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Campy Kids Dinner: Hot Dog Canoe

Kellie — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:19:52 +0000

The end of school is just around the corner, and you know what that means: summer camp! And what’s one thing you think of when you think of summer camp (other than campfire songs, s’mores, and mosquitoes)? Canoes! It just seems a particular right of passage that kids should don life jackets and set out in a mini-armada of canoes so they can … what? I don’t know. But I remember how much fun it was to be out on the open water, and peaceful, too. When you combine the fun of canoeing with another summertime staple — grilling — you get the kind of fun meal that’ll inspire all sorts of camp stories!

Campy Kids Dinner: Hot Dog Canoe

Paddle on over to Recipe.Com for full instructions.

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Fun Kid’s Lunch: Mr. Bow Tie Sandwich

Kellie — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:51:12 +0000

Meandering through archives and came across this loveable guy. I made him May 2010!! I still think he looks like Mr. Noodle from Sesame Street!! Don’t you think??

Mr. Bow Tie

I think he’s adorable. But I may be a bit bias!!

Click HERE for full instructions.

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Picture-Perfect Kids Lunch: Little House on Snow Pea Lane

Kellie — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:40:40 +0000

I have quite a collection of pictures my kids have drawn for me. Most of them include stick figures of our family, little blobs of color to represent our pets, and then, of course, there are innumerable pictures of our home, which inspired this lunch. I guess there’s a certain appeal for kids to want to draw straight lines, windows, grass and a smiling sun — over and over and over again.

Little House on Snow Pea Lane

Stroll down Snow Pea Lane over to Recipe.Com for the instructions.

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Rainy-Day Kids Snack: April Showers

Kellie — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:26:59 +0000

It’s been raining the last few days here, which is what inspired this fun kids snack (or even lunch). Being cooped up inside, I thought I’d get creative with goldfish flowers, string-cheese clouds and sunflower-seed raindrops (it was either that or play yet another round of Candy Land!). The results brightened up an otherwise gloomy afternoon, and as I reminded my girls, let’s not wish the rain away because, after all, April showers bring May flowers!

Rainy-Day Kids Snack: April Showers

Head over to Recipe.Com for full instructions on how to make this Lunch.

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Soaring Kids Lunch: Kite Sandwich

Kellie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:46:13 +0000

Nothing says spring like a crystal blue sky, a stiff breeze and a soaring kite darting through the air. Now that the days are getting longer, we’re looking forward to some after-school outings in the park on those days when the weather is too perfect to stay inside. But of course, the other thing about spring is the changeable weather. So when those gloomy April showers have you cooped up, you and your kids can still have some wholesome fun with this (edible) kite! It’s easy breezy!

Soaring Kids Lunch: Kite Sandwich

Head over to Recipe.Com to see how to make this edible kite!!

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Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect Snacks

Kellie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:15:39 +0000

It was fun having Little Nummie snacks featured on Nickoldeon’s Parents Connect site every week day for the month of March!! Here are the last 2 of 22 snacks!

Click on the names for full instructions:

VIKING HAT

CAMPER

To see the rest of the snacks featured on Parents Connect click HERE.

Thank you Nickelodeon for the wonderful opportunity!!!

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Nickelodeon Parents Connect

Kellie — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:02:35 +0000

Little Nummies are still showing up over at Nickelodeon’s Parents Connect!! Snacks with a wonderful mix of healthy and whimsical. I know I shouldn’t have favorites, but the Bird on a Wire is my fave this week!!

Here are the next 5 snacks:

Click on the name of each snack below for full instructions!

Nurse

Flower

Tugboat

Bird on a Wire

Paint Palette

Which one is your fave??

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Baby Shower Food: Baby Carriages

Kellie — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:43:53 +0000

Someone asked me to come up with a baby shower snack and then decided to change the theme on me and I had to create something else for them. My mind was already brain storming baby shower ideas, so of course I whipped one up while the idea was still in my mind!

Baby Shower Food: Baby Carriages

~ Boiled Eggs ~ Baby Carrots ~

So simple. So adorable.

I’m going to tattle on myself and let you know that I send pics of all my creations to my hubby and to my twin sister for their approval before I submit or publish them. If they don’t like them, then you don’t get to see them. They help me strive for excellence!!
So, of course I sent the picture above to my twin sister.
Instead of her usual comments, she sent me this picture of her 7yo son:

He saw the picture I sent and said that he could make it.
So he did!!
All by himself!!
And in a matter of minutes too!!

LOVE how simple fun food can really be!!!!

CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFO

To make Baby Carriages:

Boil eggs. I boil them for 8 minutes and then let them cool before peeling the shells.
Once they are peeled and cooled, cut them to look like buggies.
Slice a baby carrot into rounds.
Use pieces dried spaghetti as toothpicks to stick the carrots in as wheels.
Use slices of baby carrot for the handles.

Works perfectly for a baby girl or a baby boy!!!

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~ Bon Ap{petite} ~

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Fun New Year’s Kids Lunch: Baby Dragon Sandwich

Kellie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:36:32 +0000

The new year is upon us. According to the Chinese calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which represents success and happiness. Now, of course the Chinese new year doesn’t begin until the middle of January, but there’s no reason not to celebrate now with this adorable New Year’s baby dragon sandwich. My girls aren’t exactly fans of dragons, but even they couldn’t resist this little guy!

Baby Dragon Sandwich

Head over to Recipe.Com for instruction to make this little dragon!!

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PROCESS OF MAKING MR. BOW TIE

Kellie — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:59:35 +0000

The pics I post here on Little Nummies are finished products of my creative randomness.
They look simple and easy enough for you to create, which is exactly the point!!
However, the process on my end is a little bit more challenging.

CASE IN POINT:

It all started while I was cutting up mushrooms to sautee for dinner…

CLICK ON THE PIC FOR THE REST OF THE STORY!!!