Pumpkin Spice Latte Slime

October 14, 2018

Yes. We. Did. Do. That.

Calling all fall fans. We have managed to make the most iconic fall drink into an amazing slime that you (and your kids!) will LOVE! Oh and did I mention that it really smells delicious?

Now, this slime is actually a combination of two different slime recipes. A mix of our classic slime recipe and a fluffy version. But don’t worry, they are both really easy to make!

Now, before we get started, there are a few special things that you will need for this slime.

And containers. You can use a ziploc baggie, but they are hard and don’t work as well. I really recommend these containers. They are a great size, super cheap and keep the slime in great shape for playing with later!

Ingredients to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

Ingredients:

1 airtight container
1 cup white glue
1 cup shaving cream
1 cup foaming hand wash
¾ tsp baking soda
1 tbsp contact solution
5 oz clear glue
½ cup water
½ tsp baking soda
Acrylic paint: latte, caramel, and brown
1 tbsp contact solution
Pumpkin pie scented fragrance
Coffee scented fragrance
Brown glitter
Small bowl

How to make pumpkin spice latte slime:

In a bowl, measure out 1 cup white glue.
Add 1 cup shaving cream. Shaving cream is a little funky to measure so a little extra won’t hurt it! 🙂
Mix together and add 1 cup of foaming hand wash.
Mix well. Your slime should be super foamy.
Add in 1 tsp of cornstarch and about 1 tsp of body lotion. These will help your slime stretch and be fluffy.
Next add in ¾ – 1 tsp of baking soda. (Start with ¾ of a tsp and add more during kneading if you need to. Baking soda is what will thicken your slime up.)
Finally, add in contact saline solution. Start with 1 tbsp. If you need to add a bit more, you can. Saline solution makes the slime less sticky. You will know you have enough when the slime pulls away from the side of the bowl.
Knead the slime.
Set aside. This will be the whipped topping to your pumpkin spice latte.
In a small bowl, pour 5 oz of clear glue.
Add ½ cup of water and stir.
Sprinkle in ½ tsp baking soda .
Add a few drops of both pumpkin pie and coffee fragrance oils. Stir.
Add acrylic paint. I used a mix of latte, caramel and brown.
Sprinkle in brown glitter.
Stir well.
Add 1 tsp of contact solution. Stir and then knead.
If the slime needs to be thickened, add a bit more baking soda. If the slime needs to be less sticky, add more contact solution.
Layer your brown coffee slime and top with a fluffy whipped topping slime swirl.

When you swirl your slime together, it reminds me of the cool coffee designs with the swirls.

I have to say, this pumpkin spice latte slime is one of my favorites that we have made. It smells amazing. And the two different textures make it super fun to play with!

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Pumpkin Guts Slime

September 19, 2018

Fall is here!!!! WOO HOO! To celebrate, we have a series of super fall inspired slimes that we will be sharing this week. These were a lot of fun to make. If you follow us on Facebook, then you may have seen our Facebook Live making this Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe! If not, then no worries, I’ve got you covered.

Do you remember making jack-o-lanterns as a kid? You cut off the top of your pumpkin and then the scooping begins. Stringy, gooey, pumpkin guts filled with all of those pumpkin seeds. It was kind of the original slime. I really wanted to capture that with this slime. In a not so gross way.

Oh and it’s scented. It smells….AMAZING.

(Note: While it looks great, it isn’t edible. Please don’t try to eat it!)

A few things before we get started.

