Easy Halloween Crafts

Last year for Halloween I had my son help me make some decor for our apartment.
We made a Halloween paper plate craft.
Since we just moved a few weeks ago we figured the plates would not survive, so I decided to let my son make some more Halloween crafts.
I first had it in my mind to do all hand-print crafts, but after the first one my son said he didn't want to have to keep washing his hands, and I wanted him to kind of take full reign of what and how we were to do the crafts, so these were all him.

To make the spider just paint your child's palm and 4 fingers.

Then have them place their hand down facing one way, and then overlap the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing the other way.

(My son's favorite color is green, and he really wanted a green spider :) )

Glazed Muffins

I first made these muffins a couple of weeks ago and they were delicious, but now that we are back in Utah and the air is crisp I'm dying to make them again. They have the perfect flavor for these fall days.

I found this recipe through Pinterest, of course, and I made 1 or 2 minor changes.

Spinach & Parmesan Quinoa

I don't really ever remember eating spinach growing up.

I do remember people always hated it in the cartoons and kids shows though.

I honestly don't know why that is.

I happen to love it.

I make this recipe probably once every other week. It's great to throw in the mix for a meatless meal that's still packed with protein, and it's super easy to throw together!

DIY Big Brother T-shirt

Way back when I was first pregnant I decided I wanted my son to have a 'Big Brother' shirt to wear when he was at the hospital with us. I knew it would make him feel special so everyone knew who he was.

About a week before the baby came we finally got around to making the shirt.

We actually made it for Family Home Evening, so of course I had my son help me out with this project, it was to be his shirt after all!

I know it's not perfect, there are some smudges here and there, but it was perfect for what we needed and my son was very proud of the finished product.

So here's what we used

Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

My new recipe for you this week is a dessert.

I love mini desserts, and these strawberry cheesecakes are amazing!

A couple of weeks ago I was in the mood to bake something new.

It was a Monday, and that night we would be having our weekly Family Home Evening, so I had an excuse to make a dessert :)

(If you are unfamiliar with Family Home Evening, you can learn more about it here)

I had found a recipe on Pinterest I wanted to try, but I didn't have a couple of the ingredients, so I decided to just get the basics of a cheesecake and then make my own version.

This is what I came up with. 

I was pretty proud of myself, because these turned out so good!

Jumping Minions

We are big Despicable Me fans over here at our house.

One of the things my son loves are of course are the minions :)

So, when I saw this craft over at All for the Boys, I knew we had to make our own version.

One day while my son and I were babystitting we made this craft with the kids.

These are their minions :)

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

So this is one of those recipes I pinned a long time ago on Pinterest, and since starting my goal of trying one new recipe a week, I finally tried this recipe out.
(It also helped that red bell peppers were on sale 3/$1!! Oh yeah.)

I'm so glad I tried this, it's SOOOO yummy!

This sauce is packed full of some amazing flavor!

* Update, I have made this pasta a few more times and tweaked the recipe a little. I also now add baby spinach to sneak in even more veggies. If you want to add a little more protein you can also add some cooked chicken (cut into bite sized pieces) to the noodles and sauce.