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A Chinese New Year Feast Fit for a Tiger

by Marie

Guest Post by Lisa of Petit Appetit
Happy Chinese New Year! 2010 ushers in the Year of the Tiger (no, really), which also happens to be on February 14th this year. Like Christmas the celebration is an entire season (so you still have time for Valentine treats too). The festival traditionally begins on the first day [...]

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Edible Playdough You Will WANT to Eat!

by Jane

Today it’s all about eating your craft! This week I decided it would be fun to make edible playdough with my girls. There are many different kinds out there, but the peanut butter varieties really caught my interest. There are a myriad of Peanut Butter Playdough recipes, so I picked the two that sounded best [...]

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Oreo Cookie Turkeys for Thanksgiving

by Marie

Guest Post by Amanda of Impress Your Kids.
I have a vivid memory of getting off the bus in 4th grade and walking down the driveway while carefully holding a “make and take” in my hand. It was a tiny turkey made out of an Oreo and a few pieces of candy. A room-mother had come [...]

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Boo-tastic Goblin Treats

by Marie

Are you needing a ghoulish treat to make for a few little goblins at your feet? Well, these Rice Crispy Goblins are all too fun to make and even more creepy to eat!

Supplies for Rice Crispy Goblins:

rice crispy treats recipe
food coloring
toothpicks
candy corn
chocolate candy rocks
m&m’s, raisins, other candy around the house

Make rice crispies according to [...]

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Fun with Edible Nasturtiums

by Jane

Looking for something fun, edible and unusual to do with your kids? Look no further! Plant {and eat!!} nasturtiums!

This summer Cate and I planted nasturtium seeds in our planter boxes, as suggested by my fabulous landscape architect friend. There are so many reasons why this was the perfect idea:

The seeds are BIG, which is [...]

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Recycling Grocery Ads for Playtime Menus

by Marie

I was a guest over at Money Saving Mom last week, posting a fun craft for recycling your grocery ads into Playtime Menus. My kids love picking out which food to use for the menus and how much to price it at! Head on over to Money Saving Mom for the how-to.

And, if you don’t [...]

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Holiday m&m Taste Testing

by Marie

With so many red and green m&ms available during the Holidays, I thought it would be fun to mix them all up in a bowl and have an m&m Taste Test. We closed our eyes, picked one out, and popped it in our mouths. It was always a surprise to taste which flavor we were [...]

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We’re Going Nuts About Cracking Nuts

by Marie

Growing up, we always had a large bowl full of Mixed Nuts out on the counter, it seemed to be a winter tradition. A few nut crackers were there ready to use and a smaller bowl for the empty shells. I loved fishing out the walnuts from the bowl, as they are my favorite. So [...]

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POM Pomegranate Contest & Giveaway

by Marie

After the pumpkin seed counting contest we had in October, POM Wonderful thought it might be fun to do a contest counting pomegranate seeds. How many seeds do you think are in this pomegranate? I’ll give you a hint… it’s more than the pumpkin seeds. That should get you going. Get the kids involved, everyone [...]

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A Pumpkin & Pomegranate Contest

by Marie

I love Fall and the foods that come with it. Pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds are some of my favorite treats! Here’s 2 contests that involve these fun Fall snacks.

Pumpkin Contest

I love cooking salty pumpkin seeds scooped from a Halloween Jack-o-lantern. I’m always amazed at how many seeds come out of a pumpkin. So I’m [...]

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