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Gnome Cookies | Garden Party Idea!

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Gnome Cookies – Inspired by Gnomeo & Juliet, this Gnomes Garden Craft is fun for a garden party or afternoon kids food craft for the kids! Enjoy.

Gnome Cookies

Did you catch the movie Gnomeo and Juliet? If so, you might find gnomes as adorable as our family. The movie is basically a creative twist on the classic Shakespeare tale. Two young garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, try to avoid tragedy and find lasting happiness together when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors.

If you enjoyed this movie, be on the look out for Sherlock Gnomes. When the gnomes go missing, there’s only one gnome for the job. This fun mystery is released in theaters on March 23, 2018.

Before kitting the theater or perhaps after you enjoy the show, make this adorable Gnome Cookies. If you don’t make them to go along with the movie, they are also fun for a garden party!

Enjoy!

Gnome Cookies

Makes 10, recipes doubles well.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup salted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1 2/3 cups flour
1 Tablespoon milk

Decorating Ingredients:

1 cup red candy melts
1 cup blue candy melts
1 cup white candy melts
Miniature marshmallows
Decorating bag

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Now mix in your egg and almond extract.
Then mix in your flour and milk.
Form your dough into a large ball and roll into flour if it’s still a little sticky.
Roll out your dough onto a lightly floured surface and use your ice cream cone cookie cutter to cut out your gnome shapes.
Also form several small nickle sized pieces of dough into balls, lightly press down and place onto your cookie sheet. (As seen below.)
Bake for 13 minutes and let cool.
In 3 separate small microwave safe bowl‘s, heat your blue, red, and white candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Dunk the top point of your cookies into your melted blue or red chocolate smooth out with a spoon and place onto a piece of parchment paper to harden.
Scoop your white melted candy into a decorating bag and use it to stick the nose and marshmallows onto the face part of the cookie.
Let harden and enjoy!

Gnome Cookies

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Description

Gnome Cookies – Inspired by Gnomeo & Juliet, this Gnomes Garden Craft is fun for a party or afternoon kids food craft for the kids! Enjoy.

Ingredients

Scale

1/2 cup salted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1 2/3 cups flour
1 Tablespoon milk
1 cup red candy melts
1 cup blue candy melts
1 cup white candy melts
Miniature marshmallows
Decorating bag

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Now mix in your egg and almond extract.
Then mix in your flour and milk.
Form your dough into a large ball and roll into flour if it’s still a little sticky.
Roll out your dough onto a lightly floured surface and use your ice cream cone cookie cutter to cut out your gnome shapes.
Also form several small nickle sized pieces of dough into balls, lightly press down and place onto your cookie sheet.
Bake for 13 minutes and let cool.
In 3 separate small microwave safe bowl‘s, heat your blue, red, and white candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Dunk the top point of your cookies into your melted blue or red chocolate smooth out with a spoon and place onto a piece of parchment paper to harden.
Scoop your white melted candy into a decorating bag and use it to stick the nose and marshmallows onto the face part of the cookie.
Let harden and enjoy!

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How To Cut Vinyl in Cricut Design Space

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

How To Cut Vinyl on your Cricut machine with complete confidence! Cut vinyl in this step-by-step Cricut Design Space tutorial on Frugal Coupon Living.

How To Cut Vinyl in Cricut Design Space

The possibilities for creation with your Cricut machine is limitless. There is so much you can make for yourself, your family, and friends once you better understand how to use your machine.

Cutting and decorating with vinyl is no exception. This lightweight crafting material makes the perfect add-on to any decoration in your home, and today I’ll be showing you, step-by-step how to cut vinyl in Cricut Design Space.

How to Cut Vinyl in Cricut Design Space

You’ll first want to connect your machine to your laptop or smartphone. Once your Cricut machine is connected, go ahead and log into Design Space and select “New Project.”

Most of the time when you create with vinyl you’re doing projects with text rather than shapes. For this tutorial, you’ll want to select the text button and type in the words you would like your Cricut machine to cut for your completed project.

Pro Tip: if you plan on using a phrase such as, “Our home is built on love” to add to your living room, and you know you want the words “home” and “love” to be a cute scripted font and the other words to be a standard font, then I recommend adding the words “home” and “love” together. Then add the words “our is built on” with the standard font you’d like to compliment your scripted font.

