Mickey Shaped Beignets and POG Juice

To continue with our Disney Food Friday posts, we decided to try and make some beignets and POG juice for a fun snack at home! You can watch our YouTube video here.

Instead of making beignets from scratch and frying them in oil, we used a can of biscuits and made them in our air fryer!

All the ingredients you need are as follows:

  • Can of biscuits
  • Flour for rolling biscuit dough flat
  • Spray for the air fryer basket

That’s it! Now, I did do an experiment and brush melted butter on top of some of them before I fried them just to see how they tasted. I honestly liked the ones that we didn’t put butter on better. So you definitely don’t need the butter, but if you want, it won’t hurt them.

Also, if you don’t have an air fryer, there are a ton of recipes out there that show you how to fry and make them from scratch! I’ll share a few links here…

This recipe is SO easy! First spread out some flour on parchment paper or a clean, flat surface. Then flatten each individual biscuit until they are big enough for the cookie cutter you want to use.

We cut ours into Mickey shapes, but you can use whatever cookie cutter you want!

Preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees.

Next, spray your air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray. Lay the biscuits inside, being careful not to overlap them or stack them on top. I was able to do four at a time in my air fryer. Cook for about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through. Watch them towards the end because they will start to turn brown quickly.

Let them cool off for a few seconds, then dip them in or sprinkle them with powdered sugar!

Now we need to make the POG juice! This juice is served at several different restaurants at Walt Disney World and at the Aulani Resort in Hawaii. It’s also called Jambo Juice and Jungle Juice, depending on what restaurant you are dining in.

We used the recipe straight from Disney Parks Blog, which you can find here.

All you need is Orange Juice, Passion Fruit Juice and Guava Juice.

We couldn’t find Guava Juice at our stores here, but we found Guava Nectar, which I have seen listed in some recipes online so I figured it would be okay!

Basically to make one whole pitcher of POG Juice, you need to mix 4 cups of each ingredient together. That’s it! It’s SO delicious and SO refreshing! I can’t wait to make this again during the summer on a hot day!

And that is it for today my friends! I hope you have fun making some delicious treats! If you make these, tag me on Instagram (pixie.dust.mom) because I would love to see it! Until next time, have a magical day and see ya real soon!

Be Our Guest “Grey Stuff” Recipe

Have you tried the Grey Stuff at Be Our Guest in Magic Kingdom? If you have, you know how amazing it is! We wanted to try and recreate it at home and we were not disappointed! Disney Parks Blog posted a recipe of it earlier this year and I couldn’t believe it when I realized how easy it was to make! Follow along as we make some magic at home! Click here to watch our Youtube video!

Click here for the recipe from the Disney Parks Blog.

Ingredients you will need:

  • 15 chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 1 8 oz tube of cool whip
  • 1 3.4 oz package of instant vanilla pudding
  • 3 Tablespoons of instant chocolate pudding
  • 1 1/2 cups of cold whole milk
  • 12 sugar cookies (optional)
  • Decorative, edible sugar pearls (optional)

First, mix together the milk and vanilla pudding. Make sure you buy the 3.4 oz package of pudding! There are different sizes so make sure you get the right one! Once those are mixed together well (the thicker the better!), chill it in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

While the mixture was chilling, we crushed up our sandwich cookies. We put them in a Ziploc bag, then crushed them with a rolling pin and our hands the best we could. Then we put the crumbs in a food processor to grind them into a fine powder.

After 2 hours, mix the cookie crumbs into the pudding mixture. Then add cool whip and chocolate pudding. Then chill for another hour in the fridge!

To make this look “pretty and presentable”, I bought a piping bag set and some edible sugar pearls at Walmart. You do NOT need this to enjoy this dish, however it’s always fun to go the extra mile, especially if the kiddos are helping! The piping bag was very easy to use and the mixture was just the right amount of thickness!

