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Muffin Tin Girl made received some fun cake decorating supplies for Christmas. She made us a cake today and decorated it herself. I helped her with technique a little, but she did most of it! It turned out great! She loves cake decorating shows and wants to be a baker when she grows up. Only one problem, she wants to bake a cake every day, and there's only so much cake we can eat! And it's not exactly healthy either, but it was a fun treat.Hope you are enjoying the holida...

If you own the board game Scrabble (or Bananagrams, which is a "speed scrabble" knock off pictured above), then this is a fun sorting activity for your preschooler.Grab all your tiles and an empty muffin tin.ave your little one sort the letters into each cup.This activity works best with two 12 cup tins (but can always be altered of course).We ended up putting the x's, y's and z's in a little pile next to the tin.The Muffin Tin Kids loved it!My son, who is not as alphabetically advanced as my daughter,...

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! No Muffin Tin Meal for us this week, but I thought I would host the link up anyway for those of you that want to connect and showcase this week. In between Christmas preparations and me throwing my back out, we still managed to get a little crafty earlier this week, and made some sweet little Muffin Tin Liner Paper Doll Angels.I loved them so much, I made a little "Muffin Cup Cutie". Muffin Tin Girl loved them and so do I. var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg111675');...

Today's holiday Christmas craft idea is inspired by Martha Stewart. I found these adorable snow lace cupcake muffin liners from Martha Stewart Crafts and I knew just what to do! Make little paper angel dolls. To make these Sweet Christmas Paper Muffin Cup Angel Dolls, you'll need a few things:  Paper Muffin Liners (I used these ones from Martha found online or in Michael's) 1 Paper Doilie, cut into small sections for wings (see below) for angel head 1 Circle...

A Christmas twist on the beloved apples snack with caramel dipping sauce. Changing how you plate up your toddler, preschooler and child's food can be a creative way to inject a little fun into mealtime.Christmas tree cup from Michaels (I think) and Christmas tree food picks are from www.pickonus....

Just a little fun crafting. Our house isn't about muffin tins every day. We love to craft too! Pine cones (rescued from the roadside), acrylic craft paints, and glitter. While the paint is still wet, sprinkle with glitter (we used ultra fine white). So easy. And it takes a bit of time to paint all the little pieces of the cone, so it is a great Christmas break craft or snow day craft (but you'll have to find the cones before you get snowed in! hee hee!)Be sure to shake off the excess glitter,...

 Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! The weekly Muffin Tin Meals blog link up. We did  a "dipping" theme. Everthing in our tin could be dipped in chocolate sauce! IT was a major hit.Strawberries, Bananas, Pineapple, Bread Cubes, with sprinkles for toppings. They each had their own tin with the  choco sauce in the middle on the plate in the middleThe banana slices were an instant favorite!*Muffin Tin Monday is partnering with Linky Here, a new linky/blog hop directory...

Here's a little Christmas Cute Food Link love:Little Food Junction: Love this Kiwi Christmas TreeLittle Nummies: Make Cinnamon Sugar Snowflake Tortilla crsips. So cute (and doable!)Jenni Price Illustration: Whip up a precious Pancake Angel with this step-by-step tutorial. *FOr personal use only please....

Bento-style Easy Lunch Boxes are what I use to pack my kids school lunches. On occasion, I will make a muffin tin meal and put it in a low snapware container, but I don't want to deal will the possible spillage every day. So, I scoured the internets and found that the most cost effective and still super cute lunch box system were Easy Lunchboxes.I've been using them for over a year and they are easy to use, highly durable, dishwasher safe, BPA Free, and the lids and accompanying cooler...

*first published on December 20th, 2010Open-Faced Rudolf Peanut Butter Sandwich SnackTo make this easy Christmas Rudolf Reindeer snack for kids, you'll need:Antlers: 2 pretzels with the rounded edges bitten cut offFace: 1 piece of bread cut in a circle shape with the Pampered Chef Cut N Seal and covered in peanut butter or your favorite spread (Maybe Nutella or Hummus as a healthier alternative)Eyes: Chocolate chipsNose: Marachino cherryMouth: red sprinkles/jimmiesAssemble as...

Happy Muffin Tin Monday This is the weekly blog link up where we share the Muffin Tin Meals we made for our kids. Over 3 years in the running, this little blog carnival has been the catalyst for some serious lunchtime fun. Here's what I made my daughter this week: Tangerines, carrots, circle ham sandwich with a Christmas treeI used a food writer pen to make the tree. Let me just say, not a fan of food writers on bread. While it turned out pretty cute, I probably will try...

Peppermint is one of my favorite Christmas holiday flavors. And if you love peppermint like I do, then this simple peppermint chocolate milkshake is sure to please. Made with peppermint candies and hot cocoa mix, this treat is full of zing and pep.What You'll Need:5-6 ice cubes1/4 cup Fresh and Easy Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix1-2 scoops vanilla ice cream1/2 cup milk10 peppermint candies (circle kind) Crushed, 2 set aside for toppingDirections:Place ingredients in a blender and blend on med-high until...

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! Christmas is fast approaching. Providing healthy lunch for toddlers, preschoolers and kids can be a challenge during the holidays. Hopefully, Muffin Tin Meals are helping you feed those little tummies.Ours is a not-so-Christmasy Christmas Muffin Tin Meal this week. But I couldn't help myself! We just recieved these cutie patootie sandwich punches from the wonderful folks at The Lunch Punch. If you are thinking about a fun gift for yourself or for that little chef in...

I am totally in the Christmas spirit! Here are this week's links.Iowa Girl Eats: Mini Cinnamon Rolls in a Muffin Tin. As my son would say "Oh. My. Heavens." Not only do these look delicious, but easy! Perfect little bites for Christmas Morning food.Little Bit Funky: Quick Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament Craft  We did this with gift tags last year, but how fun with ornaments!Lisa Storms: Reindeer Treat Bags. (Can you see a theme to this week's link round up?) These are absolutely adorable!San...

I'm ready for Christmas-y Muffin Tins. How about you?Places to find Muffin Tins:-Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Joann's : Armed with a 40% coupon, you can get a great deal on some fun Holiday Muffin Tin Supplies. -Dollar Store - Right now, Dollar Treee has a selection of holiday baking items such as 6 cup muffin tins, holiday themed cupcake liners and picks.-Target: Always be on the lookout in their dollar aisle. I have seen fun muffin cups and holiday muffin tins (like the christmas tree ones pictured...