If you haven’t done you pumpkin yet, keep this slime in mind and save your pumpkin seeds. If you have, no big deal. You can buy pumpkin seeds at the grocery store.
For that pumpkin orange color, we used food coloring. I got it from our neon food coloring set, but you can also use the soap colorants or even acrylic paint.
We decided to keep this slime fun on it’s own. But feel free to add glitter or sequins if you want.
To get that perfect pumpkin smell, my go to is P&J Fragrances. You can buy the pumpkin on it’s own, but if your kiddo makes a lot of slime, you may want to check out their sets. It breaks down to about $2.50 or so each (usually) when you get a set. We have bought several from them and they are all awesome. Bonus: You can add a few drops to your candle warmers and your whole house smells wonderful!
And finally…containers. Y’all. Containers in our house are kind of a big deal. Between the slime that I make for our blogs….that the kids insist on keeping….and the slime our daughter makes (she even has a YouTube channel and takes custom orders in school!) We can NEVER have enough it seems like. These are the best. Perfect size. Affordable. They work.

Ready to make your Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe?

You Will Need:

1 airtight container
1 5 oz bottle of clear glue
½ cup water
½ tsp baking soda
1 tbsp contact solution
Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Pie Seasoning
Orange food coloring
Small bowl

In a bowl, pour the entire 5 oz bottle of clear glue. Add in ½ cup of water.

Drop a few drops of orange food coloring. Stir.

Add a few drops of pumpkin fragrance.

Baking soda helps determine the thickness of your slime. I add just under 1/2 a tsp and add more if needed when I am kneading the slime.

Once the baking soda is stirred in, pour pumpkin seeds into the slime. Give it a quick stir.

Add in the saline contact solution. This is the one we use. Saline solution will keep the slime from being sticky. Again, you can add more if you need to. Stir together.

The slime will begin to form instantly (how cool right?!) Knead the slime for a few minutes.

Store your Scented Pumpkin Guts Slime Recipe in an airtight container.

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Football Stadium Sugar Cookies

August 27, 2018

I love several things in life.

Puppies.

Target.

Concerts.

But I really have a love for cookies and football. And these Easy Football Stadium Cookies are a perfect mix of two of my favorite things!

The sugar cookies are actually my Grandma’s recipe. Ok, well, they are a friend of my Grandma’s (shout out to Kathy! Woop! Woop!) but my Grandma did write it on an index card and include in her cookbook of favorite recipes. So I feel like it kind of counts. She makes them every Christmas. They are perfect for busting out the cookie cutters with.

But today, Grandma’s cookies are getting brought out for fall. I may love cookies, but I’ll be honest. I am not talented in the cookie decorating department. So when I say that these are easy and that even I was able to make them look good, I mean that they are truly, 100% super simple.

I love the little ‘people’ in the stands behind the field goal. And sugar crystals? Those are my favorite! This is essentially the sugar cookie of my dreams. My favorite cookie recipe. My favorite sprinkles. And my favorite sport.

Before you start. Here are few recommendations on things you will need to make these Easy Football Stadium Cookies:

Baking Mat – If you don’t have some of these yet, please do yourself a favor and get some. They are inexpensive and I promise you that you will use them 1,000,000 times. Don’t believe me on their awesomeness? Check out the thousand+ 5 star reviews.
Parchment Paper – You need it. You can’t make these without it. I like to buy the parchment paper that is pre-cut. In the long run it is cheaper. And now I’m spoiled by not having to tear it. I know, first world problems.
Sprinkles – The right sprinkles are key. You need the little ball sprinkles to represent all of the fans cheering in the crowd. These sprinkles scream happy, so I’m sure you will use them on everything – ice cream, pretzels, cookies, etc. I consider it an investment. Ok, maybe not, but I really like these! 🙂
Green Sugar Crystals – Sometimes I am highly annoyed with how difficult it can be for me to find sprinkles in basic colors at our local stores. And sugar crystals aren’t any different. I try to stock up with the seasons (St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas for green) but sometimes, they just can’t be found. If you can’t find them at your local store, Amazon is (always) a good option.