The picture on the left is what you will get at the Be Our Guest restaurant and the picture on the right is what we made! They look a little different, but it’s understandable…I’m sure they use a few different ingredients in the restaurant since they have to make it in such large quantities. We love how it tasted and would definitely make it again! A fun idea I had…you could change up the pudding flavors to make different combinations! Have fun and make some awesome memories as you go along! If you make this, please tag me on Instagram (pixie.dust.mom) ! I would love to see it!

I’ll be back soon with another Disney recipe experience to share!

Mickey Shaped Peppermint Rice Krispy Treats

We all know that Disney World and Disneyland have the best Mickey shaped treats! But when you’re not at the parks, you can still enjoy some yummy treats at home too!

This recipe is very simple and requires no baking! Your kids will love to help you out with this one!

Here’s what you need:

  • Melting chocolates. I used vanilla and milk chocolate for this recipe but you don’t have to have both.
  • Rice Krispies Cereal
  • Marshmallows- to make the rice krispies
  • Butter- to make the rice krispies
  • Candy canes

The melting chocolates were so easy to use. I microwaved them until they were soft and then stirred them with a spoon until it was melted completely.

I used a rolling pin to crush up the candy canes. I tried to get them as fine as I could, but this is totally your preference!

After I made the Rice Krispies according to the package, I let it cool and then used my cookie cutters to cut out my Mickey shapes!

I found this whole set of cookie cutters on Amazon for 6 or 7 dollars!

I initially tried to dip the cakes into the chocolate, but I ended up spreading the chocolate on with this icing spreader which seemed to work better and cover it better. I also ended up using the spreader to drizzle chocolate over them at the end after I sprinkled with the peppermint pieces!

After I spread the chocolate over the cake, I used a spoon to scoop and sprinkle the peppermint pieces!

You can leave it like this as is, or you can drizzle more chocolate over the top to add another layer to extra goodness! I think I like them better like that actually, but to each his own!

And there you have it, easy as can be! I would love hear how these turned out for you! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know! And don’t forget to follow me on Instagram (pixie.dust.mom) and Facebook (Pixie Dust Mom)!

Mickey Shaped Rice Krispy Peppermint Chocolate Treats

  1. Make Rice Krispy treats according to package instructions.
  2. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
  3. Melt chocolate in microwave until soft, then stir with spoon until all the way melted.
  4. Break up peppermint candy canes into little pieces (I used a rolling pin and basically smashed it on the candy canes in a plastic bag!).
  5. Spread chocolate over rice krispy treat.
  6. Sprinkle peppermint pieces over the top.
  7. You can drizzle more chocolate over top of this to add even more flavor! If you melt more than one type of chocolate, you can switch it up and do two flavors on one treat!

Christmas Disney Plus Playlist

We’re in December and in full-on Christmas mode! Have you started watching any holiday movies yet?

Since my post about Halloween movies and shows on Disney Plus was so popular, I wanted to do the same for Christmas time!

I’ve divided them up into movies/shorts and then TV episodes (mainly Disney Junior shows).

Movies/Shorts:

  • 12 Dates of Christmas
  • A Christmas Carol-2009
  • Arendelle Castle Yule Log
  • Babes in Toyland
  • Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas
  • The Christmas Star
  • Decorating Disney
  • Home Alone 1, 2, and 3
  • I’ll Be Home For Christmas
  • Mickey’s Christmas Carol
  • Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas
  • Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • The Mistletones
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • Noelle
  • Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
  • One Magic Christmas
  • Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
  • The Santa Clause
  • Santa Clause 2
  • Santa Clause 3, The Escape Clause
  • Santa Paws 2
  • The Small One
  • Snowglobe
  • Twas the Night
  • The Ultimate Christmas Present
  • While You Were Sleeping
  • Winnie the Pooh, A Very Merry Pooh Year
  • Prep and Landing
  • Prep and Landing, Naughty and Nice
  • Santa’s Workshop
  • Once Upon A Snowman
  • Lego Star Wars Holiday Special

Disney Junior Shows:

  • Bluey- Season 1, Episode 52
  • Doc McStuffins- Season 2, Episode 11 and Season 5, Episode 3
  • Fancy Nancy- Season 1, Episode 16
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse- Season 1, Episode 20; Season 3, Episode 1; Season 5, Episode 5 and 6
  • Mickey and the Roadster Racers- Season 1, Episode 23
  • Muppet Babies- Season 1, Episode 17
  • Puppy Dog Pals- Season 1, Episode 20 and Season 2, Episode 7
  • T.O.T.S.- Season 1, Episode 18
  • Vampirina- Season 2, Episode 21

If you find anymore, please leave a comment below so I can add it to the list!

