Archive for the ‘Treats’ Category

Apple of My Eye – Back To School Treats

Posted on August 22nd, 2011 by Brenda | Comments Off

It is that time of year again - the time that has kids groaning and parents cheering! It is Back To School time! Here are some fun apple treats that look tasty & easy to make.

Gourmet Mom on the Go created these clever rice krispie treats:

These adorable apple cupcakes have a donut surprise:

Watch out for the worm in this apple:

Love these jelly bean filled apples:

Happy Back To School Week!

Ice Cream Inspiration

Posted on June 8th, 2010 by Brenda | Comments Off

Aren't these ice cream bowls and spoons awesome?? We used these for my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout Ice Cream Social. The best part....they are from Dollar Tree and come 3 bowls & 3 bowls to a package for ONLY $1.oo!

Just think of all the fun parties you could use these adorable spoons and bowls for. They are even perfect just to use for your own bowl of creamy goodness after the kiddos are in bed!

Spring Into Brunch House Party

Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Brenda | Comments Off

My Spring Into Brunch House Party was a hit! Sponsored by Velveeta & Maxwell House coffee, the party included great coffee and yummy food.

Sponsor food recipes

Velveeta Cheesy Bacon Hash Brown Bake

Maxwell House Mocha Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Velveeta Peanut Butter Cheese Fudge & Chocolate Cheese Fudge

Decorations were kept simple and budget-friendly with Spring paper goods from Dollar Tree.

I set out crayons and an Easter coloring book to occupy the kids during breakfast.

Party Girls!

An easy spring craft we did after breakfast.

Favors for the kids were Wilton disposable icing bags filled with cheese crackers & tied with green ribbons - looks like carrots! I found this cute idea somewhere online, but I lost the link, so thank you to the creative gal that came up with this!

Adult favors were Easter tin buckets from Dollar Tree, a can of Maxwell House coffee and Velveeta spatula, recipes and coupons.

We all had a fun time just hanging out and eating yummy food!

Snowman Party Treats

Posted on December 5th, 2009 by Brenda | Comments Off

The winter holiday season is finally here & I wanted to share an easy treat. The kids & I made these marshallow snowmen for a Christmas party we attended last week. They were a hit with everyone and the kids had so much fun making them.

Take a long lollipop stick (found in baking section of most craft stores) and stack 3 regular-sized marshmallows. Dip the marshmallows on the stick into melted white candy melts, white chocolate chips or almond bark (also found at craft stores, Walmart & Target) until fully coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip off - I found it easiest to gently twirl the stick above the bowl for a few seconds. Place on wax paper and decorate.

As far as decorating, anything goes! We made the top hats with mini peppermint patties and a Rolo candy "glued" with a little melted chocolate. You could also use a miniature Reeses cup, but we needed to keep this dessert peanut-free due to allergies.

We used mini chocolate chips for eyes, a fruit roll-up for the scarf, pretzel sticks for arms & assorted decorating sprinkles for the nose & buttons.

If your snowman hardens before you have a chance to decorate him, just adhere your decorations with a bit of the melted chocolate.

A super easy, fun & cute holiday treat that the whole family can enjoy!

Back To School Party

Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Brenda | Comments Off

Back To School Bunco with my Moms group was a lot of fun. There are so many ways to celebrate the Back To School theme and all of them can be incorporated into a small celebration with your family to a big party with friends.

I made the wreath with items from the craft store and a hot glue gun. It is a wreath I can leave up all month and will take out year after year.

Each table had a school bus centerpiece with mini chalkboard, a colorful bowl of M&M's & a school themed piece of scrapbook paper.

Food was served on divided Styrofoam trays that resemble cafeteria trays. To stay on budget, I purchased the trays 10 for $1 at Dollar Tree. An alternative would be colorful re-usable hard plastic trays, but the least expensive ones I found were $1.27 each.

Water bottles were covered in school themed scrapbook paper.

My husband wrote out the menu board for me.

Mini Club Sandwiches topped with decorative picks.

Mini bags of chips.

Pretzel crayons served in a pencil box. I found this idea at Gourmet Mom On The Go.

I fell in love with these hamburger cupcakes & sugar cookie fries from Bakerella & knew they would be perfect for the Back To School theme! I served the cookie fries with a side of strawberry "ketchup" (strawberry jam).

For the Bunco prize I assembled a gift bag of grown-up school supplies (forgot to take a picture). I filled a school themed gift bag from Dollar Tree with decorative plaid pencils, notepad & mini notebook from the dollar section of Michaels & made a kitchen chalkboard with a silver tray & silver easel from Dollar Tree & chalkboard spray paint from Home Depot (directions here).