It’s perfectly okay if the phrase you want to use isn’t in a complete sentence in Design Space. You’ll be in charge of assembling the sentence after printing the words on the vinyl.

For the rest of this tutorial, we will use the word, “Queen” as an example.

After you type in the word you’d like to use your font in Design Space is a standard font. In order to change the font to meet your project’s standards, you’ll go to the top of your screen and select “fonts.”

You can either buy fonts from Cricut or if you’d like to use the fonts already on your computer (that are completely free) then select “systems” to change the style you’d like.

I love how Design Space will show you an example of what the font looks like before you select an option to give you a visual to meet your project’s needs.

Once you have your font chosen for your project, you’ll want to click on your main word and move the word on your screen so you can keep working on your project. This will allow you to add more words (if you’re wanting to design a cute quote).

Also, you’ll want to use the blue arrow in the bottom right corner to make your font bigger or smaller depending on your projects needs. This option is also available at the top of your screen, but I have found the blue arrow to be a faster option.

Once your word is the size you want, you’ll want to click on the word and look to the right side of your screen. Double check to make sure the font has the scissors for the “cut” option rather than the print, write, or text options also available to you. This is telling Design Space that you want your Cricut machine to “cut” this word.

Pro Tip: You can (and should) change the project color to match the color of the vinyl you’re using for your project. This is perfect and will help save your sanity when it comes time to cut on your Cricut machine. When you have multiple words and you change the color of each word, this tells your machine that you’ll need multiple “mats” or “cuts” for your project.

Once you’re happy with your project you’ll select the green “make it” button in the top right-hand corner of your screen. You’ll also want to take the time to select the number of copies you’d like to make of your project and select “continue” in the bottom right hand corner.

Once your machine connects to your laptop or smartphone, go ahead and select the vinyl option from the list available. You’ll then want to place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the color facing up towards you.

Follow the cutting instructions on the Cricut machine by inserting your cutting mat, waiting for the machine to cut, and inserting additional colors of vinyl if needed.

Once all your vinyl for your project is cut, then apply to your object, whether you’re decorating your wall, a pillow, a mug, or anything else, and enjoy your new creation!

Do you have any questions on how to use your Cricut machine? What would you love to learn how to create? Leave a comment below and let me know!

How To Cut Vinyl on your Cricut machine with complete confidence! @OfficialCricut #Cricut #tutorial #designspace

Take a look at these Cricut Freebies – Tutorials for Your Cricut Projects. Pin to Pinterest.

We love our Cricut Monogram Tutorial. Pin to Pinterest.

Want Another Cricut Tutorial? Learn How to Add Your Own Images to Cricut Design Space. Pin to Pinterest.

Easy and Simplistic Tutorial on How to Make Stickers Using the Cricut Machine. Pin to Pinterest.

Print your Fonts into a Font Catalog – less than 5 minutes! Pin to Pinterest.

Bullet Journal Ideas & Planner Spreads You Can Copy

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Creative Bullet Journal Ideas and Planner Spreads to organize your life. Inspiring layouts you can copy and do yourself! Perfect for your diary, journal, planner, calendar and more

Bullet Journal Ideas & Planner Spreads You Can Copy

I am not a bullet journalist (is that the correct term.) In fact, I got a planner in 2015 (yes, I remember the year) and didn’t make it past January. This is my 10th year of blogging, and I think due to the amount of time I am online each day, I use digital calendars over your traditional paper in pen.

The Bullet Journal is a customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less. Despite the fact, I am not a “team player” when it comes to planner spreads and bullet journals, I did have fun with my research in this round-up. First, if you are new to bullet journaling, get familiar with the acronym bujo or hashtag #bujo – bullet journaling. I did notice a lot of the bullet journal ideas were international, are most other northern Americans also not creating bullet journals? Raise your hand if you live in the USA and bullet journal – if you look dumb raising you hand in the middle of Starbucks, just leave a comment and tell me you do (and perhaps some of your favorite resources!)

These bullet journal ideas were very inspiring. I noticed for planners, many of you love the Erin Condren Life Planner. When it comes to Bullet Journaling, there are a lot of resources available online. From stickers, to printables, to stencils (for the perfectionists!) It really is a creative outlet and a great way to remain organized!

When journaling, I read that the right pen is a must – take a look at the the black Sakura Micron Pens in a variety of sizes. As a former teacher and pen connoisseur myself, I personally love these Dual Tip Watercolor Brush Markers and these Dual Tip Brush Marker Pens.