Happy viewing and Merry Christmas!

Grinch Heart Craft

“Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss

This may not be a Disney craft, but we consider The Grinch a staple in this house every Christmas. My daughter loves watching all the versions every year!

As we all know, the Grinch is NOT a fan of Christmas at all, until he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the residents of Whoville. Then what happens? His heart grows 3 sizes! “And then the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two!” – Dr. Seuss

For this craft, all you need is:

  • Construction Paper
  • Scissors
  • Heart cookie cutters, a few different sizes
  • Erasable pencil
  • Crayons

First take your smallest cookie cutter and trace it on the very left side of your paper. Then take your middle size cookie cutter and trace it next to the first, with their sides overlapping just a bit. Then do the same with your last and biggest cookie cutter.

Then all you will do is cut along the edges of the hearts but don’t cut where they overlap. It should look something like this…

Erase any pencil marks that you see and now you’re ready for the most important part!

I asked my 4 year old to think of 3 things that she loved about Christmas or doing at Christmas time. Then she drew them, one on each heart. I then added the title at the bottom of the biggest heart with the sharpie. Now you can fold it up where the smallest heart is on top, then you can unfold to reveal the bigger hearts!

This is such a fun and easy craft for the kids, and takes away from the focus on presents to other fun activities that Christmas time can bring!

What would be your 3 favorite things about Christmas?

Be sure to check me out on instagram (@pixie.dust.mom) and pin this on Pinterest! And please share with your friends!

First Look at Disney Christmas at Target

Hey friends! Can you believe we’re already talking about Christmas? It’s so crazy that it’s almost here! We have been doing some early Christmas shopping at Target and have spotted some fun Disney items already! (Affiliate links are shared in this blog post. I will make a small commission if a purchase is made from these links.)

First up, we have adorable flannel PJ sets for the whole family! Sizes range from toddler to adult 2XL! You can find them all here.

I also found some Toy Story pajama sets for both boys and girls. These are so cute! Girls pajamas here and boys pajamas here. These are available in sizes 2T-5T and listed at $14.99.

We also found the cutest Minnie Mouse nightgown! I can just imagine the adorable pictures with this on Christmas morning! Here is the link. Available in sizes 12M to 5T and listed at $12.99.

The last thing for this blog post are these adorable Disney Baby Activity Gift Sets! Mickey and Minnie each have their own set at $19.99 each.

Mickey’s link and Minnie’s link.

That’s all for this go-around but I will be posting more as I see it!

Halloween Printables Round-Up

I can’t believe we only have about a week and a half until Halloween! This month has truly flown by! We have been having fun incorporating Halloween activities into our “school work” at home. In my online searches, I have found several FREE printables for you and your family to color together and I wanted to share them with you here!

  • Miss Design Girl has several Disney printable freebies on her site! All you have to do is subscribe to her email list (for free) and you will get access! Go here to sign up! She also has some fun Halloween bookmarks that you can color! Here is the link for those.
  • Simply Bessy has lots of fun fall and Halloween free printable activities for the whole family! She even has Harry Potter coloring pages and a DIY Mickey Pumpkin craft! Here is the link.
  • Totschooling has so many fun fall and Halloween activities!! I have used them countless times over the last year! I’m so glad I found them! (Thank goodness for Pinterest!) Here is a link to some of them. If you want to find more, you can access more free printables on their subscriber page! TONS of fun!!
  • Disney Junior has great resources as well! They are always posting content on their Instagram page. Here is the link where you can access all the pages! SO many fun activities and games to play!

