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Christmas Cupcake Decorating Ideas for the Whole Family

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Are Christmas cupcakes on your baking agenda? If you're looking for a few fun-filled ways to jazz up your cupcakes, read on for ideas, inspirations and tips to create cute holiday-themed cupcakes with your kiddos! Santa Claus Hat Cupcakes You've baked a batch of your favorite chocolate, vanilla or other flavor cupcakes. Now what? Instead of a splash of frosting, turn the treats into Santa hat-themed desserts. Bake a batch of sugar cookies. Instead of traditional circle shapes, use a cookie cutter to create triangles. After the cookies cool, frost them with red icing. Frost the top of the cupcakes...

Christmas Eve Cookies for Santa Your Kids Can Make

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Treat Santa to a Christmas Eve snack with this easy holiday cookie idea! Don't worry if you aren't an expert baker--Santa will appreciate the thought. As a bonus, your family can sneak a few of Santa's cookies before you put the goodies out for the man in the red suit. Here's What You'll Need Your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe or a boxed mixRed and green sprinkles or crystal sugarIcing- in white, red and green colorsWhite chocolate chips How-To Steps Bake the cookies! Follow your recipe or the directions on the box. If you don't have time to bake the...

Easy Christmas Treat Ideas for the Whole Family

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Whip up a batch of tasty treats for Christmas! Your kiddos can help out in the kitchen, creating colorful cookies and so much more. Don't worry if you aren't an expert baker. These holiday goodies are easy for everyone to make. Christmas Ornament Sugar Cookies Start with your favorite sugar cookie recipe or a boxed mix. If you don't have the time to whip up a batch of your own cookies, buy ready-made treats. Just make sure the cookies aren't decorated yet. Use red, green and white frosting to cover the cookies, creating ornaments. Add snowy white crystal sugar to...

3 Ways to Use Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers

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You spent the entire holiday cooking the biggest turkey you could find. The family sat down for a Thanksgiving dinner and ate most of your kitchen creation. But you still have some turkey leftover. What can you do with the rest of the bird? Check out these post-holiday recipe ideas that the whole family will enjoy! Turkey Sandwich Bar Turkey sandwiches are a no-brainer. Up your leftover game and set up a family-friendly buffet bar. Slice the turkey and warm it in the oven before serving. Add a few different types of bread, cheese choices, lettuce, tomatoes, grilled veggies, hummus,...

Thanksgiving Cookies for Kids to Decorate

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You don't need to wait until Christmas to bake holiday cookies. Your kids can get creative in the kitchen and help you to bake a batch of Thanksgiving treats. Start with your favorite sugar cookie recipe or use a boxed mix. After the cookies are completely cool, you're ready to decorate! Check out a few fun-filled decoration ideas for your fam's Thanksgiving desserts. Turkey Cookies How can you use the rest of your candy corn from Halloween? Transform the tri-colored corn into turkey feathers! Frost the cookies with chocolate icing. Draw a turkey face onto the center of each treat....

3 Pumpkin Pie Alternatives for Thanksgiving

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Forget about the same plain old pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Your kiddos can help you in the kitchen and create pumpkin-themed treats. Instead of the traditional pie, try out these pumpkin-y picks. The whole family can get in on the cooking, and eating, action! Pumpkin Pudding Pies Make individual pumpkin pies with mini crusts and pudding. Start with ready-made mini crusts. Whip up a batch of boxed pumpkin flavored pudding. The kids can help to measure and mix the ingredients. Spoon the pudding into the pie crusts and refrigerate for two to three hours, or until firm. Top the pies...

3 Ideas for Leftover Halloween Candy

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What should you do with leftover Halloween candy? Whether you bought more treats than you had trick-or-treaters or your kiddos just couldn't eat their whole haul, you need to find a way to use up the candy. If you're not sure what to do with the sugary stash, check out these ideas! Donate the Halloween Candy Do you want or need to get the treats out of the house? Ask local food pantries, your child's school or other community organizations about the possibility of donation. If these places won't take candy donations, talk to a friend or host a second...

Spooky and Sweet Halloween Marshmallow Pops

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Are you looking for a special treat that's easy to make? You're in Halloween party planning mode. And, this means you're on the hunt for tasty goodies to add to your dessert buffet. Forget about the tricks and focus on this marshmallow treat! You can customize these sweet pops to meet your needs or let your kiddo design their own themed party desserts. What You'll Need Marshmallows Thin Wooden skewers with flat/blunt endsChocolate- Choose a variety, including dark, milk and whiteOrange and black sprinklesOptional: Halloween themed sprinkles, such as pumpkins or ghostsCandy eyesCherry sauceWax paper How-To Marshmallow Pop Steps Push...

Halloween and Fall Pumpkin Ideas for Families

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It's time for pumpkin everything! Celebrate fall and Halloween with these fun-filled, family-friendly pumpkin ideas. From crafts to cupcakes, your kiddos will enjoy these easy activities. Pumpkin Painting Your young children can't carve a pumpkin yet. Instead of doing the knife-work for your kids, let them create their own jack o'lanterns- with paint. Start with a pumpkin and tempera or craft paints. Pour the paints onto a paper plate or a piece of scrap cardboard. Your child can paint a spooky face onto the pumpkin, add an abstract pattern or use a paint splatter technique. Mini Pumpkin Pies The kiddos...

Halloween Candy Corn Recipe Ideas

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Did you bulk buy candy corn? This Halloween treat is a favorite. But there's only so much you can eat straight out of the package. If you're looking for a creative way to use candy corn, check out these fun, family-friendly ideas. Jack O'Lantern Cookies Start with large sugar or chocolate chip cookies. Use your own favorite recipe or ready-made store-bought treats. Coat each cookie with orange icing. Use the candy corn to create jack o'lantern faces! Candy Corn S'mores Sandwich white chocolate and a heated marshmallow between two graham crackers. Spread marshmallow fluff onto the top graham. Press candy...

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