Fun Week


We had a lot of fun this week. I found some interesting recipes that were really simple and that the kids could help with. They had a blast. They are all at the age now where they love to help in the kitchen, so finding easy, toddler friendly recipes was a must!

We had success with our "Monkey Pancakes". The kids loved helping mix the batter and decorating their monkeys. They also didn't mind the fact that they had three M&M mini's to decorate their monkey face with!


We also ventured into making playdough. I had never used a recipe that you cook before. Blogs I've read and people I've talked to said that those last the longest, so we decided to give it a try. I would have honestly tried it sooner had I stocked up on Cream of Tarter...which most cooking recipes call for! Anyways, the recipe was very easy. The kids loved helping measure the ingredients. Their favorite part was choosing which colors to use. We stored the extra in old baby food jars I had in the cabinet since Halynd was little bitty.


The recipe:
1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Water
2 tsp Cream of Tarter
1/4 Cup Salt
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
Food coloring
Sparkles (if you want)

1. Mix all ingredients in a pot. Stir until all clumps are out.
2. Heat over medium heat while continually stirring.
3. Cook until it forms a massive clump.
4. Remove from heat and knead. (You may want to wait a minute...it was hot!).
5. Separate and choose colors. Add sparkles if you desire.

We used Neon food coloring as well as some primary colors. The Neon creates such pretty, bright colors! We also tripled the recipe because we needed enough for 7 kiddos to enjoy!

Then we had to make some ice cream out of it :)

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