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20 Healthy & Simple Kid-Friendly Snacks

May 1 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

20 Healthy & Simple Kid-Friendly Kid Snacks - We've tried a lot of these and they've all been winners with the kids!

Something I'm always on the lookout for are healthy new snack ideas that I can whip up in a snap. My kids (and I've heard they're not alone in this) are very cyclical when it comes to food. They'll absolutely love something - it's all carrots and hummus, all the time - and then, BAM!, they're over it. Couldn't entice them to eat another carrot stick or a dollop of hummus for anything. Which is why I often find that one day I'll be humming along, feeling good about the things I'm feeding them, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen Tagged With: easy healthy snacks, Free Radical Pops, green smoothie, healthy kid snacks, kid-friendly snack idea, Kids Rule, Prescribe Nutrition, Prescribe Nutrition Kids Rule, the green machine smoothie

Every Child Deserves a Childhood

April 28 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Every child deserves a childhood - The amazingly simple way EVERY parent can help give to foster kids.

Ever since becoming a mother, I've spent a lot of time thinking about my blessings. I am so humbled to be called "Mom" by happy, curious, loving and healthy kiddos (aged 6, 4 and just barely 1).  I often wonder how did I get so lucky? Lucky in more ways than I can even count. Lucky that they are healthy. Lucky that I don't have to worry about how to feed them or how to afford gifts on their birthday. Lucky that I have this incredible job that helps me provide for them while allowing me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: every child deserves a childhood, giving back to foster kids, helping foster kids, huggies snug and dry ultra

Mother’s Day Idea: Tulips Grown in Vases

April 23 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Growing tulip bulbs inside vases for Mother's Day - this is such a unique and beautiful way to give someone flowers - perfect for Mother's Day!

I'm sure it hasn't escaped your attention that Mother's Day is just around the bend. Whether you're planning to spend it being pampered or going on family adventures, you're likely in need of a good gift or two for your own Mother and Mother-in-Law. (Not to mention any other special Moms that may be in your life.) This year there are two ideas I'm totally excited about. The first is the above vase of tulips. What makes this particular arrangement so special, aside from how stunning the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Holiday Projects, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: forcing tulips in vases, how to grow tulips in vases, Mother's Day flower ideas, Mother's Day ideas, tulip bulbs in vases

Free eBook: Healthy Dressings & Marinade Recipes

April 9 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Free Clean Eating eBook on How to Make Your Own Healthy Dressings and Marinades - Such a better alternative to using store-bought stuff on your meals that are filled with sugar and preservatives!

I have been in the biggest lunch rut lately and I think a big part of it has been not being able to figure out a healthy, but still tasty, way to dress my salads. Then a few days ago, out of the blue and like a message from above, my favorite nutritionist Katie emailed me to say that her nutrition site, Prescribe Nutrition, had just put out a FREE ebook full of clean eating recipes for marinades and dressings. Whoo hoo! I've been chowing down on the 2-minute jar vinaigrette ever since - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: clean eating dressings, clean eating marinades, free clean eating ebook, free healthy eating ebook, healthy dressings, healthy marinades, Prescribe Nutrition

Kitchen Science: Easter Candy Experiments

April 6 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Such a fun way to use up leftover holiday candy - my kids didn't even mind they didn't get to eat it!

Every year I get a little blindsided by Easter. Halloween I totally equate with lots of candy and general sugar overload, for sure. But when it comes to Easter, I think of dying boiled eggs and a big fancy brunch. What I always fail to remember, until it's upon me, are the mass amounts of chocolate my littles collect over the holiday, mainly at the neighborhood Easter egg hunt. Fortunately, my 6 and 4 year olds are slightly obsessed with experiments of all varieties right now and, it turns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational Activities, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: candy science experiments, dissolving candy experiments, kitchen science

Easy Braiding for Moms: The Crown Braid

March 26 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

The U-Shaped Crown Braid - this is my little girl's favorite and the video instructions here make it so easy!

Last week we posted our favorite Easter hairdos for girls (remember the ridiculously cute bunny bun?) and I promised we'd be back with a full video tutorial of our new go-to braid, the U-Shaped Crown Braid. Today, our contributor Kristin and I are here to deliver on that promise. Here's the full tutorial on how you can achieve this adorable look at home. This is a great beginner braid for all of us moms who want to meet our daughters' desire for beautiful braids but aren't quite sure how - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Style & Simplify, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: braid tutorials, crown braid video, Easter hair ideas for girls, how to braid girls hair, video hair tutorials

15 Three-Ingredient Easter Treats

March 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Three ingredient Easter dishes - the homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs look amazing!!

As evidenced by my post, Easter Dishes You Can Make With Your Slow Cooker, I like to keep it simple whenever I can and Easter is no exception. We're attending a neighborhood potluck/egg hunt again this year and I've been on the lookout for an easy treat to contribute. That hunt led me to create 3 Ingredient Easter Bark (#1 on the list) and to unearth 14 other ingenious Easter treats that only take three ingredients to whip up. Can you guess which one has candy corn as one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: 3 ingredients Easter treats, Easter bark, Easter desserts, Easter dishes, three ingredient Easter treats

Make It: No-Sew Reusable Sandwich Holder

March 10 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

No-Sew Reusable Food Container - Making these for picnics this summer!

Lately our little family has been having what I like to call "a bit of a time". I mentioned last week that I went to visit my parents with the baby for my great aunt's funeral. That had already thrown our week a bit of course and then, the day after we came back, my sweet 4 year old was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. Then, I suppose because things happen in threes, right?, the disc slipped in my back again and I now find myself unable to walk or stand up straight (let alone pick up the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, In the Kitchen Tagged With: DIY cloth sandwich holder, DIY reusable food container, reusable food container

Super Simple Art: Stained Glass Paintings

March 4 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

My kids love this super simple method for making stained glass paintings and we always have the materials!

My great aunt passed away at the age of 101 (she almost made it to 102) last week and baby M and I made a quick over-and-back trip for the funeral yesterday. It was actually a really nice trip but it meant that things have been pretty quite around here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art + Kid Crafts, Holiday Projects, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: art projects for kids, quiet time activities, quiet time art, rainbow headband, St. Patrick's Day craft, stained glass art

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