Happy Halloween

There isn't a Monday's Munchie today, since I figured we would all be filling up on halloween candy but I wanted to share one more Halloween craft that I did with my toddler and wow, was it a hit!

                                Erasable Pumpkin Art!


                                        Supplies
                                Pumpkin template
                                scissors
                                construction paper
                                glue
                                clear contact paper





 Cut out 2 different size & shaped pumpkins out of construction paper.
 Glue one pumpkin to a full size sheet of construction paper, then glue the other pumpkin to the back of the construction paper.
 Using clear contact paper cover your paper pumpkins.
 Use dry erase crayons (or markers) and give your pumpkin a face (over & over & over again)  Easy as pumpkin pie!

Toddler Craft Time: Popcicle Pumpkins

My 3 year old is quite the busy bee. She always has to have something to do. I am always looking things up to do with her that keeps her learning. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I have come up with some fun activities that are centered around Halloween and Autumn. Here is one activity that focuses on Pumpkins.

Materials

6 orange popcicle sticks (I bought mine already colored from the dollar store)
2 green popsicle sticks
1 green or brown pipe cleaner
1 washable marker
hot glue gun

Take 3 orange sticks and hot glue them together, repeat with the other 3 sticks. This is your pumpkin.
Glue to the green popsicle stick (this is your fence)

Let your child draw the face of the 2 pumpkins with the washable marker.
Then, glue the pipe cleaner to the top of the pumpkin for the stem.


After we did this craft, we made these yummy pumpkin cookies. While the cookies were in the oven we read this cute book....
The Runaway Pumpkin

Monday's Munchie- Halloween Dessert

In our little family, we have started a tradition where we go to a little pumpkin stand to pick out our pumpkins the Monday before Halloween, for Family Home Evening. So, it being the Monday before Halloween, tonight is the night we are going! We will be having Chili and Cornbread for dinner and then when we het home from the pumpkin patch we will devour these heavenly Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies! They have the perfect amount of spice and pumpkin flavor. They are moist and light at the same time. You have to try these delicious bites of heaven. You won't be disappointed.

( I got this recipe from a friend awhile back and adapted it a little to my liking to the ingredients that I always have on hand in my pantry.)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice or allspice

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup shortening or margarine
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cup pumpkin
1 cup chocolate chips


Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin & vanilla.
Add 1/2 of flour mixture a stir to combine. Add the rest of flour mixture with chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 350.
Bake for 12-13 minutes.

* the recipe calls for shortening instead of butter, but I never have shortening just because it kinda grosses me out. I like the mixture of butter & margarine.
* the original recipe also calls for allspice, but I rarely have it on hand, so I use pumpkin pie spice and it tastes just as good.