Category: Food
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Juice Box Rocket Ships
For my four-year-old’s “astronaut princess” party, she was very excited about the various crafts and preparations leading up to her party. This year was also one of the first times that she was able to express and execute her opinions on how she envisioned certain aspects of her party. As someone who loves a challenge, […]
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Freezer cooking
Freezer cooking has been single-handledly responsible for helping me be more sane and more frugal. We are able to create monthly meal plans, follow them, and make dinner time a relatively low-stress time in our household while still enjoying healthy, home cooked meals. Hopefully it works to bring these benefits to your family too. Happy […]
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Easy and Lasting Play-Doh
What I Used: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 cup water 1 Tbsp vegetable oil Coloring (8-10 drops of liquid food coloring or gel coloring) Optional: glitter (1) Combine all of the ingredients (except the optional glitter) in a medium saucepan. (2) Stir over medium heat. When the ingredients […]
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Mini Pretzel Dogs
What I used (36 mini pretzel dogs) 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 tablespoon white sugar 2 teaspoons salt + more for sprinkling 1 package active dry yeast 4 ½ cups all purpose flour ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted 4 cups hot water ½ cup baking soda 1 large egg 1 tablespoon water 3 packs […]
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Homemade Box of Chocolates
What I used: Dollar store box of chocolates Template Full-page labels OPTIONAL: Acrylic paint, stickers, and preschoolers Chocolates S’mores bites Buckeye Candy Chocolate coated soft caramels (1) Print template and attach to the back of the Dollar Store chocolate box. (2) Decorate top of box. AUTHOR’S NOTE: Since we were intending for kids to decorate […]
