Fun Learning: Crafts

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

My Kids Make Their Own Birthday Cakes

Works for Me Wednesday Meme

This is very helpful for me, because I don't have the pressure of having to make my kids' Birthday cakes every year. It also doubles for a learning activity.

I'm not quite sure how this tradition started, but my kids love making their own birthday cakes. Since we homeschool, I like it that cake decorating provides opportunities for - creativity, art, math skills, and baking. The kids' favorite place to get cake decorating ideas is at the Family Fun Site. They provide instructions for how to decorate using: various candies, Twinkies, marshmallows, chocolate chips, fruit leather, mini donuts, licorice, etc.

Here are some photos from the site with all of the
cool ideas.

My Other Works for Me Wednesday Ideas:

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Nest Cupcakes for Spring

A few years ago my kids made these and really enjoyed it.

You'll need:

chocolate cupcakes
chocolate frosting
chow mein noodles
jelly beans
plastic birds (optional)

You can get this recipe at the Family Fun site.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Cake Eggs

I found this idea at Grandma Rosie's Texas Home

This Easter season, we baked tiny little egg shaped cakes in empty eggshells. I had a white cake mix, so I divided the batter into 4 bowls and colored the batter blue, purple, green, and yellow. I set 17 egg shells in a round cake pan. Then, we layered the different colors of batter into the eggshells, filling them 1/2 way. I baked them at 350* for 30 minutes. I didn't have my camera at home, so I couldn't take a picture. They sure were beautiful. The colors swirled together as the cake batter raised and baked. My kids decided that they want to do this again next year. Maybe it will become a tradition. Thanks for the idea Grandma Rosie.