Enjoy!

First and foremost, at the front of your Bullet Journal, have a key! | Life by Whitney

What is on your list of movies to watch? Next time you sit down, refer to your bullet journal for a movie idea! | Didy Panpie

I love this list of layouts for weekly bullet journal spreads – jot down goals, quotes, and important to dos each day! | Hannah Lane

Keep track of birthdays with this bullet journal idea. | Source Unknown

This unique clock idea will give you perspective during the day on how much time you’ve got left to do what you had planned. | My Life in a Bullet

Bills, bills, bills – reminds me of a Beyoncé (Destiny’s Child) song. Whether the act of paying bills brings rhythem or dread, never miss a due date with these Bill Due Budget Tracker Money Stickers. The are great planner stickers for the Erin Condren Life Planner. | Planner Envy (pick up more resources for your planners here.)

Looking for creative planner layouts? This is a pretty slick Bullet Journal Weekly Set Up Template (because why reinvent the wheel?) | Kate Louise

Grow some positive thoughts with a gratitude log. | Jess Maty

To get really creative, and for all you perfectionist, pick up this Bullet Journal Essential Stencil Set. | Jayden’s Apple (get more Bullet Journal Stencils here.)

Are you dividing your bullet journal page into columns and rows, but need to figure out how many grid counts to include in each column/row? Print this free bullet journal grid count reference. | Infinite Planner

This is a cute layout to your daily planner | Source Unknown

We also are pretty in love with this daily planner layout. | Alexandra_Plans

Drinking water is one of my biggest challenges of the day… who are we kidding, raising 5 kids is, but that is a close second! Pick up these mini hydration stickers for your planner! | Wishee Washi (pick up more ideas for your planners here.)

There’s nothing better than a good book. If you love a good book, try creating a bullet journal book tracker. | Bldyson_bujo

Meal Plan with your bullet journal! I love the removeable post it notes for the shopping list and meal prep to do! | Sublime Reflection

Creative Bullet Journal Ideas and Planner Spreads to organize your life. Inspiring layouts you can copy and do yourself! #bujo #bulletjournal

Spring (Summer, Fall, or Winter) cleaning? Have a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or even yearly cleaning list! | My Blue Sky Design

Adventure awaits? Where are you going? Creatively “map” your to do list for your summer travels! | Honey Owl

Don’t forget the packing list. Plan ahead and perhaps forget nothing. We love the inspiration of this Bullet Journal Packing List. | Christina77Star

If you are traveling (or even if you are not), track your savings with this Bullet Journal Savings Tracker. | Start a Mom Blog

Have sleep goals, track your sleep patterns. | Source Unknown

Create a calendar for important dates – have all your accessories on hand: Bullet Journal, Washi Tape, Watercolor Makers, Bullet Journal Stencils, Watercolors, Black Pens, Colored Pens, and more! | Study Duoo

And since you love organizing, take a look at these Home Printables to get Organized for the New Year (even if it is not the new year!) Pin to Pinterest.

We also are pretty inspired by these Family Command Centers (and Homework Center Ideas). Pin to Pinterest.

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Spring

We have the cutest Sunday School Easter treat for your sweet friends – Easter Bible Cookies! These make an adorable Kids Food Craft that is easy and quick to make – no baking! Enjoy

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

B – I – B – L – E, yes that’s the book for me…. (song stuck in anyone else’s head?) We have the cutest Sunday School Easter treat for your sweet friends – Easter Bible Cookies! These cookies so so simple, even your little ones can get their hands on it.

Be sure to check out our Christian Easter Crafts (including Resurrection Eggs, Gardens, and Rolls) and our Easter Food Craft Ideas for Kids.

Enjoy!

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

Ingredients:

Fig Newton Cookies
Decorating Icing in a color of your choice
Red or yellow fruit roll ups
Scissors

Directions:

Outline the top of a Fig Newton cookie with a thin rectangle frame of decorator’s icing. This can be in any color that you like, but we prefer white.
Next, make two vertical lines with icing on either end of one side of the cookie. This will make the spine of your Bible.
Draw a cross with icing in the middle of the top of your Fig Newton cookie.
Cut a small rectangle shape from a Fruit Roll Up. Gently push it into the filling on top of the cookie. This will be the top of your bookmark for the Bible.
Cut another rectangle from the Fruit Roll Up, but this time, cut a small triangle out of the bottom edge of it. Gently push this piece into the filling on the bottom of the cookie so that it sticks out slightly. This will be the bottom of the bookmark in your Bible cookie.
Stick the cookies in the fridge or freezer for a bit to let the icing start to harden, or serve immediately.

