Pokemon Pokeball Oreo Fudge
We have been so busy around here getting ready for homeschool (yes, you read that right!), enjoying the rest of our summer, and of course, catching Pokemon that it is hard to believe that we are getting anything else done! The other day Joshua asked if we could make some fudge and of course I was happy to oblige. But I thought I would do a fun twist on one of his favorites and make some Pokemon Pokeball fudge! This Pokemon inspired treat was a huge hit and is easy to put together! So whether you are having a Poke-party (I totally just made that phrase up…) or just looking for a fun treat this is sure to be a hit.
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 bag white chocolate chips
- 8 Chocolate Oreos
- 2 tbsp butter
- 5 tbsp marshmallow cream
- red candy melts
- white candy melts
- black candy melts
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In a sauce pan, pour in a little less than half of the sweetened condensed milk.
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Add in 1 cup of white chocolate chips.
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Add 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp marshmallow cream.
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In another sauce pan, repeat this process.
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Add the pans on medium-low heat. Stir in a handful of candy melts - white in one pan and red in another. The colors will change some once the mixture hardens. Stir occasionally until melted.
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In a small bowl, pour remaining sweetened condensed milk.
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Add 1 tbsp of marshmallow cream and a handful of the black candy melts. Put in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted.
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In a ziploc bag, crush 8 Oreos.
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Pour into melted mixture and mix well.
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Line an 8x8 baking sheet with parchment paper. First, pour in the white fudge mixture.
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Then, add the Oreo mix carefully spreading it across. Don't press hard, you don't want the Oreos to sink.
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Top with the red mixture. We added red sugar sprinkles to the top of ours but that is optional! It did help bring out some more of the 'red' color though.
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Place in the refrigerator to fully set. I keep mine in for about 5-6 hours. Pull out the parchment paper and cut.
This treat is super sweet and super fun!
[Tweet “What is better than playing #Pokemon Go? Eating Pokemon Pokeball Fudge of course!”]
A few tips:
- Parchment paper is a must have!
- If you would like to omit the Oreos the middle layer will lay nice and flat and you will get nice, clean layers.
- This is a SWEET treat - you only need a little bit. And a big glass of milk is nice to have on hand.
- Be sure to keep this treat in the refrigerator when you are not eating it. We have not tried yet, but I would think that you would be able to freeze it as well.
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Pokemon School Supplies
If your kids are like mine, then you are all spending your last days of summer running around catching Pokemon. But school shopping is almost here! Actually the stores are beginning to set up their school supplies now! I was at the store the other day and thought I would look for a few Pokemon supplies because I am sure they will sell out quickly and sadly our store didn’t carry any. Luckily, I was able to find some online. I would order soon though, because I have a feeling every kid is going to want some Pokemon school supplies this year! Thank goodness for Amazon saving the day. Josh is going to be pretty excited for his Pokemon supplies to arrive!
Looking for Pokemon backpacks? We’ve got you covered! Check out this list here!
Check out these awesome Pokemon School Supplies!
Pokemon Lunch Boxes
- Pokemon Rectangular Lunch Kit
- Black and Blue Pokemon Lunch Box
- Pikachu Lunch Box
- Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander Lunch Kit
- Pokeball Lunch Box
- Pokemon Bento Box
- Pokemon XY Bento Box
Pokemon Water Bottles
- Blue Pokemon Water Bottle
- Squirtle Pokemon Water Bottle
- Pokemon XY One Touch Water Bottle
- Pokemon Charmander Water Bottle
- Pokemon Best Wishes Water Bottle
- Yellow Pokemon Water Bottle
Pokemon Pencil Pouch
- Pikachu Pencil Pouch
- Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle Pencil Pouch
- Pikachu Plush Pencil Pouch
- Pikachu Pencil Pouch
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Pencil Pouch
- Gotta Catch Them All Pencil Pouch
- Growlithe Pencil Pouch
- Pokeball Pencil Pouch
Pokemon Binders & Notebooks
Pokemon Pens, Pencils & Crayons
- Pokemon Pencils (12 Count)
- Pokemon XY Pencils (12 Count)
- Pokemon Pencils (6 Count)
- Pokemon XY Mechanical Pencil
- Pokemon Twist Crayons (12 Count)
- Pokemon XY & Z Twist Crayons
- Pikachu Ball Point Pen
- Pokemon Center Floating Pen
- Pokemon Genga Pen
- Pokemon Inkay Pen
Be sure to check out our list of Pokemon backpacks!
