Rainbow Jello

I found this on my friend Amy's Blog and thought some of you would be interested in this for your little ones.

I picked up a 6oz box of blue, yellow and red jello plus a box of knox gelatin. To get these fabulous layers, mix the blue jello with an envelope of the knox gelatin. Pour in two cups of boiling water. Dissolve the gelatin. Add 1/2 cup of ice. Stir until thick. Remove any remaining ice cubes and any bubbles that may have formed. Pour into a 9×13 inch pan. Let set in the refrigerator.
Repeat with the yellow jello and pour it over the set blue. Repeat with the red jello and pour it over the yellow. And there you have it, Rainbow Jello.

I won’t go into the whole primary and secondary color thing, but these colors, when stacked upon each other, create other colors. There is not an orange or green layer. It just looks like it when the red and yellow layers touch and then yellow and blue layers touch. Pretty cool.
Oh, and these can be made and cut a day ahead.

Mac-n-cheese & Tuna

Makes enough for about 2-3 people but is great for the kids!


1 box macaroni and cheese
1 small can of tuna (drained)
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
Also easy to make a big pot for large families just double everything

Cupcake Liner Pom Pom Tutorial

You will need:

Cupcake liners {any color or style}

A styrofoam ball

A glue gun

Pins

Photography by Lyndsey Fagerlund Imagery.

Kara's Party Ideas

Step one: Take 2 cupcake liners and stick a pin through the center of them...

Step 2: Fold/scrunch the 2 liners around the pin like so...

Step three: Put a dab of hot glue on the tip of the liners...

Step four: Insert the pin into the styrofoam ball...

Step four: Push the pin all the way into the styrofoam so the cupcake liners are securely glued to the ball...

Step five: Carefully open the liners making sure the pin is all the way inserted into the styrofoam. If it isn't, push it all the way in....

Step six: Repeat until the whole ball is covered with lovely cupcake liners! Attach fishing line or a ribbon to hang!

Zesty Shredded Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:
6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions:
1.Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.
2.Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.