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Holiday Wreath Breakfast Kuchen

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This holiday breakfast kuchen is so pretty on a holiday table. Easy to make. Enjoy the “oohs and ahs” when company comes!

Holiday wreath kuchen also known as a Swedish tea-ring.
This pastry makes a wonderful gift. Just double the recipe and you can get three nice sized rings out of it. 

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Holiday Wreath Breakfast Kuchen Recipe

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Pastry Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup and a “drop” sugar
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
2 cold sticks butter
2 eggs

Filling

ground cinnamon
sugar
chopped walnuts

Glaze

1 cup powdered (confectioners) sugar
1 T. butter, softened
milk to the desired consistency
Green and red Maraschino cherries, drained … or pecans... for decoration.
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air insulated non stick cookie sheets

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Directions

 In WARM BOWL dissolve 1 pkg yeast, ¼ c water, drop of sugar
SECOND BOWL: 3 cups flour, ¼ c. sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 cold sticks margarine, cut in using a pastry blender or two knives.
ADD 2 beaten EGGS, 1 cup water and yeast mix. MIX. Add 1 ½ cup more flour. COVER and refrigerate at least 2 hours…to 3 days.
Using a rolling pin, ROLL FLAT on floured surface.
Sprinkle generously with cinnamon, sugar and chopped walnuts.
Roll into a tube and connect the open ends making a ring.
Set the ring of dough on greased cookie sheet*.
Cut slices 1 inch wide and ¾ way through.
Twist sections onto their side, forming a “wreath”
LET RISE 20 minutes.
Bake 375° degrees 25-30 minutes.
Drizzle with a powdered sugar glazed icing.
 *No need to grease if using an air insulated baking sheet.

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Holiday Wreath Kuchen with red and green cherry decorations

 

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When Chocolate Meets Cheesecake: 12 Best Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

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12 Best Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

12 Amazing Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

 
“All this chocolate and cheesecake? You’ve got to be kidding!”  No, we’re not. Here are 12 amazing dessert recipes with one thing in common: they combine chocolate with cheesecake to make the most delectable dessert delights ever.
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Icebox Oreo Cheesecake from the Galley Gourmet
 
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almond joy cheesecake
Almond Joy Cheesecake from Will Cook for Smiles
 
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Hot Fudge Brownie Cheesecake by Life With The Crust Cut Off
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Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake featured on Better Homes and Gardens
 
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Turtle Cheesecake
Mini Turtle Cheesecakes from Six Sisters Stuff
 
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Snickers Cheesecake Bars
Snickers Cheesecake Bars from Domestic Super Hero
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Chocolate Cheesecake Dip
Brownie Cheesecake Dip from Lemon Tree Dwelling 
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Marble Cheesecake Brownies by Ducks 'n a Row
Cheesecake Brownies from Ducks ‘n a Row
 
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Snicker Bar Chunks Cheesecake by Titi Crafty
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No-Bake Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites from Will Cook For Smiles
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Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
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Little Ducks On A Pond Preschool Bulletin Board – A First Day Of School Activity

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Little ducks preschool bulletin board for preschool
Hey, it’s the first day of preschool! The first day of school at any age has its moments. Preschoolers, of course, are rank beginners. Many may never have been away from mom or dad for any length of time and they might be a little bit afraid. It is important that you make your students feel right at home. Getting-to-know-you games are great ice-breakers to help your little kiddos gain confidence on the first day of preschool.

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This little “ducks on the pond” name activity helps young students to learn names while having fun doing it. It works for preschool or kindergarten in a traditional school setting. It can also work well in Sunday school or even summer camp.
I created this “duck pond” poster myself. All parts are laminated, except for the blue water -which is bright blue colored copy paper– and a foam board. I printed clouds and the sun onto white cardstock using free clipart online. The “welcome” was sign was created using word art (part of the Microsoft Word program.) 
Ducks on the Pond getting to know you preschool activity

You can tell that the clouds, sun and “welcome” are laminated from the reflection on the picture! Try as I could to not have it shine, it still did! LOL
The little ducks were also created from free clipart. I added the names of each student, our assistants and myself, in text boxes – printed them on cardstock, laminated the pages and then cut out each duck.

