Saturday, October 27, 2012
Pumpkin Carving
Last night we carved a pumpkin. Paul liked playing with the pumpkin's "lid". We all guessed how many seeds were in the pumpkin. The total amount of seeds was 627. Paul had guessed 999 or 10,000. ;) We roasted the seeds with salt on half and cinnamon and sugar on the other half. To do this, we preheated the oven to 325 degrees and roasted the seeds for ten minutes. Then, we took them out and stirred them and put the seeds back in the oven for 15 minutes. While these were roasting, we carved our pumpkin. The. boys designed the face. ;) we were able to stick a lantern in the pumpkin so it would glow. The boys were so excited! We celebrated with some yummy pumpkin seeds!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Curious George
The latest project was a HUGE success! These little monkeys are the cutest EVER!!! Paul is SOOOO excited! It was really simple to make these. We stuck mini M&M's in the sides of the cake pops for ears. We then cover the cake pop, ears and all, in brown candy coating. I mixed brown and white candy coating with butterscotch chips for the face. We dipped the end of a cake pop stick in white candy coating and shaped two ovals on the hardened face. I used Wilton black decorating icing for the pupils, nose, and mouth. And when you are done, you have an adorable "bunch" of banana lovers! :)
Cake Pops
I made the "fall" cake pops, so I thought I might share them. I haven't been able to make my candy coating smooth, but I do know how to make them taste great! My next project is Curious George pops...we'll see how that goes! :)
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Creation Museum Trip

scientists believe in such as, man not living with dinosaurs, the big bang, and a millions-of-years old earth. Then, we started a walk through the Bible. First, we saw the beginning of the Bible, and how it was tested and when the Bible was even burned in many cities.







Cake Pops
I plan on make cake pops similar to these for October. |
Have a really cute idea for November's cake pop? Tell me your idea in a comment below!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Pumpkin Beanbag
Today we made a pumpkin beanbag.
You will need:
First, draw out your outline on the felt and cut out two identical shapes. Next, draw a face on one of your pumpkin shapes with your black marker. Then, draw the stem brown. Now, hot glue (or sew) half of your pumpkin and fill with beans. Finish the other half. Your beanbag is finished! You can make multiple ones and make a game to see who can throw their pumpkin the farthest. Have fun!
You will need:
- 1 black marker
- 1 brown marker
- Orange felt
- Hot glue gun or needle and thread
- Beans
- Scissors
First, draw out your outline on the felt and cut out two identical shapes. Next, draw a face on one of your pumpkin shapes with your black marker. Then, draw the stem brown. Now, hot glue (or sew) half of your pumpkin and fill with beans. Finish the other half. Your beanbag is finished! You can make multiple ones and make a game to see who can throw their pumpkin the farthest. Have fun!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Rainforest Trip
Today Paul told me he wanted to go to the Rainforest, so we did. We made a rainmaker. You can make one out of a paper towel roll, tape, and uncooked beans. Then Paul geared up for the "rain". He really enjoyed it.
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