My family is so excited about the upcoming “Finding Dory” movie, so when Nature’s Harvest® challenged me to come up with a “Finding Dory” themed kid-friendly lunch I jumped at the chance.
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4 Ingredient Popcorn Cereal Balls
One food my family can all agree on is cereal. When the cereal boxes (and bags) come out of the pantry all the kids cheer, and I know that for at least one meal of the day my picky eaters will leave the table full and happy.
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Overnight Chocolate Oats with 3 Easy Flavor Varieties
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CarnationSweepstakes #BetterBreakfast #CollectiveBias My morning usually starts with a bang, children clamoring their way into my room ready to face the day and find breakfast. I tend to stay up too late, and the morning finds me dragging.
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Create Your Own Sparkling Water Flavor Station for Kids
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #WaterMadeExciting #CollectiveBias To encourage healthy habits, I try to steer my children toward drinking water at home. But, plain water can seem boring, and it’s easy to reach for less healthy options. With the SodaStream Power Automatic Sparkling Water Maker we can enjoy a yummy drink without choosing sugary soda. Sparkling water is a fun way to treat both my
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Make a Honey Maid House with Mortimer Gift Basket
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HoneyMaidHouse #CollectiveBias Family fun is the theme during December in our house. I’m always searching for great Christmas activities we will all enjoy. This week, I found a winner when we read a Mortimer’s Christmas Manger and created Mortimer inspired gingerbread houses. It was so much fun that I turned our activity into a fun
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Leftover Candy Pudding Buffet
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackPackMixIns #CollectiveBias Halloween is over- have your children come off the sugar high yet? I know mine haven’t! Heaping Trick or Treat bags is evidence of a great Halloween, right? With 6 children, we came home with a lot of candy. I’m talking 4 big mixing bowls still left after eating candy non-stop for two
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Easy, Delicious Mini Bagel Pizzas
Planning a meal that 6 children like and eat without complaint is nearly impossible. But, pizza always makes the whole crew happy! The kids might be fine eating the same pizza day after day, but this Momma needs to change it up sometimes! Fresh Baby has a really great MyPlate Pizza Tip Sheet full of great ideas for pizzas that make a complete, healthy meal. They even offer some great ideas
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DIY Flower Pot Snack for Your Daughter’s Next Get Together
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackAndGo#CollectiveBias I love the sounds of laughter when my girls are enjoying time with friends. Friends are such a blessing for girls, especially during the preteen years. When we entertain friends my girls often ask to do something special for the get together. This week we dreamed up these fun “If friends were flowers
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Melted Snowman
My kids have spent the morning pressed against the windows, checking for any sign of the afternoon snow promised by the weatherman. I am worried, since it snows little where we live, and the weather man is more often wrong than right when he mentions snow! After finishing school in record time, we need something to occupy our thoughts as time crawls by. So, we will pull out our Window
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Snowman Truffles {Fun with Food}
Over 50 degrees outside in January? I’ll take it! But, the kids want to play in the snow and build snowmen, so we made indoor snowmen in our kitchen. Yummy Snowman Truffles to be exact. Ingredients: Golden Oreos (or store brand golden sandwich cookies) 8oz block of cream cheese, softened White Melting Wafers (or your favorite baking white chocolate) Food Decorator Pens 2 toothpicks per snowman Directions: Crush the Golden Oreos
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