Issue One

By Jude Brown

Kids driving you crazy yet? Tired of hearing, "There's nothing to do?” Here are some activities to keep the kids occupied...easy treats that are fun to make and yummy to eat. (Always supervise stove and knife use...That's part of the fun !)

No Drips Popsicles
In a large bowl combine 1 small pkg. any flavor jello, 1 pkg. any flavor
unsweetened koolaide. 1 cup sugar, 2 cups hot water. Stir until dissolved,
Add 2 cups cold water, mix well. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.

Circus Peanut Salad
1 pkg. circus peanut candy (orange flavor)
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup minute tapioca
3 cups water
In a large saucepan, cook above over med. heat until candy melts. Cool
completely. When cool, add: 2 cups drained crushed pineapple, 3 bananas sliced, several maraschino cherries halved, and 1 small container whipped topping. Refrigerate a couple hours before serving.

English Muffin Pizza
Lay split halves of english muffins on a cookie sheet. Top each with 1 T. pizza
sauce, sprinkle with mozzarella or your favorite cheese, and top with slices
of pepperoni or green peppers (or whatever is your favorite on pizza). Bake at 400 for approximately 8 minutes until cheese is melted .

I found a great site for kids activities on the web. (http://top.bonus.com) Bonus.com is a supersite of exploration and imagination with over a 1000 things to do for kids. Kids food cyber club has lots of fun kids recipes and good links to other nifty food and educational sites.