Tag: Family Life

Pinecone Pineapple Craft!

Want to make a fun craft this summer with your children? If so, have your kids go outside and hunt for pine-cones. Afterwards, you can make these pine-cones into pineapples with some paint. Doesn’t this sound like summer fun? If you’d like to make this craft, be sure to pick up the following supplies:

• Pine-cones (if you do not have pine-cones in your area, you can find them at your local craft store)
• Yellow Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brush/Sponge
• Green Construction Paper
• Scissors
• Small straw/ or any tool that will help you curl up the construction paper.
• Tape

For additional directions on making this craft, be sure to visit the Tiffany Stidings Webpage for more details. Let us know how your DIY project turned out, we love to hear from our readers.

Cornbread Waffle BLT With Garlic Aioli Recipe!

Have you ever made a sandwich with a waffle? If so, you must! I just recently made a different variation and it was delicious! So, I must try this new Cornbread Waffle BLT With Garlic Aioli recipe! This sounds like a delicious lunch idea, doesn’t it? Here is what you will need:

Waffles:

• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1¼ cups unsweetened plain almond milk*
• ½ cup greek yogurt
• ¾ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup yellow cornmeal
• ½ cup all purpose flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Flour)

Remaining Ingredients:

• 8 slices bacon
• 4 leaves romaine lettuce, trimmed
• 1 large roma tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced
• 1 can (14.5) Red Gold Garlic & Olive Oil Tomatoes, drained
• ½ cup plain greek yogurt

For more directions on assembling this sandwich, be sure to visit the Salt & Will Webpage! Let us know if you enjoyed this recipe and if you plan on making more sandwiches with waffles.

Paddle Balloon Game DIY!

There are so many clever DIY ideas! Today, I found a Paddle Balloon Game. Isn’t this an interesting idea?! Plus, it is inexpensive and relatively easy to make! Your children will love to make this craft. If you’d like to make this DIY project, then be sure to pick up the following:

• Paper Plates
• Balloons
• Hot Glue Gun & Sticks
• Yard or Paint Sticks

PS: You can find paper plates and balloons at your local Dollar Tree store, which will save you some money.

For additional directions on how to make this project, be sure to visit the Vanessa Values Webpage! Let us know what summer projects you’ve found, we love to hear from our readers.

Pepperoni Pizza Twists Recipe!

Plan on making some appetizers for an upcoming party? If so, your guests will love these Pepperoni Pizza Twists. I have yet to make these, but they look so yummy! Plus, they seem easy to make! Want to make these pizza twists? If so, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 lb pizza dough, room temperature
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp dried parsley
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• 6 tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese (use more if you’d like!)
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 4 oz pepperoni
• 4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

For additional recipes, be sure to visit the Mom On Time Out Webpage for more details. What did you think of this recipe? Let us know in the comments below.

DIY Minion Bookmarks!

Do your kids enjoy the Despicable Me movies? If so, you need to make these DIY Minion Bookmarks! Plus, this would be a great craft to make when your kids are bored this summer. Want to make this craft yourself? If so, be sure to pick up the following supplies:

• Yellow, blue, black and grey Cardstock
• Moveable eyes
• Glue
• Black tassel
• 1-Inch circle punch
• Crop-A-Dile
• Corner Rounder

For additional directions on making this project, be sure to visit the A Pumpkin And A Princess webpage! Let us know what you thought of this DIY. We love to hear from our readers. For additional projects and crafts, be sure to visit our Thrifty Momma Webpage for more.