Easy Summer Treat

What you need:

Instant Vanilla (or banana) pudding

2 cups of milk

Bite size vanilla wafers

Banana

Whipped Topping

Mix the vanilla pudding with the 2 cups of milk. Pour into glasses. Let the pudding set. Top with vanilla wafers, sliced bananas and whipped topping! ENJOY!

Super Simple. Super Delicious!

Fun with Dirt!

Can you really have fun with dirt? Well my girls found a creative way to have fun with some dirt at one of my sons baseball games. I love having creative kids. Wink! Wink!

So while we were watching the game, my oldest daughter comes over and asks for my phone. She wanted to take a picture of something she made. When she brought back my phone, I was grinning. They had made these cute lil animals out of dirt, sticks and rocks. They made a few and we took pics of each one. It kept them busy for the whole game. Loved it!

Here are their creations...

The Car

 Kitty Cat

 Puppy

 Goat

 Our House

Aren't those fun?!? 

Peanut Butter Bird Wreath Recipe & Tutorial

This is a fun and quick project you can do with your kids this summer. The girls were playing with their Giant Dollhouse (LOL) so Cordell and I decided to make a 

"Bird Feeder with a lil Bath"

What we did was take the basic Peanut Butter Play Dough Recipe and added a few things to make this adorable Bird Feeder that will last for days.

Here is what you will need....

• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 cup Karo Syrup
• 3 cups of Powdered Milk
• 1 loaf of bread (we used wheat, but it really doesn't matter
• 1 cup Birdseed

~ How to make this ~

First, mix together your peanut butter, powdered sugar and karo syrup. Mix until all the powdered sugar is gone.

Add in 3 cups powdered milk, mix well.

Remember to have your kids help you put things away as you use them. So there is less of a mess as you are working. 

Once everything is mixed together have your child shape the mixture into a wreath shape on a baking sheet. Make sure to spray your sheet with a non-stick spray first. While they do this set your oven to 450°

Next you want to grab some bird seed and start pressing onto your peanut butter mixture. Keep adding birdseed until you have most of it covered. 

Then place in the oven for 18-25 minutes. Depending on your oven.  Just keep checking until the outer edge is firm. Once done, let cool for at least 30 minutes.

Your finished bird wreath made this way is heavy so this is what you want to do. Take out and place on a rock, table or tree, add in a small bowl in the center of the wreath. Add water to make a little bird bath. The kids will have fun watching the birds play in the water. It's hot here, so we have to fill our water quite often.

There you have it. A simple fun activity you can do with the kids this summer.

I have another recipe for a birdseed wreath that I will share soon. This one you can hang in a tree.

Check out my son outside with his creation. Bad lighting, sorry. LOL

Have fun and as always, we'd love to see what you came up with. So please share.

Azula Review

The Azula is a water resistent and flexible mat that moms place on the edge of the swimming pool to keep their bathing suit from snagging. Because of it’s unique properties mom’s use our product for stadium bleachers, car trips with little ones, indoor swimming pools, and more. The Azula protects clothing from dirt and stains and rolls up to make the perfect stocking stuffer.

Azula mats are:

-Water resistant

-Machine washable

-Flexible, durable and lightweight

-Roll up, tie with built-in cord and go!

Also great year-round for sitting on sports bleachers, working out, boating, gardening, water parks, the beach, children’s use and more.

Winter uses for the Azula are:

•place in a child’s car seat while traveling to absorb spills, potty accidents food crumbs, etc.
•place on cold damp bleachers to protect clothing
•for sitting poolside at indoor swimming lessons.

It’s made for keeping children and parents clean, where ever they go! (We even created a whimsical Azula that says “Time Out” on it, so parents have a time out mat for their children, always!)

★ I received the “Beach Ball blue on red” Azula mat thanks to makers of Azula. It is so durable and very well made. I love that I can wash it to without ruining it. And their designs are adorable. So many to choose from. I have really enjoyed having mine. Since the weather is cooler, I haven’t been able to use it by the pool, but I have used it a lot in other ways. We have been to a few early morning soccer games, and instead of using a blanket that soaks through the dew or sprinklers, I used my Azula mat. It was great. I didn’t have to worry about lugging in my chair, all I had to bring was my rolled up Azula. Love it! With 4 kids tagging along, it made it much easier. We have even used it in the car. My daughter, when falling asleep, still has accidents. So we have her sit on it in the car when we know it will be a long trip or late night out. We have only had 1 accident and it made for easy clean up. Another use I found handy was using it as a placemat. My kids spill their cereal bowls all the time so this helped soak up most of the spills. I love this mat and recommend it to all mommy’s. I can’t wait to use it by the pool! ★

Here are some other great Mom testimonials:

“Oh my word, this is GENIUS!” ~Maggie

“Do you know how may bathing suits I’ve ruined because of this snagging issue? What a great product!” ~Elizabeth

“I can think of so many uses for this!” ~Heidi

“So handy for the beach!” ~Mary

“I have a potty training toddler and was just wondering how I was going to protect her car seat. Perfect!” ~Deb

“I love this for kneeling on when I garden.” ~Kathy

“What a cool product. I love mom created products!” ~Autumn

“This is the most genius idea I’ve seen in a long time!” ~Cindy

To simplifiying their manufacturing, Azula is discontinuing all the oval patterns (relax, giggle, create, happy, diva, ice cream, daydream, and inspire) and they are greatly reduced on their website right now so you can take advantage that great discount!

Things that I Love...

• They are durable and easy to clean
• Great for a variety of uses and can be used year round
• Comes in so many different designs
• Fun to use for all ages
• Makes messy spills easier to clean up

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