Arm Warmers Made From Socks

My kids love Arm Warmers! They are probably the easiest and fastest thing I have ever made. I love that they allow my kids to wear their favorite short sleeve shirts all year long. They are also wonderful for these fall days when it is chilly in the morning, but warms up in the afternoon. My kids can leave for school with their arms covered and it is easy to strip off their Arm Warmers as the temperature goes up.

To make Arm Warmers you will need just a few supplies:
Needle
Thread
Scissors
A pair of Socks (To make warmers for children you will need a pair of adult size knee high socks. To make warmers for an adult you will need a pair of adult size thigh high socks)

 

Step One- Cut foot part of socks off, just above heel.

Step Two- Fold cut edge of sock tube over about 3/8 of an inch and whip stitch all the way around opening.

And they are ready to go!

Arm Warmers make a very thoughtful, handmade Christmas gift (hmmm, maybe a stocking stuffer idea?). The last few times I have been to Big Lots they have had 4 packs of Knee Highs for $5. That makes each pair of Arm Warmers $1.25 and they only take 15-20 minutes to whip up.

100 Calorie Chocolate Cupcakes

I always gain weight in the summer. Am I the only one this happens to? The lack of schedule and abundance of fun summery activities cause me to lose all track of what I am putting in my mouth. Uggghhh, it's horrible! Now that summer is over, I am on a mission to lose my summer weight plus some.

On a recent episode of The Biggest Loser, they featured cupcakes made by Curtis Stone that were only 100 calories. A very exciting prospect! I had to have them. I Googled it to find the recipe. Disappointment is what followed. The recipe was not simple and ALL of the reviews were terrible. The internet consensus was that these cupcakes were disgusting. I was undetoured and I Googled on... I'm so glad I did.

I found this awesome recipe on Medicinenet.com and it is fantastic. These cupcakes ring in at a super-duper 98 calories, and 1.8 g of fat. My kids ate them today for their after-school snack and had absolutely no idea that they were anything but typical cupcakes. When I informed them that the cupcakes were not bad for them they asked to have them EVERYDAY!

If you are going to try one recipe, this is the one. I'm going to be making these often!

100 Calorie Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

• 18.25-ounce box Devil's Food Cake Mix
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
• 5 large egg whites (or 3/4 cup egg substitute)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 375. Mix all ingredients (except powdered sugar) in a large mixing bowl. Blend with hand mixer for 2 minutes. Divide batter between 24 greased or paper lined cupcake tins. Bake for 17 minutes.  Once cooled dust with powdered sugar.