BEST EASTER RECIPES & EASTER EGG FUN
Fun things to do for Easter with family, kids’ Easter games and our favorite recipes for Easter brunch or Easter dinner (including fun desserts!).
RECIPES, CRAFTS & FUN
POPULAR HEALTHY RECIPES
SPRING FUN IDEAS
BEST SPRING RECIPES
Our favorite spring salads, easy camping food ideas, and special occasion foods like easy desserts for Easter and Kentucky Derby recipes.
OUR FAVORITE SPRING FOODS FOR FAMILY LUNCH AND EASY DINNER THIS SEASON
BEST SALAD RECIPES
BROWSE FUN FAMILY IDEAS
SPRING CRAFTS AND SPRING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Find some new favorite spring kids activities and spring themed crafts and fun spring family bucket list ideas for March, April ideas, and May kids activities. Whether you’re looking for spring sensory play activities, flower crafts for kids, easy Spring craft ideas, spring themes, spring holidays, or fun things to do with family, we have something for you on our family spring ideas list!
LIST OF FUN SPRING 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!
Orange Salad Fluff Old-Fashioned Dessert Recipe
This old fashioned orange salad fluff recipe is an easy dessert recipe that my mom has made for easy family... read more →
March 23, 2025
Best Cold Peanut Noodles Recipe
Cold peanut noodles are perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, an easy lunchbox idea for kids, or recipes for Meatless... read more →
March 15, 2025
13 Final Fiesta Graduation Party Foods Or Taco Bout Graduation Taco Bar Ideas
These Final Fiesta graduation party foods is a Mexican-themed party for your grad and an easy casual high school graduation... read more →
March 8, 2025
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!
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!
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!
