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Party Time: Star Wars Birthday

It was easy picking the theme for my son’s 10th birthday as he’s a big Star Wars fans. First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the… Continue reading →

Party Time: Ever After High Party Table

Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading →

Party Time: A County Fair Birthday

I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading →

Party Time: An Unbirthday Tea Party

UPDATED: We’ve added pictures from Bellamy Blue and more details. Our next celebration was an “unbirthday” tea party for Parker’s 5th birthday.   We decided to send invitations via Paperless Post. We love that… Continue reading →

Party Time: Maddie-licious

For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading →

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Make This: Cookies and Whopper Tie Fighters

These are super easy to make and look great as a cupcake topper. But instead of the marshmallows I’ve seen being used, I decided on Whoppers to get the right shape and to… Continue reading →

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Make This: Darth Vader and Stormtrooper Filled Chocolates

May the 4th be with you! I made caramel-filled Han Solo chocolates (a.ka. Han Rolos) last year. This time I thought I’d try using the Darth Vader and stormtrooper molds. I melted the… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Tissue Paper Camp Fire

I made this as a decoration for our school auction but I think it would be perfect for an at-home camping adventure.  All you need is: Small piece of cardboard Twigs Tissue paper… Continue reading →

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Make This: Earth Day Fudge

Here’s a tasty activity for Earth Day. Make your own fudge Earth. You can use your favorite traditional fudge recipe or opt for a two-ingredient version. Color 1/3 of the batch green and… Continue reading →

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Make This: I ❤️ Earth Sugar Cookies

So I mashed up two techniques from Eugenie Kitchen’s Rainbow Heart Cookies and TammiLeeTips’ Earth Day Cookies to create these for an Earth Day event with SciTech Kids.  It definitely takes a bit of time… Continue reading →

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Make This: All-Purpose Biscuits

When I came across this recipe for biscuits on The NY Times site, I had to try it.  They were delicious and relatively quick to whip up (they do need to rest for… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Mini Emergency Bag

These small pouches are just the right size to hold what you might need: lotion, hand wipes, spot remover and more. Perfect for gifting or just to have on hand to toss in… Continue reading →

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Make This: Peanut Butter Buttercream

Serious Eats has an easy and delicious peanut butter buttercream recipe. It’s perfect on chocolate cupcakes. I added a chocolate ganache drizzle because who doesn’t like extra chocolate.

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Make This: “Hostess” Cupcakes

I had come across this NY Times recipe awhile back but never got around to making it. I still technically haven’t since I used the tried and true Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe instead.… Continue reading →

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Make This: Heart-Shaped Lemon Curd Sandwich Cookies

I was going to decorate sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day but the time go away from me. Then I remembered the jar of lemon curd my sister gave me. It paired perfectly with… Continue reading →