Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I’m not great at making homemade family night treats every week–or having weekly family nights, for that matter.  But I’m trying harder to manage the latter, and since it was a quiet afternoon, I decided to enlist my 6-year-old in making the former.  He was restless and feeling left out of his sisters’ activities and needed some one-on-one; he was also one of the most important recipients of tonight’s lesson (making proper apologies instead of yelling ‘sorry’ in an aggravated voice across the room, or the lawn), and so I figured helping with the treats would soften the message.  Out of several no-bake options–because IT’S HOT–these Puppie Chow Krispie Treats won out; they’re essentially Muddy Buddy flavored Rice Krispie treats, and who doesn’t like the sound of that?  Ultimately, I’ve decided I’d rather have the real thing–you don’t get the perfect amount of powdered sugar in each bite of these, making some bites not quite sweet enough for me–but if you’re passionate about Muddy Buddies and don’t have Chex, these are a reasonable substitute.  The kiddos seemed to like them–you’ll have to let me know what you think!