Cheesy Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich Recipe

Halloween is a great time to have fun food ideas. This sandwich recipe can be used for a snack or for lunch or party food.

Ingredients for Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich Recipe

Package of Biscuits
Cheese (sliced or shredded)

Directions for Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich Recipe

- Take a biscuit and flatten it with the palm of your hand.
- Place a layer of cheese on the flattened biscuit.
- Take another biscuit and flatten it to the size of the first.
- Use a knife to cut out a jack-o-lantern face on this biscuit and then lay it on top of the biscuit with cheese pinching the edges together.
- Cook at 350 degrees for 10 min. or until a light golden color.

This recipe is super fun for the kids and makes for an exciting meal.

Submitted by Cheryl Larsen

Homemade Fruit Popsicles Snack Recipe

These fruit Popsicle's are yummy and nutritious too. They are fun to make with your children, but even more fun to eat.

Ingredients for Fruit Popsicles Snack Recipe

Orange Juice (different juice may be substituted if you wish)
Fruit Pieces (strawberries, bananas, etc)
Paper or Plastic Cups
Popsicle Stick for each cup.

Directions for Homemade Fruit Popsicles Kids Snack

-Cut your fruit into pieces
-Push your Popsicle stick thru each piece of fruit, you may put more than one piece of fruit on the stick if you wish.
-Place your stick with the fruit into your cup and pour orange juice in.

Put your cups into the freezer for a few hours or until it is frozen.
Hint: The more juice you pour into your glass, the longer it will take to freeze. Plan accordingly.

Shepherd's Pie Recipe

This is a yummy recipe, that is simple, and fun to let the children help out with.

Ingredients For Shepherd's Pie Recipe

1/2 lb Hamburger

One 8 oz can Tomato Sauce

One 14.5 oz can Tomatoes with Roasted Garlic & Onion

One 14.5 oz can Green Beans

4 Servings of Mashed Potatoes

Shredded Chedder Cheese

Directions For Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Fry hamburger in frying pan.

In a casserole dish combine

Meat, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes & Green Beans, mix together

Spread mashed potatoes on top of meat mixture.

Top with shreaded chedder cheese.

Cook at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
Until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.

Counting Numbers Kids Activity

This number learning kids activity is a fun way for children to practice counting and learning their numbers.

Items Needed for Number Children's Activity

Plain White 3x5 notecards
Stickers

Directions for Number Learning Kids Activity

Take some blank 3 x 5 notecards and write individual numbers on each of them.
Also use stickers, and have the children put one sticker on one 3 x 5 card, two stickers on the next one, three stickers on the next one and so on.

There are a few different activities the kids can play with these cards.
-Mix up the number cards and have the children put them in order. 1,2,3 etc

-Mix up the sticker cards and have the kids put those in order depending on how many stickers are on the cards. 1, 2, 3 etc.

-You may also have the kids put the cards in descending order. 10, 9, 8 etc.

-Matching the sticker cards to the correct number card is fun also. Have the children count the stickers on a card, and then find the card with the corresponding number.

Snow Shoes Winter Kids Activity

Snow shoes are a fun Winter time activity. If you have lots of snow this is a fun activity for kids.

Things needed for Snow Shoes Kids Activity

Card Board
Rope or Twine

Directions for Snow Shoe Childrens Activity

-Take two pieces of card board and poke two holes in each one.
-Take one piece of rope or twine and string through each piece of card board.

Put your boot down and cross the rope in front of the boot.

Bring the rope behind your boot and tie it behind the ankle.

Then you are ready to go outside and tromp thru the snow.

Zucchini French Fries Kids Recipe

Zucchini french fries is a fun twist on Zucchini. This recipe is very simple, and may help your little ones want to try this vegitable because it is associated with fries, or french fries. These fries are not crunchy, but very yummy and hopefully your children will love it too.

Ingredients for Zucchini Fries Kids Recipe

1 to 3 Zucchini
Olive Oil
Your choice of Seasonings (optional)

Directions for Zucchini Fries Children's Recipe

-Slice the Zucchini to look in the shape of french fries.
-Place them on a cookie sheet
-Drizzle with Olive Oil
-Season with your choice of seasoning. I like to use McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning. This step is optional, seasoning is not necessary.
-Place pan under broiler and broil until zucchini is well cooked or just starting to brown.
-Stir occasionally.

Juice Can Stilts Kids Activity

This Juice Can Stilts Activity is a great activity for kids. It's fun to see what it is like being a little bit taller.