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Fig Newton Cookies
Decorating Icing in a color of your choice
Red or yellow fruit roll ups
Scissors

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Instructions

Outline the top of a Fig Newton cookie with a thin rectangle frame of decorator’s icing. This can be in any color that you like, but we prefer white.
Next, make two vertical lines with icing on either end of one side of the cookie. This will make the spine of your Bible.
Draw a cross with icing in the middle of the top of your Fig Newton cookie.
Cut a small rectangle shape from a Fruit Roll Up. Gently push it into the filling on top of the cookie. This will be the top of your bookmark for the Bible.
Cut another rectangle from the Fruit Roll Up, but this time, cut a small triangle out of the bottom edge of it. Gently push this piece into the filling on the bottom of the cookie so that it sticks out slightly. This will be the bottom of the bookmark in your Bible cookie.
Stick the cookies in the fridge or freezer for a bit to let the icing start to harden, or serve immediately.

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Be sure to check out our Christian Easter Crafts (including Resurrection Eggs, Gardens, and Rolls) Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy these Easter Food Craft Ideas for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

To help you prepare for Dr. Seuss Day, we wanted to share this adorable Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Cupcakes. Made with boxed cake mix and a few simple ingredients, make these cupcakes for kids on March 2.

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

“I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am!” Whether are Sam-I-Am, Sarah-I-Am, or Whomever-I-Am and love or hate green eggs and ham, we have a fun Dr. Seuss Cupcake for you! This cupcake is an adorable after school snack for Dr. Seuss Day on March 2. Use your favorite vanilla cupcake mix, some green icing and vanilla icing topped with black rope licorice to make these adorable cupcakes!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

10 to 12 Prepared Cupcakes (6 white and 4 to 6 Green cupcakes)
1 Container White Frosting
1 Container Green Frosting
2 cups (Roughly 4 to 6 cupcakes) Crumbled Green Cake
Black Rope Licorice

Directions:

Prepare vanilla cupcakes according to the package. Make sure a few of your cupcakes are green (use a few drops of green food coloring when mixing the batter.)
Cook according to package directions and cool.
Frost all the white cupcakes with the white frosting in a flat, smooth layer.
Mix the crumbled green cake with a tablespoon or two of green frosting until it comes together so you can scoop it. (Note: When I made my white cupcakes, I tinted 4-6 with green coloring to get my green cake.)
Use a small cookie scoop, a put a rounded scoop of green cake mixture on the center of each cupcake so it looks like a green egg yolk.
Take a piece of licorice rope about the length to make a circle shape on top of a cupcake. Lay a piece on each cupcake in a circular shape around the edge, it will naturally curve and not be a perfect circle. This is what you want it to do, so just press it into the frosting so it lays down. It should look like the edge of an egg.
Enjoy these fun treats for Dr. Seuss Day!

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Description

Ingredients

Scale

10 to 12 Prepared Cupcakes (6 white and 4 to 6 Green cupcakes)
1 Can White Frosting
1 Can Green Frosting
2 cups (Roughly 4 to 6 cupcakes) Crumbled Green Cake
Black Rope Licorice

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Instructions

Prepare vanilla cupcakes according to the package. Make sure a few of your cupcakes are green (use a few drops of green food coloring when mixing the batter.)
Cook according to package directions and cool.
Frost all the white cupcakes with the white frosting in a flat, smooth layer.
Mix the crumbled green cake with a tablespoon or two of green frosting until it comes together so you can scoop it. (Note: When I made my white cupcakes, I tinted 4-6 with green coloring to get my green cake.)
Use a small cookie scoop, a put a rounded scoop of green cake mixture on the center of each cupcake so it looks like a green egg yolk.
Take a piece of licorice rope about the length to make a circle shape on top of a cupcake. Lay a piece on each cupcake in a circular shape around the edge, it will naturally curve and not be a perfect circle. This is what you want it to do, so just press it into the frosting so it lays down. It should look like the edge of an egg.
Enjoy these fun treats for Dr. Seuss Day!

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“Luv”ing our New Twins

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Online Shopping

Eight weeks of bed rest… no time for epidural during delivery. To say this pregnancy went as planned would be a lie.

