Despicable Me 4 is out today and it features our favorite round yellow henchmen/best friends: the minions!

We have loved the minions since the first movie came out way back in 2010. Ava even had a Despicable Me themed first birthday party 12 years ago (how time flies!).

This roundup features over 50 Minion themed recipes and crafts for birthday parties, movie nights, and kids’ playdates!

Recipes:

1. Minion Cupcakes and Push Pops – For the Love of Food

2. Quick and Easy Minions Snack Mix – This Mama Loves

3. Minion Ice Cream Sandwiches – Desert Chica

4. Minion Cupcakes – Baking Beauty

5. IHOP Minion Pancakes – Copy Kat

6. No Churn Minion Ice Cream – Cutefetti

7. Healthy Minion Banana Ice Cream – For the Love of Food

8. Minion Birthday Cake – Casa Costello

9. Minions Movie Night Donuts – Artsy Fartsy Mama

10. Minions Movie Snack Mix – Me and My Inklings

11. Minions Movie Pretzel Treats – Cutesy Crafts

12. Minion Peanut Butter Banana Bars – Confessions of an Overworked Mom

13. Minion Munchies Movie Snack Mix – For the Love of Food

14. Minions Sweetcorn & Lime Cheesecakes – Casa Costello

15. Minion Banana Pudding Cups – Sugar Spice and Family Life

16. Minions Stuffed Peppers – Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons

17. Minion Rice Krispies Treats – Kid Friendly Things To Do

18. Minions Nutter Butter Cookies – Oh My Creative

19. Minions Energy Bites – This Mama Loves

20. Minion Banana Cake – For the Love of Food

21. Homemade Minions Granola Bars – From Val’s Kitchen

22. Minion Marshmallows – One Little Project

23. Minion Fruit Tray – Feeling Nifty 

24. Cheesy Minion Quesadillas – For the Love of Food

25. Minions Movie Pretzel Treats – Cutesy Crafts

26. Minions Cake Mix Cookies – Fun Learning For Kids

27. Minion Banana Pudding Trifle – Mom Endeavors

Crafts:

1. Despicable Me Minion Party – For the Love of Food

2. Minion Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Simple Everyday Mom

3. DIY Minion Bookmark – The Best Ideas for Kids

4. DIY Minion Inspired Pencil Topper – Reuse Grow Enjoy

5. Despicable Me Minions Ice Cream Pool Party – Tonya Staab

6. DIY Despicable Me Minion Costume – Make and Take

7. Minion Carved Pumpkin – For the Love of Food

8. DIY Minion Ornaments – Coffee with Us 3

9. Minion Father’s Day Card Craft – Simple Everyday Mom

10. Minion Cookie Jar – Coffee with Us 3

11. Despicable Me Minion Easter Eggs – For the Love of Food

12. Free Printable Minions Bingo – Artsy Fartsy Mama

13. Free Minions Word Search Printable Puzzle – Me and My Inklings

14. DIY Minion Stuffies – Me and My Inklings

15. Minion Paper Lantern Decoration – For the Love of Food

16. Simple Handprint Minion Card Craft For Kids – Simple Everyday Mom

17. Minion Painted Mason Jar – For the Love of Food

18. Free Printable Minions Activity Page – Artsy Fartsy Mama

19. Adorable Minions Puppet Craft for Kids – The Inspiration Edit

20. Minion Corner Bookmarks – Red Ted Art

21 . DIY Despicable Me Minion Googles Kids Craft – Raising Whasians

22. Minion Bracelet– Make It and Love It

23. Minion Slime – Little Bins Little Hands 

24. DIY Minion Shoes – Moms and Crafters

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 I just love our Cinemark Bistro Theater! Leather recliners and amazing food {Ava devours the Pulled Pork Nachos every time} are just some of the perks of seeing movies here!

Movie day! Of course we not only all wore minion outfits

 but the girls also brought their minion pillow and doll!

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Minion Banana Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas sliced and frozen
• ¼ cup skim or low fat milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• yellow food coloring
• blue sprinkles optional
• 1 oz pkg candy eyeballs optional

Instructions

• Slice bananas and place in a freezer safe zip top bag.
• Freeze overnight or until solid.
• Add frozen bananas, milk, and vanilla to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
• Add yellow food coloring to get your desired color {I did between 10-15 drops}.
• Add a couple scoops of blue sprinkles and half of the candy eyeballs and stir in gently.
• Pour contents into a loaf pan, smoothing down the top.
• Sprinkle on the remaining candy eye balls on top.
• Place back in the freezer.
• Freeze for at least one hour or until solid.
• Scoop into cones and serve.

The face she makes when you ask for a bite of her ice cream….

