You’ve just got to try this! It has got to be the simplest art and craft session ever:

1. Tape a piece of paper to your child’s Piggy Platter.
2. Place the Finger Paint a the top of the Platter. (The raised edge will help keep those slippery little paint buckets in place.)
3. Let your child have at it!
4. When they’re done, just pull up the piece of paper and post on the wall or fridge.
5. Take the Platter to the sink and rinse it clean.

How’s that for fast clean-up! (Well, not including your kiddo :o)

piggy platter

You know how Play-Doh leaves little balls of dried gunk everywhere? Well your child’s Piggy Platter placemat & craftmat is awesome for keeping the Play-Doh mess to a minimum!

The rubber gasket underneath not only helps keep the Platter in it’s place (unlike any other kid place mat or craft mat that goes sliding across the table unless you duct tape it down :o), but the gutter on the front and raised edge helps keep accessories and Doh from rolling off the table.

And clean-up? No problem. Just carry all those goobers right to the sink and rinse away! Simple, eh?

piggy platter
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Thanks so much for your order.

Remember, 10% of the profits from your order will benefit the amazing Feed the Children organization.

We hope you enjoy products from Smarty Parents as much as we’ve enjoyed creating them for you.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us any time (except for dinner time :o) at clever@smartyparents.com.

1 cup flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 Tbsp cooking oil
½ cup table salt
1 cup water
1 pkg unsweetened Kool-Aid

Mix dry ingredients. Add oil & water. Cook over medium heat until mixtureforms a ball. Pour onto waxed paper and knead. Store in airtight container.

NOTE: If a child eats this, it is NON-TOXIC. Easy, it lasts a long time, and the kids love it! It smells nicer than the store-bought stuff too!

Thanks to Aunt Renee, Redding, CA

2c. salted peanuts
2c. pretzel sticks broken into pieces
2c. Rice Krispies
2c. Captain Crunch cereal
1pkg. white bark - melted

Melt bark in double boiler - don’t let any water get into bark. Add other ingredients, mix well. Drop by spoonful on to waxed paper.

Thanks to Auntie Myrt from Spokane, WA

4 eggs
1c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1c. melted butter
6-12 oz. (2 cups) chocolate chips
1 9” unbaked pie shell

Preheat oven 325°. In large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add flour, sugar, brown sugar; beat until well blended. Blend in melted butter. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into pie shell. Bake 1 hr.

A delicious favorite at the Bartell house, Portland, OR

1 can (5 oz) chuck white chicken - well drained
2 T. mayonnaise
2 T. raisins
2T. apricot jam
1T. finely chopped onion

In small batter bowl, combine chicken, mayonnaise, jam, raisins and onions. Mix and dollop onto your favorite bread. Cut into triangle quarters.

Thanks to Heather from Beaverton, OR

1lb ground chicken
2c. grated carrots
1/4c. diced bell pepper
1 1/2c. bean sprouts
4 tsp. corn starch
4 oz. drained sliced, water chestnuts
3 minced garlic cloves
1 1/2 soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 tsp. crushed pepper
egg roll wrappers

Cook and drain chicken, set aside, in same pan cook carrots, onion, pepper, sprouts, chestnuts, and garlic for 3 min on high. Return chicken to pan. In small bowl combine 1 Tbsp. water with oil, soy sauce, corn starch, crushed pepper. Pour over veggie and chicken mixture. Remove from heat. Spoon and wrap in wrappers. Cook 15 minutes @ 450° till brown.

Thanks to Trisha from Aloha, OR

Beat: 3 eggs
Add 1/2c milk
Add 1 1/2c soft bread crumbs
Let stand for 5 min.

Add 2 lbs. ground beef
2T. Horseradish
1 envelope onion soup mix

Add - 1/4 ketchup, 3T. brown sugar, 2T. dijon

Bake @ 375° 1 - 1 1/4 hr

Thanks to Rita from Klamath Falls, OR

Do you get as many bananas turning yucky brown in your house as we do ours? Put them in the freezer until your ready to make this yummy breakfast or anytime snack.

4-5 ripe bananas
add 2/3c. sugar
2 eggs or 1 egg and 2 egg whites
mix fork, 2c. flour (1 cup flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour)
1t. soda
1/2t. salt
stir - 1/2c. melted butter
1c. chocolate chips

Bake at 350° for 1 hr. check at 45 min

Another regular from the Bartell house, Portland, OR