Pumpkin play

I bought my daughter a little pumpkin at Traders joes. One she can handle easy.

I gave it to her and she was rolling it around. We went outside to play in the yard. While she was in the swing she asked for her pumpkn. I got it for her. She and her pumpkin were in the swing for awhile.

She asked "can I make a face on my pumpkin?" I said sure. We marched inside and I got out the WASHABLE markers and away she drew. I washed ole pumpkins a couple times so she could start all over again.

Craft-Pumpkin drawing

Small pumpkin

Washable markers

Easy clean up and inexpensive..Trader joes had little pumpkins for $1.99. Little for little hands, perfect!

Your child can do it over and over many times in a day, week and the whole month of October

Snowmen all year round

Like most parents, times become challenging to feed your child, if not challenging (lucky for you) you question the balance and nutrition factor.

This is my first blog about something I have been thinking about for awhile. As our child keeps growing , with that is my growing inspiration to come up with fun, nutrious food that she will request over and over again and at the same time instill a desire to learn and explore new foods.

3 weeks ago I created a snowman for breakfast. The next day my daughter asked for it again, unsolicited! She rushed to the table when I asked her if she wanted a snowman for breakfast.


Snowman

whole wheat toast (cut 3 different size circles, after toasted)

cream cheese (spread on toast circles)

chocolate syrup-dot of syrup for the buttons, eyes, nose and smile

grapes (cut in half)-for hat, legs and arms (any fruit, we also used blueberries)


Make snowan, decorate with hat, legs and arms made out of some fruit