All the details of this ladybug party from Bee in our Bonnet are darling, but I’m especially drawn to this unique idea for pretzels. Find the full post HERE.
Magically Appearing Top Secret Message Bananas
Find a clever trick to send secret messages, via bananas, HERE at Come Together Kids.
Corn Flowers
A clever way to present corn… as flowers on a stick in a pot. Find the idea HERE at Parents.com.
Froggy Watermelon
What is it about watermelon that entices people to sculpt it into something else? I’ve seen a T-Rex, hedgehogs, the Death Star… Watermelon is summer’s Jack O’ Lantern. Find tips on making a frog HERE at Kitchen … Read More...
Bright, Modern Brunch Party
There are a group of us friends, all with kids about the same age, scattered within about 40 miles of each other. We’re old friends, some as far back as 20 years, and we just don’t get together as much … Read More...
Mr. McGregor’s Garden Vegetable Pies
I spotted these vegetable pies on the kitchn and wanted to make them before even realizing Peter Rabbit was involved. Peter Rabbit, as in the naughty bunny brainchild of Beatrix Potter, as in a childhood story with special meaning to … Read More...
Painting on Ice Cream
A simple, charming idea to combine art with ice cream, summer and kids: Painting on ice cream with food coloring. Find the idea HERE at Tinker Lab.
Chomp Chomp Snack
As in, hurry up and eat your snack before the cucumber crocodile snatches it up. Find tips on making this kid-friendly (or for the crocodile-wary, kid-unfriendly) lunch HERE at The Nature of Grace.
Angry Birds Snack
So I’ve officially downloaded Angry Birds, I’ve just not yet played it. I’m afraid of the addiction, I think. For those afflicted, try these Angry Birds made from watermelon, cucumber, olives and melon HERE at Little Food Junction.
Ice Cream in a Bag
Did anyone else know you could make ice cream in a Ziploc bag? Learn how HERE at 2 Little Hooligans, from the Disney Family Fun magazine.
25 Baby Shower Cakes
First Parenting.com brought us 30 great birthday cakes, then they brought us 31 more. Now, find a roundup of 25 baby shower cakes HERE, with how-tos. Shown are the baby buggy cake, rocking horse cake and baby … Read More...
Potted Chocolate-Mint Pudding
These may look like darling pots of herbs, but they are really pots of chocolate-mint pudding. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha Stewart.
Rubik’s Cube Cake
Any other kids of the ’80s out there who got so frustrated by their ineptitude with the Rubik’s Cube they tried to take it apart and reassemble it solved only to realize that merely leaves you with a broken Rubik’s … Read More...
Heart-Shaped Eggs
UPDATE: The original link is from a source that created a collage of photos without citing the original source!! I’ve deleted the collage and original post and am replacing with the correct image and link. Great apologies to Anna The … Read More...
Ballerina Cake
Clearly Bronwyn of Made by Bronwyn is an astute Edible Crafts reader, because she noted my dismay at repetition yesterday and my need for new material. Plus, she used the word “whilst” in her submission, and I can’t resist any … Read More...
Pinic Cake, Again
So I spotted this picnic cake decorated with candies over at Bright Ideas, and I thought, “How perfect for summer.” Half way into this post, I then thought, “Hmmm… seems familiar.” Sure enough, a quick search later and I … Read More...
Googly Eye Candy Creatures
I have got to make these googly eyes from gelatin capsules and sugar pearls! Look what Hungry Happenings did with them. Learn to add googly eyes to modeling chocolate HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Rice Krispies Treat Pinwheels
Remember this uber-cool lemonade stand I posted about a few days back? Learn to make those Rice Krispies pinwheels HERE at Cute as a Fox. I have such a thing for pinwheels and stuff on sticks. (I know, I … Read More...
Chicken Stuffed Waffles. But they are on a Stick.
I know I rarely post on straight recipes that aren’t somehow crafted into something else, like a pig or a posy, but these are on a stick. So I had to. And chicken-stuffed waffles? Too interesting not to investigate and … Read More...
Polka Dot Cake
Also, it’s upside down. Learn to make fondant polka dots and find tips on assembling a tiered cake HERE at Cake Whiz.