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January 23 is National Pie Day. Whoop, whoop!

I want to give you a wee bit of background before I get to my post for today. My family prefers pies over cakes.  (I’m not sure if they don’t like the recipe or they don’t like the way I made the cake . . .)

For years, I’ve told my husband that making a pumpkin pie for him is a sign of true love.  I think pumpkin pies are pukey pies so I never eat any.  I don’t even lick the bowl when I make them.  So, I get absolutely nothing out of making pumpkin pies.  It’s all for him.

Now. For today’s post.

When I found out that January 23 was National Pie Day, I knew that I had to share some ideas of activities that you can do with your grandchildren to celebrate this wonderful national day. Here they are.

Make a pie. First and foremost, spend time making pies with your grandchildren.  This is a good opportunity to teach them how.  You might want to start with a simple pie like my Cream Cheese Pie or the variation on the Cream Cheese Pie that I’ve shared before with you. Both are simple to make and yummy to eat.  Grandchildren will feel like a successful pie maker when you make these pies with them.

Here are some other easy pies that you might want to try with your grandchildren:

• No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
• Fluffy Orange Pie
• Oreo Pie
• S’more Pie
• Chocolate Crunch Mud Pie
• Frosty Freezer Pie
• Mississippi Mud Pie

Here’s a really easy ice cream pie recipe.  Soften ½ gallon of vanilla ice cream and mix in ¼ cup of your favorite frozen drink concentrate like orange juice, limeade, or pink lemonade. Pour into a graham cracker crust and freeze for a couple of hours.

Share a pie. Make a pie with your grandchildren and then share it with another family.

Have a pie night. If you have several grandchildren that live nearby, have them each make a pie. Then, on January 23, they take their pie to your house and share it.  You could even have a ‘taste off’ and vote which one tastes the best.

Have a pie eating contest. With your grandchildren, make mini cream pies. Then have a contest and see who can eat one the fastest.  Give a prize to the winner.

If your grandchildren live far away, mail them the ingredients for a pie (or send them the money to get the ingredients). Have them make the pie. Then, get on Skype so you can see how successful their pie turned out.

Whatever you do, just be sure that you do SOMETHING.  This is too good of a national day to miss celebrating with your grandchildren.

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