Have you ever made snow cream? You might call it snow ice cream. No matter what you call it, it’s super easy to make, and it’s really yummy! Rate the activity: Easy Supplies needed: 8 cups snow 1 cup milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: 1. Gather 2 cups clean snow. Make…
My son’s birthday was coming up, and I asked him what kind of cake he wanted. He immediately said he wanted chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and strawberries on top. Alrighty then! I set out to come up with a recipe that wasn’t just healthy, but that was also delicious. After experimenting with gluten…
Sometimes it’s the little things. And we forget that one woman’s small tip is another woman’s life-changing idea. Recently a mom thanked me for something I said a year ago in a session at the Homeschool Moms Winter Summit. It was a sanity-saving secret for an everyday occurrence, my #1 best idea for homeschool lunches….
It is surprisingly easy to make cheese crackers. My children enjoy the process (they can really get their hands into it!) and the crackers disappear almost as soon as they get out of the oven! And the smell in the house? Mmmmmmm! Even though you can use a pastry cutter to combine the ingredients, it…
Winter is definitely soup time! What is better than a steamy bowl of soup on a chilly day? Alphabet Soup is a yummy and fun dish to eat. So many possibilities in the bowl… words, sentences, poetry! And even if you don’t let your children play with their food (Hey, this is educational, right?) you’ll…
These cute Pilgrim Hat Cookies are a kid-friendly addition to any Thanksgiving celebration. Not only fun to eat, they are also easy for kids to make! Bonus: everyone’s fingers get chocolatey. Yum! My son and I first made these cookies for our friends at Build A Menu. At the time he was six, and he…
How high on the Mom Coolness Scale do you think you’d rank if you told your children it was time to play with their food? Well, playing with food is just what this Fun with Food article making veggie animals and people is all about! This activity is a great way to let your children…
Summer is here, and one of my daughter’s favorite things to eat for breakfast or a snack during hot weather is a Ballerina Smoothie. She loves them, and so do I! And because they’re so simple to make, she can make them on her own. I don’t remember exactly where or when we first saw…
Chicks represent new life. They are baby chickens. And since we all receive new life in Christ, this is a good tie-in with Easter. It is a bit messy! But you can make these cute chicks yourself as a special treat to serve on Easter, or use it on Palm Sunday to help children look…