Muffin Tin Monday- Outerspace

Today I did a quick MTM snack for Lu! I had a brain block for the outerspace theme ... Lu actually came up with 2 our of the 3 things! Good thing I have asmart kid :) I wish you could see the "alien" better It was sooo cute! A flattened marshmallow w/ pointy ears, and entinna and 3 eyes :)
Raisins for a black hole, and cheese and bologna for "Saturn" I used a melon baller to get the cheese in circles, and a toothpick to hold it together! Of course the foil muffin cups give it that outerspace feel!

Nice little after school snack! To my surprise she liked saturn the best! That girl does love cheese!!!!

Friendly Bottle Ghost!

Like I said in an earlier post this week, I finally got in the Halloween Spirit and the other day Lu and I made these cute ghost that I saw here. The only thing I did different than what she did in her tutorial was using smaller 20 oz bottles instead of 2 liter bottles. I love the way the turned out! They were SUPER SIMPLE and only needed a few things, most of which is usually laying around the house. I grabbed the bottles from the recycling bin, the construction paper and glue already on hand.

First put a few drops of paint ing (for this step I put just a DROP of water to help the paint coat easier and faster it worked well)
Shake or as in Lu's case she is just turning it over and over untl she got the desired results she wanted :)

*Have the adult cut 3 circles, 2 smaller and 1 large* Then Lu glued them on.

Lu's the ghost in the middle, can you see shes making the *oooo* sound LOL! These were so cute and I put one on each end table, I love it!

to see more great crafts and kid friendly items go here and here

Kids in The Kitchen- Candy Corn Popcorn balls

I am back with a more halloweenish/every day recipe! Last week I had to vere off the themes in order to satisfy my tummies craving LOL! We had alot of fun making these popcorn balls, they were simple, reminded me a bit of how rice crispies taste, nice and gooey! (when they are warm)

First melt 2 tbsp butter (please supervise your children closely at the stove)

And the melt 1/2 bag of small marshamallows (stirring alot)

While the marshmallows are melting measure 4 cups of popcorn and place in large bowl.and throw in some candy corn! (thats the halloween part) But for some reason popcorn balls are sold in the stores around Halloween does anyone know why?

*I don't usually take pictures for are Kids in The Kitchen and I look a mess but Lu insisted!* This part is for the ADULT ... pour the melted marshmallows in the bowl with the popcorn.And stir ..... the shape into small balls when the popcorn is cool enough to handle

And here ya have it ... candy corn popcorn balls mmm mmm good!

Don't forget to link up with your kid friendly recipes, favorite children's cookbooks, you and the kids in the kitchen or just simple ways to get your children to eat! See you all next week!

Wordless Wednesday- Hair cut!

My Little Girl got her Hair cut ..... Her Before ... pictured above

And after ...

after again ... isn't she just gorgeous!

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Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays-Pumkin Spice Bars

I thought this recipe would be a perfect post for Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays ... It being Fall and All this fits in a great festive category!
Yesterday my mommy group had a playdate and everyone brought a dish, when I saw these Pumkin Spice Bars over at My Family My Forever I knew I was going to make them! Only draw back...? I HATE pumkin, but I was willing to try it because I wanted to have something Halloweenish and because there were enough other flavors in it that I do like, I was hoping they would spruce it up and not make the pumkin so noticeable! And I am thankful I tried it, because I liked it ... everyone liked it, and there is NONE LEFT!
Heres the Recipe I got from My Family My Forever
3/4 stick melted butter
1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
8 oz softened cream cheese
1 can of pumpkin
5 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup shredded coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk
Caramel ice cream topping to drizzle on when serving

***The only modification I made were, I used 3/4 can of sweetened condensed milk instead of a whole can, I drizzled the caramel when I got it straight from the oven, I also did not use whip cream***


Combine melted butter and graham cracker crumbs in a bowl and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 8 minutes then remove from oven.
In a large bowl beat the pumpkin, cream cheese, sugar and cinnamon until well combined.
Spread evenly over graham cracker crust.
Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over pumpkin layer. Follow with coconut.
Drizzle 3/4 can of condensed milk on top of this.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Drizzle caramel, cut into bars and serve!

See the wonderful party spread! MmmMmm Good food+ Good friend= Good times!

Check out Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays for more great recipes!

Muffin Tin Monday - Halloween Cupcakes

Last week we didn't get to do MTM because we were SUPER busy Monday! I thought we were gonna have to skip again today, but low and behold we had our Mommy Group Halloween Party and before hand a couple of us had a "baking party" to make some goodies to take with us! And since the theme is Halloween/Fall I thought I could squeak by JUST BARELY TODAY :) Aren't these the cutest mummy cupcakes??? (made by Kaylee)

And the cute little ghosts tins were purchased at target ... sweet huh!? (made by me and Kelly)

And though we didn't have a FULL muffin tin, we had cute muffin/cupcake cups! I love em! Hope you enjoy! Next week I will have a better/real Muffin tin Meal! :) Like I said I squeaked by!

For more great Tins click here!

No-Sew Halloween Tote

I am slowly getting into the Halloween spirit. Infact this weekend Lu and I made several "crafts" for Halloween decorations! Now I just have to catch up on my posting!

Every year we see those plastic pumkin buckets for a buck and if you want a cuter bag with a "super hero" on it your paying several bucks. I thought it would be nice to have a bag Lu could keep year after year!So I made this SUPER CUTE NO SEW tote bag! Doesn't she wear it so well??

And it can fit tons of candy inside! It cost $2 bucks, I bought 2 bandanas at walmart $1 a piece!

I cut along the boarder (where there is writing) making sure to make just one cut so it is a LONG strip. I put the 2 bandanas together and cut 2 inch strips around 2 sides, then all I did was tie them in double knots. For the strap I took all the long boarder pieces cut them in half (which leaves you with 4 pretty long strips) then I tied them together with a knot effect.

Isn't it so cute? If you make it comment and show me yours!