Jello

JELLO!!! Easiest, Best snack to make with kids! 

Ok so there is some sugar in it but it's fun to introduce science: steam, evaporation, dissolving, etc. 

Red food is a fav in our house, so raspberry was an easy choice. 

I showed them how to stir slowly and gently so they didn't splash and stain. I demonstrated how the red dye can stain and cause problems with clothes, towels, rugs, etc. One reason the don't have shirts on right now :) 

We discussed the idea of steam, what is it, where it comes from, etc. 

                       

They each got turns mixing, dissolving, and telling the difference between hot and cold water. 

Fun in the kitchen with kids!!!!!

I love giving my little ones more vocabulary everyday and letting them practice. Make sure you give your little ones the chance to practice the words they hear you use. Making time, having conversations builds such strong foundations for language and their use of it! 

Easy AWESOME Funfetti Dip

 Need an easy dish to take to a party? 

Funfetti Dip

Enough said!

I was headed to an adult party so I took vanilla wafers but used graham crackers and animal crackers as dippers. 

Start with a box if cake mix. 

The original recipe called for a 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt and 1 cup of cool whip. I thought it was missing something so....

I used:

- 1 cup cool whip

- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt

- 1 brick of cream cheese

Next time, I'm skipping the yogurt and 

beginning with the cream cheese. 

Beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in the cool whip. 

Finally, add the cake mix. 

Of course the kids helped me!! We tasted each ingredient as we added it then tasted it all mixed up. 

It was do much fun to help their vocabulary using food and kitchen utensils. 

Delicious!!!  Beware it only keeps for a day or so. The baking soda in the mix reacts and makes it feel a bit carbonated after a few days.