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??
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.
April, and it’s showers, is over, so bring on the May flowers!! It might be raining where you are, but it’s 90 degrees with 1000% humidity here in NC. Have I mentioned how much I loathe summers in the south?? Well, I do. It’s May and it already feels like summer. One good thing about May would be the flowers that are starting to bloom. My girls have spent hours picking honeysuckles in our backyard. It’s become quite the neighborhood kid event. They are going to have to find something else to do soon because I don’t think there are many suckles left!! Here are a few flower sandwiches from the past that I wanted to bring back.
We have a kitty who just turned one. She’s so full of energy and sleeps just as hard as she plays. I love to watch her sleep. She sleeps on her back with her belly exposed a lot of the time. Our old tom cat NEVER slept like that. I guess he felt vulnerable and slept curled up and protective of himself. He got into a lot of fights and definitely wasn’t our favorite cat. Anywho. A sleepy kitty is usually a cuddly kitty, which is my favorite!!! Here’s a sleepy kitty you can make on a lazy day for your kidos.
Sleepy Kitty
~ Sandwich ~ Cheese ~ Lunch Meat ~ Frozen Pea ~
I may or may not have sang “Soft Kitty” whilst creating this sleepy kitty. If you don’t watch Big Bang Theory, or know what I’m talking about, Here you go:
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!
It’s the Easter season and bunnies are hoppin around in my brain. The bunny tushy has been hoppin around pinterest for the last few weeks. There are adorable tushy cookies, cupcakes, sweet Easter cakes and I even saw bunny tushy pancakes!! I had to get in on the craze and create a fun bunny tushy lunch!!
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!
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!
Sharks terrify me, but they always seem to be a hit with kids. They just love them! I don’t know why — maybe it’s their sheer strength or their massive amounts of teeth. It’s certainly not because they’re cuddly! What I do know is that I’m a few months early for “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel, but I just couldn’t help making a yummy shark that you could sink your teeth into … instead of it taking a bite out of you!
I still can’t believe I’ve made snacks for Nickelodeon Parents Connect to be posted every weekday for the month of March!! It has really stretched my ability, creativity and made me realize that I have been lazy the last few years!! It’s true!! If I can knock out 22 snacks in 3 weeks, then I should be making a lot more nummies for you guys!! I’ll work on it!!
In the mean time:
Here are the next 5 snacks featured on Nickelodeon:
Click on the name of each snack below for full instructions!