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Moms love coffee (well this one does!) This is an easy coffee cup inspired dessert that the kids can make all by themselves for a Mother's day treat! Ingredients 1 package of chocolate pudding 1 cup of  chocolate chips 4 tbsp of whip cream Step 1 Prepare Pudding as directed on the package. Spoon into 4 glass coffee mugs. Refrigerate Step 2 Place the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute stopping at 30 seconds to stir. When the chocolate is melted, remove from the microwave using oven mits. Using a spoon make an S like design dripping the chocolate onto a flat piece of wax paper. Make one design per cup of pudding. Freeze until ready to use. Step 3 Remove the pudding cups from the fridge and the chocolate designs from the freezer. Spoon (or spray) a thin layer of whip cream into each cup. Smooth out with the back of a spoon. Insert the chocolate design in the middle of each cup to look like steam. Serve right awa...

This is a fun and simple craft that is sure to please any little Star Wars fan. You can make green and red light sabers to recreate your favorite movie scenes. Material: Empty paper towel roll Empty milk bottle (the kind from McDonald's works well) or you can use an empty Yop bottle. Remove the label Green or red construction paper (depending on your character preference) Black electrical tape Glue stick Scissors Step 1: Wrap the green or red construction paper around the paper towel roll. Glue the construction paper as you roll.   Step 2: Attach the paper towel roll to the bottle. Secure it in place with the black electrical tape.  Step 3: Decorate the bottle with the black electrical tape.   Cut two strips of tape lengthwise and to make the thin stripes and use full strips of tape on the top and bottom. Have fun!

It's been a while! My last post was last August! I can't believe I let it go for so long. Life has changed a little bit in the past year the biggest change being that my little man has started school and we don't have as much time to craft as we used to. To feed my creativity I started an Etsy shop called Meg's Chalk Shop where I sell all things chalkboard, picture frames, wall hangings, menu boards etc. etsy.com/shop/megschalkshop  Little man doesn't think I should sell anything I make. Every picture frame is his favorite and he wants to keep them all. I let him choose a picture frame and paint with me last week. He chose a heart shaped frame and painted it all the colors of the rainbow. As he was painting he made me promise that I would not sell his picture frame on Etsy! With summer coming (Any day now!) I have already started thinking about crafts and activities for us. I will blog again!

One morning I told my son a bad guy had cast an ice spell on some of his toys! We opened the freezer to find 6 figurines (super heroes, ninja turtles etc) had been frozen into huge ice blocks. To free them we had to bring them outside to let the ice melt and try to cut them free (with a play dough knife) Finally it was taking too long and the heroes ended up in the pool!

The weather is getting nicer. It's a great time to get outside and male a mess! Rainbow wind painting What you need: Paint Straw Paper What you do: Pour globs of paint onto the paper in the order of a rainbow ROYGBIV Blow through the staw to push the paint accross the paper. When the paint is about halfway accross the paper, fold the page in half and press down. Push the paint towards the fold. Pull back both sides of the paper to see your rainbow. Butterfly Painting What you need: Paint and peper What you do: Pour dabs of paint on one side of the paper (close to the middle) Fold the paper in half and press the paint toward the center. Slowly open the paper to see you butterfly! Happy painting!

This is my take on the 2 ingredient cookie which is banana and oats. They sound deliciois but I am allergic to bananas so I set out to find a replacement. I found that unsweetened applesauce works out great! The add ins are endless.One of my creations turned into a 6 ingredient cookie but it was delicious.  Ingredients 1 cup of oats 1 cup of applesauce (unsweetened with cinnamon) 1/2 cup of raisins (or other add ins) Add in pissibilities: Raisins, walnuts, almonds, chocolate chips, cranberries, blueberries, coconut etc. Directions: Preheat the oven to 350° Combine the oats applesauce and raisins in a bowl Spoon the oats onto a parchmin lined sheet Bake for 15 minutes That's it, enjoy the healthy cookies and enjoy the easy clean up!