Got Boring Baby Cereal? Make Biscuits!

Got a box of baby cereal? Got a baby whose getting pretty darned bored with it? Yeah, you'd probably probably get tired of the same mushy mess every morning, too. Sure, it's wholesome, but its no fun. My little one prefers finger foods to getting spoon-fed at this point.

Here's a way to recycle that cereal your baby's turning his or her little nose at, and make it yummy again:

What you'll need:

2 tablespoons butter (organic is best)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (organic cane sugar is best if you can find it!)
1 egg
1 tbsp water
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups baby cereal

-Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

-Mix sugar and butter in a mixing bowl. Add vanilla extract, water, baking power and eggs and mix until blended.

-Still in cereal gradually and knead until mixture if even and smooth.

-Shape into a rectangle and cut into small bars-be sure to smooth down those sharp corners. We don't want any little gums cut!

-Place bars on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for about thirty minutes or until bars are dried.

-Place in uncovered container overnight, and let your little one enjoy the next morning!

Feel free to try one yourself-they're pretty darn good.

11 Easy to Make Baby Toys

Love this site! Lots of great ideas (11 in all) on how to turn day-to-day items into simple but attention-absorbing toys to keep your baby busy for hours on end. The cloth cube with a bell inside is my hands-down favorite:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Easy-to-make-toys-for-your-baby

Grocery Coupons - Print Em' and Use Em'

In my ongoing quest to save cash, I stumbled upon this nifty little website called CouponMom. They offer a decent variety of coupons, plus free samples (with membership.)

Be sure to check out the "free electronic grocery coupons" link.

http://www.couponmom.com/index.php?cid=99

Happy shopping!

Reading Books With Children's Artwork

I had to share this idea from Kaboose. If you love looking at your child's artwork- and who doesn't-but have accumulated more pieces than your refrigerator or walls can hold, you can always reuse them in practical ways-like transforming them into long-lasting and lovely bookmarks.

Click on this link to view the all-so-easy instructions:

http://crafts.kaboose.com/bookmark-craft.html

The Baby Jar Envelope Sealer

Baby jars…not just convenient holders of mashed baby food, but storable little vessels with dozens of interesting uses around the home. I mentioned before how butter can be made via the humble baby jar. You can also spare your tongue the dry, bitter flavor of envelope glue with this handy little invention.

The Baby Jar Envelope Sealer

What you’ll need:

A clean baby jar

A small sponge

Scissors

A bit of water

-Cut the sponge until its small enough to fit in the jar, but still long enough to extend out of the opening.

-Fill the jar with a bit of water to moisten the sponge. Run envelope flaps over the sponge.

-Seal the envelopes, and savor that lack of envelope flavor lingering on your taste buds.

Coupons for Chocoholics Moms!

Just wanted to share an awesome link to Ghirardelli chocolate coupons:

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/ghirardelli.com



-Chocoholic moms unite!!

Dad's duds = baby's clothes

How many dress shirts does your hubby go through in a month? A year? About a truckload, if yours is anything like mine.

Here's a super-nifty little article on how to turn those worn out shirts into skirts or art smocks for your little tyke:

http://www.ehow.com/how_7318564_recycle-men_s-shirts-children_s-clothes.html




~We can all save money...one idea at a time.