Recipe: Easter Rice Krispy Treats!

Hey readers,

Happy Easter! Create this yummy Peep layered rice krispy treat and share it with your family and friends.

You can also find the recipe here. Always ask an adult for help in the kitchen!

You’ll need:

• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine divided
• 4 3oz packages of Marshmallow Peeps (or any marshmallows) in different colours
• 6 cups of Rice Krispy cereal divided

How to make:

1. Prepare an 8 inch loaf pan by lining it with foil and spraying it with cooking spray.
2. Divide the Peeps by 10’s of the same color – 10 pink, 10 yellow (or any colors of your choice)
3. In a deep, medium sized microwaveable dish, microwave 10 of the same color peeps with 1 tablespoon butter on high for 45 seconds. Make sure the Peeps don’t flow over the sides of the bowl.
4. Stir butter and Peeps together until fully melted and incorporated.
5. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of cereal until fully coated. Press firmly into the loaf pan.
6. Repeat steps 3-4 with other Peep colours.
7. Allow to cool completely 1-2 hours before slicing.

Enjoy!

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Make Some Animal Eggs!

Hey Readers,

Here comes another fun post from Owlkids intern Sarah! She has a great Easter egg decorating craft for you.

Take it away, Sarah!

– Melissa

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It’s almost time for Easter! One of my favourite things to do this time of year is decorate Easter eggs. Follow these instructions to make your very own animal eggs!

You’ll need:

1. Paint
2. Hard boiled eggs
3. Googly eyes
4. Construction Paper
5. Scissors
6. Glue

Instructions:

1. Paint the eggs in bright colours.
2. Glue on googly eyes.
3. Glue on construction paper ears and a mouth.
4. Display your animal eggs together in an egg carton!

Tip: You can make your eggs look like a puppy, a duck, a kitten, or even a pig!

What animals did you choose? Let us know in the comments!

I hope you have an egg-cellent Easter!

Bye for now,

-Sarah, chirpblog@owlids.com

Make Some Easter Cupcakes!

Hey readers,

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Try making these Easter-inspired cupcakes!

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Fluffy Lamb Cupcake
You’ll need:
– plain cupcake
– white icing
– mini-marshmallows
– black gummy candies

1. Ice the cupcake.
2. Stick mini-marshmallows all over the top of the cupcake, leaving room for the face.
3. Use icing to stick on a black candy face.
4. Dab two white icing eyes onto the face.
5. Stick on two smaller black candies inside each eye.

Cozy Nest Cupcakes
You’ll Need:
– plain cupcake
– small sandwich bag
– brown icing
– small candy eggs

1. Fill the plastic bag with icing.
2. Cut off one of the bottom corners of the bag.
3. Squeeze icing onto a cupcake, starting at the outside edge. Keep going around until you get to the centre.
4. Put a few small candy eggs in the centre of the cupcake.

Share these cute cupcakes with family and friends!

Bonus! Make grassy cupcakes using a sandwich bag filled with light green icing. Just squeeze blades of grass onto a cupcake, then add bug and flower decorations!

If you make these cupcakes, click here to send us a photo!

Happy decorating!

-Melissa, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Happy Easter!

Hi readers,

Are you celebrating Easter this weekend? If so, enjoy your holiday!

I’m off to find some eggs now.

Jackie, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Movie Review: HOP

Hi readers,

If you’re looking to get into the Easter spirit, or if you like to laugh, you should definitely check out the movie HOP (now available on Blu-ray & DVD).

This hilarious movie is a combination of live-action and animation that dazzles the eyes and ears with lots of colourful scenery and catchy music! The movie follows a teenage bunny, named E.B., who is supposed to become the next Easter Bunny. The only problem is, E.B. just wants to become a rock star. He decides the only way to make his dream come true is to leave home and head to Los Angeles. Things get a little crazy when E.B. first arrives in L.A., but then he meets a human, named Fred, who has big dreams of his own. Can the two of them help each other make their goals become a reality? You’ll have to watch the movie to find out!

Here are a few things I noticed about the movie:

1) There are cute animals everywhere. From fuzzy chicks to adorable bunnies, you may find yourself saying “AWWW!” many times during this flick!

2) I giggled a lot. There is an “evil” chick named Carlos in the movie that had me laughing every time he came on screen.

If you watch it, leave a comment below and let me know what you thought of the movie!

Have a Hoppy Easter, everyone!

Melissa

Assistant Editor of chickaDEE