Items Needed For Stilts Kids Activity

2 large Juice Cans
Some Rope or Twine
Can Opener

Directions For Stilts Kids Activity

After using your juice cans, clean them.
Punch holes in the side of the can with a can opener.
Make sure there are two holes, one on either side of the can, directly across from each other.
String a piece of Rope or Twine through the holes.
Bring the rope up, so the children can hold onto it, and tie a knot in the top.
Have the children stand on the stilts holding onto the rope and let them walk around.

Chinese Casserole Skillet Recipe

This Chinese Casserole Skillet recipe is a yummy meal that the kids can help you make.

Ingredients for Chinese Casserole Skillet Recipe

1 cup uncooked Rice
1/2 lb hamburger
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can La Choy (brand) Chop Suey Vegetables
1 Tbsp soy sauce

Directions for Chinese Casserole Skillet Recipe

Cook your Rice and set aside.
Fry Hamburger in a skillet.
Add Sour Cream, Cream of Celery Soup, Chop Suey Vegetables & Soy Sauce
Bring to boil then add Rice Mix until Rice is completely covered then eat and enjoy.

Paint Can Kids Craft Activity

Paint cans can be craftily made into something to hold treasures in, or to give gifts away in. You may use them to hold toys, trinkets, pencils, all kinds of gifts for kids to bring to parties, and any other things you can think of. This is also a pretty simple craft for children.

Things Needed For Paint Can Kids Craft

1 Paint can with Lid
Scrap book paper
Ribbon
Glue
Glitter
Stickers
(pretty much anything your children could use to decorate a paint can)

Directions For Paint Can Kids Craft

Make sure that you clean out the can and the lid, so there is no paint left anywhere.

Use scrapbook paper to go around enitre can. Decorate the can however you would like. For this can there is a different color (blue) scrapbook paper that has the torn look around the edges. This paper was taped around the middle of the can and a piece of ribbon was glued over the top of that.
The words on the ribbon were made with glue and glitter. Spell the letters with your glue, and shake the glitter on top of the glue.
The same technique was used for a piece of paper on the lid of the can.

Use different color ribbon and knots along the handle for a nice finishing touch.

For this paint can there were three bells that had the ribbon threaded through them and tied onto the handle as well.

Gift Box Kids Craft Activity

This Gift Box Children's Craft Activity is a fun way for kids to make something for their friends, teachers, or anyone they may wish to give a small gift too. A child may use this box as a Valentine and fill it with candy, or use it to give a small gift. Putting a small amount of tissue paper inside the box is a nice touch. A child may also use it for their own, and put whatever they wish inside their own little box.

Items Needed For Children's Craft

12 x 12 Piece of Cardstock

Scissors

Tape

Ruler

Directions For Gift Box Kids Craft

Purchase a 12 x 12 piece of paper. Cardstock works best for a more sturdy box. In the picture below, I have laid a box over the paper, that has already been cut out, so you can see what it should look like.Cut out your paper with the dimensions below.
12 inches long, 3 inches wide and 6 1/2 inch height.

From the top, measure down 1/2 inch on both side and then make the half inch fold. This will be the front flap that tucks in the box.

Measure Down 3 1/2 inches from the top. Make a fold all the way across. This will be the lid of the box.

From the bottom measure 1 1/2 inches up. Measure it in many places along the entire bottom and then fold the entire bottom, this will be the bottom of the box.

Along the bottom there will be four sections each will be 3 inches wide. These will be the sides of the box.

Mark a line every three inches and fold in these creases.

Up from the bottom, every 3 inches cut up 1 1/2 inches. This is where the bottom of the box will fold into each other.

Fold up your bottom, then fold each side into each other to form the box. Tape the bottom and the side that is open.

Sausage and Rice Skillet Recipe

This Sausage and Rice Skillet Recipe is a yummy main dish to serve your family. It's also an easy recipe for your children to help out with.

Ingredients for Sausage and Rice Skillet Recipe

1 1/2 cups Uncooked Rice
2 cups Frozen Peas
1 lb Sausage
1 cup Chicken Broth
1 1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

Directions for Sausage and Rice Skillet Recipe

-Cook rice as directed on package. Leave separate until end.
-Cook sausage until brown.
-Pour in Peas, Chicken Broth & Soy Sauce
-Bring to a boil and then add cooked rice.
-Mix in rice until well coated with sauce.

Serve and enjoy.

Ice Cream Birthday Party

Ice Cream is a yummy treat to have at any birthday party, but to make your whole party theme made out of ice cream is a whole lot of fun for the kids.

Make Homemade Ice Cream

Use your Ice Cream maker and have the kids help you make some yummy homemade ice cream. They will love to be able to help. Here is a place to find Ice Cream Recipe's for you.

