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Time Out for Laughing

Hello again! How is your week going? I hope it’s been good so far, but just in case its been less than stellar, let’s take a couple of minutes out to laugh. 🙂 As the old saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine!” So here is your dose of medicine for today! 😉

#1.) What is the difference between a beluga and a guppy?

Answer: There’s a whale of a difference!

#2.) Why don’t bears wear hats?

Answer: They like being bear-headed!

#3.) Where does a rabbit catch a plane?

Answer: At the hare-port!

#4.) Why did the dog get into fights?

Answer: Because he was a Boxer!

#5.) Who does a frog go to when he needs an eye examination?

Answer: A hop-tometrist!

#6.) Why does nobody want to play games with the big cat?

Answer: Because they know he’s a cheetah!

#7.) What time is it when the clock strikes 13?

Answer: Time to get a new clock!

#8.) What type of dog makes the best artist?

Answer: A labra-doodler!

#9.) Who likes to eat hamburgers, fries and ants?

Answer: Ronald McAardvark!

#10.) What state has the most cats & dogs?

Answer: Pets-ylvania!

I hope these jokes cheered you up and made you smile! Now go share them with someone else and brighten their day too! 🙂

It’s Pizza Day!

Yum! Everybody loves pizza, right? If you do, today is your day! I love Sandra Boynton’s calendar picture for today from her “Every Day’s a Fabulous Holiday 2024 Calendar”:

Cute little guy, isn’t he? But back to pizza…be sure to check around your local area for pizza shops that are running sales on pizza today! I’m sure it will vary depending on where you live. One type of pizza we sometimes buy from a grocery store is one that makes the crust using cauliflower instead of regular flour. No, it doesn’t taste like cauliflower, which is pretty cool! They have different flavors and toppings available. We like to add a little more pizza sauce and cheese before baking ours.

But if you don’t want to buy a pizza or you just prefer to make your own, let me share a couple of suggestions. One way to make quick and easy individual pizzas is to use english muffins for the crust. Gather your favorite pizza ingredients…

Cut an english muffin in half and spread it with some pizza sauce. Then add cheese and your favorite toppings. One nice thing about this method is everyone can make their pizza to suit their likes. Using aluminum foil or parchment paper on a baking sheet is a good plan for easy clean up.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F until the cheese melts and browns a bit and the pizza are heated through.

Another pizza suggestion that was shared with me is to make a Pizzadilla. Using the soft round tortilla shells, put one on a baking sheet and spread with sauce and toppings. Top with some cheese. Put another tortilla shell on top. Bake at 425 degrees till browned and crispy, then flip and bake until the second side is browned too. Only takes about 10 minutes. This makes a cracker like crust. And again, everyone can add their own favorite toppings. 🙂

One more fun idea that I saw but haven’t tried yet is to use a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet, then make small piles of mozzarella cheese in circles. Leave some space between them. Top each one with pepperoni and your favorite pizza spices like oregano and parsley. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for a minute or two and the place on a paper towel lined plate. Serve with your favorite pizza sauce for dipping!

Wow, there are lots of ways to enjoy pizza, aren’t there?! I hope you will enjoy your favorite pizza on this Pizza Day! 🙂

After Christmas Blues

*This post is a repeat from a couple years ago, but it is so applicable to today! I hope it helps! 🙂

When all the hustle and bustle and excitement leading up to Christmas has passed, do the After-Christmas Blues show up at your house? Sometimes taking a break from all the “new” toys and kits that arrived on Christmas Day, can be a help. Try going back to some of the “old” crafts they’ve done before but haven’t thought about in a while. New toys and things will seem more fun again after the kids have had a little break from them. There is comfort to be found in the tried-and-true. Here are a couple of suggestions of things we’ve done on here before but might be fun to pop out for the kids again.

#1.) Making paper snowflakes. It’s still obviously winter and cold outside so how about doing a craft with snowflakes that don’t make your fingers cold when you play with them. Follow the link to this project:

Do You Want to Make Snowflakes?

#2.) You can even make a snowman with your paper snowflakes.

Do You Wanna Build a Snowman from Paper Snowflakes?

#3.) Hide and Seek Snacks. Try making up a fun snack in little cups and hiding the cups for the kids to find. Look for that post here:

Hide and Seek Snacks

#4.) Make some craft stick snowflakes. These are easy and fun! Follow the link to see how they’re made:

https://wordpress.com/post/thekidsniche.com/3254

There are over 700 posts here on my blog so I hope you can find some fun things to do with your kids to help everyone get back on an even keel again. Those new gifts will look even better afterwards! Have fun! Hugs to all of you! 🙂

Tickle Your Funny Bone!

We haven’t done any riddles for a while so I thought I’d pop on here and share some to brighten your day. 🙂

#1.) I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?

Answer: A stamp!

#2.) If you drop a yellow hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?

Answer: It becomes wet!

#3.) What did zero say to eight?

Answer: “Nice belt!”

#4.) I sometimes run but I cannot walk. What am I?

Answer: Your nose!

#5.) What fruit can you never cheer up?

Answer: A blue-berry!

#6.) What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?

Answer: A cupcake!

#7.) What did one plate say to the other plate?

Answer: “Dinner’s on me!”

#8.) Why did the pony get sent to his room?

Answer: He wouldn’t stop horsing around!

#9.) What did the dog say when it sat on sandpaper?

Answer: “Ruff! Ruff!”

#10). What fish only swims at night?

Answer: A starfish!

Well, is your funny bone laughing? 😉 I hope these riddles brightened your day! 🙂