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I didn’t even know that some people called these candies peanut butter balls until recently.  My whole life, I’ve known them as Buckeyes.  I guess that’s not too surprising since they were my grandma’s specialty, and she was born in Ohio!  Grandma’s Buckeyes were delicious, but they were a little intimidating.  For one thing, you actually melted paraffin wax into the chocolate.  What?  I guess it made them shinier.

Luckily, I came upon this really simple recipe in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.  They were so easy (and delicious) that my preschooler and I ended up making a couple of batches during the holiday season last year.

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What you need to make buckeyes:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3 Tbs. butter (softened)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 bag chocolate chips

Buckeyes (peanut butter balls) really only take four ingredients.

Mix the butter and peanut butter, then sift in the powdered sugar while continuing to mix.

Roll the mixture with your hands into 1" balls.

I started letting the peanut butter balls chill for about 20 minutes in the fridge to make the next part easier.

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 20-second increments, pulling them out and stirring them before continuing to heat.

We used a whole bag of chocolate chips, and there was so much left over that we made a batch of chocolate spoons as gifts.

Insert a toothpick into each peanut butter ball and swirl it around in the chocolate until all but the center is covered. Gently shake of excess chocolate and place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper to dry.

You can change this craft up for just about any holiday or occasion by altering the sprinkles and candy colors.

Credit for this chocolate spoon craft goes to Mr. P. at DelicousDeliciousDelicous.  His are absolutely beautiful, so I recommend you take a look over there, too.

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My three-year-old and I made these as party favors when it was my turn to host Bunco night at the house, but we also packed some up and took them to her teachers at preschool.  The idea was to use them to stir into your coffee, but I found that many of the ladies were perfectly content to just eat the goodies right off the spoon!

What you need to make this chocolate spoon craft:

• Plastic spoons
• Chocolate chips
• Sprinkles and/or small candies
• A book
• A bowl

My daughter is convinced that everything is better with sprinkles!

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. We did a few rounds at 30 seconds and a couple of follow-up rounds at 15 seconds.

Prop the spoon handles up with a book so that the bowl part is flat and the chocolate won't run out. We used a regular spoon to ladle the chocolate into the plastic ones.

Kids can help add sprinkles to the still-warm chocolate to make this edible craft fancier and tastier.

You can add candies to your chocolate spoons, too. We used M&Ms and Kisses.

One bag of chocolate chips makes a lot of spoons!

What I Learned the Hard Way:  It takes them a little while to set up, so don’t make them 15 minutes before the party starts.

Plus, I have to add that these would make fantastic Christmas or other gifts that kids can make!

What you need for this barrette craft:

• Silk flowers
• Felt
• Scissors
• Hot glue
• Barrette clips

The bigger flowers are actually the easiest to make into barrettes.

(Back view.) Pull the flowers off the plastic stems and cut off the plastic fitting on the back.

Cut a felt circle that is smaller in diameter than the length of your barrette.

Apply hot glue. I'd recommend going in a circle near the edge.

To put the pieces together, open the barrette and insert the felt, glue-side down.  Then press that against the back of the flower.

Glue the three pieces together.

We put three flowers on this barrette.

Here’s our sweet friend Kendall on her fifth birthday wearing one of the silk flower barrettes we made for her:

We had a friend coming over recently, and she was so impressed by the fact that we had made cider for her.  She walked in the house and said it smelled “mulled.”  I asked what that was, and she told me she meant the way some people warm it with spices and everything.  So, I was all, “Yeah, that’s the kind we’re having.”  Seriously, I looked like a total Suzie Homemaker, and the whole process from start to finish took about ten minutes.

What You’ll Need to Make Homemade Mulled Apple Cider

• Apples – We used about a dozen (If you want to cheat and do really easy version, just use pre-made apple juice.  Your kid will totally not care.)
• Juicer
• Apple slicer or knife
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Cloves

I've looked into the difference between "apple juice" and "apple cider," and even though the juicer filters it to some degree, I'd say what comes out still qualifies as cider.

Wash your apples. If you happen to have a ladybug around, it makes this part more fun. ;-)

Slice your apples.

Run the apples through the juicer right into a sauce pan. Add about a teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and ground cloves.

I didn’t get a picture of it, but the spices left kind of a scum on top after the apple cider was warmed, so I just skimmed it off.

It tastes delicious and totally made my house smell like the holidays!

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To make this barrette holder craft, you will need:

• Wooden shape
• Paint and paintbrush
• Hot glue
• Ribbon
• Buttons or other decorations

Supplies to make a barrette holder craft.

Paint the wooden design to match the decor of the room where you'll hang it.

Cut a ribbon to length. We went with 35", but you can do whatever works for the space.

I have learned that when using the narrow ribbon, it’s very helpful to tie a knot in the end to avoid fraying.

Decorate the wooden design. We've been using these colored buttons all over Dot's room, so it ties it in to the overall decor.

Glue the top of the ribbon into a loop.

Add hot glue to the back so the ribbon lays flat for your barrette holder.

Like this!

Hang it up in your room, and clip your cutie's barrettes to it.

What I Learned the Hard Way: The original used a much wider ribbon, and I think that was a better choice for lying flat against the wall.

These mustache necklaces are almost too much fun.

OK, I have to say, this is probably the coolest kids’ craft we’ve ever done.  Someone linked to these mustache necklaces that were on sale, and after giving it a quick look-see, I figured we could make our own.  Here’s how we did it.  (Also, you’ll see a couple of variations at the bottom, so if you don’t want to get as crazy with the jewelry aspect, you can still totally make them with your kiddos.)

What you’ll need for this kids mustache craft:

• Shrink film
• Marker
• Hole punch
• Scissors
• Baking sheet
• Baking paper
• Necklace (pictured is a chain from the craft store, but you can also use elastic string and beads)

Supplies needed to make a mustache necklace.

Trace the shape of a mustache onto your shrink film. (We printed some from the Internet to use as a template.)

When you shrink them, they’ll end up being about 1/3 to 1/2 the size they start out.

Color in the mustache with your marker.

Cut the mustache out as close to the edges as possible.

Punch two holes at the top as shown.

We weren’t sure what size would be best, so we experimented with a few.

We got a little creative!

Place them on the baking paper on your baking sheet, leaving plenty of room between them. Bake according to the direction on your shrink film.

Have fun watching them shrink!

Take the middle link out of the chain, and hook both ends through the holes in your mustache.

While it works as a mustache necklace, the real fun comes from sliding it up under your nose!

For a little easier version, simply use elastic string.

Hilarious, right?

We made this fancy beaded one for a teenage friend of ours.

What I Learned the Hard Way: While the chain idea is cool, I think the elastic ones with the beads turned out looking the best.  There’s even some special elastic at the craft store that won’t get all stretched out after you’ve pulled on it to put the mustache under your nose a few times.

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Letter D	Letter E	Letter F	Letter G
Letter H	Letter I	Letter J	Letter K
Letter L	Letter M	Letter N	Letter O
Letter P	Letter Q	Letter R	Letter S
Letter T	Letter U	Letter V	Letter W
Letter X	Letter Y	Letter Z