Healthy Snacks: Teddy Bears
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Healthy Snack to Bring to Halloween Party
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on October 13, 2008
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Hello Ladies!
I am attending a Halloween party where we are serving only Healthy snacks. I was hoping that some of you might have some fun and interesting (but ver...
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- Last year for our Halloween party I made monster eyes and more kids ate them than I thought would. You cut carrots in small chunks (take a big one and if you cut it a...
- I did this for a my son's K-class. Spread peanut butter on apple slices and than put teddy grahams on the peanut butter. The 'mini' teddy grahams work great. They a...
- A great milk/nut free fruit dip is (forgive me if I am off on the name a little) Tuffuti's Better Than Cream Cheese and a small amount of reduced sugar jelly mixed tog...
Picky, Picky Eater
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on March 21, 2008
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Thanks to all the VERY helpful responses.
I had to LOL at the kethcup thing, I can almost bet he wouldn't like it! :)- but I will try. I'll try everything and or an...
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- maybe you could try things like dried fruit, honey on sweet potatoes? at least he likes those things and not mac and cheese!
- Hi there! Yes, we have gone through phases - he'll eat something on Monday and declare it's garbage worthy on Wednesday (with the exception of PB&J). My son is 2 1/2...
- Dear M., I just wanted to say that most kids will not even eat a new food until being introduced to the item about 15 times. i run a daycare and have found this to...
Seeking New and Exciting Ideas for School Lunches
Asked by K.J. from Dallas
on July 27, 2006
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Well, it's that time again to start packing a lunch for my two kiddos. THey are 3 and 4 years old and go to pre School all day. I feel like they get bored with the sam...
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- I'm a vegetarian and we try to eat healthy foods and snacks, so I'm always having to come up with new ideas. There are wonderful tiny tupperware dishes that are perfe...
- Instead of sandwiches on sandwich bread, I sometimes make roll-ups using flour tortillas. My kids are 4 and 8 and they especially like deli-style turkey with cream ch...
- K., I always feel the same way. I too am always looking for something "different" and fun. Just a few ideas are cutting the sandwich in different shapes. Also, u...
Eating Breakfast on the Go!
Asked by A.I. from Topeka
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter just runed 4 years old. I have a hard time to get her to eat breakfast in the morings before we go to Preschool. She will say that her stomach hurts, (wh...
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- Have you tried Carnation Instant Breakfast or even Ovaltine. They have all the vitamins she'll need.
- Hi A., Both my girls are that way (8 and 3 now) I found out that they always agree to a few things, cheese (specially the twisted kind of the Mickey mouse shaped and ...
- do you think she is reacting to the new baby coming? This is her way of getting attention perhaps? Could be? How long is she at pre-school? Do they do snacks there? Do...
Uninvited to a Birthday Party?
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on April 13, 2010
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Has anyone ever heard of this? My 7 year old nephew was uninvited to a birthday party that is tomorrow. Now we are scrambling to find something even "more fun" to do w...
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- Awwwwwwww.....my heart aches for him. How unbelieveably RUDE of this mom--I don't care WHAT the circumstances are. That's just wrong. How about a movie and a HUGE...
- OMG... well, that is reallllllllyyyyyyyyy awful. Geez. I guess, now, that child will think that he can outcast anyone... and not really learn about "friendships" a...
- Assuming the party was not there, how about the Jump Zone? And then lunch at McDonald's. How about a museum, like Kidcity etc. The weather is supposed to be okay, in...
Math Facts for 2Nd Grader
Asked by K.G. from Fresno
on April 21, 2010
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OK. My 2nd grade daughter is supposed to pass +100 and -100's in 4 minuteswith 100% accuracy by the end of the school year. She has been working on the +100's for mon...
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- Not all children learn the same way. One size fits all academic approaches can be problematic. As others have said, don't punish your child and don't beat yourself u...
- Hi K.. Math is hard for girls especially. It was for me! I'm having my own difficulties with my son and school too. I think it's a struggle for every parent. Chil...
- Wow! You have a lot of advice to sort through! As a fifth grade teacher, I can say it is frustrating when students don't know their time tables (those usually start po...
At What Age Did Your Chld Start Going to the Movie Theater?
Asked by R.G. from Dallas
on June 25, 2010
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My daughter is 2.5 and she loves to watch movies and is hooked on Toy Story right now. I'm debating taking her to see the new one but I'm not sure if the excitement o...
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- I took my 2 year old son last weekend to see Toy Story III but it was not a great idea. For one, the movie at the theater was in 3-D and he will not wear his glasses....
- The right age depends on the child. I think took our to a movie at about age two. We looked for free summer movie camps or $1 movies. If we had to leave, it was no big...
- I had heard Toy Story 3 is a bit scary, but my husband took my almost 6 year old to see it anyway. She thought UP was scary when he took her to see that. She said To...
