kids food

  When your kids get home from school do they run in the house, drop their bag then raid the pantry? If your kids are anything like mine, they act like they haven’t eaten in a week. Of course, what they’re after isn’t always something healthy because what’s the fun in…

There it is again. The same old nightly question: “what’s for dinner?”  In our house, we don’t make separate meals for the kids, except on rare occasions when The Husband and I want something that we know one or both of the kids don’t like. I made that mistake with Red, my…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MinionsMovieNight #CollectiveBias Are your kids minion crazy like mine? We were a little late to the minion party, but now Dub is obsessed with Despicable Me and can’t wait to see the new…

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is less than a week away?! Where has the year gone? As I was looking for some fun crafty Thanksgiving treats to make with Dub, I came across a lot of really great ideas that I just had to share.  There are too many to…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HorizonLunch #CollectiveBias Dub started Pre-K in September and has been having so much fun. He goes in the morning and I pick him up around lunchtime so he is always hungry and ready…

 I This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MARVELSnackBar #CollectiveBias Even though I’m not that mom who makes super creative meals for my kids every day, I do manage to pull one out on occasion. Since all of the men in my…

We had an easy winter and paid for that by not having much of a spring. It’s been rainy and chilly for the past month or so, but now the weather is finally starting to feel like June. You know what that means? Cool snacks and one of my favorites…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GameNightIn #CollectiveBias Raising a teenager is sometimes a tricky business. I am very lucky that my 15-year-old isn’t rebellious and is generally a good kid but connecting with him can be hard. He…

My husband and I generally share dinner duty with him cooking about half the time. I tend to cook more in the cooler months and he cooks more during grilling season but it all evens out in the end. I realize that I am a lucky girl to get some…

I’m not going to claim that I’ve reinvented the wheel here. I’m not a Pinterest mom so Olaf pancakes and fruit plates shaped like caterpillars aren’t in my wheelhouse but my kids deserve a little food entertainment, too. Ham and cheese on skewers (er, toothpicks) though? I can handle that.  This…