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22 Pokemon Backpacks Superfans Will Love
Well unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard of this little thing going around called Pokemon Go. Now, I’m no expert or anything, but I have a feeling that it is pretty safe to say a few things.
A. Pokemon is back. More so than ever.
B. Pokemon everything will be in high demand.
So, I’ve got you covered. Here are 22 (actually we found one more totally awesome one…so there are 23 now!) backpacks for everyone of all ages. Whether you are using them for back to school, going to work, or for loading up with Pokeballs and going on a long Pokemon hunt , we have the perfect bag for you!
(Pssst! Be sure to check out our full list of Back To School Pokemon Supplies here! And yes, they are perfectly cool enough to have in your office too!)
2. Pikachu Pokemon Canvas Backpack with 3D Plush Ear
3. Pokemon Backpack and Lunchbox Set
4. Pokemon Bust Out Backpack and Lunch Bag Set
5. Pokemon All Over Print Backpack
6. Pokemon XY Chespin Fennekin Froakie Light Up Backpack
7. Pikachu Pokemon Multi-Design Backpack
8. Pokemon Charmander Plush Backpack
9. Nintendo Pokemon Pokeball Backpack
10. Pokemon XY Starters Backpack
11. Siawasey Anime Pokemon Backpack
14. Ash and Pikachu Pokemon Backpack
15. Pikachu Pokemon Navy Backpack
16. Army Sport Heavy Canvas Backpack
17. Pokemon Backpack
18. Small Charmander Pokemon Backpack
19. Small Squirttle Pokemon Backpack
20. Pokemon Eevee Evolution Backpack
22. Multi-Character All Over Print Backpack
**BONUS**
Because when my son saw this he said “That’s so cool mom!” I just new I needed to add it to our list! 🙂
23. Kayisamo Gengar Glow In The Dark Pokemon Backpack
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Peanut’s Inspired Valentine’s Chocolate Covered Donut Holes
Can you believe that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner? Gosh, I can’t. Every year we have our traditions like making Valentine’s. Josh is older now, but I’m so glad that he still does it with me! His class has long stopped the traditional Valentine’s Day party (I know, it’s sad), but we like to still make some and drop them off at the retirement center near our house. Spreading love…that’s our plan!
One of our other traditions is watching the Peanuts special! It really doesn’t matter what holiday it is, I’m all about the Peanuts special! I think everyone has some Charlie Brown in them. He’s always there and while we may laugh at him a bit, we are always rooting for him! One day he will kick that football!
[Tweet “Did you know that the Little Red Hair Girl was based on a woman Schulz worked with and even dated? He even proposed! #PeanutsValentine”]
So the other night Joshua and I spent our evening watching A Charlie Brown Valentine and making an easy treat to package up - Chocolate Covered Donut Holes! YUM! They are quick, super simple, totally festive and so sweet you just need one to satisfy your sweet tooth!
You will need:
- Donut Holes or regular donuts if you want to coat the tops of them
- Candy melts - I used red and white
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles
- Valentine’s Day straws (optional)
I cut the straws in half and inserted them into the donut holes. You can either have them as donut pops or just use the straws to make dipping easier for little hands!
Spread out a sheet of parchment paper and melt your candy melts according to the package instructions. Dip your donut holes into the melt. Set them on the parchment paper to harden.
We dipped ours in red and after it hardened (it won’t take long!) we dipped them again in white. You can do a solid color or pipe zig zags or even three colors! Get creative!
When you have enough candy coating on them, sprinkle them with sprinkles. Let them sit until the candy has hardened.
Super simple and super fun!
[Tweet “Valentine’s Day treat idea: Chocolate covered donut holes…with heart sprinkles of course!”]
Aren’t these sweet? (Hahaha. I’m so funny!)
