Creative food craft ideas
Here is a great project for the kids to help with. They would make cute gifts or place cards for the dinner table. Maybe you need a last minute gift for a hostess, these would be perfect to give.
Click here on Happier Than a Pig in Mud for the directions. She used a hot glue gun to put the … Read More ...
Are you done with your holiday shopping and baking? I got the Christmas cards out and still have some shopping to do and all my baking and homemade gifts to do. I’ll be lucky if I get Santa’s cookies made in time. I procrastinate in the kitchen, since I’m not very good. My New Year goal is to be more … Read More ...
Mason Jars
are still the rage. I loved them before they became popular again! There are so many uses for them! They can be used for canning, storage and gifting. Today’s focus will be gifts in jars. You don’t have to use mason jars, you can reuse old sauce jars, baby food jars or regular glass jars that you find … Read More ...
I haven’t done a S’mores recipe in a while. So here is an easy last minute cookie idea that the kids can help you with.
This recipe has very little cooking and is made with all store bought items. This is the perfect last minute dessert. Just have the supplies on hand and you are ready for unexpected guests or … Read More ...
Here is a dessert that can be part of the decoration and the dessert for your Thanksgiving feast.
Don’t tell your guests that the decoration is edible! Surprise them after the meal, when you cut up the centerpiece for them to eat. This would be cute as decoration for the kids table! Hopefully they won’t pick at it and discover … Read More ...
It’s all about the kids helping and taking part in the preparation of the any holiday feast. This one is super easy! There are no recipes involved and will keep the little ones busy before dinner, while you prepare the last minute preparations.
All you need are sandwich cookies, frosting, candy corn and pretzels. Setup a creation station with a … Read More ...
Snow White would not have tried the poison apple if it looked like this. These would definitely fit in well with a Nightmare before Christmas theme though.
You may have all the ingredients all ready in your pantry. You need sugar, corn syrup, black gel food coloring, water and of course the granny smith apples.
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All hail the pumpkin king! My daughter loves Nightmare Before Christmas. We watch it for Halloween and again at Christmas time. Too bad she has braces to truly enjoy these apples.
You need white chocolate, apples, sticks, black frosting and a dish or deep cup for dipping. Washi tape
is optional if you want to decorate the sticks. Of course … Read More ...
Here is a cute decoration for the adults and kids at the party. Forget the little umbrellas, your guests will be screaming for these edible spider webs instead.
Susan B was having a party and wanted to add a twist to her favorite drink the chocolate martini. She also decided to use the web for her kids chocolate milk. You … Read More ...
Along came a spider….. Here is a spider we can all enjoy and happily make disappear.
Need to get the kids to eat healthy? Just add some chocolate and they will never know! Petro created muffins, but used chocolate as a decoration for the Halloween holiday. Be fearless in the kitchen and don’t worry about perfection. We all can’t be … Read More ...
Like to give gifts to teachers during all the holidays? They’ll feel more special receiving these truffles instead of the same candy or cupcakes the kids are getting.
Although they are very elegant, truffles are very easy to make and Rachel Beyer from Adventures in Making gives you the recipe and directions. She uses Halloween colors, but you can take … Read More ...
A peanut butter cup with a twist. I know that there are peanut allergies out there, but maybe you can replace the peanut butter with soy or coconut butter.
Katie from Chocolate Covered Katie updates the cupcake to a little more healthier version than the store bought item. I’m not a big pumpkin fan, but thinking I might try this. … Read More ...
Here is another cute idea for after school or for the school party. The Witch’s hat is made out of Fruit Roll Ups
,Gushers
, marshmallow and a cookie. Betty Crocker shows us how to take an every day snack and remake for Halloween. The best part is that it takes 5 mins. to make. Of course, you have … Read More ...
Boooo! Here is one cute ghost that won’t scare you away!
Gina from Willowday like most creative moms, loves to making things with her kids. Here she shows how she take cotton candy and turns it into ghosts to top off a cake or cupcakes. In the USA we are able to find tubs of cotton candy in pink or … Read More ...
Caramel apples are yummy, but very messy! Plus, they can be kind of hard to eat! These mini caramel apples save the day!
What a great treat to make with the kids! Plus, it is easy for them to eat too!
Tiffany at My Litter shows how to take some apples, melon baller
, cake pop sticks
and of course … Read More ...