30 DAYS OF EASY SCHOOL LUNCH BOX IDEAS FOR KIDS
Tired of meal prepping and planning? Running out of ideas for back to school lunch recipes? Grab our 30 days of Bento box lunches for kids. Super easy lunch prep for school!
RECIPES, CRAFTS & FUN
OVER 1 MONTH OF EASY AFTER SCHOOL SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS
These after school snack recipes are simple for meal prep and planning and even easy foods kids can make themselves! Great for school snacks, too! Add these 35 days of kids’ snacks to your meal plans!
FALL S’MORES PARTY RECIPES
POPULAR HEALTHY RECIPES
BEST FALL RECIPES
Our favorite fall salads, fall soups, fall equinox and harvest festival recipes, easy dinner ideas for busy schedules, and easy camping food ideas and our best comfort foods recipes!
BROWSE FUN FAMILY IDEAS
FALL CRAFTS AND FALL ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Find some new favorite fall kids activities and fall themed crafts including fun fall family bucket list ideas for September, October crafts for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, football party ideas, and November kids activities for harvest and Thanksgiving.
FALL IDEAS
HALLOWEEN IDEAS
MEXICAN FOOD NIGHT RECIPES
Whether you’re looking for food for a Mexican fiesta party, Dia de los Muertos party foods, Cinco de Mayo recipes, or new ideas for Taco Tuesday dinner at home, you’ll find something on our list of favorite Mexican recipes – from the viral Mexican corn in a cup recipe, to crock pot cheese dip (queso) and quick and easy bean dip, to homemade churros and Mexican fried ice cream!
WHAT’S NEW? LATEST FOODS & ACTIVITIES TO TRY!
Dinner recipes for easy meal planning ideas or grab the kiddos and try some of the latest recipe and read activities, ideas for family game night, favorite snacks, or a new kids craft!
12 Fun Fall Carnival Foods For Harvest
Need fall carnival foods for a harvest festival for church, fall equinox party recipes, Halloween carnival snacks, or even Thanksgiving... read more →
September 13, 2025
Homemade Taco Soup Recipe
Taco soup is a flavorful homemade soup that is great for fall soup and salad ideas, soup boards for football... read more →
September 9, 2025
Fun DIY Muffin Tin Christmas Game
We had a blast playing this muffin tin Christmas game at our Christmas party. I was tired of regular Christmas... read more →
July 18, 2025
Hi, I’m Jackie! I created Little Cooks Reading Books to
pair theme recipes with children’s books for little chef readers in your life — including fun recipe & read ideas!
I have been creating fun family websites for 22 years! I was in the education field for 20 years and have been homeschooling for 12 years, creating cooking recipes for kids, lesson plans, and crafts for kids. I created this site as part of home school to use cooking with kids ideas and kid recipes to make at home to make real food fun for kids (look for the children’s book pairings after recipes). This fun kids’ activities blog has grown from there into a fun website full of things to do for kids and family recipes! Now, we also have tons of fun with kids’ crafts, holiday games, kids activities, and family activities that we share!
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY BACKGROUND & WHO’S MENTIONED THIS SITE (like Oprah Online Magazine!)
Why should you add cooking with kids recipes to your learning?
Did you know that adding fun kids recipes to your at-home learning helps with things like confidence, self-esteem, and can even help with the pickiest of picky eaters!
And, we’re not just talking about baking with kids (although that is a ton of fun). We’re also talking healthy kids recipes and snacks for kids recipes that they will love!
We’re making real food fun!
