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Ritz Holiday Peppermint Crackers

December 21, 2017/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Ritz Holiday Peppermint Crackers This is a really easy treat to make if you need to take something to a holiday party. They are so easy to make that kids can make them, too! Here’s how to make them. It’s not an exact recipe, and depends on how many you want to make. Kids don’t […]

Read your Way Through the Alphabet with CATalphabet

December 16, 2017/in Books, Product Review /by ValleyFamilyFun

Read your Way Through the Alphabet with CATalphabet! **Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for this review. I love to support our local authors and artisans! All opinions are our own.** “The drawings were so great! I loved all the cats!” Halifax artist Shelagh Duffett has created a beautiful, whimsical new children’s […]

Ritz Holiday Peppermint Crackers

December 21, 2017/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Read your Way Through the Alphabet with CATalphabet

December 16, 2017/in Books, Product Review /by ValleyFamilyFun

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Ritz Holiday Peppermint Crackers

December 21, 2017/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Ritz Holiday Peppermint Crackers

This is a really easy treat to make if you need to take something to a holiday party. They are so easy to make that kids can make them, too!

Here’s how to make them. It’s not an exact recipe, and depends on how many you want to make.

Kids don’t always like peppermint-flavoured food, so play around with the recipe.

Ingredients

Chocolate chips

Ritz crackers

Crushed candy canes

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave. Add a bit of milk or cream to keep it smooth. Mix until it is smooth.
Add a few drops of peppermint extract (optional)
Take a spoon and spread some chocolate mixture on the top of the Ritz cracker. Or, dip in to cover both sides.
Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
Let sit until they harden, or speed the process by putting them in the freezer for an hour or so.

Enjoy!

I find them they go soggy if you don’t eat them all in one day… so only make a few at a time!

Read your Way Through the Alphabet with CATalphabet

December 16, 2017/in Books, Product Review /by ValleyFamilyFun

Read your Way Through the Alphabet with CATalphabet!

**Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for this review. I love to support our local authors and artisans! All opinions are our own.**

“The drawings were so great! I loved all the cats!”

Halifax artist Shelagh Duffett has created a beautiful, whimsical new children’s book called CATalphabet!

Here’s what it’s about:

CATalphabet! is a storybook book full of cats and fun verse and letters of the alphabet! The alphabet is what gives the book it’s structure, but it is much MORE than a romp through the letters. It is a book of conversation starters
An ABC Cat Picture Book/Bedtime story, about learning the alphabet with 26 full colour brilliant illustrations, for ages 2-65.
Some verses were just written for the joy of reading it aloud, like the letter R!

My boys are obsessed with cats, especially as they know we can never have one (blame their father. He’s allergic!) So, we knew this would be the perfect book to test out.

To help us, we invited the boys’ 3-year old cousin, Evan, to come read it with them.

As a normal 3-year old, he has a short attention span, but, he sat still the whole time, listening to every word, looking at the beautiful pictures.

Listen to Daniel read a few pages!

As an 11 year old, Daniel had trouble with a couple of the words, but I was right there to help him, and he learned a few new vocab words!

If you are looking for a delightful book this Christmas, support a local author and artist, then look no further than this delightful book, CATalphabet by Shelagh Duffett and Jonathan Mills!

Available on Amazon.

CATalphabet!: (Witty ABC Cat Bedtime Story/Picture Book, About Learning the Alphabet with 26 Beautiful Full Colour Illustrations, Ages 2-8)

CATalphabet can be purchased at Woozles, Made in the Maritimes, Jennifers of NS, and from Shelagh herself at the Halifax Seaport Market on Saturdays. (And Amazon/Indigo/Chapters etc and Etsy store http://www.aliceinparis.com)

Purchasing from Shelagh directly means she can personalize the book. She also signs all the copies that are in local Halifax shops.

Instagram – Http://www.instagram.com/aliceinparis1

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Shelaghduffett.art

Website – www.shelaghduffett.com