Mini brownies + green icing + M&M = Christmas Tree Brownie Bites How cute are these little brownie Christmas trees?!? I have a slight obsession with my Pampered Chef mini muffin pans. Over the years, some of my favorite recipes have been made in these pans. One of the most popular being the snickerdoodle bites. My personal favorite are the s'mores brownie bites. I also use this pan for mini muffins for my littles. If you need to add a mini muffin pan to your kitchen, here's one with great reviews. *affiliate link* Over the weekend, I had a group of kiddos for a holiday ... read more
Archives for 2019
Christmas Chex Mix
Puppy Chow. Christmas Crack. Reindeer Munch. White Chocolate Chex Mix. I've seen many different names for this kind of snack mix over the year. It's a popular item to make over the holidays. It's one that you just cannot stop eating and is great to make in a large batch and gift. Another thing I love about this particular recipe is that it's easy for kids to help with. Christmas Chex mix is something we all look forward to enjoying over the holidays. Over the years I've added different items to this mix. This year, I let my little ones pick what they wanted in it. I have to say, they ... read more
Christmas Gift Planning Printable
About a month ago, the kids and I were leaving Target when I spotted the new toy catalog for the year. I immediately grabbed two and then a coffee. I knew right then and there that I would have a good hour to enjoy that coffee while the kiddos marked the catalog left and right with the things they wanted for Christmas. It worked like a charm and that ENTIRE cup of coffee was enjoyed HOT. The kids are still at ages (5 & 7) where they still want toys but are also into electronics as well. As I was glancing at their choices while they were browsing, the only thing I thought to myself was ... read more
Book Cooks- The Very Stuffed Turkey
In my early teaching days, I used to be part of an after school enrichment group called book cooks. Once a week, the kids would stay after to listen to a book read aloud and make a fun food item to go with the book. It was something the kids loved. Fast forward many, many years and now I have one child who is BEGGING for her own YouTube channel. That won't happen but I did tell her she could start doing some blog stuff with me if she wanted. She said yes, and this blog is being brought back to life. Together she and I will be doing monthly BOOK COOK posts. She picks the book, used ... read more
Ranch Chex Mix
Chex mix is one of my favorite things to make during football season. It's easy to make and fun to snack on during the games. One of my favorites to make is ranch flavored chex mix. In the past, I've make it in the crock pot. It cooks all morning and is ready by game time. But the last time I made it, it wasn't crunchy enough. So this time, I decided to bake it. I gathered all of my favorite players for the perfect chex mix combination. Since this is more of a savory mix, I went for snacks that could absorb the seasoning. Chex mix, cheese its, pretzels, and ranch seasoning is what ... read more
Cranberry Almond Coconut Energy Balls
One of my goals this year has been to eat healthier. I spent a good part of last year getting back on track, making a lot of changes with the things I ate, changed the way I worked out and the things I focused on. When it comes to food, I've had a major sweet tooth for as long as I can remember. There are times (more than I'd like to admit) where I'd just skip meals in order to have dessert. And one of the hardest things about making all the changes last year was curbing the sweets. I spent a lot of time looking for healthier things to eat that would satisfy my sweet tooth at the same ... read more
Thomas the Train Birthday Party
This Thomas the Train birthday party for L was probably one of my favorites. This post has been on my to do list for way to long now, I'm excited to share the details of the party. Hopefully if you're throwing a Thomas the Train party soon, you'll get a few ideas from this post. Let me start by saying my littlest was train OBSESSED. Thomas was an everyday part of our lives for years, probably from about 2-4 years old. So when it came for the theme of L's 3rd birthday, the decision was simple. My goal for the party was simple and easy. His birthday is in October, we're still usually ... read more
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Cooking dinner at home definitely hasn't been something I've been great at these days. My kiddos can pretty much eat the same rotation of three to four meals for dinner and be 100% okay with it. Actually, they don't want anything other than those meals. I'm a "pick your battles" kind of mom and in this season of life, I'm happy to rotate those meals. Heck, a year ago it was pretty much the same thing every night for dinner, so I'd consider where were at right now a win. Since they're taken care of rather quickly when it comes to dinner, that leaves my meal. Most nights, I make their ... read more
{Printable} Easter Lunch Box Notes
The next holiday is quickly approaching, which means it's time for a new set of lunch box notes. These lunch box notes have become something the kids have started looking for each day. They now expect them as we move onto another holiday and call me out when I don't have them in there. I'm thinking this is the last holiday set I'll have to create this year. And next year, they should be good to go for each holiday. I've mentioned in past posts that I print these at the beginning of the month before the holiday (I'm a little late getting this post up.) I print 2 pages on card stock ... read more
Teacher Appreciation Survey For Kids
This week is teacher appreciation week at school. Usually it's later in the year, but since we'll be in the testing world for the last few months of school- it's now. For little man's class, I volunteered to do the "letter day." It was the first day where students wrote words of appreciation for the teachers. Since littles say the darnedest things, I thought a little survey turned into a book, would be something the teachers would treasure. I created the printable and make sure to use questions that the three and four year olds could answer. I printed out two sheets for each of the ... read more
