Banana Pops

For breakfast I tried something that my kids really liked. I cut a banana in half, stabbed a fork in the end (you could use a popsicle stick or sucker stick) spread vanilla yogurt on it, and rolled it in crushed graham crackers. I have also rolled it in granola. The kids really liked this. You could have a lot of fun with it.

*banana
*yogurt
*crushed graham crackers, granola, sprinkles or anything else

Dinner in a Pumpkin

Dinner in a Pumpkin:

1 small-medium pumpkin, cleaned
2 Tbsp. veg. oil
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 (4oz) can sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 c. cooked rice
1 chopped onion
1 1/2- 2 lbs. ground beef
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 can cream of mushroom or chicken soup
1 (8oz) can water chestnuts

Clean out pumpkin. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook onion in oil. Add meat and brown. Drain meat. Add soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms, and soup. Simmer 10 min. Stir occasionally. Add cooked rice an water chestnuts. Spoon into pumpkin shell. Replace top. Bake on cookie sheet 1-2 hrs. Pumpkin will brown. Serve in shell.

Make sure to scoop some pumpkin meat with you serving.

Kid Friendly Recipes...

Hi fellow moms,
I have recently been looking for kid pleasing recipes as I have 4 children and it never fails to have at least 1 child protesting what I've made for dinner. Here are a few recipes I have found and tested.

Kid friendly Chili:
1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
2cups Progresso® red kidney beans (from 19-oz can), drained, rinsed
1can (10 3/4 oz) condensed tomato soup
1soup can water
1tablespoon instant minced onion
2to 3 teaspoons chili powder
　
Cook meat, then add the rest of the ingredients. Heat.
I'm a huge Chili fan, but my kids hate the peppers and tomato chunks that they find in my favorite recipes. This one is quick, easy and tastes pretty darn good too.

Taco-Rice Dish

1lb Hamburger
1 pk. taco seasoning
1 tbsp. dried onion/ or add as much fresh onion as you like
2c. water
2c. instant rice
1c. cheddar cheese

Brown meat with onion, drain and add taco seasoning and 2 c. water. Bring to boil and add rice. Turn down, and cook until rice is done. Add cheese.
Top with: green onions, corn chips, lettuce, sr. cream

My kids all liked this recipe. They thought it was just like a taco salad, which it basically is.

Halloween Costume ideas?

If you have any easy, fun Halloween Costume ideas I would love to add them to the blog.

Temple Pictures

I have a friend who does photography. She wanted a beautiful picture of the Logan Temple, but didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars. So she went and took some herself. She has since added pictures of more temples. She sells them for a very reasonable price. If you'd like to check them out here is the link: ldstemplepictures.blogspot.com .

You can also have it personalized on the bottom corner.

Make your own curly hair clips.

I just found a website that shows you step by step how to make those darling, curly hair clips. I will post pics of my finished project after I try it. Here is the website www.instructables.com/id/Curlykorker-hair-bows/ . Have fun!

Travel activity boards/pillows

Yes, I know it is a miracle that I finally posted something new on this blog, but I finally have something that I think is worth posting.

My friend was the inspiration for these. I wanted to make something that my kids could put on their laps to draw and color on while we travel this summer. This is what I, with my friends help, came up with. This is a clip board (from the dollar store) attatched to a small pillow (that I made using my coupon from JoAnn's for the stuffing). I attatched it with velcro so the kids could take the board off and use the pillow to sleep on. If I would have had more velcro I would have taken it around the outside edges, but I think this will work.

I was able to make all 3 of these for under $10.