St Pattys Day Fun!

So St.Patrick's Day is still about a week and a half away and not always one of the most celebrated holidays of the year but I think it's fun to celebrate the little holidays too! Sometimes, when you're a stay at home Mama, little things like holidays are great ways to have fun and liven up the days at home! So in honour of St.Patrick's Day and because I will be away on holidays next weekend I have done up a few little treats and found a few fun links to help you celebrate all that is green and Irish!

"I'm Lucky To Have You" Snack Bag

I found this on Pinterest on a link from eighteen25 which is a great site! St.Patrick's Day is on a Saturday this year but it still is cute to  put in your little one's lunch any day of the year, especially if they like to snack
on Lucky Charms! My daughter's school took their microwaves out of the classroom last year so for a little something different than a sandwich or a wrap sometimes I pack her cereal and a little milk for breakfast at lunch! (Of course you may want to add a container to eat it in as eating cereal in a milk out of a sandwich bag may prove to be disastrous lol)

"You're My Pot O' Gold At The End Of The Rainbow" Bag

Again, something I came across on Pinterest (imagine that!) from it is what it is. Such a simple little treat but it's pretty darn cool!

Cookies

My Mom used to make these Lemon Cookies (good lemon cookies....probably about the only lemon flavoured thing I like!) for Valentine's Day. One year (grade three to be exact) she brought in heart shaped lemon cookies with pink icing on them to share with all my class mates. I thought it was great! So when my daughter started school, I made it a point to make it a tradition. After a couple years I decided to branch out and make them for Christmas, then for Halloween and Easter...this year, yep, you guessed it...for St.Patrick's Day. Just add green icing and rainbow sprinkles or make round cookies with yellow icing for gold coins...use your favorite recipe, use your imagination, go wild, go crazy!!!!

Cupcakes

Just another way to make something simple into something memorable, make muffins, turn them green, top with icing...it can be green too. Stick a chocolate cover coin in it, rainbow sprinkles, rainbow coloured or multi-coloured anything! Be creative, ask your kids for their suggestions. Create a family tradition together - seriously- do it! :)

Betty Crocker Lucky Charms Cupcakes

Spearmint Baby - Rainbow Cupcakes

The Fickle Pickle - Rainbow Cupcakes

My boy enjoying our own creation!

Desserts

As they say, stressed is desserts spelled backwards...here are a few I found...

How Does She - Dessert With A Surprise Inside

Oopsey Daisy - Leprechaun Pie

Drinks

Be Different Act Normal - DIY Rainbow Straw

Make and Takes - Yoda Soda

Not really at all for St.Patty's Day, but it's green and it's awesome so it's on my list! :)

Printables, Party Decor and Other Fun Stuff

All Kids Network - Paper Plate Lepruchaun

Family Fun - Leprechuan Trap

LAWTEEDAH - St.Patrick's Day Tot Kit

Family Fun - St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt

So there you have it, a few ways to have fun with you little ones (or big ones hehe) this St.Patrick's Day. Please share your ideas, I'd love to hear them!

Something New...

So, I thought I'd try a different approach to my blogging. Since my obsession with Pinterest has flourish in the past month I've been inspired to make and create a whole lot of goodies for my family and friends. I love finding new and creative ideas, to think outside of the box and make being a stay at home Mom look cool! So to begin my newest venture in the blogging world I will start by sharing a dangerously wonderful recipe with you: S'mores Cookie Bars. I found this recipe on Pinterest which led me to Lovin the Oven's amazing S'more Cookie Bar recipe I warn you now, these are AMAZING. I pretty much ate the whole first (and second) batch that I made. Try them and let me know how they turned out! Enjoy!

 These are how my turned out...and they taste even better than they look!

S'more Cookie Bars
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 king-sized milk chocolate bars (e.g. Hershey’s) *I used Lindt Chocolate Bars*
1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (find them with the ice cream toppings in the grocery store)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized chocolate bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together) Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.