Easy Football Stadium Cookies

Ingredients

Servings:

Instructions

In a bowl, mix together margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
In a second bowl, mix together the dry ingredients, the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Combine the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
Chill the dough for 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 375.
Roll the dough to ¼ inch thick. Use a round cookie cutter or a glass to make circle shapes.
Place on a baking mat or a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Melt white candy melts according to package instructions.
Place the melted candy melts in a ziploc or bakery bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner or use a fine tip.
On parchment paper, pipe out a ‘Y’ shape or field goal shape. Allow to set while you decorate your cookies.
Frost the top half of the cookie in vanilla frosting.
Dip the cookie into small round sprinkles.
Frost the bottom half with green frosting.
Sprinkle green sugar crystals over it.
Pick a field goal and stick to the center of your cookie.

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DIY Unicorn Planters With Magical Cactus Horns

March 29, 2018

DIY Unicorn Cactus Planters

I used to think that unicorns were mythical creatures that were only heard of, but never seen. However lately, they have been taking over our house….primarily our daughter’s room. It’s apparently a unicorn playground. The most recent inhabitants are these sweet unicorn planters…complete with magical cactus horns.

Ok, so maybe these unicorns didn’t just appear, but we made them. This was such a fun project! Our daughter was able to create it by herself and there is such a huge variety of ways to decorate them so they are just like real unicorns – magical and unique!

Just like you can decorate each pot uniquely, the different cacti, oh sorry, unicorn horns that you can get are also super unique. This was one of our daughter’s favorite parts I think. We went through all of the cactus plants searching for the perfect ones! (And bonus: I’ve heard that cactus plants are hard to kill…which means yay! No green thumb required!)

Want to make your own DIY Unicorn Planter? Here’s how!

DIY Unicorn Planter Supplies:

1 terra cotta pot and base
White acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Paint brushes – one for details and one general painting one
Glitter – I prefer the extra fine glitter
Decorations – We used glitter tulle and silk flowers. Rhinestones would be super fun too!
Hot glue gun
Glue
Foam Sheets – 1 white and 1 pink
Potting Soil
Cactus
Sealer (optional but recommended)

DIY Unicorn Planter Instructions:

Paint your pot and base white. While the paint is still dry, sprinkle it with glitter. Paint dries SUPER fast on terra cotta so you will have to work in small sections. Once everything is glittered, spray with your sealer if you are using one. Set aside until it is dry.

The fun part! Decide how you are going to decorate.

We did one with just tulle and one with tulle and flowers.

If you are going to use flowers, smaller flowers are the easiest to work with!

Rhinestones would be another fun idea to try! Hot glue your decorations on.

Using a fine tip brush, paint on the unicorn’s eyes and lashes. Cut out two ear shapes of white foam. Out of the pink foam, cut out two inner ears and glue to the center of the white foam ears.

Hot glue your ears to the inside of the pot where desired.

Once the glue is dry, fill the pot with potting soil and add your cactus horn. Be careful! Don’t get poked!

Ta da! Aren’t they adorable? Super magical!

If you make one, be sure to let us know! I totally want to see! Don’t forget to pin our DIY Unicorn Planters!

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Nutter Butter Carrot Cookies – Easter Treat!

March 26, 2018

Nutter Butter Carrot Cookies

Alert! Alert! Easter is next week! If you are like us, then you are totally not ready. In fact, when Dustin asked me the other day what I wanted to do for Easter dinner my reply was ‘I don’t know. We will figure it out.’ To which he said, ‘You do know Easter is next week right?’

WHAT?!

Mind. Blown.

Luckily, these Nutter Butter Carrot cookies are suuuuuuper simple to make. And they are adorable.

Adorable is always important.

To make Nutter Butter Carrot Cookies you will need:

Nutter Butters
Vanilla Icing
Orange Candy Melts
Sour Punch candies – the green ones!
Parchment paper
A bowl

Instructions to make Nutter Butter Carrot Cookies:

Place a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

Cut a Sour Patch Straw in half and then half again. Trim to the desired length.

Carefully open a Nutter Butter cookie.

Spoon a small amount of frosting on the cookie and press your green topper in.

Put a thin layer of frosting on top and put the top of the cookie back on.

Melt the orange candy melts according to the package instructions.

