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Lily contemplating her Aunt Heather's art.
Lily contemplating her Aunt Heather’s art.

Lily has always loved creating art. My sisters helped cultivate her love of art; they gave her a pair of safety scissors before she was three, finger paint, and Lily’s favorite art supply: tape.

When Lily was five years old, she painted a picture that she modeled after her Aunt Heather’s paintings. She called it “Swirly Swirly.”

h and l paintings
Heather’s painting on the left, Lily’s painting on the right

My little Emmy has been singing and dancing since she could walk. When she was about two years old, Emmy’s cousin taught her Our Song by Taylor Swift.

… on your window
When we’re on the phone and you talk real slow
’cause it’s late and your mama don’t know

The first date: “Man, I didn’t kiss her, and I should have”
And when I got home … ‘fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

The apples don’t fall far from the trees; Lily and Emmy’s aunts are art and music professors. Das liegt in der Familie!

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Tips and Tricks: Bunny Pops!

Last week I tried to make cake pops for Tips and Tricks Tuesday. They were a disaster.

I made the cake crumbs too small, added too much frosting, and didn’t have a proper holder for the cake pops to dry after I dipped them. They tasted horrible (too much frosting, not enough cake) and they kept falling off the sticks.

Since the cake pops weren’t cooperating for me, I decided to go with marshmallow pops for an easy Easter treat instead. I had a lot of success with Candy Corn Marshmallow Pops for Halloween, so why not?

To make these Bunny Marshmallow Pops, you will need:

lollipop sticks
regular sized marshmallows
dark chocolate candy melts
green candy melts (or use candy melt gel colors to dye white candy melts)
green colored coconut flakes (optional)
bunny peeps

Melt the dark chocolate candy melts with a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip the marshmallows in the chocolate and allow the candy to set completely. While the chocolate is setting, prepare your green chocolate. Using a kitchen shears, snip the heads of the bunny peeps off of the body. Feel free to sing “Little Bunny Foo-Foo” as you snip (for field mice revenge).

https://lemondroppie.com/2013/03/bunny-marshmallow-pops-recipe/

We used a small colander to hold some of the pops, but it didn’t hold that many, so I also placed some in water glasses.

https://lemondroppie.com/2013/03/bunny-marshmallow-pops-recipe/

When the chocolate is set, dip the tops into green candy melts. I thought it would be cute to add green coconut also, but I didn’t have any. (Typical!) Press the bunny head into the green candy and let it set.

https://lemondroppie.com/2013/03/bunny-marshmallow-pops-recipe/

https://lemondroppie.com/2013/03/bunny-marshmallow-pops-recipe/

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