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Five Valentine Treats!
Looking for a tasty treat to make for or with your kiddos on that special day of love? Here are five treats that will make the day memorable! Heart Biscuits Take your favorite biscuit recipe (try this...
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Cake Mix Cookies. Better Than the Easy Bake Oven
Do you remember the Easy Bake Oven? You may even have an Easy Bake now, as they’ve been revived. One of the clinchers for the Easy Bake is the simple mix that allows a child to pour, stir, and...
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Butterfly Noodles
Isn’t it funny how children are much more interested in eating something when it’s has a fun name? I have a hard time getting my children to eat Farfalle Alle Erbe Panna Rosa (a tasty little recipe...
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Spider Cookies To Tickle Your Child’s Tastebuds!
“There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her…” Here’s a snack that will build fine motor skills, counting ability, and an understanding of the...
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Dear Sweet Puddin’head
I’ve been working on some pretty comprehensive posts lately, so I decided it was time for some fluff. LITERALLY. I give to you, one of the simplest and most versatile recipes in my repertoire,...
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Book Activity: Pete’s A Pizza
William Steig’s books are always clever and unique. Pete’s A Pizza is no exception. This book, published when Steig was about 90 years old, is based on a game he used to play with his own daughter...
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Five Fun Ways to Serve Up Some Pumpkin!
If you’re looking for some ways to make this week memorable for your little ones, try serving up some pumpkin! You may want to use pumpkin as an ingredient (as in Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread) or use...
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Travel Mix: Math You Can Eat!
Who doesn’t enjoy a good snack to take on the road? Here’s a snack activity that fits well in the transportation unit, that not only fills rumbling bellies, but also reinforces math concepts! First...
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Snowy Ice Cream – Perfect for a Stormy Day
We’re crossing our fingers, hoping for a white Christmas this year. Looks like we may end up with rain instead. (We may just have to head for the mountains!) For those of you with plenty of the...
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Have a Snack: Caramel Popcorn in a Bag!
My sons and I were making this delicious recipe for caramel popcorn yesterday and I thought you might enjoy a fun snack on your holiday! (Originally published 3/30/2009.) Making popcorn is a great...
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Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah
This is a repost of one of the very first blog posts I wrote. Since there were only about three of you reading here back then, I thought it might be time to revisit! Buried Treasure Muffins,...
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The Sweet Science of Cool Treats
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and with it comes my boys’ request for frozen treats. While you can certianly grab twin pops in your freezer section for a buck a bag, making your...
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Potable Potions
Homemade root beer is always a sign of a special occasion at our house, but there’s just something about fall and Halloween that makes this brew especially exciting. The magic (and the science) is in...
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Pumpkin Treats for Fall
I’ve mentioned before, and I’ll mention many times again: I love fall! The sight, the sound, the smell, and yes, the taste! To kick off this season of cinnamon-spice and celebration, I’ve gathered a...
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Surprisingly Simple Pumpkin Cookies
My boys and I came home from a beautiful fall hike to find the perfect surprise on our doorstep! Friends had dropped by a kit for making simple (and delicious) pumpkin cookies! This treat was so easy...
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Bread Baking with Preschoolers
There’s something special about bread. It may be its universal nature, found in different forms all around the world. Ann Morris’ book, Bread, Bread, Bread takes a fantastic around the world photo...
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Homemade Hot Chocolate: Exploring the Sense of Taste
There are few things better than a frothy cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Though I discovered recently that there’s even more to be gained than a warm belly. When talking about the sense...
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Book Activity: If You Give a Moose a Muffin (with an ABC Game)
I love Laura Numeroff’s stories, and the kids do too! In her predictable, yet amusing pattern, the characters begin with one activity, which inevitably leads to another, then another, then another,...
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Food Fights: How to Handle Picky Eaters
“I don’t like cheese.” “No, no. I only eat the yogurt in the red containers. I’m afraid to even try another kind.” “Corn? No thanks!” “Not a fan of cilantro.” These may sound like typical responses...
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5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Dinner!
We have some picky eaters in our family, and I’m not just talking about the shorter members. I wrote recently about the boundaries we’ve set as a family when it comes to eating dinner. Admittedly,...
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