Celebrations/Vacations Saint Patrick's Day Spring

Easy Leprechaun Trap and Bait Recipe For Kids

March 5, 2019

Looking for an Easy Leprechaun Trap and Bait Recipe For Kids? You’ve come to the right place!

Making themed food and crafts is always enjoyable, especially when it’s fast, easy, and kid-friendly!

While celebrations like the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas have a plethora of festive treats and projects, holidays like St. Patrick’s Day are often forgotten.

Of course, there are parades and parties, but families don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day like they do the other holidays.

Get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green from head to toe and working with your family to catch a leprechaun with this free, printable leprechaun trap!

And then go make this Leprechaun Bait, the perfect kid-friendly Saint Patrick’s Day treat!

Personal Creations made a delicious recipe for this snack bait and created printables to help catch your leprechaun too. The first step to catching a leprechaun is to make a delicious snack to act as bait.

Be sure to make extra because you and your little ones will love it as well! A salty and sweet treat mix is the traditional lure, but there is also a yummy healthy option.

Simply mix together square rice cereal, popcorn, pretzels, marshmallows, chocolate candies, melted white chocolate (with green food coloring), and green sprinkles.

Leprechaun Bait Recipe

Making themed food and crafts is always enjoyable, especially when it’s fast, easy, and kid-friendly! Enjoy this festive leprechaun bait recipe!

Ingredients

1 cup rice square cereal
1 cup popcorn
1 cup pretzels
½ cup marshmallows
½ cup chocolate candies
8 ounces white chocolate melts
Green sprinkles
Green food coloring

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine rice square cereal, popcorn, pretzels, marshmallows and chocolate candies. Mix together.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate on low heat until smooth. Microwave for 30 seconds, and then in 15 second intervals to assure you don’t burn the chocolate.
Once melted, stir in green food coloring and pour the white chocolate over your dry mix.
Stir your mix until it is evenly coated.
On wax paper, spread your mixture out evenly and top with green sprinkles.
Allow the mix to cool for 10-15 minutes. Put in bags or a bowl to enjoy!

The hardest part about this recipe is trying not to eat it all! Use a leprechaun bait tag to seal your goodies for pack lunches and safe-keeping.

We also have a healthy version you can try…

Healthy Leprechaun Bait Recipe

A healthy leprechaun bait recipe perfect for celebrating Saint Patricks Day with kids!

Ingredients

1 cucumber
1 green bell peppers
1 bunch of celery
Favorite veggie dip or dressing

Instructions

Thinly slice cucumber, green bell peppers, and celery sticks.
Arrange all the vegetables on a small tray, in a bowl or in a bag.
Place a small bowl of your favorite veggie dip or dressing nearby.

You can download the free printable Leprechaun Bait tags here!

Enjoy!

Thanks for reading all about our Easy Leprechaun Bait Recipe For Kids. Have a lovely day!

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Baby Quotes {Cute, Sweet and Funny Baby Quotes for Cards, Scrapbooking and More!}

February 25, 2019

Whether you’re looking for a baby quote for a card, for scrapbooking, or a craft project, this collection of baby quotes is for you! We have all sorts of baby quotes to share with you today, from cute, to sweet, to funny!

Very often, I need the perfect quote to finish off a card, scrapbook page or gift. When that happens, I turn to the internet!

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Oftentimes, though, what I find is quotes that don’t quite fit my needs; they’re either overly sappy, trying-to-hard-to-be-funny, or just not right for the occasion.

So today, I’m sharing 50 baby quotes perfect for your next card, project, invitation and more!

“You know what the great thing about babies is? They are like little bundles of hope. Like the future in a basket.” Lish McBride

“Like stars are to the sky, so are the children to our world. They deserve to shine!” Chinonye J. Chidolue

“Children have neither past nor future. They enjoy the present, which very few of us do.” Jean De La Bruyere

” The most precious jewels, you’ll ever have around your neck, are the arms of your children.”

