Cole's school did a unit on Christopher Columbus this week to commemorate the holiday. Of course Cole was enamoured with him and why not? The man had 3 really cool ships. This morning I caught him and Carson playing Columbus. Of course those plastic tubs did contain toys at one point so obviously a huge mess was involved. Aren't they cute? I love that Cole is starting to include Carson in his games.
Uh-oh, looks like the first mate might go overboard:
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The night before, Carson went to bed, Alan was at a Young Men's activity and Cole and I were able to hang out together and have some Mommy/Son time together. We decided to make some Halloween treats. This recipe (I use the term 'recipe' loosely) is foolproof, Cole made them literally all by himself except for putting them in and taking them out of the oven.
First you start by unwrapping lots of Hershey Kisses, (we used the candy corn variety; very festive). Then you line up little twisty pretzels on a cookie sheet, (I used this as an opportunity to practice counting and patterning, 5 pretzels to every row and 7 rows). Next place one kiss in the center of each pretzel and pop them into a 350 degree oven for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about a minute or two and then place an M&M in the center of each treat. Last cool all the way until they harden back up. Ta-Da! A yummy kid-friendly recipe they can make on their own and feel successful. And they are yummy, they have that salty/sweet thing going on.
Unwrapping the Hershey Kisses:
Ready for the oven:
What's with the cheesy face?
6 comments:
Cole has the BEST imagination! And you are #1 mom for a fun baking activity. Cute pics!
I am going to have to try this "recipe" out! Sounds super yummy and super fun! Thanks for helping with my kids last night! You were a lifesaver! Glad I finally got to hang out with you!
Cute kiddos and those do look like yummy treats!
MMMM that sounds good...and easy! I LOVE sweet/salty combos, like putting a marshmellow, pretzel, and milk chocolate chip together. I'll have to try this!
The two of them in those plastic totes is just precious!! I haven't been into scrabooking lately, but that would make the cutest Columbus Day page!
Those treats looks delish and definitely kid friendly.
Awesome post. You are such a good mom to help him find an outlet for his creativity. I especially like the "first mate" almost going overboard.
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