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Valentine's Day Gifts For Littles

Updated: Jun 23, 2019



My absolute favorite part about Valentine's Day ( I have never really celebrated it since it's my mom's birthday) is getting to make it special for the girls. I know so many are against it but I love love love the chance to make them feel special. Especially on a day that we celebrate love & friendship. We have been talking about how to make to do acts of love and friendship, and every day we talk about one thing we did that day that was special. But I also love getting the table all dressed up, making special meals and gifting them a few things I know they will love. Here are some simple ideas that aren't wasteful and I know they will love.

 

Books

I am trying to swap out the plastic dishes so these sets of bamboo plates are on my list!

Best Daughter Ever sketchbook (she loves the one I gave her for her birthday last year!) Love this or your son's too. She loves taking it to restaurants or scribbling during dinner. I use to do the same and will be saving these for her!

Valentine's Day props for a little VDay playdate! (Tip: keep a container with special decorations, plates, and I add to them every year. I do this for all holidays and it's just so much fun to pull things out for every holiday).

Have posted about these rock crayons before, so cute and fun! And something they will actually use!

'Dino Muffins'

Updated: Nov 20, 2020








Ahhhhh I am finally (knocks on wood one million times) feeling like myself. Feb 1 was the beginning of my year and that's that. Seriously. Have you got your year started yet?

First up on the things I want to share is more meal prepping/make ahead stuff for the girls. I thought it was silly to share these because they are so easy but then again it's exactly why I love them. They are easy, (even to make with your little ones) they are healthy and filling.

The best part is that you can pretty much make any version of these that you would like. Like adding zucchini, red peppers, or even make them savory and add pieces of bacon or sweet with a couple dark chocolate chips! The possibilities are endless.

I usually would have stalled on posting because I don't have my camera but iPhone photos will have to do!








INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsweetened applesauce (two of those applesauce pouches work too! )

1 large egg

2 tsp vanilla extract

2+ cup fresh organic spinach (I use a whole bag)

4 ripe banana

1/2 cup Organic Agave (sometimes use maple syrup or honey)

2 tbsp Organic Coconut Oil

2 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (regular flour works too!)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon (more or less here depending on your kiddos)

RECIPE

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

  2. Put all of the wet ingredients (applesauce, egg, vanilla, spinach, (or any veggies you are using) banana, maple syrup and coconut oil, all into a blender and blend really well, this step is especially good for your pickiest eaters who may be thrown from the chunk of a veggie), so blend until it's liquidfied.

  3. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt) in a bowl

  4. Add the wet mixture from blender to the dry ingredients in the bowl.

  5. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet until combined.

  6. Scoop the batter into greased muffins tins.

  7. Bake at 350 degrees (12 minutes for mini-muffins or 17 minutes for regular-sized muffins). Timing will depend on your oven but the toothpick should come out clear!

We love to make these into mini muffins, easy to eat and they fit in Z's lunch box. PERFECT snack for pickup or on the go. Let me know if you make these in the comments!

Happy Monday my friends!!

xoxo

Natalie

20 Allergy Friendly Treats for Halloween

Updated: Jun 23, 2019




Happy weekends friends!

We are enjoying a cold rainy day here on the sofa (yay for pull-out sofas!). I had meant to share this post during the week but gosh it was a crazy one.

Having allergy or a child with an allergy during any holiday or activity can be pretty nerve wracking. And very isolating for a kiddo too. So I thought I'd share a little round-up of allergy friendly treats for Halloween. All available on Prime too! Some of these are also great for birthday grab bags too.

20. Fun 250 pieces Pińata Filler

Hope you all enjoy the weekend!

xoxo

Natalie

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