Kids Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni Duck Face Funny face made with macaroni and cheese hair and a peach beak. The eyes are zucchini rounds with a dab of ranch and tiny cherry tomatoes out of the garden. The rest of the peach was served in a bowl to share for dessert afterwards. The vegetables are all out of my [...]

Crafty Toddler Meals: Tuna Boats

Toddler Tuna Melts These tuna boats aren’t the most attractive, but I wanted to share the idea anyways. Boats are english muffins cut in half, covered with tuna salad (toddler version is just tuna, mayo, and a tiny bit of mustard, dill and black pepper). Cover with a thin slice of mozza (I’m too busy [...]

Crafty Toddler Meals: Pumpkin Head Pancake

Happy Halloween from Mama Brain! It’s a wholewheat pancake with orange slice jack-o-lantern garnish (and a banana for a stem). A spookily wholesome breakfast to counter balance all of the candy we’re going to eat later today! (Okay, who am I kidding, we’ve been eating Halloween candy for a few weeks. And, actually my personal [...]

Crafty Toddler Meals: Ladybug Sandwich

Mama Brain says, “Go ahead, play with your food!” <<<more crafty toddler meals More fun with cream cheese and jam on whole grain bread (and blueberries). You may have noticed that this is a popular lunch around here, so just in case you’re wondering if that’s all I feed my three year old (I guess [...]

Crafty Toddler Meals: Butterfly

Kids Meals: Fun With Food Mama Brain says, “Go ahead, play with your food!” <<<previous crafty toddler meal next crafty toddler meal>>> More fun with cream cheese and jam on whole grain bread (and a cheese string). You may have noticed that this is a popular lunch around here…

Crafty Toddler Meals: Elephant Sandwich

Kids Meals: Fun With Food Mama Brain says, “Go ahead, play with your food!” I love food, and I love making meals for my little girl. One game we like to play: I arrange her lunch into a picture and ask her to guess what it is. Here is one example, I’ll post more later. [...]