All Things Children · Parenting · Positive mealtimes

Sippy Cups and How Children Never Have To Stop To Drink Anymore

Sippy cups are now made so that they are essentially indestructible.   They are spill proof even when thrown down several stairs, across a room or probably out of a moving car.   They have really come a long way from this I grew up drinking from an open cup that sometimes had a lid made by… Continue reading Sippy Cups and How Children Never Have To Stop To Drink Anymore

All Things Children · Parenting

Road Trips and Pit Stops – PlayPlaces App

PlayPlaces – Ultimate Kids Road Trip App By AppAvenger I need to share this amazing app that Eliana and I used on our most recent road trip – PlayPlaces. Eliana and I took a 10 day road trip.  Jonathan was traveling for work and we decided to visit family while he was gone.  Our destinations included: Centerville,… Continue reading Road Trips and Pit Stops – PlayPlaces App

All Things Children · Parenting · Positive mealtimes

My Mini Sous Chef

Mommy’s Little Helper in the Kitchen: Creating a Positive Mealtime Environment AND Positive Lifelong Associations with Foods I love to let Eliana help when she is able to and when is a better time than in the kitchen?  By watching me cook, she is becoming familiarized with the smells, sights and textures of foods while… Continue reading My Mini Sous Chef

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Homemade Granola Christmas Gifts

Most importantly,  LETS GO IRISH!  OK, now back to granola… We have been making homemade granola recently.  We now eat it almost every morning for breakfast. We mix it in either Greek yogurt or Trader Joe’s European Style yogurt (I love this yogurt – I usually get the “Whole Milk European Style” and have turned… Continue reading Homemade Granola Christmas Gifts