All of these goodies came in my mailbox the other day and I’m so excited I get to give a set away! It’s the perfect prize pack for gifts for your kiddos, great treat holders for holding your Chocolate Covered Donut Holes, and a few goodies for you to keep for yourself!
- Oriental Trading’s treat box to color, crayons and stickers
- Snoopy and Woodstock Pez
- Simon and Schuster’s Happy Valentine’s Day
- A Charlie Brown Valentine from Warner Home Entertainment
- Whitman’s Chocolates featuring a Snoopy Plush
- Valentine card from Hallmark
And don’t forget that there are TWO prime time specials from the Peanuts gang. Be My Valentine Charlie Brown is the 13th special based upon the famous comic strip. It’s been airing since 1975! The second, A Charlie Brown Valentine is the 40th special! Originally aired in 2002, it’s already a loved classic.
Disclaimer: I am a Peanuts Brand Ambassador. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own however I did receive gifts for my honest opinions and ideas. All Charlie Brown love, Woodstock obsessions and Snoopy infatuations are all my own. 🙂
Easy Bat Marshmallows - The Perfect Halloween Treat
I can’t believe that Halloween is in less than two weeks! We are busy putting together the final details of our costumes, setting up our decorations and getting things ready for school parties. I’m so busy lately. As a blogger, holiday time is our ‘busy time’. It’s also time for holiday school performances, fall breaks, and trying to enjoy those last few nice days outdoors. I really needed a simple treat that kids would love and that I could make in a flash. And I found just the treat!
These bat marshmallows aren’t just cute, but the kids think they are so fun to eat! Plus, you can make up a big batch in no time.
Ingredients & Supplies
- Marshmallows
- Brown Candy Melts
- Halloween Straws or Lollipop Sticks
- Candy Eyes
- Oreos
- Black Decorating Gel
- Parchment Paper
Instructions
- Spread out a piece of parchment paper on your counter. You will want to use parchment paper because once the marshmallows are coated, they won’t stick!
- Melt brown candy melts according to the package directions in a bowl.
- I cut my straws in half. This is really up to your personal preference! Lollipop sticks are another option if you don’t want to use straws.
- Twist the Oreos in half. Don’t worry about buying double stuffed - we won’t use the cream side for this project. We just sandwiched up the two unused cream sides to create our own ‘Double Stuffed Oreos’ and put them back in the Oreo box. 🙂
- Once you have the Oreo cookie, use a knife to cut it in half. I found that even pressure helps to not have the cookie break into several pieces. The Oreo is going to become your bat’s wings.
- Arrange the wings on the parchment paper where you would like to have your first Bat sit to harden. **See note below
- Add a marshmallow to the end of the straw and evenly coat in the melted candy.
(TIP: If you are planning on the bats standing on their own, be sure to use a knife to even out the candy coating on the end so it is flat.)
- Lay the marshmallow on top of the bat wings. Since I cut our straws in half, I added a second marshmallow on the end to help even out the weight. Later I just removed the plain marshmallow.
- Before the candy hardens, add two candy eyes. Allow to sit and harden.
- Once it has hardened, use the black decorating gel to add a smile.
NOTE: The way you arrange your bat wings and position your eyes will depend on how you are going to position your bats for presentation. If you are planning on having them straw/stick down (like we did for our wrapped bats) then you will position them like you see in the photos below. If you plan on the bats standing on their own, you will want to construct the bats ‘upside down’ as shown here
These sweet treats are perfect for setting out at your Halloween party or package them in gift bags to hand out at school events or treat bags.
Looking for more fun Halloween treats?
Oreo Spider Cookies and Cream Cookies
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Halloween Dinner Idea: Mummy Meatballs
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. We love coming up with fun costumes and dressing up. We take our pumpkin carving very seriously. And the whole house is decorated. So why would we not have a fun themed dinner? These mummy meatballs completely made my son’s night when I served them up. In fact, he’s requested them several times since! I’m more than happy to oblige since they are SO simple. This Halloween dinner idea is a winner!
Because these are so simple and you can make a big batch at a time, they also make the perfect party food. Not to mention, they are so fun!
Dunk your mummy in a side of marinara sauce (or brains as my son so elegantly put it!) and dinner is served. Yum, yum, yum!
