I was REALLY shocked by this video from Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. It is a new show that will premiere in March 26th and I guess the theme is real food. Now if you had asked me what "most" kids today would say is their favorite food I would guess things like pizza, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, etc. BUT I would never have guessed that kids wouldn't at least know what the major fruits and veggies were named if asked. The kids in this video cannot identify tomatoes, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Natural Ways to Cope With Illness
I swear I can time the illnesses in this house perfectly. With any major holiday that highlights "candy" the kids will inevitably get sick after their school or a well meaning relative decides to send them home with candy. And how lovely for us.. Valentines has been no exception. Since my youngest is home sick I have been rockin the wellness routines. I have been washing his sheets with homemade dryer bags, lightly scented with Lemon Balm to calm and sedate. I have made sweet and sour … [Read more...]
Weekending – Doing GROSS Stuff
Today we took the kids to our local science museum to see the Grossology exhibit. They had a blast shooting boogers into a giant nose, playing the piano that burps and farts, climbing inside a giant mouth only to come out via the colon as "poop", and smelling all the various bacteria they had in petri dishes, like arm pit bacteria and anal bacteria. Afterwards we spent some time getting wet in the ocean exhibit and then building stuff in the gadgets section. I am glad we got out of the … [Read more...]
10 MORE Ways to Reuse Glass Jars
One of the first places I head to in my local thrift store is the glassware section. It is not uncommon for me to buy up all the mason jars or other glass jars they have. I like ones with lids (as long as they don't have mold or rust) but I will buy ones without lids as well because they are one of my favorite storage containers. I rarely buy anything from the store that comes in jars like these (spaghetti sauce, pickles) so I have to get mine second hand. Last year I wrote about 10 Ways to … [Read more...]
Wooden Bowls and Utensils for Kids
Last year parents everywhere became concerned about BPA in their kid's feeding gear... bowls, cups, plates, spoons. Parents are still concerned about it. My posts with compilations of BPA free cups and BPA free plates, bowls, and utensils are still get huge amounts of daily traffic. One option that was slow to catch on back then was that of wooden feeding items. Why is a mystery to me because even if it is BPA free plastic... this feeding set: ... is UGLY. This would be an eyesore at my table … [Read more...]
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