Trick or Treat?!

Happy Halloween!!!!
What a great day to not only go out and trick or treat with your kids, but this is also a great time to make yummy food for fellow neighbors at a Halloween party! I am excited to share with you two different foods that you and your child can make together!

Mummys in a "Blanket"

Ingredients Needed:
-Hot dogs
-1 oz tube of refridgerated baking dough (Pillsbury usually has this)
-1 egg
-1 tbsp. of water
-Mustard and/or ketchup

Directions:
1. The dough should easily separate into strips
2. Lighty wrap the dough around the hot dog, leaving an area at the top for the face of the mummy
** It might b easiest to cut off a small strip of dough before wrapping so you can place it at the very top for the head of the mummy
3. Place the wrapped hot dog on a greased tray
4. Mix together egg and water and with lightly cover the dough with a brush over the hot dog
5. Place the full tray of "mummys" in the oven at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or when golden brown.
6. Remove the tray and take the mustard or ketchup and place two dots for the eyes of the mummy.

Ghost Pops

Ingrediants Needed:
-Tootsie Roll pops and/or Blow Pops
-Tissue
-Black permanent marker
-Orange and black ribbon

Directions:
1. Take the tissue and cover the top of the lollipop of your choice
2. To keep it on, take each ribbon color and tie around to secure the tissue on the lollipop
3. Take the mark and draw the face of a ghost

Happy Halloween!

Yours Truly

Halloween Happy

This week I want to talk to you all about Halloween costumes! Halloween is such a great day for people to express their interests and creativity through their costumes that they choose to wear. Now since this is a family-oriented blog, I wanted to be able to show different costume ideas that the whole family can do! Since giving a step by step instruction on how to make a costume would take too long, and you may not want to do be this costume anyways, I thought I would send you to a website where they have great family costumes that are themed in which your whole family can be apart of! This will also allow you to spend time with your kids if you choose to create your own!

Happy TRICK OR TREATING!

Pumpkin Carving

Sticking with the pumpkin theme from last week, this week's new post is going to be all about pumpkin carving! This is such a great activity that all families can do together! This craft will also give you and your kids another chance to hit the local pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins!

Materials needed:

-Pumpkins (any size; the larger the pumpkins, the easier to carve)
-Pattern (can be found online)
-Xacto knife (or any knife that has a sharp end will do)
-Scissors

Directions:

*Be sure to place down newspaper wherever you may be doing this because it could get messy!*

1. You will want to cut out the top of the pumpkin where the stem sits, at about a 45 degree angle.
2. Clean out the pumpkin.
3. Using the scissors, cut out the pattern in the places that you will want to carve onto the punpkin.
4. Tape the pattern onto the pumpkin. You can either trace around with a marker where you are going to carve, or you can score the pattern and at the end connect the dots together.
5. Place either a candle or a battery powered light. If  you are going to use the light, it would be a good idea to cut the bottom of your pumpkin in the beginning as well!

Until next time, happy carving!

Pumpkin Pie Pastry

It is that time of year again...PUMPKIN PIE! Here is a video that I found online that shows how easy it is for kids to help you make this delicious fall dessert! I thought this would be a good first dessert that I share with you because the other day I was at a Thanksgiving potluck and one of the desserts that was there was pumpkin pie, and I thought to myself, "This would be such a great treat to post on my blog!" It is the perfect time of year because it also allows you to take your kids out to the pumpkin patch to pick some! Below I will post directions that I know will make your pumpkin pie come out irresistibly amazing!

Happy baking!

Ingredients Needed:

• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 (about 15 ounces) can of pumpkin puree
• 1 1/4 cups of milk
• 9-inch unbaked pie crust

Baking Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the white sugar, brown sugar, salt, and ground cinnamon. Stir together thoroughly before adding the eggs, pumpkin puree, and milk, respectively.
3. Once it all is completely mixed and has a smooth texture, move the mixture from the bowl into the pie crust.
4. Bake the pie at 350 degrees F for about 1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick can be placed in and comes out clean. Cool the pie before serving.

Bon Appetit!

Hello October!

I can't believe that it is October already! It is definitely starting to feel like fall as well! Fall is such a great season, and especially for this month, I am especially excited to be sharing great fall crafts and desserts that can be made! The first craft that I am going to share with you can be made with children! They are LEAF PLACEMATS! This is great because you will be able to take your kids out on a walk for them to pick out different leaves that may be falling from the trees! It is also very cool because every person's placemat will be unique and colorful!

So the items that you will need are:
-Leaves
-Clear contact paper
-Colored construction paper (only if you want a plain background)

Directions:

1. Go outside and find leaves that you will want to include on your placemat
2. Cut two pieces of contact paper each about two feet long
3. Remove the backing of one of your sheets
4. Place the leaves that you have gathered in any pattern you would like
5. If you would like a background color pick a piece of colored construction paper and place it on top of the leaves.
6. Once you are happy with how the leaves are placed, take the other sheet of contact paper and remove the backing. Place the sticky side onto the leaves so they are between the two pieces of contact paper
7. Cut the excess paper however you would like. If you have crafty scissors with cool designs you can use those to make a unique edge around the placemat.

I hope you enjoyed the first craft of the season!