{spring break.....WHAT spring break????}

Spring Break (for most people) starts next week. We however (and by "we" I really mean Steve) does not get any time off of rotations. So while everyone else is out enjoying a little sunshine and relaxation.......I will be home with my two boys! Which got me to thinking, with Hunter out of school all next week, and it being St. Patrick's Day (my favorite holiday of the entire year) kidding! What can we do to have some fun, and not feel too bad that we don't get to go anywhere for Spring Break????

I have been searching the internet and found some great ideas for...... "We don't have anything else better to do, and it is Spring Break."


Is it a bad thing that I associate every holiday with food??? Well, I do! What can I say.... it really does make the holiday much more exciting. These two treats are fun and super easy to make.

The first one I have seen before, but found the recipe for it on Sugar Doodle. It sounds delish, and would be really fun to make for a family night. Check it out {here.}

Yep....I love cupcakes. Especially ones that are made with yummy buttercream frosting. I found this on {Martha Stewart.} Not quite sure where you can buy real clovers like the ones pictured here, but I found this clever little idea that would work just as well. You take green Dots (the gummy candy) and cut them into little pieces to make your own clover. Brilliant!




This idea is one of the best ones I found off of {Tip Junkie.} I am totally doing this on St. Patty's Day morning. We love Lucky Charms around our house. Hunter likes to pick through all of the different marshmallow "charms" and name what they are. So I thought this was such a cute idea. All you do, is leave little clues on shamrocks made out of green construction paper, and send your kids on a scavenger hunt around the house. (or outside if its warm enough.) Don't I wish!

And of course, at the end of the hunt.....they will discover that a sneaky leprechaun has left them a pot of gold. (aka cheap chocolate gold coins you can pretty much find at any dollar store.)

Love it! Hunter will think this is so cool, and I can't wait to do it. And really all you need is green construction paper, Lucky Charms, and chocolate coins.

Ok so this next one I am dying to make with Hunter. My sister is a 3rd grade school teacher, and is having her class write and illustrate their own books. She wanted to have Hunter make his own book too, and is mailing me the "kit" so we can make one together. I love this idea especially because Hunter is really into coloring right now. He loves to make these really elaborate drawings, and they are so cute. But I end up losing them (ok so they sometimes accidentally get thrown away) but I really do want to keep them. So the "book" is roughly 8-10 pgs, and as he draws his pictures, I can sit down and ask what he is drawing, and we can make up a story that goes along with what he is coloring. Then it gets "published" and we have a book to keep forever. I found this {kit} off of Amazon, or there are {these} board books too that basically have the same concept. So this will definitely be something that we can work on together over Spring Break.....I can't wait! (now hurry up and mail me the kit Erika.)

We are also going to "Story Time" at the local library next week, and I wanted to check out some fun children's St. Patrick's Day books. This one looks really cute. Any good suggestions??????

And lastly, has anyone ever seen this movie with Sean Connery?? Walt Disney circa 1959.......anyone? Well--- it just so happened to be one of my favorite movies to watch with my sister growing up. Lots of mischievous little leprechauns running around and a very young Sean Connery. You just might want to check it out.