Supplies & Ingredients:
½ lb ground Italian sausage
½ lb ground beef, turkey or chicken
1 egg
¼ cup Italian bread crumbs
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
Olive oil
1 package crescent dough (find it in your refrigerated section of the grocery store)
Candy Eyes
Black decorating gel
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to the crescent dough’s instructions. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Pour a bit of olive oil in a skillet and heat on medium heat.
- In a mixing bowl, add your meat, egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and seasoning.
- Using your hands, gently mix everything together. One of the secrets to making great meatballs is to not over mix your ingredients.
- Form your meatballs and place in skillet.
- Brown your meatballs, cooking them almost all the way through.
- While the meatballs are cooking, unroll the crescent dough.
- Cut the dough into long strips.
- When your meatballs are done, pat dry and wrap one of the crescent roll strips.
- Place on your greased baking sheet.
- Bake according to the crescent dough’s instructions.
- Once baked, use a small drop of decorating gel on the back of a candy eye and attach to the mummy meatball.
- Serve with a cup of marinara sauce (or brains as my son put it) to dunk into.
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Halloween Frankenstein Treats
Can you believe that it is October already? It’s time to get started with the Halloween treats! And these Frankenstein treats are a great place to start! They are so cute and super easy. Heck, if I can do them then you can totally pull it off!
You will need:
Snack cakes of your choice ( Twinkies, Hoho’s, etc. We used Sara Lee Devil’s Food Creme Cakes.)
Semi-Sweet Chocolate (I used Baker’s) or Brown Candy Melts
Green Melting Candy Wafers
Green Sixlets (Find them in the wedding and cake decorating section of Walmart for $1!)
Small Candy Eyes
Black Decorating Gel
White Frosting
Parchment Paper (Parchment paper is so important for this project! Nothing will stick to the parchment paper making it a perfect choice.)
Here is how to make them:
- Put a sheet of parchment paper down on your counter. You will also want to open the candies and put them in their own bowl. This is a simple project, but it’s easiest to have it in an assembly line order.
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate in a bowl according to the package’s instructions.
- Unwrap the snack cakes.
- Start with the hair. Dip one end of the snack cakes into the semi-sweet chocolates. For Frankenstein, we just dipped the ends. For the Brides of Frankenstein, we dipped about half of the snack cake in the semi-sweet chocolate. You may need a knife to help spread the chocolate.
- Lay the cakes on the parchment paper to allow to harden.
- Melt the green candy wafers according to package instructions into a bowl.
- Once the hair has hardened, you will dip the opposite corner in the green mix.
- Using the decorating gel, attach two eyes on each snack.
- Dip a Sixlet in the green candy melts and attach the nose on each snack.
- Use the decorating gel to create a smile, eye lashes or scar marks on your Frankensteins.
- For the Bride of Frankenstein, use a drawing tip or a ribbon tip and make some waves with white frosting on her hair.
- Add to a treat bag and you are finished!
*Note: These were a HUGE hit! I will be making some for my son’s class closer to Halloween. Next time, I will replace the chocolate with the brown melting wafers. The melting wafers harden much faster and are so easy to work with! But if you love the idea of an extra layer of chocolate, the chocolates work just fine too! 🙂
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How To Make Veggies Fun For Kids
When it comes to snacks and packing lunches for our kids there are so many options! But sometimes when we offer up vegetables instead of treats it is met with grumbles or sighs of disappointment. However creating healthy habits early is really so important. And if that means making vegetables fun to help kids reach for them (and realize “Hey, this is really yummy!”) then I am all for it!
Here is a quick and easy way to kick the plain ol’ celery sticks up a notch in the fun department by creating Celery Friends!
First wash your celery and cut in half. Spread with peanut butter. (If you need to make them nut free try Sunbutter!)
These candy eyes, mustaches, teeth and lips can make just about anything fun!
Use them to make silly faces in your peanut butter.
Other Ideas:
You can really use these in so many ways to make kid’s food fun.
- Make a face in a dish of hummus and pack with carrot sticks.
- Add eyes to cherry tomatoes and put in a side salad.
- Stick funny faces on apples or bananas.
