Category Archive: Kids

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (cookie edition)

Around here, we love us some Star Wars. For Clooney’s birthday, he wanted to have a Force Awakens party, so I worked up these cookies as favors.      

Pinheads Revisited – Annual Time Capsule

A couple of years ago, our family started this tradition where we open the family memory jar on New Year’s Eve. It has become a tradition that we all look forward to, and… Continue reading

Frozen Princess Cookies

A few weeks ago, I was asked to make cookies for a Frozen themed birthday party, so these were the ones I made:

Time Management

During the weeks that we don’t have camp or any kind of real structure, the days can really run away. Plus, I have found that the kids get into their daily activities, and… Continue reading

Natural and Effective Mosquito Repellent

We live in an area that’s right near a state park, so we have a great deal of flora and fauna, and so many mosquitos that for half the summer, it’s almost not… Continue reading

A Plethora of Decorated Cookies

It’s been Busy Baking Times over here, and I haven’t had much time to do Pinterest ideas, but I thought I would share some of the things I’ve made recently.   First, there… Continue reading

A Big Score With Football Sandwich Cookies

Looking around for Super Bowl party foods, I came across an idea on the boards for football-shaped whoopee pies. So I thought, what if I do them like Oreos? Not as cakey and… Continue reading

Super Easy Halloween Craft – The Candy Corn Tree

Recently I visited a friend who had a really neat decoration on her dining room table, and it looked pretty simple to make, so I went looking to see if anyone had made… Continue reading

Super-Easy Pumpkin Cake Mix Cupcakes

It’s that time of year, friends. The leaves are falling, there’s a chill in the air, and everywhere you look, there’s something flavored with pumpkin. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pasta,… Continue reading

Signature Sunday – Cardboard Car Party Favor

My middle son, Clooney had a birthday party recently, and he wanted it to be “car” themed. Not the Disney Cars, or NASCAR, but just cars in general. So when I thought about… Continue reading