Mickey Mouse party horns

For my sons birthday, we are going with the mickey theme.
I purchased a bag of regular $1 party horns/blowers and with just a few minutes, some glue, and some black cardstock i created cute little mickey horns.
Simply cut out your mickey shapes & hot glue them onto the horns.

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Mickey & Minnie face cutouts boards for pictures

I made these boards so the kids at my sons second birthday (and the adults) could take fun pictures as mickey or minnie.
I plan on putting a 4x6 of each guest in their thankyou cards as our thankyou gift for attending.
I will then make a collage of all of them to hang in my sons room.
To make the boards, I purchased a foam poster board. I Then drew out MICKEY first. When i was done drawing him, i traced an oval over most of his face, leaving some of the side/cheeks exposed. I then cut out the oval, and turned the board over, using the oval for my guide to make MINNIE. This way, one board provides both charcters with a simple flip.
You could also make more then one and connect them together for multiple children to take pictures together.
I choose acrylic paint for coloring. Its alot of space to try and use markers or crayon, and the colors will fade or be uneven. The paint was simple & cheap. Each color costs bout 50cents for a bottle ($2 for large bottles) but I already had some on hand.
I used a qtip for the colors, this way I could toss them after each color instead of dealing with brushes and water.
I hope you enjoy, and remember if you make one yourself, share your thoughts & photos!
(I will have more pictures soon.)
I also plan on doing a background design, once I can decide on one.

(And yes I would be HAPPY to make these for local friends, if your prefer not to "craft" them yourselves.)

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how to make a Cupcake tower for less then $5 (3-6 tiers)

The cupcake tower I made is 6 tiers, I plan on fitting between 50-60 cupcakes and then a small cake on the top tier.
I went without a base, as it will be more balanced being flat on the table. I used 6 circles for the tiers i aimed for 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 and 7 inch boards. But i did not measure, i just cut a large circle using a pizza pan as a guide, and then made 5 smaller circles. I used 2 foam poster boards which are $1 each at most stores. Sometimes 2/$1 at dollar tree stores.
For the centers I used 5 old can goods (apple sauce to b specific lol) leave the food in the cans as the weight will help sturdy the tower.
One at a time wrap your cans in white paper or the fabric/paper of your choice. You can also cover the boards but i chose not too.
Then using hot glue, glue one of your cans to the center of your largest circle.then glue the top of the can, and stick the next tier on, and continue up, for as many tiers as you would like, but i would not go over 6 tiers.
When you are finished stacking you may add ribbon or other decorations.
Enjoy! And if you make this tower please share thoughts and pictures!
Mine came out a little crooked because i miss aligned one can, but when viewing from another angle it will look straight.

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BAKED HADDOCK AU'GRATIN *day 10*

BAKED HADDOCK AU'GRATIN, W/RICE

recipe:
you will need 1-2 lbs of fish (haddock or fish of choice)
bread crumbs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice

in a sauce pan, melt your butter and mix in flour & salt until blended. add your milk and bring to a boil.
once boiling, remove from heat and mix in your cheese & lemon juice.
in a baking dish, coat with baking spray, and lay your fish along the bottom.
cover your fish with your cheese sauce, and top with breadcrumbs.
bake on 350 for 30 minutes or until fish flakes.

HOMEMADE POTPIE

This is a favorite in my home. I usually go all out with fresh veggies but this time im going with canned.
You will need
*1-2lbs of boneless chicken breast, cubed and cooked. Its easiest to cook on stove top with about a table spoon of water.
*tube of rolls or bisquit mix
*canned carrots, peas, potatoes
*chicken broth
*1/3 cup flower
*1cup milk
In a 13x9 pan place your chicken, a drained can of sliced carrots, and cubed or sliced potatoes, and a small can of pees if desired.
Add chicken broth, about two cans, or one square carton, enough to fill the pan just over halfway. Add a cup of milk & a
1/3 of flour and mix.
Add bisquits or bisquit mix all over the top of the pan.(you can use package rolls or make your own mix)
Cook on 425 about a half hour til hot and rolls are cooked.

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**lazy variation: you may also use 3-4cans canned chicken soup such as progresso in place of all ingredients. still adding flour, milk & bisquits. I find the noodles makeit more filling. **A friend of mine just informed me she tried this and it came out great, however she used half broth & half cream of chicken soup, so there's another variation for ya -thanks for sharing Jacey!

LASAGNA

(This is for 2 9x13 aluminum pans)
*3 boxes of lasagna (you really only need 2,but i make three incase of broken pieces etc. Its always better to have more then run out.
*2 containers ricotta cheese
*2 eggs
*1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese-shredded
*1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
*1/8 cup parmasian cheese
*italian seasonings
*hamburg-optional
*5 cans hunt sauce or one pot homemade sauce.

Brown your hamburg, you may add diced onion & seasons to taste.
While your meat is browning, begin boiling your water for th noodles.
Add a small ammount of sauce to your cooked meat, after you rain it of grease.
In a large bowl, combine riccotta, eggs, cheddar and 1cup mozarella. Saving 1/2 cup for the top. (Or more if desired)
One noodles have cooked thoroughly, drain and rinse with cool water.
Line your pan with sauce to prevent the noodles from sticking to the bottom.
Begin to layer noodles, then cheese mix with little sprinkles of sauce, then more noodles, then hamburg & sauce. Continue to layer until you reach the top of your pan, apply last layer of noodles nd cover with sauce.
Cover with aluminum foil & bake on 425 30-45 minutes until bubbling. Remove foil, sprinkle cheese on top and heat another 5 minutes to melt cheese.

Goes great with garlic bread!

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Riendeer Cupcakes

For the holiday season, i decided to make riendeer cupcakes for the kindergarten class"s holiday party. It was 11pm when i was baking and decorating, so i left out a few details like a mouth & pupils in the eyes, but i think they still came out pretty cute.
They were vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
A vanilla wafer was used for the mouth area.(you could make a smile with rosting)
And a sixlett chocolate candy was stuck on with frosting for the nose.
The eyes were mini marshmellows. (You can complete them with a drop of frosting or mini m&m for a pupil)
The ears were raisins, and the antlers were regular pretzelz broken in half.

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BAKED MAC & CHEESE

RECIPE: Recipe is for one lasagna size throw away tin pan.
2 cups milk
4 cups shredded chedder cheese
1 box of elbows or shells
Breadcrumbs
Salt & pepper,or peprika to taste.
Boil your pasta, drain and pour into your tin.
On medium/low heat your milk and add 3/4s of your cheese. You can use a few different cheeses such as mozzerella, parmisian, american etc. But i like to use half white and half yellow cheddar.
Once melted pour on top of your pasta nd mix. Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top with breadcrumbs and salt/pepper. Bake on 350 for about a half hour or until it bubbles and top is golden brown.

For a more filling meal you can add dices of chicken, ham, steak etc or veggies like brocolli or spinach, mixed into the dish..

lined elbow pasta, with ham steak cubes and brocolli, with a crescent roll

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy New Year Everyone!
My new years resolution is to post something on this blog everyday! Lets see if i can make it happen!

(Im also planning to cut out all fast food an junk food & possibly start working out again)

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