Let children make their own funny faces!
If you are packing a lunch for your child, spread the peanut butter (or SunButter) on your child’s celery sticks. Fill a small container with the eyes and mouths. Wait for your child to come home and tell you how their lunch was the talk of the lunch table! Kids think it’s so much fun to make funny faces with their food. And it’s so much more fun to play with your food before you eat it. Getting your kids to not only eat their veggies but to associate them with positive thoughts? That’s a mom win!
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DIY Frankenstein Mason Jars
It’s getting close to my favorite time of year. I love everything there is to love about fall and Halloween. Pumpkins, trick or treating, hoodies, bonfires …. if it happens in fall, I love it! So get ready for tons of fun Halloween and fall posts coming your way!
Today I’m sharing this super easy DIY project. It costs next to nothing to make and only minutes to put together. You can use this Frankenstein Mason Jar to make a fun treat jar to hand out to teachers or neighbors, to set out at your Halloween party for drinks or just for creating a fun lunch time with the kids.
You will need:
Mason Jar
Green Balloon
Black Balloon
2 Googly Eyes
Scissors
Hot Glue
Sharpie
Here is how to make it:
- First wash and dry your jars so they are ready for serving.
- Then cut off the long skinny part of the green balloon and cut part of the other end of the balloon as well.
You want there to be a hole on each end of the balloon.
- Stretch the balloon over the bottom half of the cup.
- Cut the black balloon like you did the green. On one end you can cut out a bit of angles for Frank’s hair do.
- Stretch the balloon over the top half of the balloon.
- Lift one end of the balloon on the jar and make a very small slit in the green balloon for the mouth. It will stretch and form an ‘O’ shape on it’s own.
- Hot glue two googly eyes onto the balloon.
- Using a Sharpie, draw on stitches.
This project is so fun! You can do it in so many different ways - solid colors, orange and black stripes, or use fun Halloween balloons like polka dots or printed balloons!
Don’t forget fun Halloween straws!
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Fresh Peach Lemonade Recipe
Summer and lemonade go together like peanut butter and jelly. Cool, refreshing and delicious, I definitely don’t complain when the kid’s lemonade stands start to line our street.
This year we participated in Lemonade Day for Indianapolis. Lemonade Day is a really awesome organization that helps to teach kids about entrepreneur skills and running their own business. Kids are in charge of their own business and can even create letters or movies to get investors to help with their start up costs.
Joshua’s lemonade stand was called Pups For Cups. While kids are in charge of how they spend their money that they raise in their lemonade stand, Josh wanted to donate his money to the animal rescue that we got our dog Lincoln from. Lemonade Day is a program that is available in many cities across the country! I really encourage you to check it out for your kids for next year! Indianapolis makes Lemonade Day a big deal! Our city created so many wonderful events to encourage the kids!
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Josh has taken his lemonade stand to the next level. He really wanted to raise as much money as he could for Bright Hope Pet Rescue. He’s sold t-shirts and while Lemonade Day is over, he still has been selling! One of Joshua’s secrets is flavored lemonades. This fresh peach lemonade is a top seller!
- 4 C water
- 7 peaches
- ⅔ C honey
- 6 lemons
- Ice
- Follow and do the directions on "How to pit a peach".
- Cut the peaches into small pieces.
- Pour the juice from the cut peaches and the cut peaches into a pot.
- Pour the water into the pot with the peaches.
- Boil the pot for 3 minutes.
- Pour the peach water into your blender and let it sit in the blender for 20 minutes before you blend it.
- Begin to blend the peach water, pour in the honey.
- Blend fully.
- Pour your peach juice through a strainer into a pitcher.
- Throw away anything left in the strainer.
- Juice the lemons.
- Add the lemon juice to the peach juice in the pitcher. Stir well.
- Add ice.
- Cut the 7th peach into sections to add to the pitcher of each glass of Peach Lemonade.
- How to pit a peach.
- Wash and dry a fresh peach.
- Cut the peach vertically, around the peach.
- Once cut all the way around the peach, pull the 2 halves apart.
- Gently using your knife cut the pit out.
- You can then cut each peach half into smaller sections and then peel.
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