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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Links of the week II

I have found too many cute things I started a second link so you could get through them all without being overwhelmed.


Show Tell Share has mini grasshopper pies














Shwin & Shwin gives you some sewing 101


How about Orange shows how to make gift bags out of envelopes







My Scrappy Life shows us how to make paper bows...


Shabby Loco has really cute decor idea made out of coffee filters












Candace Creations has an awesome sign for daddy






The Southern Lady Cooks gives a recipe on how to make your own pickles






IMOM gives us a free printable and a 30 ay challenge.  This is the cutest idea, brings you closer to your children






I heart nap time has created a very cute Halloween printable, best thing of all, it's free :)


Make'n Mold has cute Halloween treat ideas..

Stack of Pumpkins

SUPPLIES
     ¼ lb. Make’n Mold milk chocolate flavored candy wafers
     1 lb. Make’n Mold orange vanilla flavored candy wafers
     ¼ lb. Make’n Mold dark green vanilla flavored candy wafers
     Make’n Mold 4½" lollipop sticks
     Make’n Mold pumpkin lollipop mold
     Recipe for crisped rice squares

INSTRUCTIONS

Make crisped rice squares following your favorite recipe.

Melt Make’n Mold milk chocolate, orange and dark green candy wafers separately in microwave-safe bowls for 30 seconds at a time on half power. Stir and repeat until wafers are completely melted.

Paint mold cavities with melted wafers chilling 3-5 minutes between each color.

Once details are painted, fill each mold cavity with orange wafers.

Place lollipop sticks in stick channel of mold with at least 1” of the end of the stick in the melted wafers. Rotate the stick so it is completely covered with wafers.

Chill 10-15 minutes.

Attach to crisped rice squares by pushing the sticks of each lollipop into the center of one of the sides.

Franken-Mallows
Franken-Mallows

SUPPLIES
    1 pound Make’n Mold Green Candy Wafers
    ¼ cup Make’n Mold Milk Chocolate Flavored Candy Wafers
    ChocoMaker® Candy Melter OR Make’n Mold Microwaveable Trays
    1 Make’n Mold Decorating Bottles
    6 Make’n Mold 6" Lollipop Sticks
    18 jumbo marshmallows
    6 mini pretzel “stix”
    Waxed paper-lined cookie sheet

INSTRUCTIONS
Push three jumbo marshmallows onto each lollipop stick. The stick should not go all the way through the last marshmallow.
Melt green candy wafers in ChocoMaker® Candy Melter or microwaveable tray according to package instructions.
Roll the marshmallow lollipops on the surface of the melted green candywafers, until they are evenly coated. Lay lollipops on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
Snap the ends off all 6 pretzel “stix” and adhere them to the sides of the covered lollipops where the “throat” for your Franken-Mallow would be.
Chill lollipops 10-15 minutes.
Melt milk chocolate flavored candy wafers in Make’n Mold decorators bottle according to package instructions.
Using the decorators bottle with decorator cap, draw the face and clothing details onto chilled lollipop (see photo).
Chill an additional 3-5 minutes.

Ghost CookiesGhost Cookie

SUPPLIES

Vanilla Flavored Candy Wafers
Milk Chocolate Flavored Candy Wafers
Peanut Shaped Cookies
Dipping Tools
Microwaveable Tray
Decorator’s Bottles

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt vanilla flavored candy wafers in microwaveable tray according to package instructions.
Use dipping tool to dip cookies into melted candy wafers.
Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet and chill 10-15 minutes.
Melt milk chocolate flavored candy wafers in decorator’s bottle according to package instructions.
Use decorator’s bottle to draw faces on cookies. Chill 3-5 minutes.

Halloween CookiesHalloween Cookies

SUPPLIES


    Milk Chocolate Candy Wafers
    Orange Candy Wafers
    Orchid Candy Wafers
    Microwaveable Trays
    Dipping Tools
    Decorator’s Bottles
    Twist Ties
    Tags

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt candy wafers separately in microwaveable trays according to package instructions.

