Strawberry Chocolate Heart Muffins

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Try these Strawberry Heart Chocolate Muffins at your next tea party!

Abbie says: “These are simple to make and extreeeemely delicious. They didn’t turn into hearts very well, but other than that everything seemed to go pretty smoothly.” Mrs. Brown says: “When Abbie saw a picture of someone using a marble to make heart shaped cupcakes she knew we had to try it. So we took a strawberry muffin recipe, adapted it a bit, and popped marbles in the muffin tin. As you can see, the muffins rose a bit over and around the marbles, so that the dimple at the top of the heart is not as noticeable. Next time […] Read more »

Cupcake Paper Flower Valentine

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Super cute flowers made from cupcake papers! You can use these as Valentines too - just open the leaves and write your message!

A few weeks ago, Abbie was tinkering around with some cupcake papers and made a flower. Knowing that a Valentine’s Day party is around the corner, I asked her this week if she thought she could take that flower idea and incorporate a chocolate kiss. She sat right down and got to work, and even added a way to include a message! Here’s what she came up with…. Materials 1 yellow cupcake wrapper 1 pink cupcake wrapper 1 green cupcake wrapper one dark chocolate kiss glue gun Instructions Glue the point of the kiss into the center of the yellow […] Read more »

Cheerio Bird Feeders

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Here’s a project that you can do with a little person in your house. If your little brother or sister can put a cheerio on a pipe cleaner then s/he can make these bird feeders! Abbie says: For a simple, sturdy feeder, string cheerios onto pipe cleaners. Bend the pipe cleaners into whatever shape you want. Then twist the two ends of the pipe cleaners together. For a fancier looking feeder do the same thing, but with floral wire instead. Mrs. Brown says: You can make these to be very pretty. Abbie made some to give as Christmas gifts, using […] Read more »

Basic Hand Sewing: How to Tie a Knot

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  Abbie says: “I tie knots in thread all the time and I don’t even really think about it any more. I like to make granny knots best. But tying granny knots was hard at first because you have to make sure both knots match up and you don’t end up with lots of little knots all along your thread.” Mrs. Brown says: “Tying knots in thread may seem a funny thing to post about, but it sure wouldn’t do to have your seams falling out of all your projects! So we figured we ought to remind you to get […] Read more »

Teach in the Kitchen – Two Recipes That Little Kids Can Make

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One thing we’ve learned about learning… if you have an opportunity to teach someone else something you’ve learned, you’ll really remember it.  Bring your little brother, sister or friend with you into the kitchen some time, and make food for your favorite grown ups. Won’t they be surprised?! Here are two recipes we put together for our friends at Build A Menu. These are so easy even Abbie’s little brother can make them! Have fun! Pizza Crackers   Alphabet Soup Read more »

Two Girls, One Story: How we learned to knit, gave up and started again

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We have a story for you today. It’s a story that played out in each of our lives at different times. It’s the story of two girls who couldn’t knit. And how we stopped knitting because of it. But that’s not the end. Abbie’s Story – Sometimes It’s Just Hard When I was six I learned how to knit. And I kind of did it for a little bit, but I wasn’t very interested. I think I thought it was too hard. So I threw it to the side. But then, a couple years later, I took a ball of […] Read more »

Oreo Popcorn – A Fun Snack

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We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, hanging out with the grandparents, enjoying family time and lots of delicious home made food! Now we are in the midst those lovely relaxing days between Christmas and New Year’s when we are on vacation and make time to sit around, play games and sometimes even eat some special treats. This recipe is not health food. It is a fun snack that is easy to throw together but a little more festive than plain popcorn. The recipe calls for microwave popcorn, but you could substitute air- or pan-popped if you prefer. […] Read more »