Bluey for Breakfast!

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by! Raise your hand if you love Bluey! Ok, now how would you like to have Bluey for breakfast? 😉 If you don’t know who Bluey is, here is a picture of Bluey that I took at our local store.

We have a couple of grandkids that love Bluey! A sweet friend of mine shared the following picture with me. (Thanks, Carolyn!)

(Sorry I don’t know who originally posted this, but it’s awesome!) After seeing this picture I decided to have a go at making a Bluey for breakfast at our house. Here’s how I did mine:

I started out with 2 pieces of bread. The first slice of bread I added peanut butter to the top portion, a little strip of butter to make it look white and then I used blueberry cream cheese on the bottom to make it blue. (A blue or purple jelly would work as a substitute for the cream cheese.)

Using the second slice of bread, I cut 2 triangles to use for ears. I put peanut butter on them too.

Next I used a slice of orange cheese to make 2 small triangles for the inside part of the ears.

I then placed these items on a plate with the ears at the top.

A white or whitish slice of cheese came next. I used a k-cup to cut around and made 2 circles in the cheese.

Yep, you guessed it, these are part of Bluey’s eyes.

I cut a banana into 1-2″ pieces and used the straightest piece for the nose.

2 small slices of banana cut in half provided Bluey with eyebrows.

3 blueberries on the eyes and end of the nose supplied the finishing touch! And I present to you….Bluey for breakfast! 🙂

I think Bluey turned out very cute! This is a fun breakfast to make for your kids! And maybe even more fun if they help you make it! One last note, my husband thought Bluey tasted pretty yummy! 😉

New Lego Minifigures!

Yes, it’s true! There is another new series of Lego minifigures! Are we excited?! Yes, we are! 🙂 This one is Series 27.

They seem to be random characters but they are pretty cool! 🙂 Here’s all 12 in the series:

And now these are some closer up pictures with the name of each minifigure below the picture. I found these pictures on the Lego website.

You want to know if I bought any? Well, of course, I had to try them out for you! 😉 I bought 2 and these are the ones I got:

Cupid…how cute is this?!

And the Longboarder.

Now, which ones are you hoping to find? I think they are all pretty amazing, but if I had to pick just one I would like to have the Cat Lover…or maybe the Plush Toy Collector. 🙂

Happy hunting! 🙂

Kids Book Challenge 2025

Well, we are off and running with our new year! I have always felt that reading to or with children is very important in giving them a great start in life. I wanted to make reading a fun challenge for you and your kids and so I’ve come up with a book reading challenge for 2025. 🙂 I’ve compiled a list of types of books you can read. They are not specific titles but rather things like reading “A book with a red cover”. This way it can be adapted to the age of the children you are reading with. For instance, reading a book about a dragon could be a picture book or it could be a higher level chapter book. Please feel free to adapt the list to suit your family’s needs! First I’ll give you the challenge list and then I’ll share some examples of books that fit the different descriptions. Let’s see if we can challenge each other to read 25 books in 2025! Kudos to anyone that reads more! 🙂 Oh, one more thing…a book can only fulfill one spot in the challenge. 😉

Kids Book Challenge 2025

 1.) A book with a dog character                        23.) First book in a series

 2.) A book with a red cover                                24.) A book with magic

 3.) A book about making a craft                        25.) A book with a kid detective

 4.) A book with a number in the title

 5.) A book with a cat character

 6.) A book recommended by a friend

 7.) A book with an orange cover

 8.) A book with rhyming words

 9.) A children’s magazine

10.) A book about an unusual animal

11.) A joke or riddle book

12.) A book with a blue cover

13.) A book with chapters

14.) A book about a dragon

15.) A book that teaches you how to draw

16.) A book that has a mystery

17.) A book about a bird

18.) A coloring book

19.) A book about a monkey

20.) A book that is also a movie

21.) A book with a mouse character

22.) A book with a green cover

There’s the link for downloading the book challenge if you would like to print a copy.

Now for a few examples of books that might fit the descriptions.

This book could fit #3…a book about making a craft.

This book matches #21…book with a mouse character.

This one works for #9…a magazine

How about this book for #15…teaching you to draw.

Here’s a good book for #8 with rhyming words.

This book could be for a chapter book in #13 or #14 about a dragon. But it can only count for one! 😉 Oh, it also works for #24, a book with magic!

This one fits well for #1 about a dog or #7 a book with an orange cover.

Any Curious George book would work for #19 a book about a monkey.

Just one more example could be this book for #16 with a mystery, #23 first book in a series or #25 about a kid detective.

I hope these examples will give you some great ideas to get started on your book challenge! You can do the books in any order! Just see if you can get them all read in 2025!

Happy reading!! 🙂

Happy New Year 2025!

And just like that, 2024 is done and we’ve opened up a brand new year!

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? It could be a fun time to start some new habits with the kids. Maybe make up a chart with some boxes to check off each day when they complete a chore or activity. A chore could be making their bed or cleaning up their toys and an activity could be reading a book together or doing a simple craft. Some folks are really into making New Year’s resolutions and some folks think they are silly. To each his own! 🙂

Let’s start our new year together with a bit of silliness. Today I’m sharing some things that have made me grin or even laugh out loud when I saw them. I hope they will brighten your day! 🙂

Lego Advent Calendar – Day #24

Wow, today is the last day of our Lego City advent calendar. The time sure flew by quickly!

Let’s open the last door now.

I think these pieces are going to make someone special! 🙂

Look, it’s Santa Claus himself! 🙂

Here is your favorite couple wishing you a very Merry Christmas! 🙂

I hope you have enjoyed our time together sharing the Lego advent calendar! And I hope your Christmas Eve is special and filled with love! 🙂

Last Minute Stocking Stuffers!

If you are on the hunt for some last minute stocking stuffers, check out your nearest Joann Fabric and Craft store! They have an AWESOME sale on some really fun looking craft type kits for kids. How good is the sale? 70% OFF!! Wow!

To make it even easier, they have signs posted to help you with the math! LOL 😉

Here are some of the kids I found:

#1.) Pom pom sticker kit

#2.) Paper garland kit

#3.) Plaster handprint kit

#4.) Foam stickers

#5.) Suncatcher kit

#6.) Sand ornament kit

#7.) Color-in 3D gingerbread house

#8.) Air-dry clay kit

#9.) Reusable sticker book

#10.) Color-in tablecloth

#11.) Pom pom character kit

#12.) Bead ornament kit

These kits should provide hours of fun for your favorite kiddos! 🙂

Are You Looking for Last Minute Lego Deals?

I just wanted to share this quick tidbit with you! 🙂 If you are looking for some last minute Lego Christmas gifts, check out your nearest Walmart store! Here are a few great deals I spotted in a Walmart store near us!

#1.) Lego Disney Asha’s Cottage #43231. Regular price $49.97, sale price $30.00.

#2.) Lego Star Wars The Crimson Firehawk #75384. Regular price $49.97, sale price $30.00.

#3.) Lego Dreamzzz Zoey and Zian the Cat-Owl #71476. Regular price $49.97, sale price $30.00.

4.) Lego Friends Mars Space Base and Rocket #42605. Regular price $80.00, sale price $49.00.

#5.) Lego Disney Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight over London #43232. Regular price $60.00, sale price $36.50.

Three of these sets are already sold out on the Lego website. Hope you can find what you’re looking for near you in time for Christmas! 🙂