Thin Mint Brownies

Girl Scout cookie season has exploded all over my dining room table. It's hard to not eat them all myself - especially the Thin Mints. The Girl Scouts got smart and added recipes to their website that use the cookies. I made the Thin Mint brownies.

Thin Mint Brownies

1 sleeve (1/2 the package) of Thin Mints
1 brownie mix
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup oil

Preheat oven according to brownie mix.
Place thin mints in a plastic bag and crush them using the back or a spoon.
Mix all ingredients together (1 ended up using 1/4 cup more oil and 1 more egg than the mix called for - these totals are reflected above).
Bake as directed.

These were a hit! The thin mints didn't add an overpowering mint flavor, just a really subtle hint of mint. I'll make then again - as long as I have thin mints left on my table!!!!




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Bath coloring ice cubes

These were a big hit! My son initially wasn't trilled with the residue they left on his fingers. I told him it was colored soap and then he was good! Each cube lasted a few minutes at the temperature I had his bath at. The only thing I would do different is give him 1 color (or 2 primes colors that mix well). He played with green, yellow and red cubes so the bathtub water turned brown. I was afraid this many stain not only our hands, but my bathtub as well. But no - not even a tint of color that shouldn't be there.















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Bath coloring ice cubes

These were a big hit! My son initially wasn't trilled with the residue they left on his fingers. I told him it was colored soap and then he was good! Each cube lasted a few minutes at the temperature I had his bath at. The only thing I would do different is give him 1 color (or 2 primes colors that mix well). He played with green, yellow and red cubes so the bathtub water turned brown. I was afraid this many stain not only our hands, but my bathtub as well. But no - not even a tint of color that shouldn't be there.















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Masking tape race track

After 3 months, I finally had a morning to do nothing with my son. Last night I went on Pinterest and got a ton of ideas to do with him.

The last one of the morning was a race track made out of masking tape. He loved it. Of course, after we did the other activities he wanted to play cars and I didn't have masking tape. He was a good sport and off to Hobby Lobby we went (and hit In-n-Out on the way home - yummy!!)

While he was eating his grilled cheese sandwich, I starting making the track. He was looking at me like I was crazy, but caught on pretty fast. Then I kept hearing "cool mom", "awesome". That is the reason I'm doing these things!!!! I can't wait until his sister gets home.




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