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Preschool getting to know you activity with ducks & imaginary cars #kids
Using velcro, I put the soft side of a velcro piece on the back of each duck. The rough sides went on the poster. Each child had to “find” the missing ducky and “drive” it in their car to the pond. (Imaginary car – paper plate steering wheel – more about the game below.)

Place the foam board on a table, “landscape style.”
Glue together 2-3 sheets of blue copier paper. They will go across the bottom of your foam board as the water of the pond.
Cut a wavy line at the top to simulate the waves on a pond.
Using white school glue, glue the blue paper to the bottom of the poster.
Draw some waves on the blue paper, using a black marker.
Accent the marker waves with glue along on the wavy lines.
Add rays coming from the sun with glue, as well.
Sprinkle glitter on the glue.

 

Open up theFREE printable template with pictures of ducks on it.

Add the names of your students – one on each duck – in the invisible text boxes.
Now print the pages of ducks on white card stock paper.
Laminate the pages and cut out the ducks.
Print some clouds, a sun and the words “welcome” on white card stock.
Laminate them and cut them out, as well.
The clouds, sun and sign should be glued onto the foam board.
Make the little ducks with the student names on them attachable by using velcro (Get velcro dots here)

Velcro Tip: Put the scratchy side of the dots on the foam board in various places where you want the ducks to be placed. Put the soft side of the velcro dots on the backs of the ducks – it is gentler on little hands. 

 

Little Ducks Name Free Printable Template here

 

How to play “Find The Missing Duckies” name game:

Our opening activity on the first day of school was to make headbands. They were very simple. The band was a strip of colored paper. The students were given a coloring page with a cartoony picture of a car and the first letter of their name in a box. They colored them with crayons, cut them out and glued them onto the head band.
After each child put on their headband, we gave each student a paper plate which was the “steering wheel” of their imaginary car.

The point of the game?
To find the missing duckies!
We described a dilemma that mama duck could not find her duckies and she needed them to come back safely to the pond.

Our little drivers drove around the classroom (I was the leader) and pulled up their pretend cars at the spot where Miss Zara, my assistant, was standing. She had the duckies. She gave each driver the little duck with their name and they “drove” to the pond to put it on the pond. It was silly fun that everyone enjoyed!

Another important “first day of school activity” for preschool and kindergarten is learning “the rules!” Here are 6 Classroom Rules with colorful flip cards to help you get your year started right!

Enjoy!

Cheese Salsa Dip Recipe – So Easy To Make!

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Don’t you just love easy quick appetizer recipes that are so good you would be making it even if you had lots of time? That is the way with this cheese salsa dip. It is so popular that kids and parents alike request it for a party! Potluck suppers, sports get togethers, cookouts, holiday celebrations … any occasion is a good excuse for making this delicious 10 minute recipe!
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Cheese Salsa Dip Recipe

Ingredients 
16 oz. processed cheese
1 cup medium to hot salsa
dipping tortilla chips

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Directions
Cut the processed cheese into chunks.
Put them into a microwave safe bowl.
Add salsa.
Mix them together.
Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Using a spoon, blend the melted dip.
Scoop the hot dip into a clean bowl.*
Serve with tortilla chips.

 
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16 Fabulous Fun DIY Fabric Baskets For You To Make

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You know what it is like to see a picture online that just catches your eye. It is “love at first sight.” You can’t stop looking at it. Well, that is what happened to me when I first saw these gorgeous DIY fabric baskets. I was finding so many of them that I wanted to gather them together to share with you on my blog.

Fabulous DIY Fabric Baskets #sewing #tips

OK folks, this post is growing! Today I have just added basket number 18!!! I know you’ll love it♥

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If you are itching to get started making your own DIY fabric baskets,  you can get some great ☑️ Sewing Patterns For Accessories– totes, purses, backpacks and more here on Amazon prime!

