DIY Bird Houses - Perfect for #Easter, Parents and Teachers, The Kids Will Love Painting These #BirdHouses #Art #Teaching #Parenting #SoCute! #Birds

DIY Bird Houses 

Perfect for #Easter, Parents and Teachers, 

The Kids Will Love Painting These #BirdHouses 

#Art #Teaching #Parenting 

It's For The Birds! haha!

Look what I just found in a Google Search for Bird Houses, for a little joke I was Tweeting (ironically enough - haha! Tweet, Tweet!) 

Anyway, look how easy this would be to make - and I'm sure I saw little wooden Bird Houses at the Dollar Store - this would be a great Art Project for yourself, for the kids, for a whole group of kids (let's say they're in a classroom - haha!)

And you know the little stencils you can get? That could be good...

And the wallpaper that used to go around the top, bottom or middle of a room - remember that? I'm sure you can still get that, but you could measure it out, glue it on the bird houses - would be soo cute!

And did you notice the tiny bird house, outside this little bird house? How crazy-cute is THAT?? Soo cute! 

And the milk jugs? Omg, it's adorable!

Great for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day - or just a fun project to do, just to make you happy, right? Is s pretty! 

Let me go get the rest of the pictures, to give you more examples, and I didn't paint this, myself, but if you did, please let me know! lol! AND, Good Job!! Haha! 

I just threw this one in, because - hello, look how cool this is! 

More of a Bird Castle - haha! 

I would like the West Wing - perfect for the birds! hahaha!

This is a great exercise to teach kids how to paint flowers, how to use cotton Q-Tips, dipped in paint, to dab on the flowers... lots of great painting techniques you can teach, with this : )

Layering - where you show the kids how to put the first layer of paint down, the base layer, then gradually add more on...the windows, the base, the door, the green part of the bushes, then dab on the flowers in different colors - omg, they're gonna have so much fun! 

Flowers around the 'Front Entrace, as it were - lol! Soo pretty! 

If you're teaching this to a class, put the pics up for them to use as a base - they can either copy the pictures, or use them as a starting off point, and then they can go from there - just so cute! 

 This is so pretty - do a complete color wash with your favorite color, add the windows and the flowers, then the base - and did you see the little walkway to the door? Haha! I loove these little bird houses! Very creative!

The front windows on either side of the door - lol! I love it! So sweet! Stylish! : )

Ooh, and a little paint on the roof, too - interesting! 

You could go with a red roof, or a green roof... or a blue roof - so many options! 

Maaah!! Shutters on the Bird House - I love it! So cute! 

You know, I'm just thinking, here - what if you were really trying to keep costs down, could you use old milk or juice cartons? Cut them 8 - 10 inches from the bottom (cleaned out, of course - lol!), use the top of the carton for the roof, the juice carton already has a little round spout, right? That might totally work - try it! See how it looks! 

I think it's a great exercise to get the kids to think outside the box, too, so-to-speak, so they will start to look at everything they have, for an alternative use, that way, we'll raise another generation of people who can renew, reuse, and recycle, right? lol! 

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#Nutella Fans, Unite! Try Melting Your Nutella, Dip in Mini-Donuts, Fruit, Cake Pieces #Brunch #SundayBrunch #Easter #Treats (#Dinner? haha!)

#Nutella Fans, Unite! 

Try Melting Your Nutella, 

Dip in Mini-Donuts, Fruit, Cake Pieces, Marshmallows 

#Brunch #SundayBrunch 

#Easter #Treats (#Dinner? haha!)

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Oh My Goodness, these are crazy-delicious - you will love them, your kids will love them, your guests will love them - see a theme, here? haha! Yum! 

I've had this theory for a while, but we happened to have some mini-donuts left over from WalMart - you can find giant containers of Mini-Donuts almost anywhere - lol! 

See how cute! Omg, your guests will be soo impressed with your prowess in the kitchen! lol! 

You know I love Parchment Paper - it's a little miracle in a box, so, pick up some Parchment Paper - you can get it anywhere, too, including the Dollar Store, or any Grocery Store : )

Just put your Mini-Donuts on the Parchment Paper, pop them in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes, you just want to heat them up, make them slightly crispy - sooo delicious!

Flip the Mini-Donuts over, once, take them out the oven and arrange on a plate...

Put a large spoonful of Nutella in a microwave safe bowl 

(We love the Original, and the PC Brand of Nutella, from Shopper's Drug Mart, which we looove! lol! Remember to collect your Optimum Points!)

Microwave for 35 seconds

Stir : )

Give it a gentle stir...

Your favorite Nutella will smell sooo good! 

And the Mini-Donuts will smell delicious, too! 

Then just serve them to yourself and to your guests, too - 

And the kids will go crazy for these li'l Nutella Donuts! 

You can have little skewers, or forks, for Marshmallows, Cake Bites, Fruit, whatever you would dip into a Chocolate Fountain, would all be delicious with Melted Nutella Dip! 

Yum! Enjoy!! 

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Ailsa : )

Puff Pastry - Sweet and Savory #FruitTart #Easter #Brunch Any Time you want a nice light #Treat! #AppleRoses #TinyTreats #SavoryPastry #BiteSize! #EasyAsPie!

