Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take a breather. This mission is actually for me, but you’re welcome to play along if you’d like. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps, possibly I have a couple phrases that I’ve caught myself saying a lot lately: “I’m just keeping my head above water.” [...]
Entries Tagged as 'kids'
Monday Mission: Step Back, Set a Goal
April 29th, 2013 · 10 Comments · Monday Missions
Tags: going green·kids·Kids in the Kitchen·Monday Missions·time management
How to Take (Hide) a Powdered Probiotic
April 5th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Natural Health, Tips
In case you were wondering, if you open a capsule of a soil-based probiotic that looks a bit like dirt and stir the contents into a bowl of yogurt…the children will notice. Even though there’s pretty much no taste, there’s a big “mind over matter” thing going on when your yogurt looks dirty and might [...]
How Do you Make a "No Junk" Easter Basket?
March 14th, 2013 · 58 Comments · Special Situations, Tips
It’s not even all about food this time. Clearly we thoughtful parents are going to try not to buy bags of jelly beans, sweet tarts, Cadbury eggs, and pastel M&Ms, to name a few, but we’ll shoot for healthy Easter baskets. Unfortunately, the alternative ideas are often things. Often cheap little things. I don’t know [...]
Healthy Valentine’s Day Party Treats (& Games)
February 6th, 2013 · 103 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen
Calling all red food! (ahem) Calling all naturally red food! (ahem) Calling all naturally red food not chock full of sugar and junk! I am helping to plan a kids’ Valentine’s Day party at school, and I am determined to plan fun games and food that don’t include sugar, artificial food dyes, and trans fats. [...]
Tags: desserts·heart-shaped food·holidays·kid-friendly·kids·party food·snacks·treats·Valentine's Day
I Don’t Play Nicely (and an easy ornament craft)
December 19th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Do It Yourself
I have a little confession to make over at the Oreck blog today. It’s about a piece of my personality and how it impacts my parenting habits, and I know some of you are in the same boat. I don’t think it’s anything to feel guilty about, just embrace it and make sure it’s not [...]
How to Answer the Foodie Challenge of the Holidays
November 8th, 2012 · Comments Off · KS lifestyle
"What do you do about relatives who don’t eat real food?" There are certain conversations that I tend to have over and over and over, both in person with friends and via the Kitchen Stewardship community. The issue of relatives, particularly close relative who are hosting your family or whom you see very often, is [...]
Tags: family·healthy eating·kids
Monday Mission: Don’t Try to "Get Something Done"
November 5th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to go a whole week (or a day) without using the phrase "get something done" to talk about your goals for the day or "couldn’t get anything done" to evaluate the day’s success. Do you hear your own voice in those phrases? This mission was inspired when [...]
Tags: faith·kids·Monday Missions·organization·time
