Jenny Belin

This year over the holidays my dad got me these prints that are so cute!  I love them so much and I love having them hang on my wall.  I got a print of a pig, a chipmunk and a dachshund and they are shown above.  I love them and I hope you like them as much as I do.

Holidays

Since the holidays are coming up, I bet a few of you have wish lists.  I would like to know what a few are.  Just comment in this post to tell me.  But first I will tell you a few of mine…..

This is called a feed bear.  They are cute and comfy and help feed kids all around the world.  I love them and think they are adorable.

This little cuckoo clock is just adorable!  I just love everything about it.  It even makes a sound and a bird pops out at every hour but you have the ability to turn it off if needed. 

This is a book by Sara Varon.  I have read her book Bake Sale which is shown above but she wrote two other books called Sweaterweather and Robot Dreams that I want.  The best thing about this book is that they are cartoons!  They are adorable and I love them.  I hope you all have a wonderful holidays this year and a happy new year.

Zip It

I know that I have already showed everybody these bags but here are some more.  They are really  cool and come in different styles and colors.  I think they are all really cool and I hope you try them.  The website is called www.zipitstore.com and I hope you like them.

Halloween Costumes

It will soon be halloween and I would like to know what you are going to be for halloween.  I bet you are going to have great costume ideas and I would love to hear them.  Please tell me by commenting on this post.  I can’t wait to hear them!

Caramel Apple Cider

This is a recipe for caramel apple cider and I thought since it is now becoming fall and I love having apple cider in the fall, I thought this would be perfect.  It is from Family Fun and I hope you try it.

Ingredients

For the Cider

• 1/4 cup of heavy cream
• 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• 3 cups of apple cider
• 1/2 cup of water

For the Caramel Whipped Cream

• 1/2 cup of heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar

Instructions

1. First you bring the heavy cream and brown sugar for the cider to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat (you will need you parents help with the stove.)  Stir in the water and the cider and raise the heat to a medium high, heating just until the cider begins to steam, it will take about 4 minutes.
2. Now for the whipped cream.  In a small chilled bowl, whip together the heavy cream and the brown sugar (the ingredients for the whipped cream.)  You whip the ingredients until soft peaks from it.
3. Pour the cider in the glasses (serves 4) and top with the whipped cream. ENJOY!!!!

Cool Back To School Stuff

Just as school starts if you need a flash drive the EMTEC animal flash drives are very cute.You can find them at Staples and they come in many animals such as a cow, pig, mouse, fish, turtle, panda and many more.  They are very cute and I hope you like them.

This is a pencil case that is very cool.  It can unzip all the way.  It is a lot of fun and can hold a lot of pens, pencils, erasers, e.c.t.  I love mine and I got it at Staples and I hope you like it.

These are folders and notebooks by Boho Boutique.  They are very cute and come in many styles.  I got them at Walgreens and I love all of the patterns and I hope you like them.

Puppy Chow

Puppy chow is this wonderful snack that my friend told me about and it is amazing!  I think you should try it!

Ingredients

• 9 cups of plain chex cereal
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1/3 cup of peanut butter
• 4 cups of powdered sugar
• 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. In a large sauce pan, melt together the peanut butter, chocolate chips and butter.  Melt until all ingredients are smooth and evenly distributed.
2. Pour all of the chex into a large bowl and pour the melted chocolate all over the chex.  Mix the chex in the melted chocolate until all of the chex are covered with chocolate.  Make sure that when you are mixing the chex that you do not crush the chex.
3. Slowly pour the powdered sugar over the chex.  When you are pouring make sure you are mixing the chex so that every chex gets powdered sugar.  Then enjoy your puppy cow!

Milk Straws

The company Got Milk? made these straws that when you drink milk though them they give the milk a flavor.  They come in some usual flavors like chocolate, strawberry and banana but they also come in unusual flavors like chocolate peanut butter, chocolate candy cane and orange cream.  But if you have a kool idea for a flavor you can submit it at magicstraws.com.  I hope you try them because they are great!

Summer Fun: Water Balloons

Since it is now hot I thought I could share some ways to keep kool but still have fun.  Water balloons are always a fun way to stay kool and have fun with a friend.  There are a few ways to use them and they are all fun.

What You Need

• A lot of Balloons
• Small Prizes

1. The first game is a very simple game.  It is a ballon toss.  It is really fun but a way to make it even more fun is to play for a prize.  To start you should take about ten balloons (to start.)  What you could do is you could get some prizes like small notebooks, pens, E.C.T.  In the game you toss the balloon and when the balloon pops, whoever it DIDN’T pop on gets a prize.

What You Need

• Water balloons
• Small prizes
• Cones (Each person gets two cones)

1. The second game is a fun way to have a race.  To set up everybody stands in a straight line and puts down their first cone.  Now everybody walks a few yards and puts down their second cone in a line a few yards away.  All you do is everyone takes a balloon and puts in between their knees and try to hold it there without popping it.  Everybody stands by their first cone and when someone says go everyone tries to walk around their cone with the balloon between their knees.  If it pops between your knees, pops when it drops or drops but doesn’t pop you are out for the round and you sit down until the game is over.  Whoever gets around their second cone and back first without their balloon popping wins and gets a prize.

Soda Floats

This is a simple recipe for soda floats.  Since it is now so hot I thought a cold drink would be perfect.  I hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients

• Any type of Soda (I recommend not using sodas like Sprite)
• Vanilla Ice Cream
• A Cup
• A Spoon or Straw

Instructions

1. First you have to pour your soda into a cup but make sure you leave space at the top.
2. Next you have to scoop a scoop of ice cream on top and ENJOY!