food, crochet, merriment
” He lives, the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind, whose Atonement came as an act of grace for the entire world. He has done for us what we could not do for ourselves. He has brought meaning to our mortal existence. He has given us the gift of eternal life. God be thanked for the gift of His Son, the Redeemer of the world, the Savior of mankind, the Prince of Life and Peace, the Holy One.”
~Gordon B. Hinckley
Happy Easter my friends.
Around here there are a ton of people that we love to give things too–especially if there’s a reason to do it…you know, like a holiday or something. Friends, neighbors, daughters, sons, sweet little grand-babies–they’re all in desperate need of some cute little Cheeto Carrot love–don’t-cha think? I so agree.
I could have used the carrot shaped cello bags that are kicking around now, but I worried that they’d be too small to hold a decent amount of Cheetos. One should NOT be stingy with Cheetos, after all. So, I used 12″ disposable icing bags instead. We’ll have a million left, but I’m sure they’ll be used for another noble cause. Heh…
They were the perfect size.
Had a small struggle finding actual Cheeto Balls. Heaven knows there are every other shape in the world right now, just not round. We found these at Wal-mart–finally, finally.
Again I say they were…perfect!
Last of all we used two strands of green curly ribbon for the carrot tops. As you can see, they are fabulous. Just waiting for a sweet little Easter tag and off they’ll go to their new homes to spread joy and happiness…
as only a Cheeto can.
Baaa-hahaha!
I’ve been on the lookout for a clever, simple Easter treat that’s both kid AND mama friendly ever since Valentine’s day, and by dang, I believe we’ve found it. Scrumptious little birdy nests made from some of your favorite things–one being chocolate…of course. And did I already say simple? Well, I made about 9 of these in less than 10 minutes. No lie.
You could wrap a pretty little sucker bag around these before dropping them in the Easter baskets…or not. They are actually more sturdy than I expected ( isn’t it lovely when candy behaves itself properly?). I think the kids will most likely pluck the eggs off first thing, and then nibble on the spoon second, so a bag might just throw off their gobble-groove anyway.
Here’s what you’ll need:
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate or butterscotch chips
1 package Cadbury Mini Eggs
Chocolate sprinkles or Jimmies–as they are called by folks in-the-know.
1 box clear plastic spoons–if you can find round soups spoons, they look the best. But as you can see, regular ones work fine too.
Directions:
Melt the chips in a small saucepan. Dip the spoons, one at a time in the melted candy making sure to cover both sides evenly.
Arrange three eggs on the spoon.
Before your chips harden, dip the spoon into the sprinkles.
This one’s a bit lopsided, but it’s still so cute!
Place on pan or board and allow to set.
Keep right on going till you run out of one of your ingredients. I could have made about 25 of these but something mysterious happened to my bag of Mini Eggs and so halfway through, I ran out. Something verrry fishy is going on around here.
You’ll need to guard yours, no doubt.
I originally saw this adorable idea on Cute Food For Kids.Â
Our girl, April brought the kids over and just happened to bring a few Easter cookies to decorate. A few, being enough for everybody to have…one. It was perfect.
A lovely adventure, with just enough frosting to go around nicely. No, I did not tell Mr. Beck to lick the knife like that–he came up with the idea on his own. Spooky.
Next, of course, it was time to add the sprinkles. Luckily, the shaker tops have teeny, tiny holes so that little hands can’t get too carried away.
But I guess it is possible to get quite a pile if you just shake long enough, which he apparently…did.
Sweet Miss Lily had a different idea.
All she wanted was the crystal sugar–in pink and purple. And everyone knows that you can never have enough pink and purple–even on a cookie. Or anywhere else for that matter.
It’s a color preference that this wise girl shares with her Grammy. Good form my dear. You’ll go far.
At last, Miss Chompy had her turn with the sparkles–and she didn’t want any help. Some things are best done alone you know. Just a girl, her thoughts and a cookie.
After all, it’s a special moment when you can help a lowly cookie reinvent itself into a work of art…a masterpiece, even.
Just before…
you wolf it down.
We gotta make more of these. One each just doesn’t cut it.
And I hear it’s not polite to wrestle goodies from the grasp of a 4 year old.Â
Well, how would I know that?
Sheesh.
:}
It’s been a long, long time since there’s been a real, live family Easter egg hunt at this place. Yes, we are wearing coats on this beautiful…ahem…spring day. Oh, well…
I’m pretty sure the last time this lawn saw colored eggs, was when all these parents were the little guys.
But the dashing for eggs looks like the same magical fun.
The eggs are “hidden” properly in plain sight…
so today’s itty bittys can find them…
and snatch them up just like their mamas and daddies did…
a million years ago.
There were even a few left behind…for ahhhh….later.
All of this has happened so many times before…
but it still feels brand new to me.
What a lovely day!
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