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Healthy Homemade Banana Chocolate Ice Cream

March 4 by Kaley

Since trying this, it's become my kids favorite snack. Love that there's no additional sugar added - we love cocoa and cinnamon!

Kaley's here today with one of our family's favorite snacks.  My littles totally think of this as dessert, which I love because it's really nothing more than bananas. Be sure to read to the end for some of Kaley's favorite flavor variations as well as a list of MPMK's all-time favorite healthy kid snacks. I am trying to figure out why my daughter will only eat half of her banana then leaves the rest to get mushy and brown. And speaking of brown, if it has even one tiny brown spot, forget it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kaley Tagged With: bananas, chocolate ice cream, healthy snacks, ice cream recipe, spring activities

Learning to Explore Food Through Play: Fruit-Filled Jigglers

March 3 by Kristin

Today we're once again exploring ideas for building good eaters through food play with our sponsor Ella’s Kitchen, producer of some of my kids' favorite fruit and veggies squeezers (yes, big kids love them too) and big time believers in the importance of raising healthy and adventurous eaters. (Be sure to also check out our previous adventures with pancake decorating and rainbow, scented glitter slime.) I just love how these colorful fruit-filled jigglers will entice all of baby's senses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Seasonal Fun, Sensory & Interactive Play, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: ella's kitchen, exploring food through play, getting kids to try new foods, play activities for babies, seasonal fun, sponsored, spring activities, St. Patrick's Day activity, St. Patrick's Day treat

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