Puff Pastry - Sweet and Savoury 

#Easter #Brunch Any Time you want a nice light #Treat! #AppleRoses #TinyTreats #SavouryPastry #Bitesize!

Yum, I just took these out the oven - I had some Toffee Apple Filling I had made, the other day, for Apple Roses, made with Puff Pastry, so I didn't want to waste the Toffee Apple Filling, so I swung by the grocery store, picked up another package of the already rolled-out Puff Pastry - is fantastic - go get you some, give it a wee try! lol!

Quick Break for a New-To-Me Treat! Even Easier! lol! 

First, I made the 

Cherry Tart, the Blueberry Tart, then the Raspberry and Berries Fruit Tart... so insanely easy, incredibly delicious!

So, take your sheet of Puff Pastry - no need to roll it out, any more, it's all done for you, so pick it up in your hands (flip over the parchment paper it comes on, then stretch it gently with your hands to fit a smaller baking tray, and fresh Parchment Paper : )

For the Fruit Mix: Any Frozen Fruit (or, Fresh Fruit), mix !/4 to a 1/2 a cup of Corn Starch, that's the thickening agent, will create a little syrup for you, that will set, later : ) Yay!

Mix 1/2 cup Corn Starch with 3/4 cup sugar, mix well. 

You won't use it all, sprinkle some into the fruit and stir, add more if your fruit makes a lot of juice when it's cooked... and sprinkle some on the pastry before you put the fruit on it, if it's a very juicy fruit (now I need some Juicy Fruit Gum, and some cute leggings - hahahaha! ; )

Bake at 350 for about an hour... have a wee look, every now and then, then just turn the oven off, let it cool in the oven. 

Pop in the fridge, let it set, completely, or go ahead and eat it right away - your call! lol! 

AND, I sprinkled a little Icing Sugar on top of it, was super pretty, is a very light sugary topping : )

It's fun to do the Icing Sugar - just put your hand under the fine sieve, pour in some Icing Sugar, tap the side of the sieve while you make the icing sugar 'snow' on your pastries - so pretty, everybody loves it! : )

Isn't that gorgeous? Who needs all that extra pie crust, and this Fruit Tart is fast and easy : )

And then, today, the day after our Easter Dinner, I happened to have some leftover Cranberries, and I love to mix the cranberries with raisins 

Cranberries + Raisins = Cherry

Isn't that amazing? Way cheaper, if you get your cranberries on sale, and Waste Not Want Not, right? 

So today I mixed the leftover cranberries with the raisins, about half the bag, just play that one by ear...

And then I thought I would throw in some chopped Walnuts, that cuts the sugary taste down, is always nice to add Walnuts : ) That's nuts, man! haha!

I let that sit in a bowl for the afternoon, so the raisins could plump up, but they'll plump up when you're baking them, one way or another, just so you knows - lol! 

I didn't do an egg wash on the Puff Pastry, for this Fruit Tart, since it would be so sweet, and because I had decided that chocolate is delicious with cranberries and raisins, and, by default, with cherries, so, I spread the fruit mixture right on the plain Puff Pastry, sprinkled on the Chocolate Chips, baked at 350 for about an hour, yum! 

I love the way it looks, right now, but I might pop it back in the oven, tomorrow, let the chocolate chips melt, again - take a knife and gently spread the chocolate chips over the whole pastry, it'll look like a glossy chocolate icing - yum! The easiest glaze, ever! 

I'll add the rest of the pics at the bottom of this page, so you can see them when you scroll down, and you can see how to make other lovely treats with Puff Pastry, too! 

Yay! Puff Pastry, always delicious and light : )

Aaahh!! Look how cute! Me yuv! So sweet - you'll love them, your kids will love them, your guests will love them... so, get in there, quickly, before they're all gone - lol! ; )

Well, I'm exhausted from all that baking - will go has a little break, but will come back, later, sort these pics out for you, but, is like a little puzzle for you, for now - lol!

Really, with Puff Pastry, you canny go wrong, will always be delicious! Add any fruit, or have savory, with meat or fish... yum! Is a lovely addition to lots of meals - a nice little treat! : )

Yum! Just add your apples cut up, into the sugary mix, they'll cook down, will be deeeelicious!

And now for the rest of the Fruit Tart pics : )

Stir in a little of the 

Corn Starch and Sugar mix - about 1/2 cup of Corn Starch and 3/4 cup of Sugar, 

keep in the fridge, you can pour it on or spoon it on, so you can decide how much you want to use - 

And you can use that same mix to make a syrup out of any juice from canned fruit - just make it in a hot pan, stir in a little of the juice with the powder mix, so it's not lumpy, let it boil until it's glossy - you'll love it! Is way cheaper than the canned Pie Filling, but I love that, too, especially for Cherry Pie Filling - you can combine them, so, all the more cherries! Yum! 

We had our Fruit Tart on it's own, and with some Whipped Cream or Cool Whip - is all good, all the time - yum!!

Yum for your Tum!

Yummy for your Tummy! hahahaha! ; )

Have fun cooking! And Eating! : )

Your li'l Cooking Pal, Ailsa!! xoxo!!

And now for more pics of our fave new Fruit Tarts!

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