We have had so much fun celebrating this month! I hope you and your family can enjoy one or all of these activities! As I said before, I utilize Pinterest A LOT. There are so many free resources to find there so you’re bound to find something that you like!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!!

Disney+ Halloween Playlist

October is here! I can’t believe we are already in spooky season! No matter what your Halloween celebrations look like this year, it’s always fun to snuggle up on the couch with a good movie or show to watch with your family! That’s why I’ve compiled a list of all the Halloween/Spooky movies and TV episodes on Disney+! Some are more scary than others, while some are just silly fun!

First off, let’s start with movies! Some of these are not appropriate for small children so please use your discretion! I’ll be sharing more for the little ones in a minute!

  • Hocus Pocus
  • Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Halloweentown, Halloweentown 2, Halloweentown High, Return to Halloweentown
  • Adventures of Ichabod (aka the Headless Horseman story!) and Mr. Toad
  • Mr. Boogedy, Bride of Boogedy
  • Blackbeards Ghost
  • Return From Witch Mountain
  • Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire
  • Don’t Look Under The Bed!
  • Frankenweenie
  • Girl Vs. Monster
  • The Haunted Mansion
  • Malificent
  • Trick or Treat Donald Duck short- this one is really cute!

Now, if you’re like me, and you have a little one in the house, they might not like the scary movies just yet, so I’ve gone through the app and found several Halloween themed episodes from Disney Junior shows!

  • Doc McStuffins: Season 1, Episode 23 (Boo-Hoo To You!/ It’s Glow Time) and Season 3, Episode 11 (Hallie Halloween/ Don’t Fence Me In)
  • Book of Pooh: Season 2, Episode 10 (The Book of Boo)
  • Fancy Nancy: Season 1, Episode 11 (Nancy’s Costume Clash/ Nancy’s Ghostly Halloween
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Season 1, Episode 17 (Mickey’s Treat), Season 3, Episode 19 (Minnie’s Masquerade), Season 5 Episodes 7 and 8 (Mickey’s Monster Musical)
  • Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Season 1, Episode 20 (The Haunted Hot Rod/ Pete’s Ghostly Gala)
  • Muppet Babies: Season 1, Episode 15 (Happy Hallowocka/The Teeth-Chattering Tale of the Haunted Pancakes)
  • Puppy Dog Pals: Season 1, Episode 17 (Return to the Pumpkin Patch/ Haunted Howl-oween)
  • Vampirina: Season 1, Episode 24 (Hauntleyween/ Frankenflower), Season 2, Episode 15 (Trick or Treaters/ Play It Again, Vee) and Episode 16 (Jumpin’ Jack-o-Lanterns/ Freeze Our Guest)

Of course, keep an eye out for new Disney Junior Halloween themed shows all month long! We’re really excited about the new TOTS episode! We love that flying flamingo and penguin!

Do you have anything to add to this list? I would love to know what you think in the comments!

DIY: Mickey Fall Wreath

It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Tennessee and according to the calendar, we are officially in the fall season! What better way to celebrate than with Mickey wreath?!

All you need is 1 24 inch grapevine wreath and 2 smaller grapevine wreaths for the ears. I’m not sure what size my ears were, but they’re probably 6 or 8 inches. It’s honestly a preference thing, depending on how you want your wreath to look.

I also used:

  • floral wire
  • hot glue
  • burlap ribbon
  • artificial flowers/greenery/pumpkins

I attached the ears to the main wreath by wrapping a long piece of wire under where the ears connect and then pulled tight, twisted them around each other a few times, then wrapped the excess back around to tie on the back of the wreath.

Here’s an upclose picture of what it looked like.

I did this 3 times for each ear, that way the ear was more stable and not as wobbly.

Once you’re done, both ears should look something like this. Of course, I will use greenery and pumpkins to cover the wire so it’s not visible!

Next is the burlap ribbon. You don’t have to add this, but I already had this buffalo check ribbon in my supplies and wanted to try it and see what it looked like! I was pretty happy with how it turned out!

