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November 2, 2022

Favorite Fall Recipes To Make With Kids

Are you looking for some festive fall recipes to make with your kids? Need some delicious ideas for putting those pumpkins from the patch, apples from the orchard, and zucchini from your garden to good use? Well, today’s your lucky day! Wendy Cox, mom of 4 and garden educator from San Diego, California is sharing a variety of ways to use three popular and prevalent produce items as you cook with your kids this fall….

Wild Violet Foraging with Kids & Color-Changing Simple Syrup

In OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES, SPRING

Wild violets are one of the very first sure signs of spring and the warmth it brings. Seeing that first colorful sign of spring after a long cold winter is such a happy sight. While most people may consider violets as a pesky weed that commonly grows in yards, we’re here to change your mind. Today, Meghan Garriott, Illinois mom of three, is here to tell you all about the benefits of wild violets and…

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January 11, 2022

Cooking with Kids: 25+ Recipes To Make With Your Kids

In Cooking, RECIPES, WINTER

Cooking with kids is a great way to get young children involved in household duties. Cooking gives kids a sense of responsibility, it gets them excited about mealtime, it allows them to bond with you, and it increases their pride in their work. There are so many amazing benefits of cooking with kids. Today, we’re here to help convince you to get your kids involved in the cooking and meal-making process. We’ve got a list…

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November 18, 2021

Trail-Tested Kid-Approved Hiking Snacks

In FALL, HIKE, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES

If you have kids, you know the importance of packing snacks for any outing. But what do you pack for a hike? You want something that’s easy packable, high on nutrients, fun for kids, and easy to eat on the trail. Today, Washington hiking mom of fours, RyAnn Peverly shares her family’s tried and tested hiking snacks for kids. She’s sharing her favorite recipes and variations on hiking snacks to make at home, plus some…

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Child laying on ground under Apple rainbow

October 8, 2021

Tips for Apple Picking with Kids

In FALL, FARM, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES

Apple picking in the fall is a time-honored tradition for our family. Each year during apple picking season, we head out to our local u-pick apple orchard and stock up on this delicious treat. The kids love the hay rides to the field and running through the rows of apple trees to find the best fruit. I love making a huge vat of apple sauce and how it fills my whole house with the sweet…

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July 26, 2021

Outdoor Pizza Night: Cooking Pizza Outdoors with Kids

In Cooking, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES, SUMMER

Pizza is almost always a family favorite, even amongst the pickiest of eaters. And eating outdoors is an easy way to get kids outside in the summer! Plus, everyone knows that eating outdoors somehow makes the food taste better, right? If you love the smell of wood-fired pizza and you love eating outdoors, you’ll delight in our ideas for outdoor pizza cooking with kids! Jemma, Creative Team member, high school teacher, and mother of four,…

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November 18, 2020

Family Traditions: Making Open-Fire Apple Butter with Kids

In FALL, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES

If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that family matters more than ever before and we should not take the time we spend together for granted. We’ve also learned that sometimes it’s nice to slow things down and it’s even nicer to do that outside, surrounded by those you love. Today, our Creative Team member and Ohio homeschooling mom of four, Leslie Alvis, shares her family’s tradition of making old-fashioned homemade open-fire apple…

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July 7, 2020

Blueberry Picking with Kids

In OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECIPES, SUMMER

Blueberry season is in full swing and U-Pick fruit farms are the perfect place to go with your little ones! U-Pick farms are exactly what they sound like – you pick your own produce. Children will love this hands-on learning experience and will be asking to go back year after year! Today, Megan Rigdon, Maryland photographer and mom of 3 is here sharing all the tips you need know for blueberry picking with kids. Megan’s…

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October 22, 2019

Five Easy Fall Treats to Make With Kids from the Orchard or Patch

In FALL, INFORMATION, OUTDOORS INSIDE, RECIPES

Chances are, when you envision fall, your thoughts not only include changing colors and cooler temperatures, but incorporate the smells and taste of pumpkins, apples, and spices. Fall brings with it bountiful harvests and some of the most delectable foods of the year. Today, we have California mom of two and cookie-maker extraordinaire, Desirée Macke here sharing 5 easy and fun fall treats to make with your kids from ingredients you pick yourself at your…

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recipes

Favorite Fall Recipes To Make With Kids

Wild Violet Foraging with Kids & Color-Changing Simple Syrup

Cooking with Kids: 25+ Recipes To Make With Your Kids

Trail-Tested Kid-Approved Hiking Snacks

Tips for Apple Picking with Kids

Outdoor Pizza Night: Cooking Pizza Outdoors with Kids

Family Traditions: Making Open-Fire Apple Butter with Kids

Blueberry Picking with Kids

Five Easy Fall Treats to Make With Kids from the Orchard or Patch

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