Little One Friendly Errand Food

Occasionally we have appointments "in the City", an hour away, and quite often they fall when or around when our preschooler is wanting lunch. She is not a morning person, I may as well be asking her to simply walk into Mordor if I'm gonna ask her to eat earlier. We've been getting along just great making a mini (her sized) "bento box" before we go. The secret to a perfect sized box? Using a sandwich container. I love the Rubbermaid ones. Sturdy,...

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Wordless Wednesday: Spring is Getting Here

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Let's ALL Try This!: Easiest Colored Rice

Colored rice is one of our favorite things around here for homeschool use. We play in it, we use it glued to paper like glitter, we shake it around, it's a great tool. My long-time friend Shannon just started a blog (yay!) and she posted a great, EASY way to color rice...USING your little preschoolers! So smart! So, go check it out. =-) ...

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Healthier Chocolate Chip Muffins

My family cannot get enough of these muffins. Made with whole wheat flour, flax and wheat germ, I feel good letting them have them. You will need: 1 C whole wheat flour 1/2 C soy flour. You can use another 1/2 cup of the wheat, but I think the soy flour adds a little bit of softness to the texture.  2 TBS ground flax seed 2 TBS wheat germ 1/2 sugar 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg, beaten 3/4 C milk  1/3 cup oil 1 tsp vanilla 1/2...

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Wine Shopping Made Easy

(Click to enlarge)   Spring is here! And warmer weather is just around the corner, and with it more social and family activities. Barbecues, reunions, even Easter dinner, Spring time is a great time to share the gift of wine. Wine.com makes it easy to shop for wines by price, by rating, style, or even occasion. They also have a variety of wine clubs to choose from if you want to be adventurous and try a couple new wines a month. Can't...

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