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Easter is coming and we think you’ll like this idea for Easter cupcakes. There are two cute cupcake ideas that your kids will love to help you make. Kids Activities Blog hopes you enjoy this super cute Easter dessert. Easter Cupcakes We are going to make Easter bunnies and basket cupcakes! Materials Needed: cake [...]
Do you ever get in the lunch dull-drums? We do! I regularly struggle wondering what we should have for lunch for the kids (and/or myself). Here are some of the brilliant suggestions we have found to make lunch fun, simple and sometimes silly. . Have a lunch: Lunch on a stick. Make a skewer of [...]
It is time for Easter and that means…Easter treats!! Try getting in the kitchen with your child with recipes like this one that kids can make on their own. Kids Activities Blog loves sweet treats so we hope you will enjoy these cute Bunny Tails and let us know what you think. Easter Treats If [...]
Saint Patricks Day is just around the corner and you are probably hunting for a cool recipes to make the holiday fun for your kids. Try these Shamrock Eggs. They are a fun food that kids will love to start their day with. Kids Activities Blog loves recipes for kids like this that are not [...]
We hope you enjoy this Christmas cookie recipe! Star cookies are beautiful and delicious. Bake a batch with your kids and enjoy them as you browse Kids Activities Blog for wonderful Christmas activities for kids. Christmas Cookie Recipe Stars have always fascinated my children. Whenever we are out at night, they are keen to point [...]
It’s a kid chocolate factory day! This morning we had a kid-made fudgy batch of fudge. There isn’t a recipe more loved at Kids Activities Blog than one that involves chocolate so let’s bring it on! I’ve heard it said that some people don’t have a sweet tooth, but they’re certainly not members of my [...]
Trail mix is one of those snack foods that can be made for any occasion. Does your family have a favorite trail mix recipe? Kids Activities Blog loves projects like this to let kids get creative and to build their independence. We hope you get some new ideas with this home made trail mix and [...]
Make lunch time fun this season with these Halloween food ideas. Do you need a Halloween snack for a Fall party? Here at the Kids Activities Blog we know that kids want a “spook-tacular” Halloween lunch and you can make it happen with these fun Halloween food ideas and easy-to-prepare Halloween Snack ideas. Halloween Food [...]
An alphabet activity that is hands-on allowing young children to move and wiggle aids in early learning…and is a lot of fun. Throwing away the pencil and using bendable household items for abc formation is a great alphabet activity for little ones! Alphabet Activity Noodle and pipe cleaner letters are so easy to put together [...]
As the summer wears on, I find myself dishing up the same thing day after day. But just like adults, kids get tired of having the same food all the time. Awww, Mom. Hot dogs AGAIN??? Why not make that hot dog a little more exciting? I first saw this fun recipe for spaghetti dogs [...]
My little guys LOVE surprises of all kinds! Whenever we want to get them excited about an activity or something we are going to do all we need to include is the word ‘Surprise!’ to get their hearts full of anticipation. We began creating Foil Surprise Balls for car trips, airplane trips, trips to the [...]
You can encourage creative learning in your child by giving them unusual materials to work with. How about giving them some edible ink the next time they are completing a worksheet? What is edible ink? It is super easy to make and it tastes great too. There are only 2 ingredients: yogurt and food coloring! [...]
[BlogFrog_px tk="78-O-JT"]Do your kids obsess about some things? My son loves dinosaurs, he loves learning about science and history through them. And I love how extinct animals are inspiring him., broadening his imagination. This activity is part science, part art, part history, 100% fun and inspired by Dino Dan. RedBox has Dino Dan: Dino Trackers and [...]
Sugar cookies are a tradition in our family.You know, the ones that take hours to roll, cut out, frost and decorate. Yup! Those! We make them for EVERY holiday. Well just about every holiday. I generally get to skip the likes of Thanksgiving and the 4th of July, but not this year. Nope, the kiddos [...]
