Birthday Snacks

KK turns 10 next week (it's seems like just yesterday my tiny little baby was born).

However, that means snack for the class. Her class alone only has 16 kids but they are often with the other 4th grade class which has another 15, and she wanted snacks for both classes (which she always does but doesn't always get). My only preference is to not be completely full of sugar- if you remember KL's last birthday was fruit, granola, and yogurt parfaits, which you would remember from the yogurt pops we made out of the extras. 

So we went online and looked for a few ideas but ultimately chose something of a mix of others- matter of fact, it's trail mix.

I came up with 4 "flavor" categories (sweet, salty, fruity, and grains) and then came up with 4-5 ideas to fit these categories, and avoid class allergens. From that list, I let KK choose 2 options from each category. When we took them in today, each kid will get to create their own trail mix choosing one item from each flavor selection. 

Here's the ingredients she chose:

For sweet- candy corn and candy pumpkins (I informed her they taste the same but she insisted)

For salty- cheddar crackers and Bugles chips

For grains- Multi-Grain Cheerios (or the store brand version of) and Honey Granola

For fruit- Raisins and Banana Chips

We served them in paper lunch sacks we always have on hand (for crafts most often) that we cut down a little so they're easier to reach into. And we scooped with  3 oz. paper cups. 

Here's a few shots: (only of my kids and the one's I know their parents won't mind, of course)

I was only able to get pictures of KM and KN, because KK finished passing out the snacks and left to hand out the extra to EVERY. TEACHER. IN. THE. SCHOOL. (Seriously- I didn't see her again until I went looking for her because the class was getting ready to leave.)

If you're looking to repeat here's a few other options:

Sweets - M & Ms, mini marshmallows, chocolate covered sunflower kernels

Salty - pretzels, sunflower kernels, peanuts (if allowed), almond slices, popcorn

Grains - Chex cereal, Teddy grahams, Life cereal, Kix cereal (and any of the cereals could be of the frosted variety if you want to add a little more sweetness)

Fruit - really any dried fruit will work: craisins, dried apple chips, dried blueberries, white raisins, coconut flakes

That's all for now, 

Jo!

Catching Up

I've officially finished the bathroom remodel (KL put me on a deadline so she could regain control of the TV in the toy room- which was unplugged to charge drills and run the extension cord).

The only "crafty" thing from there was a refinished mirror. Much like the medicine cabinet, we had one on the door in a wood finish that needed to be changed to black. This one was easy though, just a little sanding and then painting- viola!
Before:

 After:

Also, I may have an addiction to making hair bows.
Here's a few that I've completed recently:
Homecoming week included a school colors day, which meant orange and black bows, which I found I only had one ribbon of each color, so each girl got to choose points or loops (KK chose point and KL chose loops):

Then I made these because I had a rough week and crafting is my outlet. I just took a look through Pinterest to get a few ideas and here was the outcome:

Here's a close up of the flower, just because  I think it's deserved:

Other than that, I'm working on Christmas gifts so I can't post those yet. But once I finish the current project my next is just a skirt for my daughter so that will be post-able.


That's all for now,
Jo!