Easter Bunny Booty Cake

Cinnamon Rolls I made homemade cinnamon rolls for Easter morning breakfast… Ingredients: Dough 1 cup warm milk 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons softened butter 1 large egg 3 cups all-purpose flour Filling 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon Icing 4 ounces cream softened cheese 1/4 cup softened butter 1 to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 to 2 tablespoons milk Directions: In the bowl… Continue reading Easter Bunny Booty Cake

March Food Holidays

Mar 1 -Tues -National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (Peanut Butter Cup Brownies) Ingredients: 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup softened butter 1 tablespoon water 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup peanut butter chips plus about 1/3 cup more for garnishing 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus about 1/3 cup more for garnishing Directions: Preheat oven… Continue reading March Food Holidays

7 Month Jasmine Baby Photos

7 months old already… she is so big! We chose Princess Jasmine for this month since it is still cold outside. I found some scarves at the thrift store to hang as my backdrop. Some gold canisters and jewlery too. Baby girl is working on a tooth on that bottom left so she loves sticking… Continue reading 7 Month Jasmine Baby Photos

Rainbows Day 5 -What Makes a Rainbow

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Today we talked about the science behind rainbows.  We learned that all a rainbow needs is light and water so we went outside to try to create some or our own rainbows.  Today we included more rainbow crafts, science, math, literature, and snacks. What Makes a Rainbow Discuss: A rainbow needs light and water for us… Continue reading Rainbows Day 5 -What Makes a Rainbow

Rainbows Day 4 -Double Rainbows

Just last week we saw a double rainbow and I actually got a picture of it with my phone, so we decided to make that day 4 in our rainbow unit study.  We had a rainbow breakfast and lunch and did some more rainbow crafts, math, and science.  The kids loved the mini fruit rainbow… Continue reading Rainbows Day 4 -Double Rainbows

Rainbows Day 3 -Color Wheel

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For the third day of our Rainbow Unit Study we learned that the rainbow colors make up the artist’s color wheel.  We learned about primary colors, secondary colors, and complementary colors.  We did some color mixing science and made some more yummy rainbow snacks. I also introduced a fun sensory tub today. The Color Wheel… Continue reading Rainbows Day 3 -Color Wheel

Rainbows Day 2 -God’s Promise

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 Today we learned why we have rainbows.  We reviewed the story of Noah’s Ark focusing on the end where they have the promise from God to never destroy the earth again with a flood.  We played with some Noah’s Ark toys and did some Noah’s Ark Crafts..  We also has some more yummy rainbows and… Continue reading Rainbows Day 2 -God’s Promise

Rainbows Day 1 -Colors

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We spent the first day of our rainbow unit study learning the colors of the rainbow.  We had fun with baking, crafts, reading, science experiments, similes, and math.  The favorite activity for the kids today was definitely the rainbow flower cookies that we made.  The three older kids can now recite all the colors of… Continue reading Rainbows Day 1 -Colors

Rainbow Unit Study

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In this unit study we learned all about rainbows. This unit has 5 days worth of lessons. We did this unit study with cousins, from tots to 1st grade, but it would be great for Preschool age. This unit study was tons of fun for the cousins, but I guess cousins are always ton of fun whatever… Continue reading Rainbow Unit Study