We learned last spring we were expecting twins. This was around the time my youngest child was 6 months old. I had experienced back to back pregnancies before. In my twenties, I had both my older girls back to back (16 months apart) but something told me last spring, this road would be different.

The day before I turned 28 weeks, I began pre-term labor. I was apprehensive to go into triage because I feared the results. Either I was delivering too early or I was going to be assigned bed rest. Luckily, we walked away from the hospital a few days later with the lesser of two evils – to bed for me.

Bed rest took a long time. I had family come in to help with my 13 month old. I had no choice but to lay in bed for eight weeks with bathroom privileges. I was so grateful to make it to 36 weeks after a 28 week scare. However, the boys surprised us as we (and they) were still not ready when December 22 came. All of us were shocked by my water breaking at 1 am and the delivery an hour and a half later. Even the doctor barely made it to the hospital. He met my husband and I in the hallway where I was 10 cm dilated and holding the boys in with my hand. The team of nurses rushed me to the operating room for a c-section and as my husband was scrubbing up, he missed the vaginal delivery of our first son, Henry. Luckily in the commotion, a nurse noticed his absence and rushed to get him to great our second son, Max, delivered 7 minutes later. No time for a c-section (or epidural) for this mama!

I am grateful for the additional 8 weeks. This ensured the boys were fully developed and at a place to put on weight, but they still came in small at 4 lb 12 oz and 4 lb 15 oz. Even making it to 36 weeks, the boys needed help and our youngest, Max, entered the NICU.

Even as an experienced mom, every pregnancy and child comes with a new experience! This delivery and taking care of a NICU baby was a first for me. It doesn’t matter how many children you have, when a newborn baby arrives, you want nothing but the best for your child. An additional child and additional expenses, remind me to focus on the basics (and the basics don’t have to be the most expensive item on the shelf!) When it comes to diapers, Luvs gives your baby the protection they need and is easy on your wallet.

As a fourth/fifth time mom, we were gifted some of the sweetest gift, but my favorite gift of them all are diapers! That is what mama needs and often that is the last thing I have time to go out and buy. Having 5 children in the home and 3 of them in diapers, this mama wants something that protects my young ones, keeps them dry, but also doesn’t break our budget… that is why, this smart mama, chooses Luvs!

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Dr. Seuss Food | Cat in the Hat Rice Krispie Treats

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Summer

February 2nd is Dr Seuss Birthday. To prepare we created a Dr. Seuss food or treat for all of you – Cat in the Hat Rice Krispie Treats! Enjoy.

Dr. Seuss Food | Cat in the Hat Rice Krispie Treats

Hosting a Dr. Seuss Party? Ready for Dr. Seuss Day on March 2nd? Whatever the special occasion, we all love the classic The Cat in the Hat. Celebrate Dr. Seuss with one of your favorite characters in Rice Krispie Treat form! No one can mistake that red and white hat filled with mischief and fun! Make Dr. Seuss Day memorable with a tray of these at a party or even an after-school snack with friends! They’re so easy to make, let the kids join in the fun of stirring and decorating!

Ingredients:

Ingredients for Rice Krispies:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
Two 10 oz. bags of mini marshmallows
10 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1/4 teaspoon sea salt (optional)

Ingredients for Dr Seuss Rice Krispies:

2 T solid shortening
3/4 cup Wilton white chocolate melts
9 large red Airheads candies (or red fruit roll ups)
Black write-on gel
Red write-on gel

Directions:

Directions for Rice Krispies:

Spray a 9 x 9 pan with Pam and set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the marshmallows to the melted butter, stirring constantly.
Once the marshmallows are melted, remove from the heat and stir in the cereal and optional salt until well-coated.
Using a rubber spatula (spray with Pam for easier handling), transfer the cereal mixture to the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly.
Allow the Rice Krispies to cool in the pan completely.

