Sheesh! What IS it about sticks and sweets? (See my post here to understand what I mean.) A big thank you to Baking Bites for introducing me to the cakesicle pan
. Find the Baking Bites inspiration here .
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Tie-Dyed Eggs (Literally)
I love this idea from “Our Best Bites,” as I love lots of ideas from Our Best Bites (I’ve posted on this great site before, and I’ll post again.) Find instructions for dying eggs by wrapping in 100% silk ties here. Full, printable instructions are available for download, too.
All-Natural Egg Dyes
Visit Better Homes and Gardens to create all-natural Easter egg dyes from different foods. Find the instructions here.… Read More ...
Save Money…Bring Your Lunch
I was chatting with a friend recently about the cost of eating out at lunch—even a sandwich from a deli–and the quick calculations were stunning. Hundreds, even thousands, can be saved per year by making your own lunch. Parents.com has a slide show of 20 easy to assemble lunches and snacks for kids that offer great ideas for grown-ups as … Read More ...
April Fool’s Day Food Tricks
Here are a few of Martha‘s ideas for April Fool’s… turn milk blue, make a mashed potato sundae or spill “coffee” in bed. The Kitchn serves up a bowl of “cereal” (actually cauliflower soup with garam masala-spiced Os that they found on the Food Network here. CDKitchen has lots of gross recipes like … Read More ...
Cereal Box Bookmarks
What a clever idea from Plum Pudding for your brightly-colored cereal boxes, Find the how-tos for crafting these bookmarks here.… Read More ...
Easy Chick Cake
I love this simple idea from Martha Stewart for a spring cake. Craft a chick from frosting, shredded coconut, licorice eyes and feet, and an almond beak. Find the how-tos here.… Read More ...
Peeps Speed Racer Easter Treat
OK OK, I promise to stop harassing you with Peeps posts. No. I can’t make that promise. But only a few weeks until the Peeps disappear for another year, so I’ll have to get at least one more in. I found this little Peeps speed racer on the Katherine Marie Photography site via another great blog, One Pretty Thing. See … Read More ...
Rice Krispie Pops and Other Kids’ Birthday Party Ideas
Visit No Fuss Fabulous for about a billion ideas on everything, including this easy treat for a birthday party: Oversized M&M Krispie Pops. They devoted last week to children’s birthday party ideas, so visit the site for inspiration, such as this Carnival party
. No Fuss Fabulous provides links and how-tos, as well.
Super Easy Cookie “Hats”
What a clever, easy (very kid friendly) idea for crafting “hats” from store-bought cookies and candy. Find this idea here at “A Feathered Nest” . The hats are made with Reese’s peanut butter cups, fudge cookies and piped frosting.… Read More ...
Easter S’Mores
This idea for Easter S’mores in a Jar is from a year ago, but I couldn’t resist sharing. Find the how-tos here at Creative Gift and Party Ideas. I love the bunny Peeps peeping out.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
Looking for more ideas for Smores? Check out this S’mores cookbook
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Cute Fruit Animals
What a clever way to make your fruit cuter. Find the how-tos for creating this apple frog here and strawberry mouse here at Family Fun. 
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Homemade Peeps!
As I do have a fascination with Peeps (see my post here on the Washington Post peeps diorama contest), the title earned an exclamation point. Also from The Kitchn, find a link to a homemade Peeps recipe here. The recipe originally came from here, from Martha Stewart Living.
Lollipops…in 30 Minutes or Less
I’ve spent the last 10 years making cookies on a stick, and I keep threatening to actually try real lollipops. Well, thanks to She Shimmers but she doesn’t do the dishes… I just might finally try real lollipops. The blogger also tried her hand at these lollipops for the first time (and whatta great job!) and gives us the recipe … Read More ...
Two Great Felt Food Etsy Shops
Must be something about insects, because these two great etsy shop finds have bugs. First, buggabugs offers tons of patterns for great felt food collections, like this Movie Time set or this Pankcake Breakfast set. Download patterns and instructions for $6 each. 
Next, Go Buggy offers adorable felt foods. Some of my favorites: Yakisoba (Pan Fried Noodles with Squid) and … Read More ...