April Fools' Prank Ideas

Nothing like waiting until the last minute, but I came across a few cute ideas for April Fools' Day. Family Fun has some really cute meal ideas. Why not confuse the kids & serve them "dessert" first or give them the main course that is actually dessert. I have not decided what I am going to do yet! You should also check out Allrecipes. They have some other great food prank ideas. I hope that you have fun!!

Some of my favorites:

Magic Milk Bowl...I think the kids would LOVE this!!
Gelled Juice
Meatloaf Cupcakes
Spaghetti Torte
Hamburger Cookies

Yummy Nests

The easy way to this would be to use cocoa krispies, but I didn't have any so I added 2 Tbsp cocoa powder to regular krispie mixture. I greased 24 cupcake tins & pressed the mixture into the tins. I used my thumb (with a little butter) to push down the center. Then place three Cadbury mini eggs in each tin. Let cool & then enjoy!!!

Waffle Faces

Kaden had a hard morning this morning. He cried when KC left for work & was sad all morning. I thought that he could use a little surprise to cheer him up. The surprise took me all of 2 minutes to make. When they saw their plates...they were so excited to eat themselves. Pbo even said "I can't eat my head because I don't have my fork." They also really enjoyed their berries with whip cream.

Fishing

Part 2 will have to wait for Friday. I forgot to ask hubby to cut down the sticks last night, so the soonest that the boys & I will get to work on them is Thursday night. Sorry about the delay! Life happens!

Going Fishing...Part 1

This weekend Kaden found a stick & asked if we could make a fishing pole out of it. At first I thought of using paper & paperclips, but I wanted to make it a more permanent thing. I bought a wooden dowel for my other little guy & Kaden decided that he wanted a wooden dowel also.

Here is what you need:

foam
foam shapes
wood dowels
string
silver book rings
magnets





I googled "fish coloring page" on the Internet & found a fish I wanted to use for my template. I printed it, cut it out, & then traced it onto the foam. Then, I cut out the foamie fish. After you cut out the foamie fish, make a hole near the mouth.



Next, the boys decorated their fish with the foamie shapes. When they are finished decorating, put the ring through the hole in the mouth. Now the fish are done. We made five fish per person.



I am waiting to do the fishing pole because we need to cut it down a bit. Hopefully I will post part 2 tomorrow. It all depends on if hubby cuts the dowels down tonight.

Lap Trays

Yesterday, the boys & I took a trip to Michael's. They had their lap tray tables on sale for $4.99. We also found a really cute pirate stamp set with paints included. With my 40% off coupon the whole set ended up being $6.00.



We had a lot of fun doing this project. Kaden did his all on his own (including his name). Preston & I worked on stamping together. I did put some tape over the part where I wanted to write his name because I knew that it would get covered if I had not done that. I did outline the shapes after the paint started to dry, just to make the shapes stand out a little better.

The boys are really excited to use them, but the paint is still a little bit sticky. I will post a picture of them using their cute trays tomorrow.

It's International Pancake Day

Well, I know what we are having for dinner. We are always fans of "brinner" in our house, but what better day than....International (or National...it depends on what you look at!) Pancake Day. Get your whisk & heat your griddle & cook up some pancakes tonight. In honor of International Pancake Day, I will share my FAVORITE pancake recipe. I have always been a fan of bisquick until I made this recipe. It is really easy & beyond yummy! It is worth the extra time (which isn't too much!) This recipe is from www.allrecipes.com (with a few of my changes).

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Pancakes:

3 cups all-purpose flour
6 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar
2 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
2 Tbsp vanilla

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, & sugar. Make a well in the center & pour in milk & melted butter; stir until butter is incorporated & then add eggs. Mix until smooth (I like to use a wire whisk).

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides & serve hot.

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If you try them, let me know what you think. They are super yummy & the kids LOVE to help!!! Have a great International Pancake Day!!!!