{Kiss} Friendship Rings

How much fun are these?  I'm thinking these are going to be little party favors at my daughter's birthday party in March.  She loved them that much!  And who could blame her.  I'm sporting one on right now =o)

I first saw them on the Family Fun website.  (Have I mentioned how much I love that site?!?!)  Then I saw them again when I got my February issue of Family Fun Magazine.  Then this morning I was reminded how cute they were when I saw them on Mom on a Time Out.  I took that as a sign that we had to make them.  So... here they are.  Cute, right?

You will need:
*Pipe Cleaners
* Hershey Kisses

That's it!  My kind of craft =o)

Start by twisting two pipe cleaners together (forming as "X")

Place a Kiss in the center, point side up.

Wrap the 4 pipe cleaner ends around the top of the Kiss, then twist them together.  (We pulled off the little paper wrapper.)

Bend both pairs of cleaners into a ring shape.  I wrapped it around my finger to do this.  (Thanks Trish for the tip!)

Twist the ends together at the top of the ring.  Trim the ends.

There you have it.  Easiest craft ever and my daughter is wearing hers all over the house with pride.

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Gnome Sweet Gnome Valentine Kisses

I just thought these were too cute to not make. Little Gnome kisses! The idea came from my favorite kid friendly go to craft site, Family Fun.  I just love that site (but I've said that a thousand times.)

They were easy to make (minus the burns from my darn glue gun.)  All you need is felt (any color), Hershey Kisses and googley eyes.

Cut the felt into circles and then cut into 4 equal parts.  Make the circles as big as you'd like but not so big they completely cover the Kiss =o)

I tried to roll the felt and make a cone.  Ouch.  That was extremely unsuccessful.  Perhaps because the only felt I had was super thick.  I'm going to blam it on that =o)  So instead I glued it like this:

Then glue the hat on and glue on eyes.  That simple!  (My daughter LOVED them!)

I'm going to put them in co-workers mailboxes as a friendly hello.  The kids will probably take some to school for their teachers as well.  Because who wouldn't love a gnome?

What great ideas are you doing for Valentine's Day?  Do you make Valentine cards for your kids to give out or do you buy them?

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I Think It's Time For A Giveaway!

It's been way too long since I've had a giveaway! And I love giveaways! So I thought I'd better get on it and have one.  But what to give away?  What to give away???  As I was flipping through my most favorite magazine ever it dawned on me!  Give away a subscription to this awesome magazine!    How fun is that?!?!  But what magazine is my favorite?  

Yep, Disney's Family Fun Magazine.  Best magazine EVER!!!

But it gets even better.  Not one but TWO followers will win a year subscription.  Yep, two winners! 

Ways to win:

* Be a follower (since I love my followers!)

* Leave a comment on this post.  Easy peasy, right?

But wait, there's even another way to enter.  (Man, it just gets better and better!)

Like Making Memories With Your Kids on Facebook and leave me a comment telling me you did (or are already a liker.)

Good luck!

Giveaway ends September 26th.

Some Love From Disney's Family Fun Magazine

It's really no secret that we love Disney's Family Fun Magazine. You've heard of it, right? Of course you have. Well, a couple of months ago they contacted me and asked if they could include a picture of Ellie and a little blurb about our Carrot Patch Cookies that we made (from their magazine.) And look at that!

This is from the August edition and there she is. She now thinks she's famous. (Of course I agree with her.)

If you haven't heard of Family Fun Magazine (gasp) here are a few of the amazing things they have in their magazines that we have made.

Our Carrot Patch Cookies


Dye-ving Dudes


Fakin' and Eggs


Candy Valentine iPods


Squiddlers


Pocket Purse


How could we not love this magazine, right? And if you're not interested in buying the magazine, their website has tons of great craft ideas and recipes. So fun!

So thank you to Family Fun Magazine for sending some love our way. My daughter can't wait for school to start so she can bring the magazine in for show and tell!

Pocket Purse

The experts at Family Fun Magazine (my favorite if you haven't figured that out yet) put out a craft book some time ago called Family Fun Crafts: 500 Creative Activities for You and Your Kids. Who couldn't buy that with a name like that, right?

My daughter had been wanting to make these pocket purses for some time now so today we did. She loves purses!

You will need:
* the back pockets from an old pair of jeans
* needle and thread
* ribbon, yarn or old belt

Cut out the pocket. Make sure you cut around the seam and not through it.

Sew on a long piece of ribbon or robe for the handle. We made ours long because my daughter likes to wear her purses across her chest.


Embellish how ever you want! We were going to use fabric paint but she got a little too excited and say it was "good to go." =o)




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Squiddlers {Repost} Kid Friendly Dinner

This was one of my first posts (and it's a pretty poorly done one.) So I thought I would repost this. It's one of my son's favorite meals and he asks for it all the time. I'm not sure if he likes eating the hot dogs and noodles or if it's just the way he eats them that makes it his favorite. =o) I saw this awhile ago in Disney's Family Fun Magazine. It's my fav!

How fun, right? And so easy!

Cut up hot dogs.


Skewer them with spaghetti noodles.

Boil in water until the noodles are cooked.


And there you have it! Squiddlers!





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Carrot Patch Cookies

This might be the last of our Easter treats for this year. But seriously, don't hold me to that. Sometimes we just bake on a whim so there might be more =o)

So guess where I saw this cute idea. Give up? It's another Family Fun magazine idea. I am totally in love with that magazine. Best $15 a year I spend!

My daughter was so excited to make these. She's kind of my candy eater in the house. So cookies, frosting AND candy together? She's all about it. So, of course, she was my helper (once again.)

But before I get started I have to give a big birthday shout out to my nephew. He's turning 23 today. I know! How can someone as young looking as me have a nephew who's 23, right? (Go with it folks!) He lives in Chicago and I miss the heck out of him (and my niece and sister!) So... Happy Birthday, Matt!!!

(Look how handsome he and my son are at his graduation from Boot Camp!)

So, on to the cookies. Thanks for humoring me with that one.

Ingredients:
* Orange Mike and Ike candy
* Green gummy candy (we used Sour Punch)
*Sugar Wafer cookies
*Chocolate frosting
*Oreos (crushed)

How can you go wrong with all of this, right?


To make the carrot, cut a slit in one end of the Mike and Ike candy. Cut a small rectangle (or triangle) out of the green gummy candy, then fringe the base to form the leaves. Tuck the end into the Mike and Ike and squeeze together to pinch it closed.

(sorry for the lamo, fuzzy picture.)


For each carrot planter, place a wafer cookie base on a flat surface. Form the longer walls from two cookies and cut a third one to fit the ends. Attach with frosting.


To fill the planters, combine some of the chocolate frosting with the crushed Oreos. Make sure you have a little helper crush the Oreos. This part is fun.

(Did you notice her blue mustache? She had a ring pop before helping me. Who knew they totally stained your mouth!)

Fill each box with frosting and cookie mixture, then press three carrots into the frosting. If needed, add more frosting to hold the carrots in place. Sprinkle with more crushed Oreos and there you have it.


I think they are pretty cute. The pictures in the magazine are way cuter than mine, but oddly enough, my daughter didn't care. She loved them!

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