All Things Spring

Tonight for FHE we decided to dye Easter eggs.  In preparation, I decided to look on pinterest for any interesting ideas.  I found a pin that talked about using Kool Aid as dye, so I decided we'd give it a try!  Here are the flavors we used.

They were 5 for a dollar and we didn't even end up using all of the ones that we bought.  You also only need water (not vinegar), so this was cheaper (and better smelling) than the traditional dyes.  All you need to do is add 1 pack of Kool Aid to 2/3 cup of water.  Sometimes it takes a little mixing of packets to get the color you want, but the dye Kool Aid worked much faster than dye, and our eggs turned out great!

Here are the Kool Aid flavors I used for each color-

Red- Cherry

Orange- Mango + 1/2 packet of Orange (this one smelled amazing!)

Yellow- Lemonade + 1/2 Packet Pineapple

Green- Lime

Blue- Mixed Berry

And then our purple didn't really work out, but turned to a cool brown using grape and black cherry.

I also made some fun little birds nest treats.  Normally you fill them with peanut M&M's but we decided to top them with Peeps this time.

The nest is super easy to make!  

1. Melt 6 tablespoons of butter and 4 tablespoons of peanut butter

2. Add 6 cups of marshmallows and completely melt.

3. Pour in 6 cups of Corn Flakes and stir well

4.  Form into nests and top or fill them!

Spring is definitely in the air! Here is a beautiful picture that my roommate took of a tree behind our apartment.

I just love spring!