Freezer Banana Pops: Homemade Summer Popsicle

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One of the things that says “summer” more than anything else are popscicles.  This is by far my kids favorite way to consume a banana – stuck on a stick, smothered with chocolate, and covered with sprinkles. . Freezer Banana Pops are also a great way to rescue those bananas that are nearing the end [...]

Monster Apple Faces

candy buffet for kids party

Have candy?  Peanut butter?  Some apples?  We made monster apple faces with the leftovers from our birthday party this past weekend.  During the kids birthday party we had a candy buffet for the kids to decorate their own cupcakes – it was a huge hit!   We couldn’t let the leftovers go to waste – time [...]

Quirky Kids Snacks: It’s Playtime Link-up

Quirky Kids Food

My quirky kids like to play with their food… and it’s Wacky Wednesday at our house in honor of one of our favorite books by, Theo LeSieg. Here are several silly and “wacky” snack ideas that were recently linked up to It’s Playtime! I hope they inspire you and your children to have fun playing [...]

DIY Hot Pockets: Perfect On-the-go Meal

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. With our upcoming adoption (and all the fees that are associated) we are tightening the money belts.   There was a time when I thought nothing of a quick run through Wendy’s or wherever to feed the kids with the dollar menu.   I discovered a kid-friendly, incredibly easy to make and oh-so-convenient portable meal [...]

Cinnamon Roll French Toast: Who said preschoolers can’t cook?

cinnamon roll french toast recipe

Last week we did a series on playing with our food, we made kale smoothies, played dress-up with collard greens, in the past we have painted our pancakes, and have made spider bananas. My nearly five year old daughter was so sweet to me for Mother’s Day, she made me cinnamon roll frech toast circles [...]