper or use a stick of celery as a stem.  :)

Enjoy!  :)

Halloween Treats!

My son's class Halloween party was today and I was in charge of the treats.  I had fun looking through Pinterest (where else??) to find some cute, different ideas that were a little healthier to fit with the school policies.  I came up with these fun treats that took no time at all to prepare and the kids LOVED them!! 

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First up, banana ghosts.  Too cute!!  All I did was slice the bananas in half, put a Popsicle stick in the flat end, roll in melted vanilla almond bark, and put chocolate chip eyes on them.  Then, I put them on wax paper on a cookie sheet and froze them overnight.  Love them!!

 Jack-o-lantern faces on little cuties!  :)

 A jack-o-lantern and a ghost.  Fun, fun!

 Last, but not least were the witch hands.  HILARIOUS!!  I just peeled carrots and put sliced almonds on the tips with a little bit of cream cheese to make them stick.  Then, I just poured some ranch in the bowl and ta-da!  

It doesn't get easier than that!  Happy Halloween!!  Enjoy!  :)

Easter Goodies

Last week I posted these precious Easter treats:

Don't you just love them? :)

This past week I also made several other Easter treats that I got off of Pinterest of course. I thought I would just do one quick post to show them all. Now all of the fun treats are in one place!

First up, cinna-bunnies! These were a huge hit with my little one. They were SO EASY too! All you need is a roll of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls (8 count), some raisins, and some slivered almonds. (Mine don't have the almonds because my son wanted no part of them!)

Spread 4 of the rolls out and unroll the other 4, cutting them in half. Form into ears...the bottom right one was made by my son. :) Use raisins for the eyes and nose and slivered almonds for the teeth. Mine look a little like puppy dogs without the teeth. Oh well...they tasted great!

See...how cute! :)
For our Easter dinner, I couldn't resist coloring my deviled eggs!! After you boil and remove the yolk, place the egg halves in a cup of water with food coloring. Just let them sit until you get the color you want. Fun, fun!! (My mom sprinkled them with paprika before I could tell her not to...I think they would have been cuter without!)

Finally, resurrection rolls. Here's the recipe for these:

8 crescent rolls

1/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

8 large marshmallows

1/4 cup butter, melted

Separate rolls into 8 triangles. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip each marshmallow into butter, roll in cinnamon-sugar, and place on a triangle. Pinch dough (TIGHTLY) around marshmallow, sealing all edges. Dip tops of dough into remaining butter and cinnamon-sugar and place with sugar side up in greased mufin cups. Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes.
(The items represent: cresent rolls-cloth used to cover Jesus, marshmallow-Jesus, butter-oils used to anoint the body, cinnamon/sugar-spices used to prepare body for burial, oven-tomb)

It is empty when you bite into it. Such a fun lesson for kids!

These taste wonderful too...like an inside out cinnamon roll! I hope you enjoy all of these Easter goodies! :)

Easter Rice Krispies Treats

I needed an Easter treat to take to my son's class Easter party, so I turned to Pinterest of course! These came from About.com and they turned out DARLING! If you need a cute little treat for Easter this week, make these!!

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Easter Rice Krispies Treats

1/4 tsp water

2-4 drops green food coloring

1/2 cup flaked coconut

3 Tbsp. butter or margarine

1 10 oz. package (about 40) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows

6 cups Rice Krispies cereal

jelly beans

Spray two regular size muffin tins or one large muffin tin with cooking spray. (The recipe says you will need 16 2 1/2 inch muffin cups, but I was able to stretch it to make more than that.) In a small bowl stir together water and green food coloring. Add coconut. Stir until coconut is tinted. Spread on a baking sheet to dry.

In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until they are completely melted. Remove from heat. Add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated. Divide warm mixture into prepared muffin tins. Shape mixture into individual cups. (A trick to help with this...I sprayed two spoons with cooking spray to prevent them from sticking while placing in the muffin tins.) Cool. Remove from pans.
Fill cooled nests with coconut, marshmallows, and jelly beans.

How cute are these?!? I think the kids in my son's class are going to love them! Enjoy! :)

Rudolph Pancakes

This isn't really a recipe, but something cute I saw on Pinterest (of course!) and just had to make Christmas morning. The one I pinned was a little different, but this is just such a fun, simple idea for Christmas morning that gets a BIG smile from kids! (I used raisins for the eyes and a red M&M for the nose.)

See, I told you it gets a big smile!
This is a good one to bookmark for next year! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!

Spider Krispies

OK, so this recipe is a little late...as in, made it for my son's class Halloween party and you won't be able to use it until next year kind of late. Oops! Well, you can bookmark it and have it ready for next year! :) I had to come up with a gluten free, peanut free snack for his party and my friend Melissa told me about this super fun, super yummy treat. I got it from CookiesandCups and WOW...there is some super cute stuff on there! I paired the snack with a fun little idea I saw on Pinterest of course...a jack-o-lantern drawn on a little orange. Seriously, isn't that precious?!? LOVE!

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Spider Krispies

6 cups Cocoa Pebbles (they are gluten free!)

1-10.5 ounce bag of mini marshmallows + additional marshmallows for eyes

1/4 cup butter

Chocolate chips

Pretzels

Spray a 9X9 inch pan lightly with cooking spray. Melt butter in sauce pan and add in marshmallows until melted. Remove from heat and stir in Cocoa Pebbles. Spread into your 9X9 inch pan and cool for 15 minutes. Cut out krispies with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Flatten additional marshmallows with a rolling pin for eyes and press into the krispies. The recipe called for the black spot on the eyes to be made with a food marker, but I didn't have one, so I stuck chocolate chips upside down in the marshmallows. The kids LOVED them! Then, stick pretzel sticks into the side for legs. (Can use gluten free pretzel sticks!)

Ta-da! How cute is that?? I thought they turned out so cute and the kids gobbled them up! In the original recipe, she also made teeth for the spider and even shows how to use this to make a precious owl. Definitely check it out! Hope your kids enjoy! :)