There is one thing better than receiving a hand made gift for Christmas and that is receiving a hand made gift made by a special child in your life. Creating this cute DIY reindeer handprint sweater is sure to create a lasting memory for your [...]
Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is a Jewish festival, beginning on the twenty-fifth day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish lunar calendar, usually in December. Hanukkah marks the reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem after its recapture from the Syrian Greeks around 165 B.C. A [...]
Pilgrims and Indians bring to mind values our country was founded on: religious freedom, brotherhood, and hospitality. Today I would like to show you how to create a Pilgrim and Indian table center piece to enjoy during your Thanksgiving feast this year. What You Need [...]
This Easter bunny cake almost too cute to eat! 1 (8"-9") round cake, baked 4 cups of white frosting 1 pink SnowBall snack cake Poster board (ears) Black and pink candies (eyes and nose) Black licorice strips (mouth and whiskers) 2 cups coconut Cut the [...]
Egg Sailboats Children love to eat these tiny boats! 6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled 6 slices of American cheese 12 toothpicks Cut the eggs in half lengthwise. Cut the cheese slices in half diagonally to form triangular sails and skewer each on a toothpick mast. Stick [...]
Finely chopped almonds give these deviled eggs a nice crunch. 6 hard-cooked eggs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon very finely chopped white or green onions 2 tablespoons finely chopped slivered almonds 2 tablespoons finely grated Cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to [...]
Have fun dying eggs the way the pioneers did! Raw eggs Onion skins Greens such as carrot tops, celery leaves, parsley, spinach, or dandelion greens Thread Your supermarket produce manager will probably give you a bag full of loose onion skins. Place several handfuls in [...]
Don’t let your eggs go around bald! Gently crack off the top quarter of a raw egg. Empty and rinse the eggshell well. Draw a face on the hollow shell with marking pens or paint. Fill the shell with damp potting soil. Sprinkle alfalfa seeds [...]
Egg Rolling Egg rolling, a custom several hundred years old, is a favorite game that recalls the stone being rolled away from Christ’s tomb. Roll hard-cooked or raw eggs down a hill. The winner is the one whose egg doesn’t crack. Roll hard-cooked eggs on [...]
Easter is a fun holiday that includes traditions of cooking eggs, coloring, hiding and finally eating them! While these activities are fun and make family memories it is important to remember that neglected or miss-handled Easter eggs can make you sick if consumed or handled [...]
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