Food and Recipes

Carrot craft, creative food fun

Food fun, learn AND eat eat vegetables at the same time! I keep seeing all these fantastic, fun food creations especially on Pinterest. I don’t always have time to make something elaborate and if you have a room full of preschoolers, fancy snacks are even harder to make time for. So I set out to [...]

Easy Alphabet doughnuts

Turn breakfast or snack time into a learning fun. I know, doughnuts aren’t the healthiest of snacks, but when you turn your doughnuts into letters, they can’t be all bad, can they? We made our own doughnuts into letters and numbers using standard cookie cutters. You could use any recipe you like, however we used [...]

Making Veggies Fun and Yummy plus free cookbook

This post is sponsored by Country Crock. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. A lot of kids seem to have a natural dislike for vegetables. I don’t know if it’s the color, taste or sometimes our own [...]

Yogurt and COOL WHIP frozen pops

Here’s a quick and yummy treat you and your preschooler can make together. I love frozen yogurt and COOL WHIP Whipped Topping pie, but you can use the same mix, put it into pop cycle molds and make a treat perfect for any warm day that needs a sweet treat. Read the full recipe [...]

Mardi Gras cake mix cookies

Since Mardi Gras is all about the celebrating, the party and the yummy treats, I decided we needed something fun to munch on. So, today we made cake mix cookies especially for Mardi Gras. I love making cake mix cookies because they are super quick and easy. They are pretty versatile without having to make [...]

Family cookbook project

Here’s a great opportunity to create a gift that is unique, handmade and fun for the whole family… make your own family cookbook and print it at a 61% discount. If you love cooking with your kids or your preschooler is a big kitchen helper, this is a great gift idea that not only will [...]

Making yummy pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin seeds are always a family favorite around here and one batch usually doesn’t last more than a day or two. You can add all kinds of spices when you make your own pumpkin seeds, so experiment a little and see what you come up with! You don’t need much, just a pumpkin, a little [...]

Cheese quasadillas yum!

Here’s a little lunch or snack time fun your preschooler can help with. Cheese quasadillas are super easy, just cheese and 2 tortillas. You place a tortilla on one plate, cover in shredded/grated cheese and then place the second tortilla on top. Microwave for 45 seconds. If the cheese is not melted, microwave for another [...]

Peanut butter cookies for breakfast

Sometimes we end up having to battle for yummy foods for breakfast. Between the idea of pancakes and sugar coated cereal, I find I have to come up with a great story to get my kids to want to eat something good for them first thing in the day. That was until we added a [...]

Peachy taste test and peach cobbler

I recently discovered 2 kinds of peaches, white and yellow. I never noticed there was an obvious difference, but since it’s peach season I had the opportunity to bring both home and have a taste test. When we finished with our tasting we made homemade peach cobbler, yum! Here’s some things we learned about white [...]

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