When it comes to 3:00 in the afternoon, while the little ones are here, I am always searching for
something to do.  Something where they will learn a bit, and something that they can help with.
Today, we turned to a soft spoken instructor on the Allrecipes network.  She was giving step by
step instructions on how to make "sparkling raspberry jigglers", and they were excited.
We had the boxes of Jello.  We had the gelatin packets and the lemon lime soda. 
Finally, it was time to start.

Carefully, we followed the instructions for mixing the gelatin and the lemon/lime soda.

They took turns stirring the raspberry Jello in the boiling water.  Next the cold water was added.
The steps were few and explained in a simple fashion.  They found the timer helped them
during the varying time slots required
.

After one hour in the refrigerator, it was time to flip the Jello out of the pan.  Thanks to a few added antics on my part, the anticipation was building.  I smile each time I see this picture.

 

 

 

Fortunately, it flipped right out.  The lady on the video cut perfect tiny squares.  I was not

too particular in this step, and believe me, they certainly weren't either.

They each were begging for a turn to cut it.

 

 The idea entered my mind as I was cutting it, as to how cute it would be to

use my tiny heart cookie cutter here, on Valentine's Day.  I pictured

small red heart jigglers on a white plate:)

 

Or, you might want to fill a plate with the tiny heart jigglers, and drop it off for someone

who is going through a painful time in life.  Wouldn't that be a good

way to let them know you love them?  Wouldn't it lift your spirits

if you were given a plate filled with tiny red hearts?  Just how my mind

works at times:)

 

 

 

 

The entire time through this small venture, I was surprised that they stuck with me,

and that they seemed interested in the process.

They could not wait until their paw paw got home, so they could tell him what

they did, and share them with him.

 

These jigglers do not do justice to the ones that the instructor did.  If you have time, you might want
to visit the website and see how her sparkling raspberry jigglers turned out.  It is a cute idea for a buffet or
for times when you have friends over and need a good tasting snack.   You can find her here;
http://allrecipes.com/video/2517/sparkling-raspberry-jigglers

All through dinner hour, they could not wait until it was time to eat their newly made creation for
dessert, and when that time came, they ate every bit of it...

...except for this plate they wanted to take home to their mother:)

As you know by now, a very little something for you, is truly all I have tonight.  Oh, and no there were not any memos sent out requesting all to wear purple:)