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

My precious little baby, I have loved you from the start, you are a tiny miracle, laying closely to my heart.

A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on. Carl Sandburg

Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility. Kate Douglas Wiggin

“A baby makes love stronger, the days shorter, the nights longer, savings smaller, and a home happier.”

” A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice- especially when she’s taking a nap.”

“A new baby is like the beginning of all things- wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” Eda LeShan

“A baby is something you carry inside you for 9 months, in your arms for 3 years and in your heart until the day you die.” Mary Mason

“A child is the greatest joy, the ultimate Blessing”

“A new Baby is like the beginning of all things- wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities”

Children arrive so fresh from heaven they are born with angel wings. If we love them completely, they are able to fly.

“Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.”

“To have a child, is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body”

“Babies are always more trouble than you thought — and more wonderful.” Charles Osgood

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. John F. Kennedy

“There’s really nothing quite so sweet as tiny little baby feet.”

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.”

“Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.” Dante Alighieri

“I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be.”

“For all the things my hands have held the best by far is you.”

“And then my soul saw you and it kind of went “Oh, there you are. I’ve been looking for you.”

“His little hands stole my heart. His little feet ran away with it.”

“Fairy tales do come true. Look at us, we had you.”

“A baby is a blessing. A gift from heaven above, a precious little angel to cherish and to love.”

“On the day you were born the angels clapped their hands and the moon danced with the stars.”

“The words “I love you” and a little hug from a child is a piece of heaven.”

“A baby’s smile melts the heart and calms the soul.”

” Who is this tiny stranger with whom I cannot part, although she is only one day old, she has stolen my heart.”

” I love you, little baby, to infinity and beyond. “

” What a big miracle in such a little baby. “

” People who say that they sleep like a baby have probably never had one. “

” If your baby is perfect and never makes a fuss about anything, then you must be its grandmother. “

” A baby is very much like the sun, in that they bring warmth and rays of happiness into our lives. “

” Two little feet, a pair of big eyes, a laugh so sweet, such a lovely surprise. “

” Congratulations on your new baby. There will be plenty of times where you feel like you have no idea what you are doing, but if it is any consolation, no parent ever really knows what they are doing. “

” Before you were born I carried you under my heart. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart.” Mandy Harrison

” Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born.” George Bernard Shaw

“A baby girl is a miracle that never ceases to be miraculous.”

“Let him sleep, for when he wakes up, he will move mountains.”

“Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I have already created one.”

“All the sleepless nights make it worth the effort when you are rewarded with a baby’s adorable smile.”

“Babies are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”

“I am proud of many things in life but nothing beats being a mother.”

“I always remind myself to hold on to the tiny moments and cherish the little snuggles. They grow up so fast.”

“Babies are bits of stardust blown from the hand of God. Lucky is the woman who knows the pangs of birth for she has held a star.”

Thanks so much for reading all about our favorite Baby Quotes {Cute, Sweet and Funny Baby Quotes for Cards, Scrapbooking and More!}. Have a lovely day!

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Games For 2 Year Olds

February 21, 2019

Looking for games for two year olds? You’re in the right place! I’m sharing my favorite, hand-picked game ideas for toddler aged children!

Having been through the toddler stage with two of my own kids, I know how hard it is to find games appropriate for 2 year olds.

Games for 2 year olds need to be age-appropriate, of course, but they also need to be engaging, fun, and if they’re educational, even better. I’ve gathered the highest rated games for 2 year olds, and am sharing them here today!

Games For 2 Year Olds

Games for 2 Year Olds

Looking for games for two year olds? You're in the right place! I'm sharing my favorite, hand-picked game ideas for toddler aged children!

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TOP BRIGHT Toddler Games Fishing Toys

This magnetic, wooden fishing game is colorful, engaging, and perfect for your toddler! They'll learn hand eye coordination and practice fine motor skills as they go fishing!

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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Pound-A-Peg Toy With Hammer

While not quite a game, this classic toy is a favorite of amazon shoppers and makes a great gift! I love Melissa & Doug toys and games; they're always the highest quality!

