Save time when baking cookies by making cookie bars. Pour cookie batter in an 11×17 inch pan. Bake and Slice! Fall vegetables like squash can be substituted for pumpkin in recipes. This is a good tasting way for children to eat veggies! Continue reading Kitchen Kapers
Why put healthy foods in lunch boxes? The foods children eat affect their performance at school. Healthy foods increases resistance to infections Eating foods low in granulated sugars and saturates fats helps children concentrate better in school. Natural carbohydrates give them energy. Protein and calcium are needed for bone and muscle growth. To fulfill all of these requirements, make everything you put in your child’s … Continue reading Healthy Lunches and Snacks
Purchase a THREE-RING BINDER with sheet spacer. When you find a recipe you want, cut it out and glue or tape it to papers. Organize by course, fruits, veggies, etc. This helps organize all your recipes. (Alison Seymour) Designs for CAKE DECORATING: Lay a stencil or a cookie cutter on top of icing, fill in with sprinkles or colored sugar crystals. Remove stencil. Treat your … Continue reading Kitchen Kapers
When your child shares about their day, LISTEN. Even if you have to bite your tongue. I’ve learned a lot about my children from listening to them and not reacting. I also listened to their friends, who seemed quite willing to share “funny” stories that my children were involved in. Don’t judge; don’t react. Just listen. If you must put your two cents in, wait … Continue reading Top 10 Parenting Tips Part II
Long Distance Moves: Be prepared for cash flow problems. New apartments, phone companies, and utilities may require immediate cash deposits but refunds from old deposits can take weeks. When moving to a new state, find out how long you have before you must change your car registration and tags. If changing banks, keep old bank accounts open until all checks have cleared. Some businesses do … Continue reading Moving Tips
Do you want to raise healthy, well-adjusted adults? The beauty of having 3 twenty-somethings is that I can see the fruits of my labor. Through reading, trial and error and my basic belief systems, I raised my children on the following 10 premises: Read about each phase of childhood BEFORE you get to it. You won’t be surprised when you get a call from the … Continue reading Top Ten Parenting Tips – Part 1
The first question people asked me about homeschooling was “What about socialization?” By that I suppose they meant, “Would my son be isolated?” My response to this is that there are many ways to socialize and sitting in the school for 6 hours a day with the same children in the same age group is just one way of socializing. It’s not better, it’s not always the most positive … Continue reading Moms to Moms: Homeschooling
After washing lettuce, tear with hands rather than cutting with knife. Metal turns the adges of lettuce brown. To keep, wrap lettuce in a paper towel to absorb excess liquid then place in plastic bag. Cut- up fresh garden veggies such as carrots, cucumber, and beans and serve as a snack to children while they watch their favorite T.V. show/video. This keeps children from being … Continue reading Kitchen Kapers
For variety, make sandwiches using hamburger buns, hot dog buns or whole wheat bread. Include one chocolate “kiss”. Adds a little sweetness and lots of love. Make jello with lots of fresh fruits (add when jello is partially set.) Sen to school in thermos. Add fun stickers or holiday stickers to sandwich bags. Warm soup in the morning and send in a thermos. Add a … Continue reading Lunch Box Delights
When you get home from the grocery store with fresh fruit and vegetables, cut them up and store them in individual containers for easy to grab snacks. Fill up reusable water bottles and store in the refrigerator for easy to grab cold water. Keep a drawer, at children’s height, full of healthy snacks for them to grab when they want something to eat. This makes … Continue reading Kitchen Kapers
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 