I was in the mood for cake and wanted to make something cute and fun for the kids too. I used half of the batter to make their treat and cooked the rest in a small pan for the adults. This is a very simple and easy way to bake the ice cream cone cupcakes without: the mess of filling the entire cone with batter, not having the cupcake rise out of the cone, or having the batter run over the cone as it bakes.
Just line your cupcake pan with baking cups, fill the baking cups with batter, and put the cone in the batter. I push the cone down into the batter and during the baking process I took out the pan and repositioned the cups because they start to tilt. I used a cake mix from a box and just followed the cupcake recipe baking directions. Let the cupcakes cool before you remove the wrappers to frost and decorate.
The cones will tip a little during the baking process but this will be covered easily with frosting and decorations! Baking the ice cream cone cupcakes upside down will leave you with a high mound of “ice cream” above the cone to decorate anyway you choose. Check out these cute ice cream cone cupcake decorating ideas. This cupcake recipe would be cute for a birthday party treat, Halloween party, Easter, class party, or anytime!
There are so many cute and fun ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday! The school is having a birthday celebration and read-a-thon during class. I want to make a fun treat at home for the kids so I searched the internet for some creative ideas.
I came across two cute cupcake ideas I could recreate that pay homage to Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
There are a lot of spice organizers to choose from. I love the look of the wall mounted magnetic tins! They are simple and streamlined and look beautiful. Boards have easel backs for counter display or they can be mounted on a wall or inside a cabinet. Containers can also be stuck to any metal surface in your kitchen. The downside to the wall mounted magnetic tins are the cost (they can get pricey) and you have to transfer all of your spices into the small containers which means you may end up storing the original spice containers anyway if the entire bottle doesn’t fit.
The spice organizer I use in my kitchen cabinet is the tiered expandable shelf organizer. The organizer can expand to fit the length of your shelf and the tiers allow you to see the spices more easily. I have the spices I don’t use very often in the back because it can be harder to get to and not as easy to see. My organizer is not fully extended so I can keep large Costco size containers on the side.
The car is such a small space and is used often; no wonder it is such a clutter magnet!
Bag it
An inexpensive utensil tray is a great way to organize a desk or kitchen drawer holding pens, pencils, scissors, glue, rulers, etc. The trays are cheap and can be found at the Dollar Store, Container Store, IKEA, Target, or Wal-Mart. The one I used was from IKEA.
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My kids’ “sock bins” were a jumbled mess! I had originally organized them with bags to keep socks separated from gymnastics leotards, scarves, belts, unmatched socks, and tights. But, the bags were getting scrunched down and were not keeping the items in the bin organized.
The large storage containers are used to sort dark, medium, and light clothing. The two small storage containers on top are used to hold hangers and hand wash items.
I had bought some Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses for the “unwrap the kiss” game (see previous post 
1/2 bag of marshmallows (10.5 oz. bag)
The kid’s closet had not been fully functional for a while. A few years ago, during a home organizing spree, I installed the wooden shelf that divided the closet into two halves and installed additional rods. Their clothing was smaller back then and this worked well at the time. The shelves between were used like a dresser and the bottom shoe cubbies worked well for their tiny shoes.
