When Halloween is over, all you may have left to show for it is a huge bag of candy. Your kids can and should only eat so much, so what do you do with what’s left? Well don’t toss it out just yet. Take a peek below at 8 creative uses for leftover Halloween candy that you can try. Being stuck with tons of Halloween candy maybe isn’t such a burden after all!1. Trade it in for cash. Many dentists offer buy back programs after the Halloween season is over. In a program like this the dentist … [Read more...]
How to Make a Candy Lei
There are plenty of occasions where you might have a lot of leftover candy in your house. After Halloween is especially a time when there are lots of little candy bars laying around. You may not want your kids to just have at all the candy, so pack some away for a later time.One fun use for leftover candy is to make a candy lei. When I was growing up we would get candy lei's for our birthday, graduation or other fun celebrations. I love to make them and it's always well received because who … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes with HERSHEY’S
Easter is one of my favorite Holidays. In our home we are very religious, so celebrating the meaning of Easter is a special time. I love teaching my kids about the Resurrection of Christ and what that means for us. We are also very careful to make sure the real meaning of Easter is more prevalent than the fun candy celebrations. BUT we do like to have fun, especially since there is so much yummy Easter candy to enjoy and so many cute ideas of what to do with it. I wanted to share a couple of the … [Read more...]
Old Time Candy Giveaway
Old Time Candy Giveaway Brought to you by Adventures of a Nurse and a lot of great bloggers. Sponsored by: Old Time Candy The Old Time Candy company makes boxes of candy that represent each decade from the 1950s to the 1980s. How cool is that? And, while there aren’t boxes for them, you can buy candy separately from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1990s! See My full Review CLICK HEREOpen to US only Enter the rafflecopter below Goodluck a Rafflecopter giveawayDisclosure: Participating … [Read more...]
Egg Fried Mice and Mushroom Chow Mein
Yes you read the title correctly. No we do NOT eat mice at our house! I'm about to introduce you to the most unique, quirky treat you have ever seen! Take a look at these two treats brought to by Snooty Weasel based in the UK.These candies are a fun take on Chinese food. On the left is mushroom chow mein made with Cola whips, chocolate beans (similar to M&M's) and foam (gummy) mushrooms. On the right is egg fried rice made from puffed rice, chocolate beans, gummy fried eggs and … [Read more...]
Time to Make the Gingerbread House! Psych!
Every year at Christmas, we make a gingerbread house. This year, when I bought our kit, I was rushing. 2 weeks later, when I pulled it from the cabinet for the kids to work on it, I figured out it wasn't gingerbread! It was chocolate! At first, I was disappointed, but really, it was SO much better! Sometimes the fact that I'm an airhead works out to my advantage!So in this kit, it gives you the milk chocolate to melt and then you pour it into the molds to make the sides and roof. Then you … [Read more...]
Cute Thanksgiving Treat!
My preschooler and her classmates take turns bringing the snack to school. She just happened to be assigned the last day before Thanksgiving break, so we decided to make something festive. Now, normally we take something healthy- so don't judge me!! I saw several versions of this treat, but decided the others were more intensive than necessary (drawing with icing, etc) and they all added more cookies and candy while using frosting as the "glue". I just can't feed my kids that much sugar!! And I … [Read more...]
Twinkle Bean Lollipops Review and Giveaway
I love fall because it means all things pumpkiny! I love the smells and the flavors of Autumn! One of those fun flavors is a pumpkin pie lollipop! Super fun huh?! This lollipop is a perfect fall treat. This lollipop is courtesy of Twinkle Bean Lollipops, a very cute etsy store. It comes in a cute heart shape and some cute packaging. I was thinking about how fun it would be to have one of these at each place setting for Thanksgiving. Usually when I have products to review … [Read more...]
