Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

This week both classes celebrated Dr. Seuess's Birthday (March 2nd)... and two of my favorite projects were the Thing 1 & Thing 2 and our Cat in the Hat cupcakes...

I saw these cute Dr. Seuss Handprint crafts on LittleKinderWarriors...and had both Tot School and K4 Make them...so fun!!! On one had we used white and blue paper and the other we used red...

Ryleigh's Thing 1 and Thing 2

 The Tot School Things.... (I didn't get a picture of the K4 classes)...

We used a box of white cake mix and some red food coloring....frosting... and sprinkles... easy...and fun!

K4 made some Dr. Suess Cupcakes... ie.... we made red and white striped cupcakes...

 

We seperated out some of the batter and added a little red food coloring...  and then alternated white and red spoonfuls....

  Frosting and decorating the cupcakes...

 

The finished "Cat in the Hat" cupcake... notice the stripes?

Some Dr. Suess Books we enjoyed this week:

• The Cat in the Hat
• ABC
• Horton Hears a Who
• The Foot Book

Instead of posting my Dr. Seuss activities twice (once as a Whatcha Making Wednesday and once as a school/start post).... I am doing once all inclusive post...Also Linked to:  A Mommy's Adventures!; ABC and 123;  Red Ted Art ...JDaniel4's Mom;  1+1+1=1; Homeschool Creations; Mom2 lil Posh Divas;

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays .... Quiche

After a small technical difficulty last week... welcome back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays... this week the girls made a quiche....

Taking turns adding the ingredients...

The girls loved chopping the broccoli ...

Finished Quiche.... some of the girls loved it... and some of them...not so much....

Ingredients:

• 1 9-inch pie shell
• 1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli,
• 1 1/2 cups8 ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 to 1 tsp pepper
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided, or a Cheddar blend

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pie crust about 10 minutes or until bottom is slightly brown. Let cool. Cook broccoli until tender; drain well. Combine milk, eggs, margarine, flour, salt, pepper and 3/4 cup cheese; whisk until well blended. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of cheese over crust. Layer broccoli and mushrooms on cheese. Pour milk and egg mixture over all. Bake at 375° for 35 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. 4 to 6 servings.

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays ... Cranberry Valentine

Welcome back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... this week has been very hectic and I didn't get a chance to take any baking pictures...so I have a recipe from last week's link up.... Over at Almost Unschoolers they made a Cranberry Valentine that looks incredibly yummy!!!


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Whatcha Making Wednesdays .... Pizza Bites...

Welcome Back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... This week we made Pizza Bites... which I found on Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Oh My!!! (Go check out her blog!!!)

Flattening the biscuits...

The girls had fun deciding what to put in their bites...

The finished bites....

The girls of K4 enjoying their snack....

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 biscuits
• 20 chunks of mozzarella cheese
• 20 pepperonis -cut my pepperonis into quarters
  
• Marinara Sauce (for Dipping)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
   
2. Cut the biscuits in half and flatten them
3. Fill with cheese and pepperoni (or other fun things (like olives, mushrooms, etc.)
4. Fold up the biscuit halves and pinch together
5. Sprinkle with garlic and put in a greased pan (we used mini loaf and pie pans)
6. Put in the oven until golden brown
7. Serve with dipping sauce
   

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... Sugar Cookies

Welcome to Whatcha Making Wednesdays! This week the kids had their Holiday Parties and both classes made Sugar Cookies with frosting and sprinkles... A perfect way to end our year :-)

The kids had fun choosing which shapes they would make their cookies...Frosting the cookies... the kids used safety knives to frost them...Adding some sprinkles...

Ryleigh's finished cookies...

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
  
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 
  FROSTING:
• 1/3 cup butter (softened)
  
• 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Frost cooled cookies..... and decorate!
  

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... pigs in a blanket....chocolate cake

This week the kids made Pigs in a blanket.... so super easy...and yummy!!! Basically we take a Pillsbury croissant dough triangle and a piece of American cheese .... and wrap it around a hot-dog .... bake in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes....

I unfortunately did not get any good pictures of this activity... so... I thought I would share pictures of Ryleigh baking a cake two years ago.... when she was Braeden's age... It is a little strange for me to look back at them and see all the stuff that I let her bake... and be so hesitant to let Braeden do it now.... here she made a Chocolate Cake (dairy free...as I was nursing Braeden and he couldn't have dairy)...

Ryleigh stirring some Flour...

Pouring in some oil and water...

The finished cake...I let Ryleigh pick out which cake pan she wanted to put it in :)

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays... Pumpkin Pie

Welcome Back to Whatch Making Wednesday... Last week Ryleigh and Braeden made Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving... Braeden Loves to help his sister bake!Ryleigh stirring... Braeden waiting patiently for his turn...

Ryleigh directing the project...

Braeden has gotten much neater while baking/ cooking...
and concentrates a lot on the project...

The finished pie....

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  
• 2 large eggs
• 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
• Whipped cream (optional)

Directions

MIX sugar and pumpkin pie spice in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays... Chocolate Lava Cake

Welcome back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays... this week we made Chocolate Lava Cake...and it took about 15 Minutes...seriously!!!

Some of the girls mixing the cake mix....

Ryleigh...waiting for her turn to add ingredients...

Ingredients:
Cake Mix (we used Devils Food)
Eggs
Vegetable Oil
Water
Can of Frosting- NOT WHIPPED (We used Chocolate)

**Stone Covered Baker is recommended (Pampered Chef)... I don't have one... so I use my stone deep dish Pie Plate.... **

Directions:
Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box.... then pour into the stone wear.... glob frosting in spoonfuls right on-top of the mixture.... put in microwave for 12 minutes... the end... and so very ooey gooey and yummy!!! You can top it with powered sugar, whipped cream... or just eat it plain....

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