I'm always on the hunt for easy, kid-friendly, but delicious dinners for my family. When I came across this Pizza-Style Manicotti recipe from Taste of Home I pinned it and knew I had to try it! It only takes 8 simple ingredients and your kids can easily help you make it. My 4 year old (oh wait, almost 5 year old!) had so much fun "making this dinner herself" as she poured the sauce in the pan, rolled the string cheese and stuffed it into the shells herself. She even wanted to take her own photo of the finished dinner... ...guess she's not as good at photography as she is at "baking"! Anyway, my family gave this recipe a huge thumbs up and we'll definitely be eating it again! Next time, however, I think I might need to make two pans of it! … [Read more...]
Naked Egg–Pinned it, Did it!
When I saw the naked egg experiment on Pinterest I just knew I had to try it with my girls. This one even fascinated me and my husband! To do it with your kids you'll need: One to two raw eggs A see through glass or container Vinegar Corn syrup Water Spoon Time Time is the biggest issue with this experiment. Each phase takes 24-48 hours to complete. My girls got a bit anxious at first and actually broke two eggs! 1) Start by gently placing a raw egg into a clear glass or container. 2) Next add vinegar to the glass until the egg is covered. Pretty much right away you'll notice bubbles forming on the egg. This is the beginning of the vinegar (an acid) eating away the egg's calcium shell. 3) Leave the egg alone for 24 hours. 4) After 24 hours, gently pour out the vinegar. 5) Grab your egg and gently rinse it under water. You'll notice that the shell is beginning to rub or peal off. DO NOT FORCE IT! My girls learned the hard way not to pick too … [Read more...]
Pasta Skeleton Craft – Pinned it, Did it!
When I saw this skeleton idea on Pinterest I just knew I had to do it with my girls. What a fun way to teach them about the bones of the body and celebrate Halloween! I did some Googling and figured out you could be as crazy detailed as you want, or as simple as you want. We chose to be fairly simple but Nutty wanted a little more detail than Tottie did. To make your own pasta skeleton you'll need: Different kinds of pasta Paper Glue That's it! I'd tell you the exact kinds of pasta you need but that is really dependent on how detailed you want to get. We used Penne, small elbow, medium shells, and thin spaghetti. Both girls had fun making these skeletons and Nutty had fun "adding more bones" than Tottie had. She learned about the tibia, fibula, ulna, and radius that Tottie did not put in her skeleton. All-in-all I'd say that this Pinned it, Did it! was a success as it got my girls interested in learning more about our bones. What have you made with … [Read more...]
DIY Mini Tea Party For Fairies–Pinned it, Did it!
Yesterday we had a fairy tea party for human girls. Today we bring you a tea party for fairies themselves! I've seen these fairy tea sets all over the web. I especially liked this one on Pinterest. After looking at the tea sets, however, I decided rather than paying for them, I could make them myself!! Tottie and I went on over to our neighbor's house and hunted for the perfect acorns along with some flowers, leaves, bark, and tiny twigs... This pretty much where her participation ended because I had to get out the glue gun for the rest... She had fun collecting the things we needed though and had even more fun watching the tea party come together! An acorn turned upside down with an acorn cap glued to the top along with a twig spout and handle made the perfect tea pot. A plain acorn without a cap made the perfect sugar bowl (or cream bowl). Acorn caps with small twig handles make for perfect cups while we used flowers for saucers... A bark … [Read more...]
Mini Caramel Apple Bites – Pinned it, Did it!
I hosted book club at my house last evening. I decided to do fall themed food as the weather was cool. On top of caramel cashew pretzels; meat, cheese and crackers; and baked brie bites (another Pinned it, Did it for later) I chose to try making mini caramel apple bites. I found them on Pinterest but it was only a photo, it did not link to a website. How hard could they be to make based on the photo?? Um, yeah, don't let the photo above fool you...I'm bad at making regular caramel apples, let alone mini caramel apples! I got out my melon ball scoop and began to scoop out the apple. This part wasn't so bad and was actually kinda fun. Tottie tried to do one but it was too hard for her. The caramel part is where I had problems and thus have no photos. I thought you simply melted the caramel and then dipped the apple pieces in. Well, I tried that and the caramel was too think so I had to mold the caramel over each piece of apple (the above photo … [Read more...]
Energy Bites
So healthy!! And SO easy! And SO yummy! 1 cup (dry) oatmeal 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup peanut butter or use a seed butter 1/3 cup honey 1 tsp. vanilla Mix ingredients together in a large bowl. Scoop into bite sized balls (I used a small cookie dough scoop). Refrigerate (or even freeze) to set them up and then enjoy! My kids begged me to make more the minute they were gone! … [Read more...]
