In case you missed my Jan. 10 post, I'll catch you up. This week's going to be bad. Really bad. Cold, nasty -- the whole nine.
What
are you going to do with your kids if you're stuck in the house? Every
day this week I'll give you a little something to do, an idea that
doesn't cost a lot or require you to leave the house.
Today's plan? Hit the kitchen.
For some reason, I didn't learn until my kids were older just how much kids love to cut stuff up. I was always slicing food into little pieces for them, not realizing how much they just might like doing it themselves.
Give each child a cutting board or plate, a butter knife (or a plastic knife, if you're more comfortable with that) and some peeled bananas and kiwis, strawberries, cantaloupe slices -- whatever your kids will eat. Let them go nuts hacking up the fruit however they would like. Even completely smushed bananas are fine.
Give them each a carton of vanilla yogurt and let them layer in the fruit and yogurt into a short glass or bowl. Do this early enough in the day and this could be breakfast.
If your children like baking with you, here's a peanut butter cookie recipe that's so simple, you'll want to make it all the time. The nice part is that it only makes about 15 to 18 cookies, so you won't have a ton of them around, threatening to ruin your New Year's resolve. (And you're not missing anything on the recipe -- there's no flour, baking soda, butter or added salt in this recipe.)
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
chocolate chips
Combine all the ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
So now we've had our day in the kitchen. On tap for tomorrow? Get ready for some sensory fun.
Day 1: Dance Party
