cooking

quick trick: have a. . . placemat party!

September 16, 2011

Every. Single. Day. We’re rocking a Placemat Party over here. At breakfast. At lunch. And at dinners at the kitchen table (because the kitchen table is so less fancy than our totally fancy-schmancy dinner table). It’s a seriously awesome party–reading, counting, talking about the states or dinosaurs or sea creatures or letters. This happy Friday [...]

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fun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids

August 31, 2011

Over the last few years, we’ve had a ton of fun with food over here.  I love food, my kids love food, my husband loves food, and we all really love trying new things and making meals together. Little do my kiddos know that every time they don their aprons in the kitchen with me, [...]

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how to teach kids to search the web: read, research, evaluate

July 20, 2011

We see the same beautiful apple tree every time we walk to or from the pool. And we often talk about how beautiful the tree is and how much we love it. We wonder if we can eat the apples and what they taste like.  Are they apples? Crabapples? Are they sweet? Are they safe [...]

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learning during lunch with muffin tin meals

July 6, 2011

We took it easy today, after a late night filled with a lot of sushi-eating and a slow and rainy morning. So after swim, dive, and mini-team, we zipped home, very much excited for lunch. And to spice up our day–and to get some guaranteed smiles and fully bellies from Maddy, Owen, and Cora–I whipped [...]

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happy july 4th flag cake (gloriously gluten-free!)

July 4, 2011

The Happy 4th of July Flag Cake is one of our favorite  family traditions. And though I know that I could whip that puppy out in no time flat, inviting Maddy, Owen, and Cora into the preparation and assembly not only gets them comfortable in the kitchen, it also gives them a chance to play [...]

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summertime learning eBook: free and filled with fun ideas!

June 2, 2011

I am beyond excited to share the news of a project that’s been consuming my life for the last two weeks (hence, the few blog posts over here. . . ): the we teach summertime learning eBook is hot off the presses! Packed with ideas from over 30 contributors, this eBook is available to all [...]

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new for us friday: ugli fruit

May 20, 2011

We have a new grocery store in our neck of the woods–woo-hoo!–and it has a rockin’ fruit and veggie department.  Owen, Cora, and I found so many exotic and new-for-us items over there, we hardly know where to begin. So we decided to start on a fruit that was on sale (that helps!) and one [...]

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how to have a royal wedding party (with kids!)

April 29, 2011

This New For Us Friday trumps all–and why wouldn’t it? It’s our first ROYAL WEDDING PARTY! I’d be lying if I said we haven’t fallen into the Royal Wedding frenzy over here. I really would.  I absolutely cannot wait to see Kate’s dress. I wonder what the brides maids’ dresses will look like, and I [...]

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silly april fool’s bugs that you can eat! (and nfuf link-up!)

March 31, 2011

April Fool’s Day is practically upon us, and I thought that before I served the kids jell-o in their juice cups tomorrow (seriously, how funny is that?!), I knew I wanted to do something that would top last year’s April Fool’s win. So I thought and though and thought some more and came up with [...]

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nfuf: how to make bumblebee cupcakes (& link-up!)

March 25, 2011

It’s a sweet, buzzy-bee cupcake New For Us Friday this week, thanks to Cora! Our Cora turned the big-numero quatro this week, and for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks she’s been asking for a bumblebee birthday party. She knew exactly what she wanted: three friends for a playdate, bumblebee wands, bumblebee games, and [...]

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nfuf: new ‘Cat in the Hat’ epidodes (and big Dr. Seuss giveaway!)

February 25, 2011

Big thanks to all who expressed interest in this giveaway! At this time, the contest is closed. Jessica from NH was chosen by random.org as the winner, she’s been notified, and her Cat in the Hat prize pack is on its way!   Do you know that next week is?  Next Wednesday, to be exact? [...]

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