I Baked! And it Wasn't Edible!

But truth be told, what I baked shouldn't be edible anyways... that's right, we baked our very own giant crayons! Aren't they great?

They are really way more fun to colour with than regular old crayons. All I did was peel the paper off all the broken pieces (a bit of a chore, but an exacto knife came in handy.... I don't know how I didn't cut myself). Partially fill an old muffin tin (one you never plan to bake edible muffins in ever again) and cook at 250 for 30 minutes. Let cool for a few hours, until solid, and pop out your crayons.

Boxing Day Dessert

Mmmmmmm Pan Dessert! The boys sure enjoyed helping me make it and eat it.

As for the recipe... this is my nut free version (replace nuts with chocolate chips and voila!), and I cooled it on the back deck in the snow because my fridge was full.

Crust:  Mix 2 cups flour and 1 cup melted butter and however many chocolate chips you like. Press into 9x13 pan and bake for 20 minutes at 350. Cool.

First Layer: Mix 1 package cream cheese with 1 cup icing sugar and 1/2 container of cool whip. Spread on crust.

Second Layer: Mix 1 package instant chocolate pudding with 1 package instant vanilla pudding and 3 cups of milk. Carefully spread on top of first layer.

Third Layer: Spread remaining 1/2 container of cool whip on top and sprinkle with more chocolate chips. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Delicious.

Advent Activities

Better late than never, I guess!
Some of our advent calendar activities were kitchen based...
We made "Almost Gingerbread" cookies which Jacob and I dipped in melted white chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. We packaged them up and attached a small Christmas card and then we went and delivered them randomly around the village. It was fun. Daniel dropped a package on the ground and they broke so we actually got to try some.
Then we made "Gingerbread" houses out of graham crackers. Daniel was so cute stuffing the candy in his mouth as fast as he could. We gave the houses as hostess gifts to some family members who had us over. I think this activity will be even more fun next year.

Ready for Packing!

Candy!!

All done!

Merry Christmas!