Use dipping tools to dip cookies into one color of melted candy wafers. Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Chill 10-15 minutes.

Fill decorator’s bottle with second color of melted candy wafers.

Use filled decorator’s bottle to drizzle melted candy wafers over finished cookies. Chill 3-5 minutes. Repeat procedure to drizzle a third color if desired. Once cookies are finished and have reached room temperature, place in treat bags. Use twist ties to secure bag.

Add a personal touch by writing a special message on the back of a tag and secure to treat-filled bag.


Halloween PretzelsHalloween Pretzels

SUPPLIES

    Make'n Mold Milk Chocolate Flavored Candy Wafers
    Make'n Mold Yellow Vanilla Flavored Candy Wafers
    Make'n Mold Orange Vanilla Flavored Candy Wafers
    Make'n Mold Microwaveable Trays
    Make'n Mold Dipping Tools
    Make'n Mold Decorator’s Bottles
    Twist Ties

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt candy wafers separately in microwaveable trays according to package instructions.

Use dipping tools to dip pretzels into one color of melted candy wafers. Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Chill 10-15 minutes.

Fill decorator’s bottle with second color of melted candy wafers.

Use filled decorator’s bottle to drizzle melted candy wafers over finished pretzels. Chill 3-5 minutes.

Once pretzels are finished and have reached room temperature, place in treat bags. Use twist ties to secure treat bag.

Add a personal touch by writing a special message on the back of each tag then secure to treat-filled bag.

Witches HatsWitches Hats

SUPPLIES

Milk Chocolate Candy Wafers
Orange Vanilla Flavored Candy Wafers
Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate Drops
Microwaveable Trays
Dipping Tools
Decorator’s Bottles

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt milk chocolate flavored candy wafers according to package instructions.

Use a fork to dip crackers into candy wafers and place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.  Chill 10-15 minutes.

Melt orange vanilla flavored candy wafers according to package instructions.
Dip the bottom of a chocolate drop into melted candy wafers.  Gently place dipped chocolate drop onto dipped crackers.

Chill 10-15 min
 Blessed by Design is giving away cute bottle cap printables this month


This month it's a cute Zebra Stripe, I found it at Cap Creations




Cap Creations gives a great tute on the items above!!!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Links of the Week

I found a yummy Mongolian beef recipe on Pinterest and it linked me to Pink Bites.  I am looking forward to trying it

My post on my daughters preschool computer was posted today on Operation Beautiful








The mother huddle has the cutest idea for wall decor for kids


Sweet Blessings has a cute free printable...






Confessions of a homeschooler has the cutest puppy learning kit




Make it and love it has a really cute Fluffy Chiffon Skirt....  I'm going to have to try this

Learning Blogs

I love when wonderful people share their talents in teaching, here are some blogs that help you teach your children...


HandWritingWorksheets.com gives us perfect tracing papers to help your children learn their words and sentences





Twisty Noodle has coloring pages and word worksheets, very cute art!!





Ziggity Zoom has tons of great things there certificates, princess pages, and educational pages...








Confessions of a Home Schooler always has wonderful ideas there learning activities, lessons and so much more..

(She does charge for her lessons but still has ideas on her blog)

Here is a page that gives the letter B book away, B for Ballerina
Crayola has free coloring pages

From Fairies and Disney

to Cars
Also Holiday and Learning




What an awesome page, thanks Crayola


Christian Preschool Printable has free Bible Printables, Bible ABC's, books, etc...


2 Teaching Mommies offers us Unit Studies and Printables







And tons more, best part is it's free...


Worksheet Universe has great worksheets, tons of ideas ready for download







It's a PreSchool Party has tons of ideas and links to other educational blogs



Step into Second Grade with Mrs. Lemons has very cute ideas, she does charge for some





Education.com has color by letters, activities, videos and much more

The last one is one of my favorites, but that's because I found her long before all the others.  It's 1+1+1=1 she has tons of learning books.  Learning to read, ABC's and much more...

Thank you to all these wonderful people that put their time, effort and talent into sharing all these wonderful items so we can teach our children :)