Pin The Ice Cream On The Cone Birthday Party Game

This is a fun spin to pin the tail on the donkey.
Purchase some Brown felt and many different colors of felt.
Make a cone out of the brown felt & make scoops of ice cream out of the many colors.

Grand Sundae Ice Cream

When the homemade ice cream is done, have each child make their own Grand Sundae. Have all kinds of toppings available. Nuts (make sure the kids don't have allergies), Chocolate Sauce, Caramel Sauce, Butterscotch Sauce, Sprinkles, Whipped Cream, Gummy Bears, Crushed cookies, Sliced Banannas, or anything else you can think of.

Ice Cream Birthday Cake Idea

-Make your Choice of cake mix in a round cake pan. I used a pie pan.
-After the cake has cooled use a tooth pick to trace in about an inch to an 1 1/2 inches in on either side half-way down the cake. Then make a half circle. This half circle will be your ice cream.
- Cut along your line. It should look like the picture below.
Cut the piece you just cut off in half and put half of it below, it will become the bottom of your ice cream cup.
Frost your cake, you may make the cup any color you would like, as well as your frosting, but white seems to make it more classic. Use brown frosting for chocolate sauce, or use real chocolate sauce or caramel. Then use sprinkles to spruce it up. You may also like to use a knife or toothpick to make lines in your cup to spruce it up just a bit.

Ice Cream Party Fight

With your left over ice cream or a 5 quart bucket from the store, let the kids have an ice cream fight. It can get pretty messy, so let them know to dress in some grubby clothes. It's best to have the ice cream fight outside as well. It's sticky, and a whole lot of fun!

Edward Cullen Dessert Recipe

This is a fun recipe that kids can enjoy to help with and eat, but the mom's can love also.

Ingredients For Edward Cullen Dessert Recipe

Brownie Mix (ingredients for brownies)

Instant Chocolate Pudding (and ingredients to make)

Cool Whip

Crushed up Oreos

Crushed butterfinger

Directions for Edward Cullen Dessert Recipe

- Make your brownies. Let cool

- Make your Chocolate Pudding

-Crush up Oreos and Butterfinger and place in seperate containers

Break up the bownies and put a layer of brownies on the bottom of a bowl.
Put a layer of pudding.

Sprinkle a layer of crushed oreos

Spread a layer of Cool Whip

Repeat all layers

Top the last layer of Cool Whip with a layer of crushed Butterfinger.

Sit back, relax and enjoy.

Recipe Given By: Brindisi Stotts

Baked Alaska Dessert Recipe

This is quite an awesome dessert. It would be great for an anytime dessert or for a special holiday or birthday party. Make it a tradition.

Ingredients for Baked Alaska Recipe

Brownie Mix (Also Ingredients for the Brownie Mix)
Ice Cream (Any Flavor)
Chocolate Fudge Sauce (optional)
Pecans (optional)
Meringue (Here's an Easy Meringue Recipe For you)

Directions for Baked Alaska Recipe

- Bake your brownies in a greased pie pan. Let Cool
- While your brownies are cooking, put your Ice Cream into a bowl, who's mouth is about the same size as the bottom of the pie pan. Freeze this in a cold freezer until it is well frozen.

- Turn your pie pan upside down and take your brownies out onto a cookie sheet or anything a bit larger than the brownies that you can stick into the oven.

- Put a layer of your chocolate fudge sauce on top of the brownies and then sprinkle your pecans on top of the fudge sauce.

- Before the next step make sure your Oven is heated to 500 degrees.

- Take your ice cream out of the freezer and place it on top of the brownie, fudge and nut layer

- Pour and spread your meringue layer all around everything. It will be a shield for the ice cream in the oven, so make sure that everything is covered with meringue.

- Place everything into your 500 degree oven for about Five minutes or until the edges look a golden brown.

Then slice quickly, serve and enjoy. Plan on using all of it at one sitting, it is hard to keep for later.

Recipe Given by: Brindisi Stotts

Exploring Color Kids Activity

This Exploring Color kids activity is a fun way for children to explore with which colors, different colors are made.

Things Needed For Color Kids Activity

Snack size re-closeable storage bags
Can of white shaving cream
Food Coloring Drops

Directions For Kids Shaving Cream Color Activity

Fill many snack bags half full of shaving cream.
Put drops of different color food coloring in the bags and seal them.



Have the children squish the bags to make the shaving cream change color.



Then experiment to see which colors make a new color.


Combine some of your already colored shaving cream to see what new colors those make as well.

ABC Kids Birthday Party

An ABC themed Birthday Party is a great idea for little kids.

Food Idea For Alphabet Party

For a food idea with the ABC's you could make Alphabet Soup or Alphabet Spaghettio's.

