back to school time! “Smartie” pants cookies
Hee hee, get it? Smarties. As in the candy. Pants. Cookies. Stop laughing, really. Control yourself. I, for one, can’t wait for school to start. Sure, my kid is starting Kindergarten and I should...
View Articleback to school Smartie marshmallow pops (with free printable!)
More fun with crushed Smarties! I think this is as far as I can go with the whole “Smarties”/school thing. But methinks the kiddos will need some cheering up as school time approaches. (I’ve already...
View Articlegold star cookie jars AND a back to school bake-off from Sprinkles and Grins
Anybody remember that Staples commercial not too many years ago? The Christmas carol, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” plays as a man skips gleefully through the aisles of the store. Behind...
View Articlefall from the archives
It’s official, despite the creeping heat outside, that Fall is here. My darling started kindergarten today. Sniffle. Actually, truth be told, there were no sniffles for either of us. For me, I kinda...
View Articlepencil cookies for teacher appreciation with free printable
So I have a kindergartener. She goes to a public charter school here in Washington, DC. I’ll spare you all the charter school talk, since I’ve waxed on about it before. (To read more about the charter...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: the 7 best food crafts to do with kids
I used to be a cookie decorator. Then I stayed home to have my first daughter. Then I used to blog about cookies. Then I started blogging about other sweets, too. Then the baby got older and needier....
View ArticleBella Cupcake Couture Blog Party: back to school cupcakes AND a giveaway
I’m back partying it up with Bella Cupcake Couture again, this time for back to school, hosted by Carrie Middlemiss from Bella Cupcake Couture. And, one lucky reader will win a prize pack featuring a...
View Articlehow to make superstar cookies for the teacher
It’s teacher appreciation week! Have you thanked a teacher yet? The teachers and staff at my daughter’s school are true superstars. The school is only in it’s third year, but they leap over every...
View ArticleAugust from the archives: Back to school Smarties marshmallow pops
So I’m joining the rest of DC and checking out for a week in August. My kids are driving me insane. My house is a mess. It’s hot. I’m bothered. I’m doing something I never do… I’m taking a break. I’m...
View ArticleWednesday Links: fun food and craft finds AND the Natural History Museum
Playing tourists: Butterfly! One of many. But my kid kept trying to take my phone, so I only got one picture: You know what you do when you live in DC and your kid’s school goes back a week...
View Articlefree printable: back to school lunch box stickers
Have you been counting the days, hours, minutes and nanoseconds until school starts again, too? I’ll still have one at home, so it’s not that huge a freedom for me, but still. Half the freedom. Not...
View Articlegold star cookie jars AND a back to school bake-off from Sprinkles and Grins
Anybody remember that Staples commercial not too many years ago? The Christmas carol, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” plays as a man skips gleefully through the aisles of the store. Behind...
View Articlepencil cookies for teacher appreciation with free printable
So I have a kindergartener. She goes to a public charter school here in Washington, DC. I’ll spare you all the charter school talk, since I’ve waxed on about it before. (To read more about the charter...
View Articleback to school cookies: notebook cookies you can write on
Back to school notebook cookies you (or your kids) can actually write on. I’m in love with these back to school cookies (she says, modestly). They are a simple design, so they are easy to make, but...
View Articlehow to decorate apple cookies
It’s teacher appreciation week, folks. That means I just made 80 little, individually-wrapped apple cookies for the staff at my daughters’ school, because when you have a blog called “the decorated...
View Article20 unicorn school supplies roundup
I can slowly see my daughter, almost ten, outgrowing her rainbows and unicorn obsession, and I’m clinging to it madly. I should have a bit more time reliving my own ’80s youth through her, given how...
View Articlehow to make superstar cookies for the teacher
Super STAR cookies for the teacher. It’s teacher appreciation week! Have you thanked a teacher yet? The teachers and staff at my daughter’s school are true superstars. The school is only in it’s...
View Articleback to school lunch box stickers with free printable
back to school lunch box stickers with free printable Have you been counting the days, hours, minutes and nanoseconds until school starts again, too? I’ll still have one at home, so it’s not that...
View Articleback to school cookies: notebook cookies you can write on
Back to school notebook cookies you (or your kids) can actually write on. I’m in love with these back to school cookies (she says, modestly). They are a simple design, so they are easy to make, but...
View Articlehow to decorate apple cookies
how to decorate apple cookies for back to school, teacher appreciation, or fall It’s teacher appreciation week, folks. That means I just made 80 little, individually-wrapped apple cookies for the staff...
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