How did this happen? I feel that spring has barely started, and yet Memorial Day and SUMMER are right around the corner! Celebrate this long, lazy weekend by sitting back and letting your kids whip up a tasty bite for the whole family.
Little ones may need some help with cutting up the strawberries, but assembly is easy enough for kids of all ages. Making these festive, patriotic snacks is only half the fun, though. They are also fresh, summery and delicious. We eat them for breakfast (they can be assembled the day before), but they also make a great snack. Enjoy!
The thing about Easter is, sometimes I get a bit tired of all the sweets. Now, don’t get me wrong, I can house a chocolate bunny in no time (I wish it were not so), but Easter colors just lend themselves to cupcakes and cookies and candy, and there is such a thing as too many sweets. I am always on the lookout for some savory Easter recipes to break up the sugar high.
Last week I came across a recipe on Pinterest for these Easter Cucumber Sandwiches and absolutely fell in love with the idea, as did my kids. The recipe is on the Cherished Bliss blog – you can access it here. So, last weekend we made our version of these Easter Finger Sandwiches and had a blast playing with our food.
You know that feeling you get as soon as the first rays of sunshine start breaking through the winter gloom? It’s that feeling of: I can’t sit at my desk anymore; I need to go outside RIGHT NOW! It’s cold and muddy and gross but somehow you don’t care. Spring is in the air. Animals and trees feel it too, and so do your littles! Introduce them to the changes of the season through reading.
Fall brings so many distinct new sounds, colors and smells. Is there a better way to introduce kids to the wonders of the season than through reading? Here is a list of our favorites. Borrow them from the library, or get a copy of your own (click on the titles to go to Amazon), and get excited for fall! (more…)
Fall is my FAVORITE season. The cooling temperatures, the crisp morning air, the leaves, the pumpkins, the pumpkin pie, I LOVE IT ALL! I listen to my kids debating over this year’s Halloween costumes and my heart fills. I look around and see mums and pumpkins and falling leaves and I am inspired to cook and bake and clean and decorate. At night, I close my eyes and conjure up memories from my childhood: my grandfather’s apple orchard, crates upon crates of crisp apples, and eating THE MOST DELICIOUS potatoes baked under a bonfire of fall brush.
As you can imagine, we declare fall at our house the minute the clock strikes midnight on Labor Day. We want to soak up every last moment of fall before winter comes along. So, without further ado, I share with you our fall bucket list. I hope it inspires you to enjoy every moment of this glorious season with your family. (more…)
