Why is it When its raining the kids want TO PLAY OUTSIDE and today we have a Lovely sunshiney Day and My kids want to sit inside and complain and winge and argue awwww meanwhile i WOULD love to lay in the sun and read a book But if i attempt to ill have miss 8 miss 6 and master 3 anoying me so not a chance of trying instead i have made 2 lasanyas one dairy free and one normal and a rice and vegie dish for me the vegitarian of the family ..... hope you are all having a great start to the AUSSie Spring xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx later aligater till next time xxx im off to see what my two girls are fighting about Now

Birthdays

The party bags had lots of yummys and my girls made the party bags and decorated them xxx Inside them are , Mini block choc, kidz Tea, Pencil wrap ,Kitty plate and mag ,JUstin beiber book mark and book ,Smiggles eraser and cool pens and stuff xxx

So my NOW 8 year old had a sleep over last night , We do big birthday partys up to 6 and then it slowly gets smaller so last year she had a tea party with about 12 girls and then half slept over..

THIS year she only got 2 girls to sleep over and we did a justin beiber theme and Giant cupcake and DvD MOVIES ,And dinner was Pizza YUM YUM ....

We made book marks and laminated them very cheap and fun idea for kids to do .....

Giant Cupcake WAS AMAZING FUN TO MAKE xx

for Breakfast we had Penguin shaped waffles with icecream and Hot chocolates think all in all it was a great night xx

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Dog treat recipe

Dog treats

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 1/3 cup bacon grease
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup ice water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, powdered milk, garlic powder, wheat germ and beef bouillon granules. Stir in the bacon grease and egg. Add ice water 1 tablespoon at a time until dough is wet enough to stick together. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Place biscuits 1 inch apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Cool before serving.

Dog treat recipe

Dog treats

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 1/3 cup bacon grease
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup ice water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, powdered milk, garlic powder, wheat germ and beef bouillon granules. Stir in the bacon grease and egg. Add ice water 1 tablespoon at a time until dough is wet enough to stick together. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Place biscuits 1 inch apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Cool before serving.

Home made Bath bomb recipe

Homemade bath bomb recipe

Handmade gifts are so much better than bought ones - just the same as your kids' handwritten cards (the ones that are full of adorable spelling mistakes) beat bought ones any day! Make your own bath bombs as gifts for friends with this too-easy recipe.

You'll need:

• 1 1/2 cups bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 cup citric acid powder (use fine grade, available from chemists or pool supply shops)
• Sieve
• Potpourri or herbal teabags such as chamomile, lemon, rosehip or peppermint
• An essential oil such as peppermint, lavender, geranium
• Sweet almond oil (from chemists)
• Food colouring
• Rubber gloves
• Moulds from craft shops

Step 1

To make the base mix: sieve the bicarb soda and citric acid powder into a large dry mixing bowl. This will make enough for four bath bombs.

Step 2

To make one bath bomb, transfer 1/2 cup of the base mix into a medium bowl and stir in the contents of a herbal teabag or other dry ingredient such as potpourri. Set aside.

Step 3

In a small bowl, combine 6 drops of essential oil of your choice, 1/2 teaspoon of sweet almond oil and 8 to 12 drops of food colouring - or until your desired colour is reached.

Pour this mixture into the bowl containing the 1/2 cup of base mix and stir quickly with a teaspoon so things don't start fizzing!

Step 4

Wearing rubber gloves, continue to combine the ingredients with your fingertips until it starts to clump together when compressed in your hand. It's essential you do this with your fingertips, not a spoon, so the liquid is distributed evenly. The mix is now ready to go into a mould.

Step 5

Wipe a little sweet almond oil inside the mould.

Fill the mould with the mixture, packing it in firmly.

Make the other bath bombs with the remaining mixture, working with 1/2 cup at a time.

Leave the bath bombs in their moulds to set for at least 24 hours (36 hours is even better).

After they have set, turn each mould over and bang it firmly once on a flat surface, then gently ease out the bath bombs

Tips

• According to aromatherapy, different essential oils have different effects - lavender brings a sense of calm and comfort; peppermint re-energises the body and clears the mind; and geranium uplifts both mind and spirit.
• To make sure your bath bombs are easy to remove, stick to simple moulds such as ball, heart and star shapes.
• To give your bombs a pretty, textured look, sprinkle extra herbal tea or potpourri into the moulds before you press in the mix.
• Wrap individual bath bombs in clear cellophane and tie with a pretty ribbon to give as gifts. Craft supply shops also sell various vessels such as wooden boxes that you can place the bath bombs in cushioned with raffia. You can also buy decorative noodle boxes from $2 shops that make a cute gift wrapping idea.
• Remember, hot water activates the fizz in the bombs - cold water doesn't work.

Gift idea (cookies in a jar )

THIS IS GREAT FOR A HOUSE WARMING GIFT OR CHristmas :) or even for Kids

make sure print and add recipie with jar xxxx

Preparation Time

10 minutes

Cooking Time

15 minutes

Makes

24

Equipment

You'll need a 1L glass jar with a lid

Ingredients

• Jar ingredients

• 3/4 cup (110g) plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
• 3/4 cup (65g) rolled oats
• 100g craisins (dried cranberries), see variation
• 130g white chocolate chips

• Extra ingredients for making cookies

• 125g butter, melted and cooled
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1. Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a bowl. Spoon the flour mixture into a 1L (4-cup) capacity glass jar. Top with brown sugar, then caster sugar. Top with oats, then craisins, then chocolate chips. Seal jar. Give as gift.

2. To make cookies, preheat oven to 190ËšC. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Empty jar into a large bowl. Add butter, egg and vanilla. Stir until well combined. Shape tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on baking trays approximately 5cm apart. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, swapping trays halfway during cooking, or until edges are lightly browned. Turn biscuits onto a wire rack to cool. Serve.

Notes

• For double choc chip biscuits, substitute craisins for dark or milk chocolate chips.