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ThinkFun Roll and Play Game for Toddlers - Your Child's First Game! Award Winning and Fun Toddler Game

This game is sure to be your toddler's favorite! It helps introduce the basics of playing games, while teaching your little one about animals, colors, counting and more!

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Peaceable Kingdom Where's Bear? The Hide and Find Stacking Block Game for 2 Year Olds

Where's Bear combines two favorite activities- stacking blocks and finding hidden objects-into a game! Parents and kids take turns hiding and finding Bear under the sturdy nesting boxes.

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Peaceable Kingdom Bunny Bedtime The Make a Choice Game for You and Your 2 Year Old

This game is designed especially for 2-year-olds gives parents a new and exciting way to engage with their child through simple and playful fun.

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Boley Rainbow Stacking Block Toy Set - Baby Animal Building Shape Sorter Blocks - Great Educational Learning Toy for Kids, Children, Toddlers

This engaging Rainbow Stacking Block Toy Set includes 21 colorfully vibrant stacking rainbows and animals! Each animal piece comes with a cute design and is labeled with their corresponding animal name.

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ETI Toys | 19 Piece Unique Educational Sorting Matching Toy for Toddlers

This fun game for 2 year olds is a classic! By figuring out how to drop each shape in the correct hole, your kid will learn crucial developing techniques such as shape and color recognition, organization, eye-and-hand coordination, and fine motor skills.

There you have it: our best games for 2 year olds. Did you find something your little one will love?

Thanks so much for reading all about our favorite games for 2 year olds. Have a lovely day!

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How to Dye Pasta

February 19, 2019

Wondering how to dye pasta? It’s SO easy! Today’s post will show you how!

Dyeing pasta is one of those activities from my teaching days that I’ve used as a parent again and again.

It’s quick, it’s easy, and there are so many things you can do with the colored pasta! Sorting activities, patterns, noodle necklaces…the sky’s the limit.

So today, I’m sharing with you all about how to dye pasta! Pick up a few extra boxes this week at the grocery store , make a big batch, and see what imaginative ideas spring to mind!

Here’s what you need:

Boxes of Pasta
Rubbing Alcohol
Food Coloring

Step 1: Take your pasta and separate it into plastic baggies. Just as an FYI-I try to buy different shapes/sizes for variety and to use for sorting activities…but also make sure to have some sort of tube pasta for necklaces!

Step 2: Into each baggie, pour a couple of teaspoons of rubbing alcohol, and a few drops of food coloring. The more food coloring, the deeper the hue (I used roughly half a bottle per bag, but you can definitely use less).

Step 3: Close the bag, double bag it if you’d like, and then, (this is where it gets fun)-shake, shake, shake! The kiddos love helping with this part, as you can imagine.

Step 4: If the color is where you want it, lay pasta out in the sun to dry for a few hours. Once completely dry, store in a plastic bag.

How would you use colored pasta with your kids?

Thanks so much for reading all about how to dye pasta! Have a lovely day!

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Wreath Supplies {Inexpensive Wreath Supplies from Amazon}

February 15, 2019

Looking for wreath supplies so you can DIY your own wreaths? This post will share our favorite supplies for making wreaths for all seasons!

I love making my own home decor items. Whether it’s wall art, table centerpieces, or wreaths, there’s something so meaningful about creating and displaying something you’ve made with your own two hands.

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Often, though, I’ve found that it can be cheaper to buy an item than to make it myself! Craft and decor supplies are sometimes expensive, but today, we’re tackling that by sharing our favorite inexpensive wreath supplies!

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Most of these items are from Amazon, because with free and fast Prime shipping, you can purchase supplies and start crafting just a couple of days later!

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Let’s get started with our favorite wreath supplies…

Wreath Supplies {Inexpensive Wreath Supplies from Amazon}

Looking for wreath supplies so you can DIY your own wreaths? This post will share our favorite supplies for making wreaths for all seasons!