The Peeps just thought they were safe!

It's no secret around here that Peeps don't fare very well in this house.  Those poor Peeps come through the door, thinking their purpose is to bring smiles to children and adults alike.

If they only knew how many smiles they will bring to the occupants of the house!

Here is my original Peep post that show some of my earlier spectacular Peep adventures.

Aren't they pretty?

 Unfortunately, after that post, and after breaking a plate AND blowing up my microwave (and maybe blowing a fuse in the process), my husband decided that I could no longer blow up Peeps wearing bling in our new microwave.  

And after the DRAMA that it took to install that stupid microwave, I completely agree with his decision. Our current microwave has to survive at least 20 years...at least!

So, for the past couple of years, we've kept our Peep torture to a minimum.

This year, the week before Easter and Easter weekend was extremely crazy and busy.  This didn't leave us time for any Peep adventures.  Jameson realized this Easter night and proceeded to remind me multiple times a day that I was a parent failure because I hadn't taken the time to torture any Peeps.  Yesterday we managed to finish homework pretty quickly, so Peep talk began again.

Since it was early in the evening, I decided to go for it.  Here are photos of the following torture: 

**disclaimer: MANY Peeps WERE injured in this process**

We found the Hello Kitty Peeps during a recent shopping trip and the kids grabbed them up for the sole purpose of blowing them up. The purple and blue Peeps were leftovers from last Easter....so they were nice and stale!

Jameson arranged them so neatly.

 Into the microwave you go!

Awwwwwe, so sorry!

Round 2

Awwwwe, the Peeps are holding up Hello Kitty! (There is also another Hello Kitty underneath)

YUK! What a mess!

Look at that Hello Kitty eye just staring at me....

Round 3

Look how fat they are getting!

Oooooh, that's gross!

Poor Hello Kitty.

Round 4

We saved the remaining blue Peeps for last. They just didn't swell and melt like the others, so we wanted to see what they would do alone.

After two minutes, this is all the blue Peeps would do.

Which led to two boys (Jameson and Spencer) chanting "BLUE PEEPS STINK" over and over again as they marched through the house.

Even though we didn't have any sparks, flames, or broken microwaves, we still had a pretty good time.  The wheels are already spinning with ideas for next year.....

Attempt at a Friday Freebie! PEEPS!

Hey friends!  It's FRIDAY!

I hope all of you fared well through the storms earlier in the week.  We had tons of trees down in our neighborhood and in our town, but fortunately nobody was hurt.  Things can be replaced, people cannot!

Anyway, with Easter right around the corner, I've had several requests for my Peeps file that I did for Jameson's class last year.  

Until a couple of weeks ago, I didn't think I could share anything that I created using my Silhouette software.  I've been playing around with some different programs and I think I may have figured it out!  I was able to share it via e-mail with one of my fabulous bloggie friends, and she said it worked!  YIPEE!

So, here is my first attempt to share a file.  You should be able to click on the photos, download them to your computer, and then print!  IF IT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU, I honestly have NO IDEA how to change it or fix it.  SO SORRY!  I am a total computer idiot, so converting things is way above my head and thought process.

"You're one of my favorite Peeps" circle file:

Peeps S'mores label.

I attempted to share the PDF file, but Blogger doesn't recognize it as a file.

 I hope this works for everyone!

My Peeps post, revisited....again!

This is post that I originally wrote in 2009 regarding my love of Peeps....or rather my love of destroying Peeps in the microwave!  There seems to be a lot of Peep-talk around blogland and Twitter over the past week or so, so I thought I would repost my last Peep adventure!

I hope you enjoy!

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Since it is that time of year again, I thought I would repost this from last Spring.

So that means it's time to break out the...

PEEPS!!!

 

PEEPS you say? YES, PEEPS!

What are Peeps?

"Peeps are marshmallow candies, sold in the US and Canada, that are shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals. There are also different shapes used for various holidays. Peeps are primarily used to fill Easter baskets, though recent ad campaigns tout the candy as "Peeps - Always in Season". They are made from marshmallow, sugar, gelatin, and carnauba wax." from Wikipedia
 

You still don't know what I'm talking about?

Well, here ya go.

Aren't they pretty?

For years, one of the first signs of Spring are the colorful Peeps for sale in the Easter Isles at Wal-Mart and Target.

Personally, I can't stand the way that Peeps taste. I know, shocking, isn't it? It's marshmallow and sugar, what's not to like? I think it must be a texture thing. Or, it could be the graininess of the sugar.....I'm not really sure.

But anyway.....since this is one of the few sugar-infused things I don't eat, I wanted to figure out something to do with them....

I KNOW! I'LL BLOW THEM UP!!

Blowing up Peeps is not a new idea. Just go to You-tube, type in

"Blowing up Peeps"

and you will be rewarded with clip after clip of Peep hilarity.

I originally got the idea to blow up Peeps from some of my buddies from a Jeremy Mayfield fan site. After seeing clip after clip of melted Peep goodness, I just knew I had to try it!

Here are some photos from the past several year's tomfoolery.

First, you get an assortment of PEEPS.

Next, you arrange them in a pretty pattern.

Put them in the microwave, and tell them "Goodbye!"

Awwwwe, poor little Peeps!

Let's do it again!!

Peep Rainbow, Before:

After:

Let's try poking a stick through them! Before:

After:

What about chocolate Peeps?

Awwwwe, aren't they sweet? They are holding hands!

Ewwwwwwwe, I'm not sure I like the way those chocolate Peeps look!

What if you blew up a whole unopened package of Peeps?

YUK! WHAT A MESS!!!

What about a Peep INSIDE a chocolate egg?

EWWWWWE! That's an even BIGGER MESS!!

What about "Generic" Peeps?

OK, I don't think I want to try THOSE again....those eyes, those beaks....

SO DISTURBING!!!

What about Gummy Bears?

Nahhhhh, I think we should stick to Peeps!

**YAWN**

I'm getting a little bored with this....let's try something different!

Let's give our Peeps some *BLING*!

Awwwwwe, isn't she PRETTY?

EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK!

WOW! That was exciting!!

Well, the "Bling" Peeps were so spectacular, I just had to share with some friends of mine who came for a visit. It was October, so of course, we had to use Halloween Peeps!

LOT'S OF BLING!!!

Uhhhhhh, Houston, we have a problem!!!!

 
OOOOOOOOOPS!!!

Maybe I better stop now!

Look at all of these poor Peeps!

I am sorry to say that the "plate breaking" Peeps were the last Peeps I've ever blown up. Not only did those Peeps break my 20 year old Corelle plate,

it also blew-up my microwave!

**sigh**

Spring just isn't going to be the same this year.

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I hope my Peep post inspires you all to experiment with your own Peeps this year, like Rachel and Ali did!