ABC Coloring Pages

Young children like to color on coloring pages. Here are some Coloring Pages I found for you to PRINT off.

ABC Memory Game

Buy two sets of ABC flash cards or Print Off two sets of each Coloring Page letter. Mix the cards up and place them face down. Have each child pick up two cards. If the cards are a match, the child may hold onto them. If they are not a match, have the child put the cards back down. The child with the most matches at the end wins the game.

ABC Play dough Cutouts Kids Activity

You may also want to find some Alphabet Play dough cutters and have the kids cut out their letters. Maybe have each child spell the letters in their name. If you wish to make the play dough here is a RECIPE for you.

ABC Blocks Party Activity

Blocks are also a fun thing for kids to play with. You may want to purchase some alphabet blocks to let the kids play with, and either let the kids spell simple workds or pick out certain letters.

ABC Block Kids Birthday Cake

Bake your cake in a square pan. You may also want to make a smaller cake so you can stack them like blocks. Frost the cake white. Use Decorating Gel and draw squares on the cake to make it look like blocks. Draw letters inside the squares. If yo udo make a two layered cake you could also put alphabet blocks in between the layers to hold the top up.

ABC Birthday Party Favors

You may want to give each child a set of Letters Flash cards, or blocks with the letters in their name. You may also want to get each child their own thing of play dough that they can take home with them after they are done playing with them during the party cutting out letters.

Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

This is a very easy recipe that the kids can help out with.

Ingredients For Tater Tot Casserole

1/2 lb Hamburger
1/2 medium Onion
1 can Cream Chicken Soup
3/4 cup Sour Cream
1 to 1 1/2 lbs tater tots
Shredded Chedder Cheese

Directions for Tater Tot Casserole

Cook hamburger and onion together until hamburger is cooked through.
In a casserole dish Mix together meat mixture, soup & sour cream.
Add tater tots and mix together in mixture.
Top with shredded chedder cheese.
Cook at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Yummy Chili Recipe

Chili is a yummy meal that can be fun to have the kids help with.

Ingredients for Yummy Chili Recipe

1/2 lb Hamburger
1/2 Medium Onion Chopped
1/2 Green Pepper Chopped
1 can Diced Tomatoes (14.5 oz)
1 can Kidney Beans (15 oz)
1 can Pinto Beans (15 oz)
1 can Black Beans (15 oz)
1/3 cup Salsa
2 tsp Chili Powder
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
Top with shredded Cheese & Sour Cream

Directions For Yummy Chili

In a skillet saute hamburger, onion and green peppers until hamburger is cooked through.
Rinse Kidney, Pinto & Black Beans
In a saucepan combine beans, meat mixture, tomatoes, salsa, chili & garlic powder. Heat on medium heat until boiling.
Serve with shredded cheese & sour cream as a topping.

Turtle Cake Recipe For Kids

This Turtle Cake recipe is a great dessert that the whole family will love, and the kids will have a great time helping with.

Ingredients For Turtle Cake Recipe

1 package German Chocolate Cake Mix
Ingredients Cake Mix Calls For
1 Package (14 oz) Caramels (approximately 50), unwrapped
1 can (5 oz) Evaporated Milk
2 Tbsp Butter or Margarine
1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Pecans, Chopped

Directions For Turtle Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray 9 x 13 pan with vegetable oil. Prepare cake mix in medium bowl according to package directions. Pour half (about 2 1/2 cups) of the batter into pan; spread evenly over the bottom.
Cook for 15 minutes

While cake is baking, microwave caramels with milk and butter on high 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until mixture is smooth. Slowly pour caramel mixture evenly over partially baked cake. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Top with the remaining cake batter, spreading evenly. Chop pecans with food chopper; sprinkle over top. Bake 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely.
Cut into squares

Chicken Tin Foil Dinner Recipe For Kids

Tin Foil Dinners are a lot of fun for kids. You can throw these in the hot coals of a fire, or just stick them in your oven.

Ingredients For Chicken Tin Foil Dinner

Chicken Breast for Each Person
Potato For Each Person
1 Carrot Per Person
1 Onion cut up and use between everyone
Sauce (will make enough for about 4 dinners)
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
2 tsp Garlic Salt
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 Italian Salad Dressing

Directions For Chicken Tin Foil Dinner Recipe

-Tare a piece of tin foil for each person make it just under 1 1/2 feet
-Put a piece of chicken in the middle of the tin foil
-Slice potatoes and carrots & onions and place on tin foil
-Mix Parmesan Cheese, Garlic, Salt, Italian Seasoning and Italian Dressing together and spoon
evenly onto each person tin foil dinner.
-Bake in the oven for about 60 minutes.