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Things I Love: DIY Piñatas

We know that the idea of making your own piñata sounds crazy, but we PROMISE it’s a lot easier than it looks! We’ve collected 12 piñata tutorials to inspire you. Isn’t a piñata that matches the theme of your party just what you’ve been looking for? Read on and get to crafting!

12 DIY Pinatas | Vicky Barone

1. Fox | 2. Mini Cactus | 3. Diamond
4. Ice Cream Cone | 5. Bee Hive | 6. Taco
7. Car | 8. Donkey | 9. Watermelon
10. Numbers | 11. Moon | 12. Flamingo

Click on the links above to find your way to each piñata tutorial. Good luck and have fun!

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Orange Banana Popsicles

These orange banana Popsicles are made with fresh fruit and Greek yogurt. That’s it! They are a simple, healthy treat your kids will absolutely love.

Orange Banana Yogurt Popsicles | Vicky Barone[Yields about 6 Popsicles]

Ingredients:
1 banana
1 orange
1/2 cup Greek yogurt ( we used vanilla, but you can use any flavor you’d like!)

Directions:
1. Peel banana and orange and cut into pieces. Remove the seeds from the orange.
2. Combine banana, orange, and yogurt in a blender and blend.
3. Scoop or pour into Popsicle molds.
4. Add sticks and freeze overnight (we used tongue depressors instead of Popsicle sticks so that they would be easier to hold in little hands).

We hope you enjoy this sweet treat!

 

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Recipes Things I Love

Things I Love: Summer Salads

1. Raspberry Mango Chicken Cashew | 2. Strawberries and Coconut Bacon
3. Kale and Blood Orange | 4. Skinny Chopped Cob
5. Caramelized Peach Caprese | 6. Sriracha Lime Chicken and Grilled Pineapple

We are always looking for fresh new recipes to liven up our lunches. These crisp and fruity salads look like they will certainly do the trick. Goodbye, salami and cheese; hello, grilled pineapple!

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Things I Love: Homemade Ice Cream

1. Strawberry Cheesecake | 2. Dark Chocolate |3. Maple Bacon Crunch
4. Chocolate Cake Butterscotch | 5. Avocado | 6. Hazelnut Salted Caramel
7. Blueberry Maple Cinnamon | 8. Honey Ricotta | 9. Rhubarb
10. Peanut Butter Cookies & Cream | 11. Pumpkin Pie | 12. Lemon Buttermilk

July is National Ice Cream Month! We’re not sure what we’ve been doing all month (other than not making ice cream), but we’ve got four more days to make things right. Here are 12 mouth-watering ice cream recipes you can make yourself! Happy July!

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Kids Recipes

Frozen Banana Pops

Frozen banana pops are one of our favorite Summer treats. While an entire chocolate covered banana is delicious, these little pops are a lot less messy and they’re the perfect size for kiddos!

Frozen Banana Pops | Vicky Barone

Ingredients: ripe bananas, melting chocolate, sprinkles, and Popsicle sticks.

Directions:
1. Peel a banana and cut it into about four of five pieces.
2. Put each piece of banana onto a Popsicle stick.
3. Melt the chocolate and dip the banana pops into it. We only covered half of each banana piece with chocolate, but you can dunk the whole thing!
4. Dip into sprinkles.
5. Place on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper and place in freezer 1 hour or until completely frozen.

Frozen Banana Pops | Vicky Barone

Instead of sprinkles, crush up your favorite candy. Reese’s Pieces and Butterfinger make great toppings as well!

Frozen Banana Pops | Vicky BaroneOnce frozen, transfer the banana pops to an airtight container and keep in the freezer. Or eat them all in one sitting. We wouldn’t blame you.

 

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DIY Products Things I Love

Things I Love: Flower Crowns

1. Paper Flowers | 2. Yellow and White
3. Fresh Flowers | 4. Bridal Headpiece
5. Baby’s Breath | 6&7. Spring Flowers

We have been seeing the most beautiful flower crowns all over the Internet, from buy to DIY and we wanted to share some of our favorites! Floral headpieces make the perfect wedding day accessory or rainy day activity! Which one is your favorite?

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Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles

We have another tasty 21-and-over Popsicle that’s easy to throw together on a hot afternoon: Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles. Oh and did we mention they’re healthy too? That’s right, they’re made with yogurt and fruit! Rum and chocolate are healthy too…right?
Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles | Vicky Barone

Ingredients:
3 oz fresh raspberries (about 1/2 a carton)
3/4 cups of greek yogurt
2 oz flavored rum (we used vanilla, but you can use any flavor you like!)
dark chocolate candy melts

*optional: sugar, honey, or agave syrup for extra sweetness

Directions:
1. In a blender, combine raspberries, yogurt, and rum.
2. Pour mixture into Popsicle mold.
3. Cover Popsicle mold with aluminum foil and make small slits over each Popsicle opening (this will hold the sticks up straight!).
4. Insert Popsicle sticks and place on a flat surface in the freezer. Freeze overnight.
5. Remove frozen Popsicles from mold and place on a plate or tray.
6. Melt candy melts in a bowl and scoop the melted chocolate into a Ziploc bag.
7. Cut a small tip off of the Ziploc bag and drizzle the melted chocolate over the Popsicles.

Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles | Vicky Barone

Garnish with the remaining raspberries if you’re feeling fancy!

Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles | Vicky Barone

Chocolate Raspberry Rumsicles | Vicky Barone

Make sure you label these Popsicles clearly so they’re not accidentally given to kiddos!

Use more rum if you’d like, but eat them quickly as they melt much faster than alcohol-free Popsicles. Enjoy!

 

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Things I Love: Refreshing Summer Drinks

1. Hibiscus Iced Tea Sparkler | 2. Macha Mint Iced Tea | 3. Strawberry Pineapple Shaker-Upper
4. Citrus Infused Water | 5. Blueberry Lavender Lemonade | 6. Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

As much as we love a good crisp cocktail on a hot Summer day, there’s really nothing better than a sweet and refreshing non-alcoholic drink to cool you down. Then again, you could easily add a shot of liquor to each of these and we would not blame you.

We hope everyone is enjoying their Summer! Stay cool 🙂