Homemade Playdough

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Homemade Playdough

Abbie says: It’s fun to make your own playdough. I like being able to make colors I can’t buy. I like to play with it too! Mrs. Brown says: This recipe is easy to make  from common ingredients in your kitchen. It makes enough to share with your little brothers and sisters. You could also give this as a cute toddler gift, with some plastic cookie cutters and a small rolling pin. Homemade Playdough Ingredients 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1 cup water 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon cream of tartar food coloring Directions Mix your flour, cream of […] Read more »

Tea Cup Party Favor

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Abbie and I just love tea parties. And birthdays! We decided to go super fancy at Abbie’s most recent birthday and serve tea in fine china and tiny treats on silver platters. Her grandfather even dressed in a tux and pretended to be her butler! We put together this tea cup party favor for her guests. Pretty and practical, it is made from a real tea cup and a pretty flower pen (with chocolate of course… don’t forget chocolate!) We found assorted tea cups and saucers at the thrift shop, so all together each favor cost only about $1.50. These […] Read more »

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Baking

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Around our house, Autumn makes us think of pumpkins. We like to decorate with our table with cute little pumpkins, but even more, we like to eat pumpkin treats! Many pumpkin recipes call for canned pumpkin puree, but you can make your very own pumpkin puree from scratch… all you need is a pie pumpkin. Large pumpkins that are sold for carving don’t work well for cooking as they are usually more stringy and have a higher water content. So look for a pie pumpkin when you want to make fresh pumpkin puree. Ingredients: 1 pie pumpkin Equipment: cutting board […] Read more »

Harvest Cookies

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Fall brings cooler weather and pumpkins galore! These pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies have cranberries and pecans hidden in them too, a sweet harvest of yumminess! Harvest Cookies 2 cups white whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) – softened 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups oats 1 cup pecans 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup dried cranberries Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in […] Read more »

Ribbon Barrette Tutorial

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Many mothers will remember these pretty Ribbon Barrettes from their own childhoods. Now girls can make their own! You can choose any two colors, perhaps to go with a special outfit, or to match your favorite team. The ends can be left to flow down your hair or you can tie them in a cute bow. They’re pretty and make great gifts! Ribbon Barrette Tutorial Materials to make one pair of matching barrettes: 2 open-center barrettes (preferably NOT no-slip) 6 feet in each of two colors of 1/8″ width ribbon ruler or tape measure scissors 1) Measure and cut three […] Read more »

Flower Pen Tutorial

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You can grow a garden of these pens in no time! Perfect to give away, adorn a wrapped gift or to add flourish to your writing. Flower Pen Tutorial Materials: artificial flower (long stem and large heads make the best flower pens) pen wire cutter floral tape scissors 1) Choose which flower in your bunch you would like to use. Slide leaves up to the base of the flower if you wish to keep them, or down to the bottom of the stem if you will be discarding them. 2) Place the pen next to the flower, so that the […] Read more »