Robins Nest Easter Treats

Today at lunch my Mother-in-law and I reminisced about her Easter memories and we talked about mine. Low and behold way back when my Mother-in-law remembers these treats too. Although, back then they used a lighter ingredient than the ready made chowmein noodles, but neither of us has a clue as to what it was. So the texture is a little different but the idea is the same ;) Her mother like my grand-mother were very traditional and created very similar Easter traditions. The Robins Nests were one of her favorites too and she can remember looking forward to these beautiful sweet treats every year along with a lamb cake. We always had a bunny cake, but I was extatic to learn she STILL has the same lamb mold her mother used so so long ago. I look forward to an incredible Easter with my incredible family and all the traditions that we hold the same and all the new ones we will create together. Here is my simple guide to beautiful and traditional Robins Nests that your kiddos will adore, cherish, and remember for years to come.

Supplies:

Parchment Paper

Candy Melts-Chocolate, Caramel or Peanut Butter ( I tend to use chocolate)

Chowmein noodles

Cadburry malted eggs (they look the most realistic and are traditional, but you can use the whopper version if you know your kiddos love them).

*Peeps (only if you want, these I added just for our little ones because they adore them)

Large Cello Bags (or medium treat boxes)

1st and foremost, lay out a long stretch of parchment. Then follow the directions on your candy melt package ( I use these because they are easy to work with and set up fast, they are fail safe and you can add other flavors). Next, my son likes to lay out bundles on the paper ( I like to mix my chowmein right inside the bowl because it is cleaner) then drizzle some chocolate right over the bundles. The messy part is up next. use your hands to mold little nests and then add your robins eggs to the center. You may need to add a little candy melt to get your eggs to stick, but I think you only need to do this step if you are sending these off and they will be traveling. Let these set for at least 30 minutes before bagging or boxing them up. I recommend laying a piece of parchement under each nest to keep it from sticking and making your bags less than pretty.

Have fun and enjoy making new traditions this year!

Some Kiddie Friendly Easter Crafting

Hooray for foamies! We took some sweet little easter foamies and some left over scraps of colored paper and went to work! Cole had so much fun putting these together! We put the scene on an 8x10 canvas so that we can pull it out each year! We have yet to add our finishing touches but Easter is around the corner and I wanted to share this fun craft with you! We made the Tree, sun and grass from paper and then the foamies were the eggs, chicks, and bumnies. we added some puff balls to make little cotton tails. Then we aded his name with the foamies- and mommy will ink the edges and give it an Old feel and add some ribbon to the top to hang it with! Have fun! And Happy Easter.

Happy Valentine's . . .

Happy February! What a great month for crafting! Especially if you have boys and you are in desperate need of something pink and frilly! I found some simple little wooden hearts in the dollar bin at Joann's and then bought a big bag of white and cream faux pearls. I painted the hearts Ivory and then put glue inside with the pearls and dashed a bit of glitter over it all before they dried (Cole got to help too). I tied a piece of left over fabric and glued it to the back . . . then I had these great metal monogram tags and I tied those on to finish them off.

To make the cute jars . . . I picked up the premium mason jars at Walmart and then let Cole fill them with Valentine candy corns on the bottom and Strawberry Milkshake Whoppers on the top. Then we cut up some fabric remnants just big enough to cover the lids and peek out of the lid rings. I looped the hearts through the ring and embellished with a little tulle!
(A great alternative is left over glass jars that you have recycled from home, there are some great shapes to play with, baby jars would be so sweet for the little ones treats).

***Try adding some vintage buttons, old skeleton keys, vintage metal dog tags or theater seat tags, or a vintage millinery flower with some tulle to decorate the tops of your jars if you do not want to go through the trouble of making the hearts! Have fun!

So Cute! I hope the family will love these sweet treats as much as I do!