Hello! I just wanted to share some last minute, cute ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week! I thought I would include a few of the best ideas that I’ve seen from around the web and compile them into one post for ya!
I’ve also made several free printables:
(If you need a little help or instructions, please visit my printables page.)
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Are you ready for the easiest (yummy) Easter basket treat ever?!
I needed something that was cute, wouldn’t break easy (mailing in packages), could feed an army, and last a few days without losing it’s flavor.
This is what I came up with. This takes about 10 minutes to put together. Longer if you’re coming up with cute tags to attach to your “bunny bait”, but don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. You can find the printable tags below!
Throw everything together in a giant bowl.
Don’t try to skimp on your bowl here, otherwise you’ll have Cheerios all over your kitchen floor – which may or may not differ from a normal day.
Melt CandiQuik and pour over the mixture. I used a spatula to fold together until the mixture was evenly coated.
Spread mixture out onto a large piece of wax paper (I used two pieces of wax paper, side by side). This prevents you from having one ginormous piece of Cheerio Crispy Treat.
Once the mixture is completely dry (5-10 minutes), scoop into cute little treat bags, tie off with a ribbon and treat tag! Voila.
Printable treat tags below:
Linked to: Pint Sized Baker, Inside Bru Crew Life, Buns in my Oven
The first time I saw these over at Stop Lookin’ Get Cookin’s blog, I almost died from the cuteness. Why did I never think of turning pretzel twists into cute little chicks (or are they ducklings?)!? I thought of making bunnies out of pretzel RODS, but making little critters out of the twists – nope. The credit goes to Kendra’s daughter! So swing by her blog to see the other ideas she created with these pretzel twists!
I did, however, add my own twist to these and used a sliced almond for a little wing.
What I love about them is they’re easy, tasty and super adorable. You could make these right now if you wanted…
That is if you have pretzels, CandiQuik, almonds, sprinkles and candy coated sunflower seeds.
I found the candy coated sunflower seeds (with an assortment of colors available) at TJ Maxx/HomeGoods. Kendra found them at Michaels, so hopefully one of these this helps you out!
If you have difficulty finding these, you could always use an orange Tic-Tac.
Chick or duckling, they’re cute. Happy Spring!
Well hello there!
What better way to eat a Peep than in a chocolate Easter egg?
Two weeks ago I bought about five dozen peeps. Pink ones, purple ones, yellow ones, blue ones, limited edition ones(!)… all in attempt to making something fun and creative for the Peeps Hop Along Party. Something more than just a chocolate dipped peep. I ended up with these guys. Peeping peeps, or they could be hatching, but bunnies hatching out of eggs is just silly. So just roll with me, ok?
You may recognize the chocolate eggs if you frequent this site…
Only this time I added a base to the egg and stuffed them with Peeps!
Fill your silicon mold with a spoonful or two of CandiQuik, using the back of a spoon to push the coating up the sides. If your sides feel thin, you may want to repeat this process.
Using a small knife, I trimmed the top of each egg. Don’t worry if it’s not perfect, this makes it look more natural!
I also cut the bottom half of each peep off. You can decide what to do with the leftover marshmallow, I’m confident it will go to good use.
Note: I only had to trim the chicks peeps
I used a toothpick to apply CandiQuik along the edge of one egg to act as a glue and hold both halves together.
Then spoon a tiny amount of CandiQuik on wax paper and press your egg on top, hold in place until the egg is able to stand on its own (this should only take a few moments).
Sorta cute, don’t you think!?
Happy Easter, Peeps!
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist)
Thanks to Christi (Love From the Oven) and Michelle (Sugar Swings! Serve Some) for organizing this Spring Hop Along PEEPS Party! Also! There is a PEEPS Giveaway! If you’re interested, enter HERE.
Be sure to hop on over to the following sites, they are all delivering a super cute PEEP idea!
It’s almost Spring.
I have to keep telling myself that. Because currently, outside my window all I see is a flurry of snowflakes whipping through the air.
But this is the last of it…or at least that’s what ‘they’ keep saying.
If you live in a state where you have four distinct seasons, you hear me loud and clear.
These bunnies though, they scream spring and hint that there really is warm weather around the corner. Never mind the fact that there is eight inches of snow on the ground and snowmen still standing in virtually every neighbors’ yard…
What happened? It’s March. Which means St. Patrick’s Day. And Easter this year too!
I must say, I love the bright colors that we associate with Easter, it means warm weather is *slowly* approaching. Can you tell how much I love winter? If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you’ve probably figured this out. And if you’ve read my about page, you’re probably wondering why I live where I do!
These nests are easy to pull together and you could totally bring the whole family in to help.
Three ingredients and virtually no thinking involved – sold?!
So, it happens to be that it was (and is!) cold outside. Surprise, surprise Minnesota.
What does that have to do with anything?
Well, I’m glad you asked, because I couldn’t find a dang candy thermometer in the kitchen to save my life. Nor did I really want to go all the way up to the store to get a new one.
(I’m officially talking to myself on my blog, don’t mind me.)
And I thought, I’ll try to make this recipe without the thermometer (I know…bad me).
And…
After I researched tons of marshmallow recipes online, watched marshmallow-makin’ videos (and in that time probably could’ve already returned from the store w/ my new thermometer, but that’s besides the point) I had decided that I had it pinned down to exactly how long it would take for my mixture to get to 240 degrees.
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Let’s talk. You and I…
I, like most of you, feel like I am always running, rushing, in a hurry to get somewhere, to do something.
Whether it’s rushing to work or trying to beat traffic, trying to get to the gym after work. Not to mention trying to get a parking spot at the gym, ugh. Then rushing to get the pup from doggy day camp (oh yes, I do) and running to the store because I realize I ran out of half & half (and no one in my house can live without it). I could go on and on…but the fact of the matter is, sometimes life can be so busy, so complicated.
Take a little time for yourself today and relax. Breath. Stop rushing, for even just an hour.
Make yourself a little snack. A snack that is delicious yet simple and although it may not be the cutest thing on pinterest, it tastes dang good and will be made over and over.
Cracker Candy Swirled with Chocolate & Caramel.
Crackers. Salty ones. Any salted cracker will do here. I think if I made this again, I’d use square shaped ones, aka saltines.
Melt Chocolate Candiquik and stir mixed nuts directly into the tray
Pour Candiquik mixture over the crackers and use a spatula to spread evenly across the top of the crackers…
Then I melted some caramel and swirled it over the top of the chocolate.
Sprinkle with a little sea salt if your heart desires. I found that it added just the right balance of sweet and salty.
Easy peasy.
Enjoy!
Linked to: Inside Bru Crew Life, Pint Sized Baker, Mrs. Happy Homemaker
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Can I live here?
It looks peaceful.
And pink.
Everything in it’s little 1 foot wide world is just so cute.
And I’m pretty sure I could live off of the snow.
I was recently asked to participate in a virtual baby shower! Have you ever been to one? Well, not really, but participated? I love the idea…and today, this virtual shower is for Meaghan, aka The Decorated Cookie. She is mega-talented and even has a book, Sugarlicious. She was the original one who made THESE melting snowman cookies. She also has an Edible Crafts Blog over at Craft Gossip. This is her second child and all I have to say is, I’m jealous of her kids! They are surrounded by 24-7 cuteness.
To help in the sweet celebration I made Marshmallow Baby Bottles.
These are really simple to make and personalize!
I just used a tiny dab of Vanilla Candiquik to stack the marshmallows…
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