Peanut Butter Play-Doh

What better way to fix a rainy day than by making some edible peanut butter play-doh? The kiddos loved being able to help mix up a quick batch of play doh and were even more ecstatic that they could eat it! I've come across multiple recipes and while they all taste great, a lot of them used some form of oil and I found that the kids (and tables, chairs and anything else they managed to touch before I was able to chase them down and wipe them clean) got waaaay too greasy. This recipe from Kids Activities Blog is not messy at all and only has 3 ingredients!

Here's the recipe: 

• 3 Marshmallows (or roughly 1/4- 1/2 cup of mini marshmallows, I eyeballed it)
• 2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
• Powdered Sugar

Microwave the marshmallows and peanut butter in a bowl for about 10 seconds. Everything should be soft enough to easily mix together (if not microwave for a few more seconds). Once the peanut butter and marshmallows are completely mixed, sprinkle a little powdered sugar in. I eyeballed this too and only added about a teaspoon or so until the mix was no longer sticky.

M & BB loved it, although I think they ate more than they played with it.  :)

Hawaiian Luau

We usually don't have cake for snack time but with the seemingly endless snow I decided it was time to at least pretend spring was on its way. I'm all about quick and simple for snacks and what is quicker and more simple than throwing together some Tropical Pound Cake by Tastefully Simple! I decided to whip this up with the kiddos while we bunker down inside and have a mini luau while it continues to snow outside (will it ever stop?!).

Everything you see pictured is all you need to make this delicious & moist cake. And it really is that easy! Add the mix, 1 cup of water, and 1 1/2 sticks of melted butter. Mix it together and bake for 50-55 minutes. Ta-Da! Don't forget you can order this by visiting my website, here.

So we made flower leis from construction paper, straws and string and watched Lilo & Stitch while snacking on the Tropical Pound Cake. It may only be 20 degrees outside, but for an hour we pretended it was 85 and warm!