Hoot!

I love owls.  Oh yes indeed.

I saw this owl decorating idea and knew I wanted any excuse to make it.  Thankfully, today is Halloween, so I whipped up my version within 10 minutes.

I bought some very large sheets of black construction paper a few weeks ago.  Folded one in half, lengthwise.  On one half, drew the "left side" of an owl.  Next comes the exacto knife;  cutting along the lines through both thicknesses.  Open it up and "voila!" an owl!  As for the branch, it's just made of of the leftover bits of paper.

He's taped up in the front window and looks great, if I do say so myself! 

(When Halloween is over, he's going up on the wall in the playroom.)

Rainbows & Cupcakes

Who doesn't stop to stare at a rainbow?  We have had a few lately, even lucky enough to see a double rainbow.  One of the rainbows was so low down that it looked like it was stuck in a tree.  Amazing!

On the Baked Bree website, she shows how to make rainbow cupcakes with lots of help from kids.   We used this Simple White Cake recipe...it was delicious.

First we mixed up the colours

Then we layered the batter into the muffin cups.

Then we waited and waited and waited for them
to be ready.  Patience is a virtue...and waiting
makes kids (and parents) hungrier
...trust me.

Yummm!  Fabulous colours surprised us on our first bite.

 
What fun!!  Each bite amazes you...all that colour!  Fabulous!  You can't help but smile when you eat these cupcakes!

Enjoy!