Kid Fun: Marshmallow Pops

While at the beach the beginning of this month my sister Kim shared with me her Woman's World magazine, and on the 3rd page was this adorable fun kid recipe from blogger Vanessa Coppola from See Vanessa Craft.  (You must hop on over and check out Vanessa's blog...so many great ideas for parties and crafts!) Well it stuck in my head as being one of the cutest party treats I have ever seen. So today when my friend Donna invited us to her pool for a little swim party with the kids, I knew I was going to have to make Vanessa's summery sweet treat to take along.

These are incredibly easy to make with some pretty simple ingredients.

Here is what you will need...

About 15 lollipop sticks or straws. (I used plastic straws from Walmart and cut them down.)

15 marshmallows

1/2 12 ounce bag of  light  blue candy melts (also from Walmart)

1/4 cup of crushed graham crackers

15 cheddar flavored gold fish

 30 large white pearl sprinkles for the fishy's bubbles

Push the straws or lollipop sticks into your marshmallows. Melt the candy according to package directions. For really smooth coverage I use a teaspoon and dipped it into the candy and then with the right side of the spoon I smoothed on the candy as I twirled the marshmallow stick. Then dip the bottom of the pop into the graham crushed crackers and lay them on their side on a clean plate. Press in the fish and the pearl sprinkles. The candy will hard pretty quick but if you are in a hurry you can pop them into the frig for a few minutes.

This darling recipe appeared in the August 11, 2014 of Woman's World Magazine

These pops are really perfect for a kid party...but I have to admit that adults like them too!!!

Hope you are enjoying a great day!

XO

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Darling Confetti Krispie Tulip Pops

My sister Kim is always handing me cute snack-y ideas to make for the kids, and this one caught my eye. I just happened to have a tulip shaped cookie cutter and the lollipop sticks, all I needed were the Rice Krispies and a 10 oz. package of marshmallows.

Line a 9 X 13 inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. In a large pot melt together 1/4 cup of butter, the marshmallows and 2 tsp. of vanilla extract. Once all is melted and blended, add 7 cups of Rice Krispies along with 1/2 cup of multi-colored sprinkles.

Press the cereal mixture into the prepared pan. and let cool some. Using your cookie cutter, press cutter into the Rice Krispie mixture, pressing scraps together as needed. Insert lollipop stick and let treats cool completely. 

Brush a thin coat of light corn syrup on one side of the treat and then coat with more sprinkles. Outline the treat with decorative icing fitted with a writing tip. Makes 10-12 pops.

XO 

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A Day at the Franklin Institute

Last weekend Mr. Rosemary Lane and myself took the kiddies down to visit the Franklin Institute in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia.

Just off the main entrance we were greeted by the national Benjamin Franklin Memorial in the institute's amazing rotunda. This 20 foot tall statue sits on a pedestal of white Seravezza marble.

From the top of the rotunda...

...to the bottom of pendulum staircase, a world of discovery for kids and adults alike lies in between.

There were so many things for the kids to do at the Franklin institute like riding the SkyBike. This two wheel bike is on a high wire which is 28 feet above the floor of the atrium. The bike is weighted with a 250 lb weight to prevent it from tipping over. This is a really cool to learn about the law of "center of gravity".

On the second floor of the institute there is a 5,000 square foot exhibit which surrounds a 2 story high walk through heart. This attraction is called The Giant Heart: A Healthy Interactive Experience.

You can also see the actual size of a whale heart all the way down to that of a field mouse.

Here Grace is demonstrating two ways of how the brain works. The challenge is not to read the word but the color it is written in. See how you do...Grace did pretty well.!

We had to go check out the Franklin flight and air show.

Here's Michael in the cockpit of a 1948 T-33 jet trainer...he looks like a natural.

 

Grace and Michael are learning that air does take up space. They are inflating the balloons by pumping air into them.

The main reason why we made the trip down to the Franklin Institute was so tour the Titanic Artifact Exhibit. I wish I could show you pictures of the exhibit but unfortunately there was no photography allowed.  They had exact replicas of the grand stairway, first class accommodations and a reproductions of the ship's hallways and crew member accommodations. There was also a real iceberg for you to touch along with many personal effects of Titanic's passengers.

All in all we roamed the Franklin Institute for a good four plus hours, but we could have easily spent more time there.

If you are in Philadelphia anytime before April 7, this would be an awesome place for you to check out.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

XO

Mini Rice Krispies Treat Cherry Cupcakes

Aren't these just the most darling mini cupcakes?

I found this recipe in some magazine awhile back...not sure which one because I only ripped out the one page, so I hung onto this until I had the chance to make these cute treats.

Not much is needed to whip these up...

2 T butter

1/2 of a 10 bag of marshmallows, about 20

3 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies or any other brand of toasted rice 

2 T dry cherry flavored gelatin mix

vanilla frosting

drop of red food coloring

12 maraschino cherries

Generously coat a pan of 12 mini-muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray. In a large pot over medium low heat, melt together the butter and marshmallows. Stir occasionally until the mixture is smooth. Add the gelatin mix and the toasted rice. Evenly divide the mixture and press it into the 12 muffin cups leaving a little extra to overlap the edges. Let cool.

Tip: Before handling the rice marshmallow mixture, coat your hands with a little cooking spray, this will prevent the mixture from sticking to your fingers.

Whip together a drop or two of the food coloring with the frosting and then place in a pastry bag. Pipe the frosting onto the tops of the cooled mini cupcakes and top each one with a maraschino cherry.

The kiddies and adults alike with love this little twist on these classic rice cereal treats!

Enjoy!!!

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Healthy "Traffic Light" Veggie Snack

If you have school age children you know how difficult it can be to get them to eat a healthy after school snack. Well I saw this on Facebook today and thought they were the cutest dang things...who wouldn't want to eat one of these stop lights? And as it happened, I had everything needed in my frig to make these.

What is used to  make these darling lights are as follows...

Celery stalks cut in 3 inch pieces

cream cheese

red, yellow and green bell peppers

Skewers

ONE: Spread cream cheese onto the celery smoothly and clean the edges of the celery

TWO: Cut circles from your bell peppers using a metal Wilton frosting tip.

THREE: Pop the circle out of the frosting tip using a sharp knife.

FOUR: Place the circles on the the cream cheese.

FIVE: Skewer the celery with wood skewer.

And ENJOY!!!

This recipe was found at the Super Healthy Kids website. To see more healthy ideas for kids you can visit their site by clicking here.

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Fun Time Snack

This is a super cute summertime snack that kids can make themselves. I actually found it in a family magazine and thought I'd try it out on Grace and Michael.

All you need is one or more Granny Smith apples sliced in half lengthwise. Then take 16 seedless green grapes per apple half and slice them lengthwise as well. Lay the apple cut side down on a plate and place the cut side of the grapes down to form the tentacles. Two chocolate morsels attached with a little peanut butter make the eyes and since I didn't have the mini morsels on hand I used sliced almonds, again putting on a dab of peanut butter, to create the mouth. I thought my little Octoapple could use a tuff on his head so I happen to have some white morsels and using my trusty peanut butter I stuck them on the top of his head.

Super easy and super cute and super fun to make!!

Not to mention super yummy to eat!

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