What is the face of your dinner table?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Barilla, but opinions are my own.
Today we are getting real. A lot of times we do not want others to see what goes on behind our closed doors. But, today we are sharing with you what our table looks like at meal time.
Sometimes we have happy faces.
Sometimes we have angry faces.
Sometimes we have sad faces.
Sometimes we laugh.
Sometimes we fight.
Sometimes someone doesn't want to be talked to.
Sometimes someone doesn't ...
Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park
This week we discovered a fun, safe park. If you have kids who like to run off to places you do not want them to go when you are at a park I have a perfect one for you. The Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park in Riverton, Utah has some great features! It is a great park to corral your kids because there is only one entrance/exit.
Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park
Where is it located?
12400 River Vista Dr (1000 West) in Riverton, UTAH
How much does it cost?
FREE!
Is food allowed?
Yes! This is a public ...
Easter Crafts Roundup
Easter is this coming Sunday! Are you prepared?! If you need a few more last minute Easter crafts here are a few.
Melted Crayon Eggs - my favorite way to decorate eggs within minutes.
Stitched Easter Egg - a fun way to teach kids how to stitch.
Countdown to Easter - fun activities to do each day to anticipate Easter.
Easter Bunny Pancakes - not technically a craft, but it is an easy breakfast for Easter morning.
Easter Egg Door Decoration - a 30 minute craft made from ...
How To Make A Spaceship from an Egg
One day while perusing the craft store I discovered a large egg. I thought surely there must be something fun that I can do with this, so I bought it. They come in a few different colors, but I chose the yellow. After some brainstorming I thought what if we made a spaceship. There are many different kinds that have an egg or a dome shape that kids who watch movies are aware of such as Little Einsteins, The Jetsons or Meet The Robinsons.
Today we decided to make a spaceship like the one ...
Chore Chart: Lanyard Style
Have you accepted our Challenge: Shed 300 in 30 days? Wednesday is day 30, the last day of our challenge. Whether you have been following our challenge or have been doing your own spring cleaning now is a great time to start a chore chart. This is a way to keep my kids and myself on track each day.
We moved almost two years ago. I quickly realized we needed a chore chart to keep things semi clean. Why semi clean? When young kids are helping clean they are trying their best (most of the ...
Ogden Dinosaur Park – Discovering Utah
Each year when the weather starts to warm up I begin to think about what we are going to do over the summer. We do not have a true summer because of our year round school but we still want to do fun things and visit fun places while it is warm. There are so many places here in Utah to visit and see and do. Each Friday we are going to share a location in Utah where you can take your family. We will share pictures so you know what to expect. We will share family friendly facts about the ...
Easter Egg Planter
When we made a trip to the local dollar store for supplies for our Easter Egg Door Decoration we picked up a few other supplies. You know when you have an idea so you buy a few supplies even when you are not sure if it will work out or not? That is what we did. This craft actually took about 10 minutes. We wanted to create something before school so we put this together. The girls were overly excited to help this time.
Supplies:
Rectangular planter
Rectangular foam
Rocks
...
General Conference {FREE} Printable
Around this time I start to wonder "How I am going to keep my Little Chefs busy or engaged or willing to watch General Conference?" What is the best method? There are so many resources out there with different options and suggestions. (We have also shared a General Conference Packet previously.) I have found the best method is different for each of my girls. Their ages and abilities make it difficult to have one rule that fits all. I have come to realize that it is ok for each person to have ...
Mini Easter Basket
A couple years ago, I believe it was, I saw a post where a pop top can was opened from the bottom. It was cleaned out, refilled and a label was put on the outside for a christmas neighbor gift. I can't remember where I saw it, but here is another example with the instructions on the can portion. With the beginning of an idea from my mom I decided to use one of these cans I still had stashed away to turn it into an Easter basket.
Supplies:
can (see link above for instructions)
blue ...
Easter Egg Stitches
Last year I taught my Little Chefs how to stitch on a plastic canvas to make these fun Stitched Easter Eggs. I showed them how to do each stitch and then let them loose. They created these on their own. (Actually, I did thread and rethread the yarn over and over and over again as it was pulled out of the needle.) They did ALL of the stitching. This is why this piece of art was displayed in our home for a very long time. They were all extremely proud of their work!
Today I thought I'd share ...
How To Boil An Egg
Hard boiled eggs are the most common at our house throughout the year, not just at Easter. I think it is because they can be made and then they can sit until everyone wakes up. They do not need to be immediately served.
Technically the eggs are not boiled they are cooked.
If your hard cooked eggs are rubbery and dry they were cooked too long. They should still be soft. Soft cooked eggs have a runny yolk. They are served in their shell with bread to dip in the runny yolk or they may be ...
Fun Facts About Eggs
The next section in Martha Stewart's Cooking School Cookbook is Eggs! Since we will be talking about them for a while we decided to share some interesting facts we have learned about eggs.
Eggs are the most versatile protein because it can be the basis for so many dishes.
Eggs should be cooked on low to medium heat.
Eggs are comprised of the yolk (yellow part) and albumen (white part).
Yolk = most fat and most flavor
Egg whites whip up to many times its volume.
Fresh egg = plump ...
