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Besides carving a pumpkin there are many ways to have pumpkin fun this fall! What about after Halloween is over and you have that jack-o-lantern, you know the one on the front porch whose smile is getting slightly droopy and moldy? Trust me, there is much more fun to be had with old Jack. Here are just a few ideas but feel free to leave comments with more! My kids and I are always looking for fun new ideas.

1. Puking pumpkins! Just fill a small cup with baking soda and a few drops of food coloring and set it down inside your pumpkin. Pour vinegar into the cup and voila! Puking pumpkins that will have the kids giggling.

1. Pumpkin DNA can be harvested! This one was especially interesting to my older children. My second born loves science so she loves doing experiments. We found the exact directions at the Helix blog.

1. Creepy color smoking pumpkins!

Click on the picture of the color smoke bombs for a link to find the colored smoke bombs to use for photography or just fun! These were the least pricey ones I’ve found (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases). My kids thought they were great!

Enjoy the pumpkin fun this year friends!

December! A month of family, lights, trees, gifts, joy, and celebration! As a DIY blogger I bet it is obvious I love to give DIY gifts! I’ve posted many here on my blog and I want to share another with you today. DIY Beer Bread Mix. My husband and I don’t drink beer so we were both surprised how much we loved beer bread when a close friend had us try some. It tastes so good! There is a company that sells the mixes but they are a bit pricey so I set out to copy their mix and after many failed attempts I finally got it! Continue reading “DIY Christmas Gift: Beer Bread Mix” →

One of my favorite restaurants is P.F. Changs. I love their chicken lettuce wraps, they are mouth watering good! We don’t have the opportunity to go there very often so I began my search for a copycat recipe I could make at home. I found many online but was frustrated by the extensive ingredient lists and the complicated/time consuming recipe steps. The worst part was none of the recipes I tried were the exact taste of the lettuce wraps I know and love from my favorite Chinese restaurant! So now after trial and error and many attempts I have a recipe that only has 5 ingredients, super simple directions and takes about 20 minutes! Continue reading “Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps” →