All tagged fruit

Sep 29

Sep 29 Kids in the Kitchen - Part Two

adventure, cooking, creativity, dinner, family, Fine motor skills, food, fun, fruit, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, pre-schoolers, Science, senses, toddlers, vegetables

Some more inspiration for cooking with the young people in your life.

Aug 6

Aug 6 Making a mess

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, breakfast, creativity, dinner, family, food, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, mud play, nature, outdoor play, painting, party, play, pre-schoolers, sensory, toddlers, vegetables

Whether it be indoors or outdoors, with food, mud or paint…creating space for you and your children to make a mess can be a fun, dynamic and satisfying way to spend time…lockdown or not.

May 30

May 30 A nice cup of tea

Sarah Clarkson

babies, breakfast, dinner, food, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, mud play, nature, outdoor play, party, play, pre-schoolers, Science, toddlers, water play, family

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.

Mar 19

Mar 19 Busy little hands

Sarah Clarkson

art, Autumn, babies, colour, creativity, dinner, family, Easter, food, fruit, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, nature, outdoor play, play, pre-schoolers, senses, sensory, toddlers, vegetables, water play

How we can create appealing opportunities for busy little hands to touch, grab, poke, pour, twist and squeeze.

Aug 6

Aug 6 Small joys - Favourite smells

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, family, food, fruit, games, nature, outdoor play, play, pre-schoolers, Science, sensory, toddlers, senses

Apr 23

Apr 23 Rainbows in the Kitchen

Sarah Clarkson

art, Autumn, babies, breakfast, construction, craft, dinner, finger play, family, food, fruit, games, literacy, sensory, vegetables, toddlers, Kitchen adventures

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.

Dec 18

Dec 18 "Good Enough" meals

Sarah Clarkson

babies, breakfast, dinner, family, food, fruit, games, motor skills, outdoor play, toddlers, vegetables

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.

Sep 13

Sep 13 Dinner for Breakfast?

Sarah Clarkson

babies, family, food, fruit, games, motor skills, pre-schoolers, toddlers, vegetables, dinner, breakfast

Who makes the rules around what is eaten for “breakfast”, “lunch” and “dinner” at your house? Is it time to challenge those rules?

Apr 17

Apr 17 Healthy Parties - Part Two: Attending

Sarah Clarkson

babies, family, food, fruit, games, party, vegetables, toddlers

Read on for some tips on how to manage (not control) young children’s food intake at parties.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Healthy Parties - Part One: Hosting

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, craft, family, food, fruit, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, toddlers, vegetables, party

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!