Once I figured out where I wanted the ribbon to start, I wrapped it around the back and hot glued the end to the back of the wreath. The ribbon I used was pretty wide, so I folded it in half and kind of twisted it to get the look that I wanted.

Once I wrapped it around like I wanted, I cut the ribbon and hot glued the excess behind the wreath. It doesn’t have to be pretty, no one will see the back of it!

Last but not least, all that’s left is to fill in the exposed grapevine spaces with your greenery and pumpkins! I had to hot glue some pieces that didn’t have long stems, but the pumpkins had long stems so I was able to just stick those in the wreath! They’ll stay pretty good! That’s what I love about the grapevine wreaths!

My other tip is, you only have to buy one or two bundles of greenery or flowers. You can cut the individual stems off the main bunch and disperse them over the whole wreath! And of course, you want to make sure that you cover the wreath wire as much as possible! I made this on the floor and then once I was finished, I hung it up and was able to see spots that I had missed!

I’m so happy with how it turned out? Have you ever made a Mickey wreath before? Let me know what you think in the comments and please, don’t hesitate to ask me any questions!

Our Top 5 Favorites Rides For Toddlers at Magic Kingdom

“The idea of Disneyland is a simple one. It will be a place for people to find happiness and knowledge. It will be a place for parents and children to share pleasant times in one another’s company; a place for teachers and pupils to discover greater ways of understanding and education. Here the older generation can recapture the nostalgia of days gone by, and the younger generation can savor the challenge of the future.” -Walt Disney

Walt Disney envisioned a place where people of all ages would be able to have fun together and enjoy their day. That’s how Disneyland and Disney World came to be. There are so many things that the old and young alike can enjoy together at Disney World. Yes, there are some rides that have height requirements, but a lot of them don’t, especially in Magic Kingdom. That’s where this post comes into play. These are our Top 5 Favorite Rides for Toddlers (and the whole family) at Magic Kingdom.

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – Take a ride in a honeypot and venture through scenes from some of the classic Winnie the Pooh adventures! This ride only takes about 3 minutes, so if it’s a long wait, it might not seem worth it for such a short ride, but it is a very cute and fun ride for the little ones.
  • Under The Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid – Ride in a seashell and go under the sea to visit Ariel and her friends! On this ride, you will hear all the classic songs from the movie! It’s a dance party every time we get to the “Under The Sea” room! Young and old will be dancing along with the music! The whole “Little Mermaid” area in Fantasyland is just adorable too! The princesses in your family will love it!
  • Peter Pan’s Flight – Just like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, this ride is relatively short, lasting only 3 minutes, but it’s a classic (it’s one of the original rides in Disney World from opening day), so please don’t skip it! Hop aboard a flying ship and ride over London and Neverland as you see the storyline of Peter Pan unfold in front of you! It’s a cute ride for the whole family!
  • It’s A Small World – Another original opening day ride, this is a must do ride for the whole family! Yes, the song may get stuck in your head, but the message behind it is so beautiful and pretty applicable to what we are going through in our world right now. It’s a great ride to get out of the rain or take a break from the heat!
  • Dumbo – If you go to the Magic Kingdom, you have to ride Dumbo! It’s basically a rite of passage. You can control how high you go, so if you’re not a fan of heights, it’s still doable! Kids always seem to love it and it gives you a really great view of Fantasyland from above!

So those are our Top 5 favorite rides for toddlers in Magic Kingdom! Yours might be different than ours so I would love to know what you think! Some other rides that would fall in the category of no height requirement and good for toddlers or smaller children are:

  • Teacups
  • Buzz Lightyear Ranger Spin
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Liberty Square Riverboat
  • People Mover in Tomorrowland (does get completely dark for a few minutes so could be scary for little ones but ours loved it)

Since the parks have reopened, I have edited this from it’s original version to take into account that there are currently no FastPasses and lines are MUCH shorter for rides from what I am seeing. As things begin to open back up even more, things may change, but these rides will still be there regardless, so it’s always good to plan ahead for your trip with littles! Have fun and be safe!