Love Floats

It's been so cold here the last couple of weeks that we haven't been very motivated to craft.  The only thing I've been motivated to do is drop off my kid at school and crawl back under the covers to watch episodes of Psych!  Just kidding, while Candace sorts toys in her bonus room I've been catching up on all my touch up painting.  Sounds thrilling huh.  Definitely not blog worthy stuff.

I've seen this idea around for a while where you can use Cherry 7UP instead of root beer for a float.  I thought it looked so cute that I did it for my church Activity Day Girls last week. They looked great but Cherry 7Up left me wanting....it just wasn't strong enough to balance out the vanilla ice cream.  So since we are busy preparing Science Project experiments in our house- we thought we would try an experiment of our own.  My daughter was all too happy to be the judge!

We tried Shasta Raspberry Creme Soda 

                                                           

and Barq's Red Creme Soda.

                                                   
Both are pretty tasty but I think the Raspberry Creme might be a tad better.
They were so easy to make for my girls~I pre-scooped the ice cream and stored them in the freezer until ready to go.  Add a couple of cute Valentine straws and who can resist?

Now if you really want something tasty you'll have to try these Italian Creme Sodas~
Head over to Butter With A Side Of Bread for an easy and delicious recipe for homemade Italian Sodas.  Yum!
                                         

Kool-Aid Play Dough

My kids love play dough and there's nothing like the homemade kind. 

 It's guaranteed to entertain them for hours! 

 Here's a fun recipe that was passed along to me when I was first married. A nice lady felt sorry for me and my (eh-hem) lack of cooking skills.  She kindly wrote down all of her favorite recipes for me, and the recipe for fruity play dough was included.  I can't tell you how many times this recipe has come in handy! 

Adding unsweetened Kool-Aid is fun because it not only colors the dough,

 but it also adds a little fruity scent that the kids love. 

Fruity Play Dough

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp cream of tartar

1 pkg unsweetened soft drink mix

1 cup boiling water

2 Tbls. vegetable oil

Combine flour, salt, cream of tartar, and soft drink mix in medium bowl.

  Add boiling water and oil.  Stir until a soft dough forms.  Knead until smooth.

  Store in airtight container.   

Ahhhh, I love those chubby fingers!  Hours and hours of endless play dough fun! :)