http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/frozen-chocolate-souffles-106255.aspx
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rate this recipe prep time 10 min total time 5 hr 10 min makes 8 servings, one "soufflé" each Print RecipeAdd to My Recipe Box Send/Share Add to Shopping Listadd your photo 1 of 2 photo by: kraftrecipe by: kraftWhat You Need3 cups Milk 1 pkg. (8-serving size) or 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping 16 OREO Cookies, finely chopped (about 2 cups) 8 Maraschino cherries Make It
POUR milk into medium bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. Gently stir in whipped topping.
SPOON 2 Tbsp. of the chopped cookies into each of eight 8- to 9-oz. paper drinking cups. Cover evenly with half of the pudding mixture. Press gently with the back of a spoon to eliminate air pockets. Repeat layers. Cover with foil.
FREEZE 5 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer about 15 min. before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Peel away paper to unmold onto dessert plates. Top each with a cherry. Store leftovers in freezer.
Kraft Kitchens TipsHealthy LivingSave 80 calories per serving by preparing as directed with fat-free milk, JELL-0 Chocolate Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding, COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping and Reduced Fat OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies.Variation Prepare as directed, using JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and CHIPS AHOY! Cookies.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Fantastic website
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/infants___toddlers.html
I was looking around online and I came across this great site filled with a ton of excellent information! Check it out!
I was looking around online and I came across this great site filled with a ton of excellent information! Check it out!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Cute idea for displaying child's art/pictures
Hey everyone, here is a really cute idea for displaying your kids pictures or artwork! I am sorry I could not get the pictures from the site but here is the link to shutter fly so you can see the step by step pictures not just the directions. You should check it out, super cute!
http://blog.shutterfly.com/4382/create-a-clothespin-photo-art-center/
Create a clothespin photo art center
by Amanda F Posted on July 30, 2010
Have you ever handed your child a camera and let them take pictures of whatever they wanted? Chances are the pictures were of the carpet, a close up of the cat’s tail, their thumb, and occasionally a cute shot of your child and their friends. No one wants to hurt their child’s feelings by not including their photographic efforts in the family photo albums, so why not create a space where their snapshots can shine?
This cute clothespin art center has multiple uses! You can use coloring pages to decorate its header, like I did, or creatively cut and trim some of those snapshots to decorate it instead. Hang the photos from the adorable crayon clothespins, and your child’s face will light up with excitement.
To make this clothespin art center, you will need:
6 wooden clothespins
24″ x 4″ wood slat
Coloring pages
Crayons
White glue
Water
Scissors
Remove the wrappers from 6 different colored crayons. I used a craft knife to cut along the seam and remove them. They will be very cylindrical, so you’ll need to flatten them. I ironed mine, but you could also press them in a heavy book overnight.
Place clothespin on top of the crayon wrapper, use a pencil to draw a faint line. Cut the crayon wrapper so that it’s just slightly smaller than the surface of the clothespin.
Mix some white glue and water together to make a decoupage mixture, then decoupage the wrapper to the clothespin.
Glue the clothespins to the wooden plank, you want about 2/3 of the clothespin on the plank, spacing them apart evenly.
Have the kids color some printables or coloring book pages. Make sure they color the background too! Cut them out, decoupage them onto the plank, only painting the back of the colored decals at this point. Don’t decoupage over the tops just yet.
Use a crayon to shade in the background, use a secondary color as well, if you wish. I used blue with touches of yellow at the top since my pictures were related to water and nature. Choose another color (I used red) to outline the border of the plank. Decoupage over the top of everything, smooth any bubbles that may pop up on your “decals”.
Cut a piece of denim to create a border for the plank. Place the plank on top of it to get an idea for the size you need to cut, mark with a pencil, and then cut. Cut two strips of denim, about an inch wide, lay them across the front of the plank. Once you have them where you want them, loosely tie a knot at the top.
