The animated nurse confused the easily offended custard, or Roasted chickpeas.

First we rinsed our chickpeas (and patted with a paper towel when we were done):



Then we added 1/2 tablespoon garam masala:



And 1 tablespoon olive oil:



Mixed:



And placed in one layer on a foil-covered baking sheet (and then baked at 425 degrees until crispy--about 37 minutes):



And ate:





For more kid-friendly recipes, go to A Little Fun With Me and Lu.

The imaginary eyebrow charmed the eavesdropping clown, or Open-ended science.

Yesterday we did open-ended art; today Zachary decided to do the same with science.

Pouring food coloring into a cup of ice chips:



About to put it in the freezer:



Corey with his experiment:



All done:



While waiting on his experiment, Zachary helped Corey with some tracing:



And took this picture because he was "pretending to be a blogger":



After about six bouts with the microwave timer, the experiment is ready:

The uneven teenager disciplined the crazed pillow, or Open Ended Art: Yellow and paint.

This week's Open Ended Art theme was yellow and paint. Here are the boys painting outside:



Lois Ehlert, by Corey:



Mozart's Vanishing Ball, by Zachary:



For more open-ended art, go to Teaching My Little Bookworm.

The fearful cupcake chewed on the gluttonous wig, or Muffin Tin Monday.

(blueberries, strawberries, banana, clementine, pecans; strawberries, blueberries, clementine, banana, coconut; kiwi, blackberries, chocolate chips; chocolate chip cookie, marshmallow; vanilla yogurt, blueberries, blackberries, clementine, kiwi; beans, corn, chicken, tortilla chips)

And the boys:



And some more fruit faces:

Muffin Tin Monday (4/13/09)
F is for fruit (6/3/09)

For more muffin tin ideas, go to Her Cup Overfloweth.

The open-minded nostril assisted the antsy alcoholic, or Ice Cream Sunday #3.

Today we went to Yogurtville. And we enjoyed it:

The flamboyant cranberry swallowed the tortured atheist, or Drawing game.

To play: Roll a die and draw the corresponding number of body parts. Pass the die to the next player and continue until all players achieve boredom.

Here is our collaborative effort:



And our competitive efforts (from youngest to oldest):







Check out more kid-friendly ideas at I Blame My Mother.

The churchgoing evildoer teased the friendless egg salad sandwich, or Chocolate-covered blueberries.

So we had half a bag of candy melts, which isn't enough to make cake balls, and not very much patience even if there had been enough chocolate. Instead we made chocolate-covered blueberries.

Melting the chocolate:



Coating the blueberries in aforementioned chocolate:



Admiring the chocolate-covered blueberries:



And eating them:



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The embarrassed ancestor embrangled the trembling beard, or Foam sticker stamps.

We made stamps using bottle caps, play-doh tops and foam stickers:



And then Corey ran to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Check out more We Made It! Friday Showcase ideas at The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.

The ancient religion scratched the hopeful skeleton, or Muffin Tin Monday.

(fruit kebabs & yogurt dip, tortilla chips & salsa, mini chocolate chip cookies & milk)

Today's Muffin Tin Monday theme is Dips & Sauces. Here are the boys:





Yogurt dip: 1 cup vanilla yogurt; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 3 tablespoons honey

For more muffin tin meals, go to Her Cup Overfloweth.

The craggy wobbegong irritated the forgiving lamster, or Key lime pie fudge.

So we had some key limes left over from when we made key lime pie. I made key lime salad dressing (vinegar-free for my vinegar-phobic husband), but still there were limes. I toyed with the idea of having the kids make me a key lime margarita, with some help from this:



But instead we decided on fudge (original recipe).

First we crushed the graham crackers:



Then we mixed together melted butter and sugar:



And stirred in the crushed graham crackers:



We spread the mixture evenly into a pan:



After baking for about 4 minutes, we let it cool and melted our white chocolate (Lindt) and sweetened condensed milk:



And then added key lime juice and zest:



After we poured the mixture over the graham cracker crust and let it chill for two hours, out came this:



And here are the boys eating 1/32 of it:





And I still have a few limes left over for my margarita.

To see more recipes, check out Kids in the Kitchen Thursday at A Little Fun With Me and Lu.