Tag Archives: Food

Picnic Food Footprints

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mindy Wara

Our picnic food footprints turned out better than I thought they would!

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May the 4th Be with You!

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Mindy Wara

May the force be with you today! In case you didn’t know, May the 4th is Star Wars Day! Looking for ways to celebrate with your little padawan? 1. Read Jeffrey Brown‘s adorable kid and parent friendly books! 2. Practice gluing … Continue reading →

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What We Learn Before We Are Born

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Mindy Wara

Though this Ted Talk is a few years old (2011), Annie Murphy Paul makes some interesting points about what we learn before we are born.

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Helping Kids Learn to Love Food

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Mindy Wara

Please check out 3 Ways Positivity Can Help Kids Learn to Love Food at Kim Humphrey’s Learn to Love Food blog for interesting and positive ways of introducing, and re-introducing, your child to new foods. Kim has tons of great ideas on how to … Continue reading →

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Promoting Healthy Eating

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Mindy Wara

The media is constantly reminding us that childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past 30 years (CDC). However, change may finally be on the horizon. According to Tom Philpott’s article Is the Junk-Food Era Drawing to a Close? large … Continue reading →

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