Place the ends of the strips under the plank. Once everything is positioned, trim anything that needs trimming, then cover the back of the plank with white glue. Press down onto the denim and let dry. Adjust the knot at the top, tie into a bow and trim ends.
Hang!
Crafts by Amanda
http://blog.shutterfly.com/4382/create-a-clothespin-photo-art-center/
Create a clothespin photo art center
by Amanda F Posted on July 30, 2010
Have you ever handed your child a camera and let them take pictures of whatever they wanted? Chances are the pictures were of the carpet, a close up of the cat’s tail, their thumb, and occasionally a cute shot of your child and their friends. No one wants to hurt their child’s feelings by not including their photographic efforts in the family photo albums, so why not create a space where their snapshots can shine?
This cute clothespin art center has multiple uses! You can use coloring pages to decorate its header, like I did, or creatively cut and trim some of those snapshots to decorate it instead. Hang the photos from the adorable crayon clothespins, and your child’s face will light up with excitement.
To make this clothespin art center, you will need:
6 wooden clothespins
24″ x 4″ wood slat
Coloring pages
Crayons
White glue
Water
Scissors
Remove the wrappers from 6 different colored crayons. I used a craft knife to cut along the seam and remove them. They will be very cylindrical, so you’ll need to flatten them. I ironed mine, but you could also press them in a heavy book overnight.
Place clothespin on top of the crayon wrapper, use a pencil to draw a faint line. Cut the crayon wrapper so that it’s just slightly smaller than the surface of the clothespin.
Mix some white glue and water together to make a decoupage mixture, then decoupage the wrapper to the clothespin.
Glue the clothespins to the wooden plank, you want about 2/3 of the clothespin on the plank, spacing them apart evenly.
Have the kids color some printables or coloring book pages. Make sure they color the background too! Cut them out, decoupage them onto the plank, only painting the back of the colored decals at this point. Don’t decoupage over the tops just yet.
Use a crayon to shade in the background, use a secondary color as well, if you wish. I used blue with touches of yellow at the top since my pictures were related to water and nature. Choose another color (I used red) to outline the border of the plank. Decoupage over the top of everything, smooth any bubbles that may pop up on your “decals”.
Cut a piece of denim to create a border for the plank. Place the plank on top of it to get an idea for the size you need to cut, mark with a pencil, and then cut. Cut two strips of denim, about an inch wide, lay them across the front of the plank. Once you have them where you want them, loosely tie a knot at the top.
Place the ends of the strips under the plank. Once everything is positioned, trim anything that needs trimming, then cover the back of the plank with white glue. Press down onto the denim and let dry. Adjust the knot at the top, tie into a bow and trim ends.
Hang!
Crafts by Amanda
Sunday, August 8, 2010
For Teachers
Hey Teachers out there.....did you know you can get a discount at Ann Taylor Loft, Banana Republic, J. Crew and the Limited! So exciting! Happy Shopping!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thoughts
So my blog followers, I start work next week. I am devastate and a mess. I love the life I have created with my daughter at home and the new friendships that have formed. I don't want to give up my time with my daughter for a job that is not fulfilling. For those of you that work, how do you do it? I know it would help if I loved and missed my job but I can honestly say I don't and I haven't. I wish everything could stay the was it was. I cherish the months that I have been with her and I know I am lucky to have spent as much time with her as I have. I had a child to be with my child! When I was younger I also knew I would be a stay at home mom, my main reason for getting a degree in Early Childhood was to be an educated stay at home mom. I wanted to know what I was doing, that was my plan that was my goal. I have to give it up for so many reasons that would create their own blog! Where my life is now is not where I thought it would be. Aspects of it I am happier than I could have ever imagined and other aspects have me more sad and hurt than I ever thought possible. How can that be? I am living the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows and I hate it. I want the highs all the time. Is that to much to ask?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
How to name your child?!
Did you know how these two countries chose the names for their babies?!?!
