hot diggity dog!

we made hot dog octopusses.
or is it octopii?
well, whatever it is...
they were easy,
and fun,
and, a little GROSS!
(but in a good way!)
all you gotta do is...
cut 8 strips into the hot dog
leaving about 2 inches at the top for the head.
then boil it for about 5 minutes.
the strips curl up as it boils. eeew!
we used corn for the eyeballs but you can use chips, katsup, cloves...whatever.
then we crushed up corn chips to look like sand and...
had an octo-dog party!
we made veggie octo-dogs too!
they didn't curl up as much, but they totally worked.
and didn't gross me out as much!

every day my kids have choco milk in the morning.
everyday they beg to put in the chocolate.
and, they spill it ALL OVER.
and then try to LICK the spills up!
it's totally messy...
and sorta unsanitary!
so...i made CHOCOLATE SPOONS.
i melted some chocolate in a glass bowl,
scooped it into pink plastic spoons,
sprinkled on some sprinkles,
stuck them in the freezer and...
voila! chocolate spoons!
the next morning...
i warmed up their milk in a mug...
gave them the spoons...
and they stirred 'em up until the chocolate melted.
yummy chocolate milk!
no mess. no fuss.
HAPPY kids!