It is apple harvest time and no apple treat is more loved and easier to make than Apple Crisp. It’s so yummy my charges and I made this Betty Crocker Apple Crisp recipe twice this week! The children can help you wash the apples, measure the ingredients, stir the ingredients with a fork, pour the apples […]
One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment
This recipe is called ice cream but it’s really healthy and just has one ingredient of frozen bananas. Just freeze overripe bananas and blend them in a food processor or blender and serve the kids banana ice cream. It’s an incredibly refreshing snack children love. You Will Need: 4 Over Ripe Bananas Freezer Zip Bag Food […]
Matzo House for Passover
April 19, 2024 Leave a Comment
Work with the children to make a house out of matzo and other Kosher edible treats and materials. I found this idea on the Martha Stewart web site but allowed the children to use kosher candies, chocolate covered matzoh, and macarons to decorate their Passover house. It is so fun to do and although not […]
Easter Pastel Rainbow Cookies
March 29, 2024 Leave a Comment
These Pastel Rainbow Cookies were such a big hit with the kids in my care last Easter that I made them again this year. I found the recipe on the All Recipes web site and I just changed the recipe to pastel colors using white chocolate and pastel-colored sprinkles for spring. They taste great and […]
Soft Apricot Rugelach
December 8, 2023 Leave a Comment
You don’t have to celebrate Hanukkah to enjoy Rugelach. I found this surprisingly easy and soft Rugelach recipe on the Kosher.com web site. The children loved rolling up the cookies. The kids and I made larger cookies by cutting each circle into eight triangles and baked them for a few minutes longer. You will Need: […]
Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake
November 17, 2023 Leave a Comment
Kids love baking from scratch. The children I care for asked if we could bake a pumpkin spice pound cake I found on the Taste of Home web site. We skipped the walnut sauce but I’m sure it would taste great for people that love walnuts. You Will Need: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened 2-3/4 cups […]
Spider Web Cupcakes
October 27, 2023 Leave a Comment
I found this Halloween cupcake recipe on the Land O’Lakes website. Kids love baking so allow the children to help you with every step of this recipe. I even allowed the young boys to decorate these cupcakes themselves for their upcoming Halloween party. You Will Need: CUPCAKES 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup Land O […]
Cinnamon Babka
September 15, 2023 Leave a Comment
A babka is a sweet braided bread which originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and Ukraine. My memories of babka is that I loved it when my grandma came to visit with babka when I was a child. It is great for Rosh Hashana which begins tonight. I can’t say it’s necessarily easy to […]
Patriotic Fruit Kabobs
September 1, 2023 Leave a Comment
Patriotic fruit kabobs are such a fun way to serve refreshing watermelon and blueberries on a hot Labor Day weekend. The children loved helping cut out the watermelon stars and making the skewers. You Will Need: Watermelon Blueberries Small Star Cookie Cutter Wooden Skewers What to Do: 1. Cut watermelon into 1 inch slices. 2. […]
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