Germany
You need government approval before naming your child. and officials can veto monikers that don't clearly indicate the baby's sex (like Sam), also names that could subject your baby to teasing and harm can receive a veto!
Ukraine
Many in this country leave naming the baby up to the priest. Parents can suggest ideas but the priest gets the final say at the ceremony eight days after the birth!
Germany
You need government approval before naming your child. and officials can veto monikers that don't clearly indicate the baby's sex (like Sam), also names that could subject your baby to teasing and harm can receive a veto!
Ukraine
Many in this country leave naming the baby up to the priest. Parents can suggest ideas but the priest gets the final say at the ceremony eight days after the birth!
Help kids with cancer
Help kids with cancer by showing your support
Buy a product designed by a pediatric cancer patient from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Children Art Project Catalog
Childrensart.org
*the picture that was with this website is of the cutest stuffed lion! Check them out! I know I am!
Buy a product designed by a pediatric cancer patient from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Children Art Project Catalog
Childrensart.org
*the picture that was with this website is of the cutest stuffed lion! Check them out! I know I am!
odor eater
Once again from Parents magazine one reader gave the idea of putting a spoonful of ground coffee in the liner of the diaper bin. This helps it stop smelling. She says that Hazelnut flavor coffee works the best!
smart snack
In my Parents mag they say this smart snack for kids but I think it is good for adults as well!
This is for the after-dinner snack. Let your child (or you) "decorate" a cup of yogurt with bright-colored sprinkles! YUM!!
This is for the after-dinner snack. Let your child (or you) "decorate" a cup of yogurt with bright-colored sprinkles! YUM!!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
SMORES CUPCAKES!!!!
http://kelleyskitchenrevival.blogspot.com/2010/07/smores-cupcakes-four-ways.html
Oh my goodness I think I died and went to heaven!
Oh my goodness I think I died and went to heaven!
Parenting Quotes
I am a quote person, here are some quotes I just found about parenting:
*When you have brought up kids, there are memories you store directly in your tear ducts. ~Robert Brault,
*Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. ~Marcelene Cox
*Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson
*It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynard
*Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum
*Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. ~Haim Ginott
*The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. ~Robert Brault
*It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
*The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane Olinghouse
*If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. ~C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939
*Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. ~Roger Lewin
*Simply having children does not make mothers. ~John A. Shedd
*Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child. ~Gail Sheehy
*There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
*A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~Robert Brault,
*You will always be your child's favorite toy. ~Vicki Lansky, Trouble-Free Travel with Children, 1991
*What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give. ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest
*If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. ~Haim Ginott
*There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
*The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent. ~Frank Pittman, Man Enough
*If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again"
*Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother. ~Rose Kennedy
*Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids. ~Sam Levenson
*When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. ~The Talmud
*A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad. ~John Andrew Holmes
*The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. ~Author Unknown
*The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
*You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. ~Polish Proverb
*You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
*Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
*Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
*When you have brought up kids, there are memories you store directly in your tear ducts. ~Robert Brault,
*Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. ~Marcelene Cox
*Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson
*It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynard
*Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum
*Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. ~Haim Ginott
*The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. ~Robert Brault
*It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
*The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane Olinghouse
*If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. ~C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939
*Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. ~Roger Lewin
*Simply having children does not make mothers. ~John A. Shedd
*Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child. ~Gail Sheehy
*There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
*A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~Robert Brault,
*You will always be your child's favorite toy. ~Vicki Lansky, Trouble-Free Travel with Children, 1991
*What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give. ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest
*If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. ~Haim Ginott
*There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
*The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent. ~Frank Pittman, Man Enough
*If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again"
*Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother. ~Rose Kennedy
*Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids. ~Sam Levenson
*When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. ~The Talmud
*A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad. ~John Andrew Holmes
*The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. ~Author Unknown
*The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
*You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. ~Polish Proverb
*You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
*Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
*Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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