Did you know that cake decorators sometimes use rice krispie treats to mold under fondant for things like, say a giant cowboy hat? It's true! The rice krispie treat recipe can be used as a type of playdough. Once it has slightly cooled, you can mold it into any shape you like. In honor of the upcoming holiday, we decided to make up a batch and shape them into Valentine hearts. You can stop there, or you can really take it up a notch by dipping them in white chocolate and adding red … [Read more...]
Valentine Photo Bookmarks
When the folks at eHow's mom channel asked me to come up with a Valentine photography project that kids could make for their parents, I knew I wanted to it to be something parents could actually use. Check out my super simple DIY bookmark tutorial here and have a great weekend watching the olympics with the kiddos this weekend! The hubby and I are both sick with the flu so that's it from for today. P.S. Did you know that facebook has recently drastically changed the way pages like MPMK … [Read more...]
Free Valentine Printables to Bring to Class
Free Valentine Printables can be a busy parent's best friend. If you're like me, you'd ideally plan out your child's Valentines weeks in advance. Thanks to pinterest and a world of creative bloggers, we are inspired to create Valentine masterpieces. There are some years that I just can't pull my act together until a day or two before the classroom party and I end up scrambling. If that's you, we've got ya covered. We've scoured the web and put together our 15 favorite free printable … [Read more...]