Halloween costumes for twins – Scuba Divers!
I was trying to come up with good Halloween costumes for my twins…then it hit me…scuba divers!! These were super easy to make! I think the whole project cost no more than $20.
Supplies:
I got the black clothes at Walmart – onesies, pants, hats, “socks”
Black felt – Walmart – used to make the flippers
Spray paint – Walmart
Duck Tape – Walmart and Dollar Tree
Black tubing – Lowe’s
Clear Pacifiers – Walmart
Goggles – Dollar Tree
Velcro – Walmart
2 Liter pop bottles
How I did it:
The pictures pretty much sum it up, but it was super easy! All the clothes I got at Walmart. The socks were actually mittens. They were a two pack for 97 cents. I cut off the thumbs and sewed it together so they were socks! The goggles I got at the Dollar Tree.
First, I spray painted 2 liter pop bottles silver.. When they were completely dry, I put black duck tape around it and then another skinnier, brighter piece around that. I got the skinnier neon colors at the Dollar Tree. I then placed Velcro on the back of the pop bottles. In the cap, I made a hole and took my black piping and shoved it in there. It wasnt going anywhere so I didnt need to glue or tape it. I then took the pacifier and used black duck tape to tape it to the end of the black piping. I put velcro on the back of the twins shirts so secure the “tank”.
See how easy it was? It was a big hit with all the neighbors!
4th of July Strawberries
First time doing this!
Supplies Needed:
Strawberries – the pointier the better!
Lollipop Sticks
White chocolate
Blue Sprinkles
INSTRUCTIONS:
Melt your chocolate the way you want. I used my melting pot.
Put aside a bowl of blue sprinkles.
While the chocolate is melting, put lollipop sticks in the tops of the strawberries (where the green stuff is).
When the chocolate is done melting, dip each strawberry three quarters of the way in the white chocolate. You might need a spoon to cover the missed spots.
Let it cool down a LITTLE, but NOT completely and then dip it a little bit in the blue sprinkles.
Repeat for each strawberry.
Family footprints in the sand
Something to do every year on vacation! Imprint your footprints in the sand!
Gift for dance teacher
Gift for dance teacher!
Supplies needed:
Paper for handprints
8×10 frame
Paint
Ribbon
Glue
Scrap paper
Instructions:
Paint your child’s hands and cross them so the thumbs will be sticking out. Press firmly on the paper. Allow to fully dry. I got white scrap paper and painted it to match the color of her hand prints for the top of the tutu. I then used Purple ribbon and glued it to hide where her hand prints and tutu top meet. After it was dry I printed up a little paper that says “Miss Erin – Thank you for giving me the gift of dance!” I also made a tag for her gift bag.
Cute Father’s Day gift
I did this this year for the twins!
Supplies Needed:
Onesie
Iron On Transfer
Iron
Pillowcase
Photograph your child on the first and last day of school
Take a picture of your child on the first day of school and on the last day of school and compare!
Sugar Cookie Lemon Tarts
SUGAR COOKIE LEMON TARTS
I made these for my daughters teacher for teacher appreciation week.
Supplies Needed:
Butter
Sugar
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
flour
salt
baking powder
whipping cream
1 large lemon
powdered sugar (optional)
Mixer
Parchment paper
Mini muffin tin
Cooking spray
INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix 8 tablespoons of butter and 1/2 cup of sugar in the mixer. Add in 1 egg until fully mixed. Add 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 1/2 cups of flour, and a pinch of salt. Mix until there are no clumps of flour left. Wrap the dough in parchment (or wax) paper and put in freezer for 15 – 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together 2 eggs, 3 egg yolks, 1/4 cup whipping cream, juice from the lemon, and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. This is going to be your lemon filling.
By this time, the dough should be ready. Make little balls and put them into each slot in the muffin pan.
I used a tool from pampered chef to make them into cups, but you can use your thumb or fingers.
If you are using the same tool as me, I lightly coated it in flour before each time so it would not get stuck to the dough. Make sure the dough is even on all sides.
When they are all done, carefully fill them with the lemon filling, just about to the top of the cookie crust.
Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the crust begins to turn golden. Let them cool completely. Refrigerate before serving, serve chilled.
Optional topping:
Just sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Thank You Gift for Labor & Delivery Nurses
I want to say THANK YOU!! to Kitty from Sweet Sticks by Pada Cake for these AMAZING cake pops! I told her exactly what I wanted and she did it! CLICK THIS for her facebook page!
Easy Peazy Cake Pops
Supplies Needed:
Wilton chocolate disks (I used these because they work best in my melter)
Lollipop sticks
Box of Cake Mix
Can of frosting
INSTRUCTIONS:
Start by baking your cake as directed on the box. When it is done baking, let it cool completely. Break up the cake and crumb into a large bowl. You might want to cut off the edges if they are hard. When you crumble the cake, make sure the crumbs are FINE! Or else your cake pops will be lumpy.
Next, add in 1/2 can of frosting and mix. If it is not sticking together, add just a little bit more, but not the whole can or the cake balls will slide off the lollipop sticks.
Now it is time to get a lil messy! Make round balls out of the mix. When done, put them in the refrigerator for about an hour to chill.
While the cake balls are chilling, start melting your chocolate, and remember to stir!
After an hour, pull your cake balls out of the fridge two at a time (so they don’t get warm). Stick a lollipop stick in the chocolate and stick it half way into the cake pop. Wait about 30 seconds and dip your cake pop half way in the chocolate. Use a spoon to coat the missed spots and the chocolate drip off.
Decorate as you wish before the chocolate hardens! Refrigerate for 10 minutes and they are ready to be eaten!
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