Written on February 26th, 2010 by Kim
My oldest is in Pre-K 4 this year and every week they work on a new letter of the alphabet. And along with writing the letter and learning pronunciation, there is also a letter snack. Can you guess who is responsible this week? You got it, us.
And if it isn’t obvious by now, our letter of the week is “S” and we decided to make donut snowmen inspired by Very Heatherly (who I blogged about last year with our Snow Day collection). The only difference is that I used orange Starburst candies (melted in the microwave for 8 seconds and divided in half) instead of fondant, and I attached them with white icing (not easy to get it to stick to the powder).
And as you can see on the back of the letter S tags, I couldn’t let my little guy off without putting in a little extra effort. (Not to worry, he was paid in M&Ms… I know… learning is its own reward!) He wrote the word “Snow” on the back of each tag for his classmates.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Tags: cooking with kids, Powder donut snowman with Starburst noses
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Written on December 30th, 2009 by Kim
Winter birthday parties in some parts of the country can be tough. Some families even celebrate half birthdays instead so that their little bundles of energy can have an outdoor party. Well we say, embrace the weather and make it a snow day!
Our fun “snow day” invitation and decor is perfect for a brrr… birthday party. Fill the day with building snowmen, sledding or even hitting the slopes if you have trails nearby. The kids will have a blast; just make sure you’re out of the way for the snowball fight. {wink}
Once they’ve worked up an appetite, serve these cool snowman donut treats (Very Heatherly, Family Fun),
or these creative snowman cakes (Family Circle… not that you could have guessed, Family Fun),
and maybe end the fun with something crafty for them to take home (Parents magazine, Kaboose, Family Fun).
As always, I hope we’ve helped inspire your next celebration. Enjoy!
Tags: pinecone snowman on skis craft, powdered donut snowman treat, snowman birthday winter party ideas, snowman coconut cake, snowman crafts
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Written on November 27th, 2009 by Kim
I found this cookie on The Decorated Cookie, I just love how she gives you all the how to’s, and bookmarked it to share like six months ago. This morning when I was preparing the post I found this melting cupcake on Nicisme’s Flickr portfolio so I thought I would give them both a little love today in honor of our first snow… which has already melted. {wink}
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Tags: DIY melting snowman cookie cupcake
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Written on December 10th, 2008 by Kim
These cool treats are great for the holidays and for winter birthdays. (Check out our brrr… brilliant birthday invitation.) Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 can vanilla frosting
- 1 tube black decorating frosting
- 1 tube orange decorating frosting
- 1 14-oz. bag shredded coconut, optional
- 16 pieces DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate
- 16 pieces chocolate malted milk balls
- 1/2 cup M&M’S
- Standard cupcake pan
- Mini cupcake pan
- 16 standard paper cupcake liners
- 16 mini paper cupcake liners
- Resealable plastic bag
Follow these easy steps from brightideas.com:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 16 standard cupcake cups and 16 mini cupcake cups with the paper cupcake liners.
- repare the cake mix according to the package instructions. Transfer the batter into each cupcake pan and bake minis for 12-15 minutes and the standard cupcakes for 18-21 minutes.
- Remove cupcakes from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- Put 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting in a resealable plastic bag; set aside.
- Frost all the cupcakes’ tops with the remaining vanilla frosting, and then sprinkle with the shredded coconut, if desired.
- Place a frosted mini cupcake on its side on top of each frosted standard cupcake, using the vanilla frosting to attach it.
- Make the hats by using the vanilla frosting to secure a DOVE® Chocolate on top of each mini cupcake. Pipe a dot of frosting on top of each chocolate and attach a malted milk ball.
- Add details by using vanilla frosting to attach M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies as buttons. Pipe the eyes with the black decorating frosting and the noses with the orange decorating frosting.
Tags: coconut cupcakes, decorate a snowman cupcake, kid christmas snowman cupcake recipe
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