muffin tin monday: alfresco

(Contents: raisins, blue corn chips, kissables, string beans from the garden, green flax seed chips, celery from the garden, bread with mustard (to make a sandwich), hard boiled egg, oranges, cheddar, turkey slices, strawberry).

I used to love doing this many years ago for Mady and a little boy I nannied for. I was so happy to be reminded of it! (Remember how I said I was sort of a slacker mom these days?) I am sure I read it in an early childhood development book or something like that. Offering your child lots of things to nibble on, in hopes that they might like to try something new because of the sheer novelty of it. We like it alfresco.

Today's challenge was rainbow themed. I will say, last Monday they ate all of their food, this week, not as much. Who am I kidding? There was no chance they were going to eat raw celery or string beans. Oh well. Here's what they had last week...

 

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Comments

[Heather]

Cool idea!!! All I have heard all summer is I'm hungry!!! Check out this blog. http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/

I went and bought one and it works great, the kids call it the treasure box and run to it all day for snacks. It sure is saving me from running back and forth all day to the kitchen.
Have fun!
heather

[Chantel M]

I need to do this!!!! And I love the vegan box but there's gotta be something cheaper that would work wonderfully. Hmmmmmm.....

[andi]

I really love this idea- I know that Audrey would love it too! If only I still had my muffin tin...I had to throw it away b/c after Erik saw that the mice had been there, he swore he would never eat my muffins or cupcakes again! I'll have to buy a new one soon :)

P.S. Thanks for the extra yo-yo's! I love them so much!

[Shari Walsh]

I love this idea. I will definitely be trying this out. Fabulous!