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I just love baskets for all kinds of uses, like the wicker basket planter that I refurbished last week. So, when I first saw a fabric basket, I went “gaga” over them!

Whether you call them baskets, bins, pods, cubes or containers, fabric storage baskets are so special that I just had to share the best I have found with you. Each one of these projects comes with some kind of instruction on how to they are made. A few even include free patterns that you can use.

So, visit each one, pin them for later and enjoy!

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Fabric Basket Tutorial – Free Motion By The River [Connie Kresin Campbell]

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And, yes, here is number 18 and it also is from Connie Kresin! !!!
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Fat Quarter Fabric Baskets – Connie Kreskin

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Storage Pods were originally found on a website called Secret Garden Quilting but I have not been able to locate a pattern for making this exact style.  Below is a tutorial on a website called Instructables for a Reverse Hanging Storage Pod.  Again, very similar but not exact.  I will continue to keep my eye out for the actual pattern. …Sinea

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Truly.  I mean it.  Read about how I found it and why I love it so much!
These fur babies were part of the quest. Yellow Labs produce more fur than any dogs I have ever had the privilege of knowing! LOL

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Big Lexi and little sis Sadie.

 

20 Stunning Home Office Ideas – So Pretty That You Won’t Want To Leave!

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Hi there! I took a little “day dreaming” trip through Pinterest today. I was looking at gorgeous home offices – ultra chic.  And then I found some absolutely cute and adorable home offices that I loved just as well! Good thing I was only window-shopping!
20 Stunning In-Home Offices you will love! #decor
They really are superb. I could easily take any one of them and work there for hours on end! In fact, there are a few that my family might have to drag me out of. LOL

So, I pinned them all. Take a look. Which one do YOU like best? There are 20, including a few special office décor items. What do you think? Which one would be yours if you could have it?
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H is for Helicopter Preschool Craft

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 Letter H is for Helicopter craft made with craft sticks, cotton balls, colored paper and lots of glue! This craft works very well for H is for Help, too!

H is for helicopter preschool craft #kids #helicopter

The Letter H lesson in my preschool class last week was based on the word HELP. We learned about all sorts of ways people can get and give help. We studied first responders as well: firemen, police officers, life guards, crossing guards, doctors, nurses … we really worked H is for Help up one side and down the other.

I got a great book about helicopters – High Flying Helicopters (Amazing Machines) –  to read to my little students. We learned that helicopters are often used to rescue people and animals.  And, over the years I have read a great little story book to my kiddos called Elecopter!  It tells of an ELEPHANT HELICOPTER who rescues (helps) others.  Totally fun!

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I always read this book to my little ones on HELICOPTER day!  

 

 

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Quite by accident, I discovered that one of our classroom dads is an Army Chaplain. When she saw the photo of a big military helicopter carrying a heavy vehicle, little Miss E cried out “My daddy does that!”  That was a fun moment 🙂

To fill out the lesson we learned the simpler parts of the aircraft: cockpit, tail boom, tail fin, rotors and landing skids. And then we made this simple craft!

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H is for Helicopter Preschool Craft

Supplies

Light blue card stock

Colored paper: white, goldenrod or orange, red
Craft sticks
Cotton balls
Black marker
Glue sticks
White glue
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Directions
Label the blue card stock “H is for Helicopter” – optional
Print templates for the helicopter
Goldenrod or yellow paper for tail boom and body
White paper for the cockpit
Red paper for the tail fin
Cut out the parts
Glue the helicopter parts onto the blue card stock using glue stick.
Take two or three cotton balls and stretch them a little.
Glue stick them on for clouds.
Using white glue, paste one craft stick on for the first rotor blade.
Add a big blob of glue into the middle of that stick, making an “X”
Draw in the line connecting the rotor blade to the body of the helicopter.
Draw in the landing skids.
Done!
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Free Helicopter Craft Printables

Helicopter 1 – Tail Boom and Body

Helicopter 2 – Cockpit

Helicopter 3 – Tail Fin

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