Some more inspiration for cooking with the young people in your life.
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Kids in the Kitchen - Part One
Cooking with kids. Does this make you think “giant mess” or “a whole lot of fun”? Part One is to inspire you to get prepared and bravely include your child/ren in kitchen adventures.
Painting Rocks
A simple activity to play in your own backyard, with whatever you have on hand!
A nice cup of tea
Sometimes all you need is a nice cup of tea. Whether it’s a real cup, brewed with herbs picked fresh from your garden, or a muddy concoction from your child’s play, a cup of tea can help bring a moment of peace to a busy day.
Busy little hands
How we can create appealing opportunities for busy little hands to touch, grab, poke, pour, twist and squeeze.
Rainbows in the Kitchen
With so many people stuck at home in Australia joining the Rainbow Trail, what a great opportunity to join in by bringing the rainbow inside too.
Little Scientists
Inside babies and children there is an overwhelming desire to play, to experience and to make sense of themselves and their world. They’re all little scientists!
"Good Enough" meals
Do you ever feel like you “should” be making a “proper” dinner every night? If you have the time and energy every day for this, then that is wonderful, but if you want to cheat a little on preparation time, but not on food quality then read on. I’ll give you some tips to create a nutritionally-balanced, easy-to-prepare meal. It just takes a good balance of a little bit of this and that.
I'm dreaming of a simple Christmas
Getting caught up in the silly season? Take a deep breath and ask yourself, “How much is too much?”
Mini Garden
Do you remember sprouting carrot tops as a child? Delight in the wonders of vegetables!! See what you can get growing in your little mini garden and you may be suprised to discover just how much life is still left in boring old vegetable scraps.
Rainbow Rice
Making and playing with Rainbow Rice is a fantastic activity for the whole family!
Dinner for Breakfast?
Who makes the rules around what is eaten for “breakfast”, “lunch” and “dinner” at your house? Is it time to challenge those rules?
Baking benefits
Creating in the kitchen is just another way you can enjoy the process of making together with your little one, but baking a cake isn’t just about the yummy end result… there are so many things to learn along the way.
Healthy Parties - Part One: Hosting
Here are 3 top tips for serving healthy food at a party, while still keeping everyone happy and sending them home with no sore tummies nor crazy tantrums later in the day!
Life’s a picnic
The sky is blue, the grass is green (in some places) and the days are long…it’s perfect weather for a picnic!
It's berry picking season
Picking berries is a classic childhood adventure that is fun for all ages, can be shared with friends and is delicious to boot.
Who's in control of food choices?
We all want our kids to make good food choices, to eat just enough and no more and to know when to say “no thanks”, but how do we get that to happen?
7 tips to get your kids to eat more vegetables - PART TWO
Another 7 ideas to help you get more vegetables into your family’s diet.
Salt Dough
A cheap, easy and satisfying family activity for little (and big) fingers.
Fragrant Herbs
Herbs are wonderfully fragrant and can turn any meal into a gourmet feast. Read on and be inspired toinclude more herbs in your life!