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12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IDEAS FOR KIDS

Fun Christmas crafts, Christmas snacks for kids, family holiday party games, Christmas cookies for a cookie swap, winter solstice crafts and kids activities, Christmas movie party and more ideas for 12 Days of Christmas or 30 Days Of Christmas Fun!

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    Crock Pot Sweet Potato Soup

    SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATO STEW

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    Easy Apple Salad with Pear and Cranberry

    FESTIVE CRANBERRY APPLE SALAD

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    How To Make S'mores In The Oven close up of baked smores

    SHEET PAN S’MORES

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    WINTER CRAFTS AND SNOW ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

    Find some new favorite winter kids activities like Christmas themed crafts, or fun winter family bucket list ideas for December, January ideas, and February kids activities. Whether you’re looking for outdoor snow play activities, stuck inside cold day activities for kids, easy crafts for kids, or fun things to do with family in winter, we have something for you on our family winter ideas list!

    LIST OF FUN WINTER 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!

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    FAVORITE HEALTHY RECIPES FOR THE NEW YEAR

    Simple Wheat Berry Bowl Recipes - wheat berries salad in a bowl with vegetables

    HEALTHY GRAIN BOWLS

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    Simple Asparagus Vegetable Salad

    ASPARAGUS SALAD

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    Super Simple Apple Fries Recipe baked apple fry on a plate

    BAKED APPLE FRIES

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    WHAT’S NEW? LATEST FOODS & ACTIVITIES TO TRY!

    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!

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    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!

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    Easy After School Snacks For Kids - different finger foods for kids and snacks for kids

    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!

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    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!