Wednesday 25 June 2014

Show & Tell: Not a Neigh

Howdie!  First, a warning... you are likely to see a lot of Zebra and Orange themed things around these parts for a little while... The big bash has been and now... now we digest and reflect : )

Show & Tell Thursday's

You're probably aware we had a big 5-year old birthday recently.  The girls go to/went to a wonderful kindy - they celebrate the children and love them like their own.  It is a really warm, loving environment and when the kids leave you can feel and see the excitement mixed with a pang of sadness in the teacher's faces. They put on a bit of a leaving ceremony and read out the child's "diploma" of strengths, qualities and achievements on the last day... a special moment.

So last day of kindy arrived for Heidi. And of course we wanted to do something a little special, a little different for this big moment. Last year for her birthday we did some Zebra inspired cupcakes, the year before was orange popcorn... extreme brain-wracking ensued.


Ahha! Zebra biscuits! I have a recipe that I normally use but the bikkies are quite soft. For little kids I wanted them to be a bit more robust and crunchy so used this recipe.  They were delicious and very crisp cookies!


Finding a zebra/horse cookie cutter was a bit of a mission but we got there. not to mention then stacking the layers the wrong way and almost ending up with horizontally striped zebra's... We got there : ) The ones at the end looked a bit more like motley cows given all the rejigging of the scraps but they were tasty and still fun!

They went down a treat with young and old. I can see more of these in future - the end result is definitely worth the extra effort!

Ok lovelies - your turn! What have you been up to?
Cant wait to see your delightful goodies!
L xx

PS: Just so you know, there is no expectation to go as nuts as I do for occasions as Kindy. You know me and my tendencies to get a little carried away.... : )



15 comments:

  1. These must be the most amazing zebra cookies I have ever seen. Congrats H on turning 5! Xx

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  2. They look fantastic! I think it's wonderful that she has such a fixation on zebras, they are totally cool creatures, just like her. Hope she had a great birthday party and her excitement at starting school makes it easier for you to say goodbye to her preschool days.

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  3. these are totally gorgeous! I would love to have a tutorial on how you did them - my mind boggles but I am sure the boys would love to give them a go with me!

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  4. They look awesome! Great job :)

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  5. How cute are those!!! They look incredible friend!!!! Happy Thursday to you!!! Nicole xo

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  6. Oh my goodness, what awesome biscuits! You are such a clever cookie (hee hee)

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  7. tOTALLY AMAZING! I can see her when she is an adult & remembering all the wonderful things you have made for her.

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  8. Geez. You are so patient. Those biscuits oooze love. You sure are making the time to make a very special childhood for your gorgeous daughters. Bravo to you.

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  9. No way - the recipe is even called zebra cookies!!!

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  10. the biscuits are amazing. you should have done step by step photos for us. Kindy does graduation to school day sooo well.

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  11. Those biscuits are a great idea! Horizontal stripes woukd also be fun.

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  12. Those zebra cookies are great!

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  13. very very cool zebras! Sounds like such a lovely kindy!!

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  14. What amazing biscuits! I bet they were greatly enjoyed by all.

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