Fourth of July always brings me back to my childhood. I can see the smoke coming from the BBQ, I can smell chlorine from the pool in my hair, and I can taste whatever light refreshing snack my mother would bring out for everyone as a treat before dad was finished with the grill. It [...]
Holidays bring out the best in us with good times involving food, family, and fun! Notice, I listed FOOD first? That’s because whenever we have a big family get-together, the first thing we discuss is menus! I always love creating desserts that match the holiday. With the 4th of July approaching, this festive dessert is [...]
Pancakes are part of a family tradition. We love our family traditions!! We love our bucket lists and Activities for Autumn. These pancake activities are on our list of favorite activities. The kids enjoyed reading the book, If you Give a Pig a Pancake. When my hubs is working late we have a pancake night, [...]
Frozen Limeade Cake makes a great summer dessert I am a huge foodie- I enjoy cooking and baking as much as possible! Lately, Rory has been getting involved in the cooking and baking! She loves to help anyway she can with stirring, measuring, and of course sampling. There are a few problems that arise when [...]
When my son was born, one of my good friends brought me a meal. The dinner was delicious but what stood out most for me was the big pan of delicious banana pudding complete with those cute little Chessmen cookies decorating the top. Of course, I had to get the recipe. Since then I have [...]
. I love making things that the kids absolutely LOVE and that are good for them! I discovered the recipe for chick pea cookie dough dip from Chocolate Covered Katie. The recipe is super simple (go to her site for quantities if you are an exact person, or if you are like me and “wing [...]
Do you have any picky eaters at your house? Do you have kids who would rather eat fruit snacks than any fruit or vegetable you give them? My kids are complete opposites with regards to food. My 18 month old daughter will eat basically anything and my 4 yr old son is very selective with [...]
Dirt Cake? What’s that?! Dirt Cake can be made in various ways but typically involves a chocolate treat made to look like dirt but it is completely edible – and yummy! There are some great recipes for Dirt Cake out there. Here’s a fun recipe for Edible Dirt Pudding by another great Quirky Momma! However, [...]
Finger painting fun! Rory and I had nothing planned today so we decided to make our own finger paint! I chose to make our own paints because I know Rory is getting her molars now and so everything is in her mouth. I did just a basic flour, salt and water mixture so that if [...]
Making butter used to be a hard, time-consuming job. But of course, for centuries, almost everyone did it. When my kids and I read a story book about life in old Appalachia recently and saw the pictures of a butter churn and children pumping away at it, we decided that we wanted to give making [...]
We love Cheerios in our house. We eat them for breakfast all the time but we also play with them too. Do you remember those fun candy bracelets where candy beads are strung on a piece of elastic and you get to eat slowly eat the bracelet by biting off the candy pieces? I loved [...]
If you’re anything like me, you have occasionally forgotten a friend’s birthday or meant to call but the day got away from you. So, what do you do when your child’s best friend or lovey has a birthday and you forgot to mark it on your calendar? Throw an impromptu birthday party, of course! We [...]
The latest craze in our house is DIY placemats, using the children’s art to create unique place settings for our table. When the children have a friend coming to tea they like to make a special placemat just for the guest, to welcome them to the meal and for them to take home with them [...]
It’s Springtime here (hopefully where you are too!) and with the warmer weather & sunny days, our family loves to take advantage of fresh produce with the openings of local farmer’s markets for the season. We like to go to the farmer’s market for fresh fruit, veggies, and baked goods. Getting to sample all of [...]
I love cooking with my kids! My son has been cooking a lot at preschool lately, so we’ve been practicing many of the recipes at home! I love all the skills that can be practiced while we cook together, including reading, following directions, measuring, strengthening fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, and learning early math [...]
Did you grow up eating candy buttons? I used to love them and recently bought some giant ones for my son’s Lego birthday party. I cut the candy buttons into a variety of shapes and passed them out in goodie bags. I tend to overbuy for parties… so I still have a lot lying around. [...]