Coat the Nutter Butters in orange candy melts.

Place on the cookies on the parchment paper and put the cookie sheet in the freezer until it sets (just a few minutes!)

See? Super simple and super cute. And as one of the boys stated, ‘finally a vegetable I like.’ So it must be good right? 🙂 You can package these Carrot Nutter Butter Cookies in treat bags and put in Easter baskets or pass out at church.

Looking for more Easter ideas?

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Resurrection Treats

Oreo Easter Bark

Marble Easter Eggs

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St. Patrick’s Day Decoration Craft – Table Runner

February 5, 2018

I’ve been busy getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day. I have to say, I’m a little disappointed in the stores. I’ve been having some trouble finding cute decorations. THIS girl MUST decorate for all of the holidays!! Not to worry I probably would have paid big bucks for this runner at the store. And it was really inexpensive to make. And took a whole 10 minutes. Even if you are a beginner sewer this is a project for you! And if you aren’t a sewer? I bet you could use some iron on tape. 🙂

You will need:

St. Patrick’s Day Burlap Fabric in a length that will fit your table (I got mine at Joann Fabrics – get it online here for $4.99 a yard!)

Green Lace (again I got mine at Joann Fabrics!)

Pins

Green Thread

I used a side table so the width of the words was perfect on my fabric. I purchased 2 yards and was able to get enough to make 3 runners! I purchased 1 1/2 yards of green lace and used it all on this one runner. The more layers you want the more lace you will need!

Pin the sides up. Like I said, I used the words on my fabric as a guide. They were the perfect width!

Pin up the bottom! That way no rough edges hanging out. Then just sew all the way around.

Then starting with the bottom layer, sew a strip of lace on.

Layer the lace on!

See I told you it was EASY!!

I kind of love it.

Ok. I really love it.

Subway art + burlap + lace … what is honestly not to love?

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18 Easter Basket Ideas: Fun Easter Basket Alternatives

April 4, 2017

Easter will be here before we know it! It’s time to start picking up things to add to the Easter baskets and eggs! Are you ready? This year, Josh is a little bit older so I wanted to something besides a traditional Easter Basket so I went on the hunt (haha, see what I did there? Hunt? Like an Easter egg hunt? … It’s the little things guys… LOL) I wanted some fun Easter basket ideas that were unique and really just some Easter basket alternatives. There were so many ideas that I found that I just had to share with you all!

Just a hint before I share! My favorite place to pick up Easter basket items; well, anything really, is Kmart! Kmart has both a grocery side and their traditional retail side (filled with clothes, toys, and everything home). Their prices are always low and they have great options for saving big (including the Shop Your Way Rewards program).

Here are a few great offers that will come in handy with your baskets:

Easter 6 pack Candy or Lindt Gold Bunny – Just $2.50 on sale! (Expires 4/8)

Easter Packaged Chocolates for $1.50 (Good 4/9-4/15)

Earn 25% in points with $10 + worth of Smart Sense Food and Drug Products at Kmart! (Expires 5/1)

AND scroll to the bottom…I’m giving away a $100 Kmart Gift Card!!!!!!!!

Umbrella Easter Baskets

Hatbaskets

Balloons

This is so neat! You can add candy and trinkets and then, blow up the balloon with them inside!

Makeup bag

Pool Noodle & Beach Towel Basket

Potty Baskets

Candy Baskets

Tackle box basket

Tote Basket

Truck Basket

Easter Bouquet

Maybe fill with dollar bills for a teenager?

Soda Basket

Swing Basket

Sandbox Basket

This is great if you have several kiddos and want to do a group basket!

Rain Boot Easter Basket

Cozy Coupe

Basketball Goal Basket

Aren’t these super fun? The best part is that you can pick up EVERYTHING that you need at Kmart to recreate any of these! Plus, don’t forget to check out their Smart Sense brand. Seriously, everything that you need for your Easter get together at huge savings!

