I had every intention of surprising my girls with something called Spidery Eggs for breakfast in the morning.  My nephew was over so I recruited him to help me make them.  The problem was, nothing went right so I ended up changing my plan.  I actually like these Alien Eggs better anyway! I started by boiling three eggs.  One however, completely split while it was boiling.  No problem, I had two more anyway... I then mixed a bunch of blue, red, and green food coloring together until I got something that resembled dark black water.  If you are one of those people that worries about artificial dyes, you can substitute boiled blueberry water for the dye water. Next, my nephew and I carefully removed the hard boiled eggs from the boiling water and held them with a folded towel.  Now, my nephew was suppose to put his egg on the counter, cover it with the towel, then gently tap it with the end of a wooden spoon...this would have given a nice spider web looking crack on the bottom. … [Read more...]

We've scoured the internet in search of awesome, unique, and fun Halloween treats.  Below you'll find nine of our favorites from our search! 1) Shrunken Heads In Cider--Creepy is all I have to say about this drink! 2) Cheese Witch Brooms--Cute and healthy! 3) Eyeball Donuts--Easy and fun! 4) Weiner Worms--Just plain gross! 5)  Icky Intestines--I'm not sure anyone would actually want to eat these! 6)  Mad Scientist Potion--Cool for kids AND adults! 7)  Melon Brain--Genious and healthy! 8)  Finger Food--A little too realistic for me! 9)  Pumpkin Seed Brittle--Um...Yum! What awesome Halloween treats have you made? … [Read more...]

Halloween is over and your kids collected TONS of candy.  What do you do with it all (besides simply eat it)?  Here are some fun (though still not healthy) ideas for left-over Halloween candy: Cut up chewy or nuggety candy bars into bite sized pieces and bake them into the middle of a cupcake.  Frost the cupcake then crumble more of the candy bar on top. Mix crumbled candy bars or smaller candies into ice cream, add a little milk, and blend it to make your own candy milkshake. Mix crumbled candy bars, Reeces Pieces, M&Ms or similar candies into cookie dough and bake for an extra special cookie treat. Break up chocolatey or caramely candies into small pieces and stir them into brownie dough.  Bake for a deliciously gooey brownie treat. Make a candy pizza.  Just search "candy pizza" in your internet browser for a ton of different recipes. Make this really awesome Halloween Candy Advent Calender or other cool things that I found at Alpha Mom. (This is … [Read more...]