Fun Learning Activities Kids
Party food is an important part of any party. Here’s a great mommy solution to a last minute party dilemma – make a doughnut cake! Kids Activities loves creative party ideas like this! Party Food Here’s a scenario: Time is ticking away and the bakery requires at least a 24 hour lead time for any [...]
Turbulence on a plane can be frightening for kids. Before their next flight, show them this great demonstration with Jello to help calm their fear of flying. Kids Activities Blog always loves science experiments that involve food! Turbulence on a Plane After 9/11/01, I developed a fear of flying. In trying to overcome it, I enrolled [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Looking for some St Patricks Day recipes to liven up breakfast time? Check out this recipe for cute shamrock homemade cinnamon rolls. Kids Activities Blog wishes you the Luck of the Irish this St Patricks Day! St Patricks Day Recipes There something wonderful about a cinnamon roll hot from the oven it can be homemade [...]
This week’s pick for our best blog feature is Creative Kid Snacks. We are featuring an interview with Amy today and rounding up some of our favorite Creative Kid Snacks posts tomorrow. Kids Activities Blog is so excited about our best blog series. We are hoping to introduce you to some sites you won’t want to miss! Best [...]
Can’t go wrong with a chocolate Valentines Day dessert. Here’s an easy smores recipe to bake with kids….Valentine’s Smore’s Bark. Did you know that Kids Activities Blog loves any recipe that has chocolate as an ingredient? Valentines Day Dessert Two things this momma loves. Cooking with my kiddos and Any combination of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate. [...]
What is Diversity? With Martin Luther King Jr Day approaching, consider introducing the idea of diversity and cultural differences to your children. It will be easy to start with this really great egg activity. A great visual demonstration is always tops in our book here at Kids Activities Blog. What is Diversity One of the [...]
Need some Christmas recipes that don’t cause a full-on sugar rush? These Santa Hats make for healthy alternatives and are tasty too. Wouldn’t it be fun to sing the cute Christmas rhyme while you make these with your kids? Kids Activities Blog just loves cute food that is fun and healthy too! Christmas Recipes Here’s a semi-healthy Christmas [...]
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 [...]
School’s in for the year! Woo-Hoo!! And while we are just starting to get into a good routine, there is one place we may find ourselves in a rut……What can I pack for my kid’s school lunch? If your kids are anything like mine, they are pretty happy with the same thing every day. Seriously, [...]
Felt Apple Activity Your kids will enjoy this felt apple activity over and over throughout the year. My little guy loves the texture of felt and really enjoys playing with it so we have been working on lots of felt projects that you can check out over here. If you are familiar with the [...]
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups I love to cook and bake as much as possible, and I love that Rory enjoys doing it with me! The only problem… is that it’s hard to bake with a toddler. I have quickly learned that Rory is just like her mom and her aunts; she loves to pick at [...]
Dinosaur Pasta Craft My boys adore dinosaurs. They love they way dinosaurs look. They love dinosaur names. They love playing with their dinosaur toys. They love pretending to be dinosaurs. As I do our weekly grocery shopping, I spot dinosaur pasta. How could I resist? With so many varieties of pasta, the pasta craft possibilities seem endless. Make [...]
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 [...]
Recipe for Peppermint Creams You know those cheeky moments when your kids sneak up to the kitchen bench, quickly grab a goodie, duck out of sight behind the fish tank whilst gobbling up that mouthful of sweetness? Well, these peppermint creams are worthy of such cheeky moments. Be warned, this recipe makes a batch of [...]
Are you planning on watching the Olympics with the family? Do you have a favorite Olympic sport you like to watch? I am always amazed at all the sports that make it into the Olympics, so fun. Here is a fun snack to get your kids in the Olympic spirit. We had our own backyard [...]
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 [...]
Did you know that July 20th is National Lollipop Day? My kids love sweet treats just like everyone else. However, my little girl is only 3 and I still don’t feel comfortable with her having a piece of hard candy because it could be a choking hazard. When Mommy unwraps a Jolly Rancher candy, the [...]
I love to put creative combinations of materials together and see what the kids come up with. This week we’ve paired up play dough and some pasta – and the children made up their own game! The play dough is home made, using this easy no cook play dough recipe. Play dough is so versatile [...]
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 [...]
. 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 [...]
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 had fun this past week learning map skills together thanks to a recent conversation in the Horizon Healthy Families community. Caroline of Food and Art had the idea of hiding food all around a room for kids to find – sounds like fun! We decided to mix it up a bit and added a [...]
Today we are talking food inspired by Tyson. They are asking parents how they ensure their kids have a healthy diet {and running a super cute photo contest: Get A Smile Give a Smile that you don’t want to miss}. Recently the Dietary Guidelines for Americans underwent a make-over. The food pyramid was replaced with [...]
…We all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine… You just can’t help but sing this catchy tune while making these adorable little Twinkie Submarine treats. Kids love decorated treats and Twinkie Submarines are easy and fun to make. Thanks Hostess for the inspiration. All you need is a box of [...]
We made Snowman Pancakes. They were super easy and so much fun! All you need is prepared pancake mix, chocolate chips, bacon, and whipped topping. Step 1: Pour your pancake mix in a small circle and a larger circle. Make sure to place them close enough together so that they will touch as the batter [...]
Don’t you just love this picture? I can almost taste the tartness that he is experiencing. Why would I have my child drink something that I knew would create such a silly face? He is learning about strength and concentrations of a solution. I tried drawing pictures explaining how we can take a can of [...]