Hope you enjoy this Minion Banana Ice Cream as much as we did!

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Ava at The Minions movie

Minion Paper Tote Bag

Minion Paper Lanterns

Minion Thumbprint Necklace

Glitter Minion Mason Jars

Minion Jell-O Molds

Minion Paper Dolls

Minion Cut Out

Minion Coloring

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Yes, it is still minion madness in our house! We took our little minion lovin’ Ava to Alexandria last week to see the minion movie and the Grand Theater there had a huge event for the kids with face painting, balloon animals, games, crafts, and even puppies to adopt! It was such a fun surprise and even better Ava wore herself out with all the festivities before the movie that she sat quietly {even though I did distract her with popcorn} and watched the whole movie! Baby Stella sat on my lap and didn’t make a peep either! Woohoo our first movie with our two babes with no crying or leaving early!
 
I am a huge Despicable Me fan {how can you not love Gru?} but The Minions movie was a blast!
It takes place in the 60s and there are plenty of fun references and cool music throughout.
Since Ava loves to snack like her Daddy I thought making her some Minion Munchies to take to the movies would be fun {and cost saving}. I used low fat kettle corn because we love the flavor but use any popcorn you like. Then simply add any minion themed treats you like. Store in baggies or a covered container and enjoy over the next couple days.
 
Comment and let me know what you think of the new The Minions movie below.

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Minion Munchies Snack Mix

Ingredients

• 4-5 cups kettle corn popcorn about 1/2 a pkg
• 1 cup Minion cereal
• 1/2 cup Minion Fruit snacks 4 single pkgs
• 1 cup Minion Cheese Nips
• 1/4 cup yellow and/or blue chocolate candies I used Reese's Pieces

Instructions

• Mix all the items together in a popcorn bucket or bowl and dig in!
• Perfect for packing together in baggies and taking to the movies.

 

We have gone a little Minion overboard at home {obviously…}.

I love the individual bags on Smart Pop Kettle Corn. 

Each bag makes about 8 cups popped so I use half for 

Ava’s Minion Munchies and half for Ashton and I to snack on.

I buy individual snack packs {usually at Sam’s Club} whenever I can.
They are so convenient to keep in the diaper bag and car.
These Minion Cheese Nips are adorable and perfect for this snack mix.

These Minion fruit snacks are Ava’s favorite. Cute colors and fun shapes make
 them an obvious toddler favorite!

Minion cereal in Banana Berry flavor
{tastes like Cinnamon Toast Crunch to me with a slight berry flavor}
is another favorite for an on the go treat.

Finally, I had to add some chocolate and this is optional of course.
I added 1/4 cup Reese’s Pieces {or try M&M’s} in yellow only.

Mix everything together in a bowl or bucket
{deal alert: we got a collectible Minion popcorn bucket at the movies!}.

Now scoop into baggies or serve to the kiddos right in the bowl.

How cute and fun is this snack mix?
 I have to admit Ashton and I liked it as much as Ava!

Perfect for a snack at home, at the movies, or on the go!

 

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Cheesy Minion Quesadillas

Makes 4 kid size quesadillas

Ingredients

• 8 small taco size flour tortillas
• 2 1 oz black olive single serve cups sliced
• 8 thin sliced deli turkey
• 8 slices Cheddar cheese or sub shredded
• 2 slices Mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup mixed cheese shredded

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Coat a skillet with non stick spray and heat over medium.
• Add a tortilla, top with 2 slices turkey, and a small handful of shredded cheese (about 1/4 cup), and top with another tortilla.
• Let cook for a minute then flip over and lightly brown the other side and heat through.
• Remove to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining tortillas and fillings until you have four quesadillas on a baking sheet.
• Add 2 pieces sliced cheddar cheese to the top of each quesadilla (I cut one slice in half to try to fill most of the space on the tortilla). Then I cut a circle of sliced mozzarella cheese (I traced the bottom of the olive cup with my knife for the circle) and place that in the center for the eye on each tortilla.
• Next arrange the sliced olives on top of the cheese to make the minion googles and eye. Then I added half a slice for a smile and a couple chopped pieces on top for hair.
• Bake at 300 degrees for a few minutes, just enough to melt the cheese.
• Let cool slightly then cute into triangles and serve.

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Cake Pops, Peeps, Happy cards, and Minion Eggs!

Checking out her eggs filled with candy! What fun

Minion Easter Eggs How To!

 

What you need:

• Black Sharpie
•  Googly eyes
• Hot glue gun
• Yellow, blue, and purple plastic eggs
• Purple yarn
• White or silver paint pen

Directions:

 

Happy Easter 2014!

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