Memorial Day Weekend – Kicking Off Summer Fun
Summer is just around the bend and Memorial Day weekend is the perfect time to kick off this wonderful time of year! Here are some things that we love about summer – eating, drinking, watermelon, spending time with family and good friends. Check out some of the fun things we’ve pinned to help you get the party started!
As a kid, Christine remember’s block parties and outdoor movies. She’s hoping to bring it back to her block someday so her kids can enjoy the same fun memories.
Eat seasonal veggies!
A buffalo chicken burger and some corn on the cob? Oh, yeah! Now we’re talking! Bring on the wet wipes!
Dawn’s kids love watermelon and we’re pretty certain these little pops would be right up their alley! I think all the kids will be going bananas for these!
For the big kids, a nice refreshing cocktail with a little Malibu Rum. Yum!!!
Satisfy a sweet tooth and show your country some love!
Hit the road and bike to the beach!
Get Nautical and look cute too!!!
Have any ideas that you’d like to share? Please leave us a comment below and tell us about them!
For more great summer ideas, check out our Summer Fun Pinterest Board.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream Sandwiches?
Nothing gets me more excited then when I have a “Martha” moment and I whip something up that I didn’t plan and it comes together just right! So, this is how these little delicious ice cream sandwiches came to be. These are super easy, and fun, and you can incorporate the kids into the process as well. After making them, I started thinking of all of the possibilities – ice cream flavors and birthday parties. And with summer on the horizon, it’s more of an excuse to eat something cool and refreshing! I love ice cream, and even more so, in the summer.
What You Will Need (NOTE: this whole recipe can be done gluten, dairy, nut and soy free)
Wax or Parchment paper
Ice cream (any kind – if you don’t eat dairy, opt for a non-dairy option)
Pillsbury Ready To Bake Sugar Cookies (if you eat gluten free, use a gluten free option, they sell them in the frozen specialty section of your grocery store)
Sugar Sprinkles
Enjoy Life Dairy, Nut, and Soy Free Mini Chocolate Chips (if you don’t need to go this route, choose regular mini chips)
A wine glass with a stem
Okay, let the fun begin!
1) Bake the cookies – DO NOT OVER COOK THEM!!!! Once you remove from the oven top the cookies with sugar sprinkles. These come in many colors. Let cool!
2)While your cookies are cooling pour your mini chips on a plate.
3) Lay a piece of wax or parchment paper on a cookie sheet or cake pan.
4) Scoop ice cream and lay on top of one cookie (make sure your ice cream isn’t too hard – you need it to be softened a bit).
5) Using the bottom of your wine glass, press the ice cream scoop until it’s flat.
6) Add the other half of the cookie and press on top.
7) Roll the cookie in the mini chips until it’s covered all the way around. Lay on the parchment paper.
Repeat all of the steps until your sandwiches are complete. You want to work fast so that you don’t have melted ice cream everywhere.
8) Put in the freezer until hard.
Start the movie, grab some napkins (this gets messy) and enjoy the heck out of them! And then hope that you made a couple of extras for another night, when the memory of just how good it was comes to mind!