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29 of the Best Easter Ideas

March 6, 2017

Easter will be here before you know it. Are you ready? I admit, we have a lot to do still, but these 29 ideas will have you ready in no time! These are the best Easter ideas around!

Easter Recipes and Crafts:

1. Easy Cake Mix Sugar Cookies (just 3 main ingredients)

2. Easter Peeps S’Mores (including gluten free options)

3. Easter Cookie Pie

4. Very Berry Peeps Milkshake

5. Easter Bunny Patch Recipe using Palmer’s Easter Candy

6. 5 Unique Ideas for a Reusable Easter Basket

7. 5 Creative (non candy) Easter Gift Ideas

8. Easy DIY Resurrection Garden

9. Resurrection Rolls Recipe

10. Easy Resurrection Snack and Activity for Kids

11. How to Dye Easter Eggs with Silk Ties

12. Easy Bunny Pie Pops

13. How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt

14. 9 Lego Ideas for Easter

15. Free Easter Printable for Kids

16. 9 Tips for a Successful Easter Egg Hunt

17. Easter Cupcake Ideas

18. Kids’ Party Food:Mr. McGregor’s Garden Patch

19. Easter Bunny Pizza

20. 20 Easter Supplies and Favors

21. 20 Easter Baking Supplies

22. 25 Easter Craft & Activities

23. Easy Easter Stencil Cookies

24. Kids Party Food: Easy Easter Cookies

25. Kid’s Party Food Ideas: Delicious & Darling Easter Cake Pops

26. Monster Eggs {DIY Party Craft Ideas}

27. 33 FREE Easter Printables Boys Will Like Too

28. [Inspiration] Easter Egg Hunt

29. Bow Tie Easter Party for Your Little Man

Our favorite Easter Traditions:

My Mom always made the ‘lambie cake’ for Easter every year. She has this cake mold shaped like a lamb and she always decorated it up to look so cute every year. I’m not that ambitious but I love a sweet treat for the kids and we have fun filling and hiding baskets and eggs. I think I get a bigger kick out of finding good hiding spots than they do out of finding them!

– Lindsay is the mom of 2 and author of See Mom Click. She shares great deals, Disney happenings and recipes. You can follow her on Twitter here!

Easter was always one of my favorite holidays growing up. My dad would always buy about 10 large chocolate bunnies and hide them around our living room. (Why so many? So he could eat them, too! Haha) After we had our 9am chocolate fix, we’d head to church and then to my grandparent’s house for turkey dinner with all the fixings. Every year it was the same and I loved it. We’re still developing our traditions with my son Sam, but Easter is becoming one of his favorites.

– Stephanie is the mom to Sam and the author of Spaceships and Laser Beams. If you ever need party ideas her site is the place to visit! Specializing in all things boy, it’s full of inspiration! Follow her on Twitter here!

We always had Easter Egg hunts at my grandma and papaw’s house when I was little. Now that I have my own family, we still get together every year with our big ole’ family and let the littles hunt eggs. They always have such a great time. My addiction to those Cadbury Creme Filled Eggs comes into full on and I always have to keep a stash hidden. Shhhhh!!!

– Jenni is the mom of one and the author of Sweet Pennies From Heaven. A hearth and home website, Sweet Pennies From Heaven focuses on recipes, crafts and creating a comfortable home. Follow her on Twitter here!

I love Easter. It’s an important day for us and what it symbolizes. We try to do something really fun each year. Last year for the older kids we put glow sticks in the eggs and let them hunt them after dark. They loved that! It’s a wonderful day filled with faith, friends, family and of course, a trip from the Easter Bunny!

– Amanda is the mom to Joshua and owns It’s a Fabulous Life. If you are looking for a one stop place for all things mom, It’s a Fabulous Life is it! Full of recipes, fashion, DIY projects, recipes and parenting articles it’s the place for all of Mom’s favorites to come together! Follow her on Twitter here!