Assembly Directions for Dr. Seuss Treats:

Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. Set aside.
Cut the prepared Rice Krispies (from recipe above) into 6 even long rectangles.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave the solid shortening for 40 seconds or until melted.
Add the white chocolate melts and stir until completely melted.
Immediately coat each Rice Krispies stick with the melted white chocolate and place on the baking sheet to “set” for at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut each Airheads piece into 2 pieces lengthwise. You will have 18 pieces total.
Once the chocolate on the Rice Krispies is dry, take an Airhead piece and wrap around a Rice Krispies stick at the very top of the stick. Pinch at the back to seal.
Wrap another Airheads piece around the stick about 1/2-1 inch down from the top one. Pinch at the back to seal.
Repeat step 7 with another Airheads piece. Complete steps 6-8 until all of the Rice Krispies have 3 airheads pieces alternating with white chocolate for the hat.
With the black write-on gel, pipe two eyes, a nose and whiskers on each stick.
At the very bottom of each stack, pipe a large “X” with the red write-on gel. Fill it in with the gel to resemble a bow tie.

Cat in the Hat Rice Krispie Treats

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Scale

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
Two 10 oz. bags of mini marshmallows
10 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1/4 teaspoon sea salt (optional)
2 T solid shortening
3/4 cup Wilton white chocolate melts
9 large red Airheads candies (or red fruit roll ups)
Black write-on gel
Red write-on gel

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Instructions

Spray a 9 x 9 pan with Pam and set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the marshmallows to the melted butter, stirring constantly.
Once the marshmallows are melted, remove from the heat and stir in the cereal and optional salt until well-coated.
Using a rubber spatula (spray with Pam for easier handling), transfer the cereal mixture to the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly.
Allow the Rice Krispies to cool in the pan completely.
Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. Set aside.
Cut the prepared Rice Krispies (from recipe above) into 6 even long rectangles.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave the solid shortening for 40 seconds or until melted.
Add the white chocolate melts and stir until completely melted.
Immediately coat each Rice Krispies stick with the melted white chocolate and place on the baking sheet to “set” for at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut each Airheads piece into 2 pieces lengthwise. You will have 18 pieces total.
Once the chocolate on the Rice Krispies is dry, take an Airhead piece and wrap around a Rice Krispies stick at the very top of the stick. Pinch at the back to seal.
Wrap another Airheads piece around the stick about 1/2-1 inch down from the top one. Pinch at the back to seal.
Repeat step 7 with another Airheads piece. Complete steps 6-8 until all of the Rice Krispies have 3 airheads pieces alternating with white chocolate for the hat.
With the black write-on gel, pipe two eyes, a nose and whiskers on each stick.
At the very bottom of each stack, pipe a large “X” with the red write-on gel. Fill it in with the gel to resemble a bow tie.

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We love rice Krispie Treats, check out all these other rice krispie treats we have made on Frugal Coupon Living! Many for every season!

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The Ollie® Swaddle – The Smarter Swaddle™

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Online Shopping

Have you read The Happiest Baby on the Block? This book (and Becoming Baby Wise) has always been my go to book through the birth of all five of my children. The Happiest Baby on the Block focuses on 5 S’s. They include…

1.) Swaddle
2.) Side or stomach position (supervised, normally in your arms)
3.) Shush
4.) Swing
5.) Suck

Of all of my kids, three off these are very important to me – the swaddle, the shush (white noise) and the suck (I love pacifiers!) Recently I gave birth to twin boys. From day one, we realized holding them and keeping them feeling secure would not be as easy as it was for the singletons (first three kids.) Since this was the case, the swaddle became all the more important in our home so they could feel secure and held. I have used many different swaddles in my life. Blankets, wraps and more but I have recently fell in love with the latest swaddle – The Ollie Swaddle.

The Ollie Swaddle is made from custom moisture-wicking material to reduce the risk of overheating. I think this was my favorite feature. The swaddle is soft to the touch. It is stretchy, it reminds me very much of quality bathing sit materials. This most recent delivery gave me two 4 pound premies and we began using this swaddle around 3 weeks of age when they had hit 6 pounds (yes, I fed and fed and fed – they grew fast.) The swaddle is custom fit and I can individualized it to meet the needs and size of each little one. Additionally, if you do a dream feed (feed without waking) in the night, there is easy access for diaper changes accessible through opening at the bottom. You never have to un-swaddle your child!

This swaddle is easy to use! In fact, it’s easy as 1…2…3 (and 4). These simple steps give your child a tight fit and comfy swaddle. Unlike many other swaddle brands, I love that this one-size promotes ease with transitional stages. I never have to buy a size larger – Woot, woot. Talk about money saved!

The Ollie Swaddle is an adorable shower gift idea. Take a look at the adorable packaging. The packaging come in this adorable box with a washable mesh bag. We saved the box to store things on top of the kids’ dresser like pacifiers, a thermometer and more.

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