It's time for a fairy tea party! My girls love to have tea parties and having a fairy one is no exception! Tottie was feeling a bit down on herself the other day because Nutty was in school and she wasn't. To help her feel better, I had a fairy tea party with her. I really didn't do anything special. I simply made fairy bread and some "fairy tea", picked a few flowers, put on some fairy wings, and set up a little "party" on the table outside. It was enough to make her extremely happy (and make Nutty jealous when she got home from school). Fairy bread is super easy to make and is something I learned about from my Australian friends. It is a treat typically served at children's parties though the origin is not quite known (at least by my friends). To make it: 1) Spread a thin layer of butter over white bread 2) Cover the buttered bread with small, multi-colored sprinkles 3) Cut the bread into 4 triangles and serve. The "tea" is actually a simple punch recipe I grew up … [Read more...]
Wendy’s® #6SecondsFlat Sweepstakes (You could win $6000!) #spon
We are so excited to be partnering with Wendy's to spread the word about their limited time Chicken Flatbread Sandwiches. Though this post is sponsored, all thoughts and opinions are 100% our own. How would you like to win $6000? It's easy with Wendy's 6 seconds flat sweepstakes! Wendy’s Asiago Ranch and Smoky Honey Mustard Flatbread Chicken Sandwiches are back for a limited time, and to celebrate, they are giving away $6000! Tell Wendy’s what you think about their flatbreads in a Vine or Instagram video then send it @Wendys (through twitter, Instagram or Vine) with the #6SecondsFlat tag and my custom hashtag #TITD6. Each week of September, one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a $6000 prize. Here's my sample video: Of course, you want yours to be more creative and/or funny so that you'll get noticed. Wendy’s is handpicking the best video entries to re-post from their official Wendy’s social media accounts to be featured on the contest website. This could be … [Read more...]
How to make Flower Fairies
Do you have access to different flowers, petals, and leaves? Then this is the project for you! Gather up many nature objects around the yard as you can (flowers, ferns, leaves and twigs). On a piece of cardstock paper or construction paper help your child create flower fairies with glue, markers, crayons and their nature finds! It's really easy to do and so much fun! … [Read more...]
Fairy Garden Magic
My daughter and her BFF are really into Fairy Gardens right now so I thought I'd share with you. You can make it as simple as you want or as detailed as you want. Most local hardware stores will have some supplies but, you can also make your own. We started with something simple like a little fairy house. I let her pick out which one she wanted and we found the perfect place for it in the yard. After a couple of days "the fairy" visited and left a little blue bird house for the house and a little note in chalk on the sidewalk. My daughter loved it! She totally loved that the fairy came to visit and left her a little surprise. A few days later "the fairy" visited again...this time she left a little bridge and a note that she needed a way to get into her house. My daughter couldn't believe that the fairy visited again! I sneaked my way over to my friend's house to leave a special note and surprise at my daughter's BFFs Fairy House. Over the past week the fairy made a little … [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...]
Mix of the Month- Pancake
It's back to the grind and back to school time so I thought I'd share my favorite pancake mix with you! These are great for a Saturday morning or even a weeknight dinner. Here is what you will need to make your own pancake mix: (Remember you can always divide this in 1/2 or into 1/4 of the recipe depending on your needs) 12 Cups Unbleached flour 3/4 Cups sugar 1 1/2 Cups dry buttermilk powder 4 tsp salt 4 Tablespoons baking powder 2 Tablespoons baking soda Mix your ingredients well and store in an air tight container. I found these awesome jars at Target for $4.99 each! I love them! Here's how to use your pancake mix: Measure 1 1/2 cups of mix and dump into a large bowl Add 1 beaten egg Add 3/4 cup water and blend well Add any additional ingredients desired (We add smashed banana's, fresh blueberries, a tsp of almond extract, 1/3 cup of oatmeal and 1 tsp of vanilla extract to ours when we make them.) Continue adding 1/4 cup water at a time until they … [Read more...]
