Bird Seed Cookies

Me and the kids had a great time welcoming spring into yard. The other day I saw a robin so I told the kids it was spring. Princess Spud immediately wanted to the bird seed out. So instead of a just filling the homemade bird feeder like a normal mom, I had to take the crafty route so we made bird seed cookies.

 

These are so easy and fun. I found the recipe in the book called “Crazy Kid Concoctions”.

Bird Seed Cookies

3 eggs
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
**I added abt 2 T of water.

Mix all of your ingredients. Roll out and cut out shapes. (We only did circles, because our cookie cutters are very small). Using a straw punch hole for a ribbon to hang. Coat with Bird Seed.

**Side note: I was making dinner while making these cookies, I was trying to COOK dinner – not burn dinner. So Princess Spud mixed the cookies, then they had to wait for me to get dinner to a spot that I could roll out the dough. By the time I got to it the dough was kind of dry. So after we cut out the cookies we dipped them in eggs and milk to make the bird seed stick better.

 

Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Let them cool completely before hanging.

My husband was so excited when he walked in the door from work and was told we made cookies. Sadly he soon discovered they weren’t for him. Mr. John Deere informed him, “dad those cookies are for the birds, if you eat them you will get sick and mom will be mad”. J Also, my husband pointed out that the birds are going to have a hard time eating the seeds. In order for them to stay on the cookie they had to be pushed into the dough a little bit. So this isn’t a free buffet for the birds, they might have to work a little bit for their food. But on a good note we have seen two little birds – I think they were finches – eating away at one of the cookies.

Anyway it was a fun little bonding moment for us and the kids have to check their cookies a couple of times a day. Give it a try – just don’t do it at the same time you are trying to cook dinner. J

4H - Winter Projects

So I am an avid 4H leader. I know 4H is supposed to be a summer project but I love it so much that we do it all year round at our house. My little girl is 4 1/2 and she calls herself a little 4H kid. (Legal 4H age is 8 - we have a ways to go:) - we're just getting a head start) We are just finishing up Cake Decorating. There are 8 nine and ten year old girls. Last 4H year we did a few projects and had a blast. So we all got back together and its only January and we have already done 2 projects. The first one was Wooden Blocks. The girls did 2 projects. I have a picture of one of them.

These little snowman were so much fun! They are a great kids project. (My 3 year old made some for his Primary Teachers). A tutorial will soon be coming. :)

The latest project is Cake Decorating. The 1st year requirements are way fun - decorate 2 cakes and 12 cupcakes using edible decorations. These girls are so creative!! I had to basic patterns for them to follow for the cakes, then they just went crazy on the cupcakes. While we were working one of the mom's said "This is true cupcake wars!" We had frosting everywhere - on the floor, smashed into shoes, smeared on faces and in hair, all over the table - get the idea? We had a blast. The girls then had to do a 'dummy' cake for their final project. I will have pictures soon. The frosting was setting up so I didn't transport them. I am getting them tomorrow. So be on the look out for pictures!!!