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Avocado Muffins – Orange Choc
Say what, it’s already September and that means that spring has officially snuck up on us. The best part of this is that all the good stuff is coming back in season! By all the good stuff I mean fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies. In this recipe, I combine a couple of my favourites, avocado…
Elsa Cake – Easy DIY Birthday Cake Tutorial
We are all about Frozen at my house, with a four-year-old and three-year-old girl under my roof an Elsa Cake for a birthday party was going to happen at some stage, and it turns out the Elsa Cake happened this year! How to make a frozen Elsa Cake? Making a ‘Frozen’ Elsa Cake is actually pretty…
Homemade Rice Cracker Recipe
Last week I set out to see if I could make homemade rice crackers, and it turns out I totally can! This homemade rice cracker recipe idea came about on a bit of a whim as I had some leftover rice from sushi bowls and I wondered what I could do with it It turns…
Kitchen Science Experiments – Fizzing Rainbow Stars
This is the first in a series of Kitchen Science Experiments and Kids STEAM activities. This particular kitchen science experiment – Fizzing Rainbow Stars is a great sensory activity for kids, incorporates lots of Science learning for older kids and is very easy to set up. I’m so very excited to introduce the first…
Healthy Chocolate Chia Pudding
This healthy chocolate chia pudding is the perfect alternative to store-bought chocolate pudding which can be high in sugar but low in much nutrition. Kids do love store-bought chocolate pudding cups, and my kids are no exception. Here in New Zealand, we don’t traditionally refer to it as chocolate pudding, it’s usually referred to as…
Baked Salmon Bites
These baked salmon bites are my first of what I hope to be a series of kid-friendly / family-friendly fish recipes. I started so well with fish and my little ones and have then fallen somewhat off the bandwagon, but I’m trying to get right back on it as fish is so good for adults…
Ten Tips For Cooking With Kids While Maintaining Your Sanity
Cooking with kids can be hard. I am a kitchen mum. A fully fledged, self-confessed kitchen mum. For me having my kids in the kitchen cooking with me is second nature. Second nature it may be, but do not get me wrong, this does not mean that I find cooking with my kids enjoyable and stress-free 100% of…
Basic Banana Oat Baby Cookies
These basic banana oat baby cookies are such a simple recipe, with no added sugar they are the perfect first cookie for babies. My kids have been offered them from around six months of age, the age they started solids and they have remained a firm favourite. As evidenced by the fact, that when I made…
Easy Birthday Cake Ideas For Kids
Any excuse to come up with easy birthday cake ideas for kids and I am in! I know, you might look at the rest of my blog and think how on earth do sugar-laden birthday cakes fit in with my healthy recipes for children and families? Well here is the thing, food memories are important…
Celery Snacks For Kids- Butterfly
I have a confession, one veggie I am not a huge fan of is celery, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want my kids to not like it, or at least even try it. So in the holidays, I set about creating a little celery snack for fids fun food idea, and we ended up…
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