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20 Healthy Halloween Snacks

Melissa Bastow

Tags halloween, snacks

20 Healthy Halloween Snacks

Themed snacks are the best, but Halloween seems to have a whole lot of candy and not so many veggies.  To get the focus off all of that sugar you can try one of these healthy Halloween snack options instead (because they're still just as delightfully creepy)!   Clementine Pumpkins from Thrifty Jinxy Orange Jack-o-Lantern Fruit Cups from Frugal Coupon Living Bride of Frankenstein Dip from Fork and Beans Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons Apple Mummies from Two Healthy Kitchens Deviled Egg Eyeballs from Organized 31 Pretzel Broomsticks from One Little Project Cheese Monsters from Danya Banya Boo-nanas from Love Bakes Good...


Ham and Cheese "Sushi" Lunch Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags back to school, snacks, tutorials

Ham and Cheese "Sushi" Lunch Tutorial

Get creative with school lunches with this easy to make Ham and Cheese sushi roll up.  It's fake sushi and safe to send to school!  The best part though is that it's super fun and will make your child's day a little happier when they open their lunch box to find these! This is what you'll need to make these ham and cheese sushi roll ups: 9 oz. Thin Smoked Ham 1 Pkg. Spinach Tortillas 1-2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella ½ -1 Cup Sour Cream 1-2 Small Pickle Cucumbers ½ -1 Cup Carrots ½ -1 Cup Shredded Cabbage Dice the cheese...


Mini Poptart Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags recipes, snacks, tutorials

Mini Poptart Tutorial

These super easy mini poptarts are a fun way to breakfast!  They take very little effort, and have a big taste for such cute little things.  And they're not just for breakfast - they work for parties, as kid snacks, or just for when you feel like eating something adorably tiny! Here's what you'll need: 1 box of prepared pie crusts strawberry preserves (homemade jam is yum in these) powdered sugar milk rainbow sprinkles Roll the pie crusts flat. Cut 10 small squares (or rectangles, whatever, as long as they're equally shaped) out of each pie crust for a total of 20....


Back to School Cupcake Tutorial

Melissa Bastow

Tags recipes, snacks, tutorials

It's that time of year - when kids reluctantly head back to school and moms try to make it a little more fun with cutesy treats.  To be honest, it's not my favorite time of year at all.  But cupcakes help.  A little.  And these are super easy cupcakes to make, which is a major perk in my book. This is what you'll need:  6-8 Prepared Cupcakes 1 can White Frosting 1 pkg. Vanilla Cream Wafer Cookies 1 pkg. Bubble Yum Gum, Pink 1 pkg. Wilton Chocolate Candy Melts Make a batch of cupcakes - they can be from scratch...


Printable Shark Tags

Melissa Bastow

Tags printables, snacks, summer, thank yous

These printable shark tags are JAWSOME.  They are perfect to decorate for a party, to make a kid snack fun, or to show appreciation to someone you think is pretty cool.  And they're easy to throw together and can go with almost any type of treat! Use the printable tags by printing the page on white cardstock and cut out the tags.  Create a hole in the top of each tag and tie them to gift bags, drinks, boxes, or something super cool like shark head suckers. To get the free printable all you have to do is right click...