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18 Easter Hacks

March 3, 2017

Easter will be here in just a few weeks! Can you believe it? I feel like it has completely crept up on us this year. Even though there are just a few days until the big day, there is plenty of time to implement some of these awesome Easter hacks! These easy tips will not only simplify your day, but help make this Easter the best ever!

1. A Scavenger Hunt From The Easter Bunny

Your kiddos will be so excited to get a list from the Easter Bunny! Plus, no more worrying over the eggs getting evenly divided! Problem solved!

2. Use a whisk to help keep dying Easter Eggs clean and mess free.

How great is this idea? No more dying your fingers! This tip will keep your eggs the only thing that are getting dyed!

3. Dye Easter Eggs with Kool-Aid!

These eggs are not only pretty with gorgeous colors, but I would think that the Kool Aid would make them smell (well, better than eggs smell!) 🙂

4. Make sure everyone gets an even amount of eggs.

I thought this idea was so smart! Each child gets a specific color to hunt. No more arguing over who has the most eggs!

5. Decorate Eggs with Beauty Supplies!

These pretty eggs were made with shaving cream! Can you believe it?

6. Minute To Win It – Easter Style!

We love Minute to Win it games! And these 10 Easter inspired games are no different!

7. Check your refrigerator for decorating inspiration!

Don’t these floral arrangements look amazing? Who knew that your veggie crisper could be hiding the perfect props!

8. Make gorgeous eggs with….men’s neck ties!

Who would have ever guessed? No mess, no boiling the eggs prior….just vinegar, water and a silk tie. Time to hit up the thrift shops!

9. Nail Polish Easter Eggs? Nailed It!

See what I did there? 🙂 I know, I couldn’t help it! But seriously – these eggs would make great teacher gifts or would be perfect for filling baskets for tween/teen girls!

Amazon is a great place to get nail polish!

10. Plant Jellybeans to grow a Lollipop garden!

This is such a fun and magical tradition. Have your kids plant Jellybeans and watch their excitement as lollipops grow in their place!

11. Fill cupcakes with Easter candy!

Think of it as a box of chocolates – you never know what you will get! Add different candies to cupcake batter and it turns a box mix into something super special!

12. Proof the Bunny was here!

Bunny prints are so easy to make! Plus, aren’t they cute?

13. For the 21 and over crowd….

I always loved chocolate bunnies, but I admit, my heart would sink when I found out they were hollow chocolate bunnies. But now, after this Easter hack, I’m second guessing that!

14. Glow In The Dark Easter Egg Hunt

We have been doing this for a few years ago! This is officially the way-to-make-hunting-Easter-Eggs-Cool-for-tweens Easter Egg Hunt. Glow sticks! The kids love em!

Bonus: It’s cheaper to fill eggs with glow sticks than it is to fill them with candy! 🙂

15. Add a puzzle piece….

This is one of my favorite ideas! Usually at our house the kids get their eggs, dump them and count up their candy. Then the parents go through counting eggs (usually two or three times) to make sure we don’t have eggs that get stranded outside. While you are filling up the eggs but one puzzle piece in each egg. Then, once the kids find the eggs they can take the puzzle pieces out and put the puzzle together. If the puzzle is complete, they have found all the eggs!

Check out some great puzzles here!

16. What to do with those Peeps?

Make S’mores of course! Peep S’mores are the best!

What flavor Peeps do you love the best?

17. Fill the eggs with coupons (everyone loves coupons!)

These cute coupons are free to print and would be a great candy alternative for filling up Easter Eggs!

18. Impress the kids (and the adults!) with this trick!

This is one cool trick and only takes 5 seconds! After all nothing says Easter like a little egg trick!

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20 St. Patrick’s Day DIY Crafts

February 26, 2017

The other day we shared with you 24 festive St. Patrick’s Day recipes and today we are going to share 20 St. Patrick’s Day DIY Crafts! Some of these are easy printables, some of the crafts for kids and some are projects for the house. There is something fun for everyone!