Thank you.
Two simple words that really carry a lot of meaning.
Have you thanked someone recently?
Recently, we visited a local fire station for an open house and the kids were super interested in the amount of things the firemen do for the community. It got all of us thinking, and the kids decided that we should do something nice for them as a thank you. I thought that was so sweet of them and such a great idea, so we got to it and made a list of ideas of how we could thank them.
It was finally decided that we should make them dessert since everyone loves dessert. I mean what says Thank You better than a homemade cake or a plate of cookies! The kids also decided to make a card and draw something fun on the front to go along with our thank you gift because every gift needs a handmade card, right! 😉 Did I tell you how nice it is now that Noah can read and spell words on his own? LOVE it! He wrote out the card all by himself with Penny and Ellie dictating to him how it should go.
We decided to make a delicious Boston Creme Pie and a couple dozen yummy gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies in case any of our firefighters had issues with gluten. Two great desserts for a station full of wonderful firefighters.
We chose to give food since, in our family, that is the way to our hearts, but you can say Thank You in so many different ways; the possibilities really are endless and don’t have to be these big crazy ideas. It is all about doing something kind for someone else. Here are a few things that were on our list, seriously, my kids came up with these!!!
1. Make them medals for being good helpers a la the Olympics.
2. Send a letter thanking them…everyone loves getting snail mail!
3. Give a gift card to Starbucks (they know their mommy well!).
4. Give a plant or flowers.
5. Make a thank you video (anything to use the iPhone!).
6. Give them a hug.
7. Bring them bagels and jam for breakfast.
8. Make them cookies.
9. Bring them balloons.
10. Bring them donuts (we usually do this during Christmas!).
Once the cake was iced and the cookies cooled, we packaged them up carefully in little pink boxes tied up with twine. Then we headed out to our local fire station to make our special delivery. The kids carefully carrying their packages to the fire station door.
- 1 box yellow cake mix made into two 8 or 9 inch rounds, made via package directions
- 1 package white chocolate flavored instant pudding
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp milk, divided
- 1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping
- 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Once cakes have cooled, carefully slice off each rounded top so that you have two flat layers which are easier for frosting.
- In a medium bowl, mix pudding mix with 1 cup milk and whisk for 2 minutes.
- Stir in whipped topping.
- Spread all the pudding mixture on top of one of the cake layers and then place the second cake layer over top.
- In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate and butter until melted.
- Stir in powdered sugar and the 2 Tbsp of milk, mix well.
- Pour over top of cake, letting chocolate icing run down sides.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour before eating. Enjoy!
Oh my gosh those ideas are the cutest! And that cake looks AMAZING!
Thanks Chelsea! We made another one for us the next day…it is so good…and easy!!!