I was reminded just how much I miss playing my little Miss 5 now that she is at school full time when she was home for a few days with a head cold recently. We had lots of fun revisiting lots of her favourite ways to play – playdough, drawing, painting and, of course, lots […]
Creating Edible Art: Making Matisse Cookies
Edible art is one of my favorite things. Combine food, art, and children’s literature and you have a triple treat. Today, we are combining the art of Henri Matisse with cookie decorating, and the book, Henri’s Scissors. Let’s get artsy. Let’s Read and Learn First, grab a copy of Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter. It’s […]
Connecting with Kids in the Kitchen: Nanny’s Sugar Cookies Recipe
When my mother passed away I inherited many books, one of which was her old cookbook. You may be familiar with this sort of cookbook. It is not the kind you can buy at a bookstore. This cookbook started it’s life as a spiral bound notebook. Over the years my mother clipped out and taped inside […]
Connecting with Kids: Making Meal Preparation Time Family Time
Time is the one thing I think we all feel a lack of as parents, I know that I certainly do. Sometimes finding quality time with my children can be challenging, especially when they often both want a piece of me at the same time. As a family we are time starved but preparing and […]
How To Make Potato Latkes
When I worked in child care we were blessed to enjoy meals cooked by fabulous cooks from a number of different nationalities including Italian, Korean and Israeli. And I clearly remember the children’s delight when our Israeli cook, Rachel, would cook Potato Latkes as a treat at lunchtime. Potato Latkes are shredded potato pancakes that […]
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