The Lorax Snack

Today is Dr. Seuss' Birthday! Happy Happy Birthday to him!

I made this simple Lorax Snack for Eliana to celebrate :)

Ever since Samantha was born life seems to have slowed down and gone faster all at the same time. I cannot believe how fast this past year has gone! My priorities have become more revolved around her well being in addition to Eliana's and it was a lot to juggle for me! and so everything else that was extra went on the back burner.. including fun food. And while I pack Eliana's lunch every day for school, I have missed making extra fun and special fun food for her. Packing lunch every day can become mundane.. even though we make it fun with cookie cutters. I am so glad I was able to actually photograph this and share it!

Today I surprised Eliana with this Lorax Snack for her after school snack and she was SO excited, loved it and gobbled it all up. Her reaction brought me back to why I got into making creative fun food in the first place and it was such a good feeling. I hope to surprise her more often this year :)

I used a circle cookie cutter on a sundried tomato tortilla (filled with ham) and made his face with cheddar and provolone cheese. I used two Enjoy Life Foods mini chocoalte chips as his eyes.  Cucumber slices and raspberries finished it off. This fun snack was SUPER simple and easy to make! Eliana loved it, and I loved it too!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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Rudolph Pancakes

Surprise your kiddos with these Rudolph Pancakes!

With Christmas right around the corner I made these simple Rudolph pancakes for Eliana! I was in a pancake making mood so I figured I'd make some fun shaped ones for her :)

These were really simple.  I took my homemade pancake mix and added cocoa powder to add some color and extra flavoring and they came out great!

To make these Rudolph Pancakes:

First mix up your pancake mix, homemade or boxed. (Mix it well so there are no bumps.)  I then added some cocoa powder (didn't measure) and I used that batter to make Rudolph's head.  His head is very simple-- just a circle.  You can use a squeeze bottle or just simply pour the batter onto your griddle.  I made a few pancakes with this batter before making the antlers.

To make the antlers darker I added more cocoa powder to the remaining batter.  This batter I put into a squeeze bottle and roughly drew out some antlers. To make the antlers you have to draw the outline on the skillet (on low heat) first.  Once your outline has cooked a little bit then you can fill in the rest of the shape with the pancake batter.  Once your entire pancake shape is almost fully cooked gently flip it so it can cook on the other side.

I used two mini chocolate chips and a Hershey-ets for the nose (peanut free and nut free!) and Rudolph was all set! Eliana LOVED him! 

...And now I have the Rudolph song stuck in my head now... and maybe you do too? You are so very welcome ;) I can't believe Christmas is in ONE WEEK!! :)

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How to Use Angry Birds Lip Pops

How to Use Angry Birds Lip Pops

Lip Pops! Do you remember those suckers? I used to LOVE them. Funny tho, I don't actually let Eliana have them. They are just pure sugar. junk. And my child has more than enough energy without sugar alone. Try putting her to bed at night and you'll see why we are strict on unneeded sugar ;) 

But sometimes lip pops come with the cutest designs ever and you just want to buy them! Why not repurpose them into healthier snacks and meals?! When I found these Angry Bird Lip Pops at my grocery store for $1 each, I knew I had to do just that.

I let my lip pops sit in hot water so the candy dissolved first.  (I did let Eliana take a few licks but there was no way I was going to let her finish the whole thing! lol) When the candy is completely dissolved I am free to use the lip pop like any bento decoration I have! First I made some simple Angry Birds snacks for Eliana that worked perfectly for an after school snack:

These Angry Birds Snacks are seriously so cute and so easy to make! Eliana loved them both! You could use any fruits and vegetables-- I used what I had in my fridge at the moment :)

To make the Angry Birds Pig Fruit snack I started off with a small bowl.  I placed green grapes on the bottom, and then sliced grapes on top for the face.  His eyes are sliced apples with mini chocolate chips.  I stuck the lip pop ring in the middle and voila! Its a fruity pig! Eliana LOVED him! To make the ears stick up I used toothpicks to hold the grapes and had them rest on the side of the bowl.

To make this Red Angry Birds Snack I used a red bell pepper.  I put some sliced bell pepper in the bowl and then took about half of a bell pepper and stuck the lip pop ring into it.  I again used sliced apple and mini chocolate chips for the eyes.  For his eyebrows I used sliced plum.  Super easy and fun to make! Next time I might use a red apple instead, but I didn't have any this time around.

I also used the Angry Birds Lip Pops to make some EASY fun and creative lunches:

These lunches were seriously so easy and simple to make. Eliana loved them both!  And I loved how sticking a lip pop into a simple circle instantly transformed my plain lunches into Angry Birds!

To make this Angry Birds Pig Bento I made Eliana a WOWBUTTER, honey and cinnamon sandwich, cut with my circle cutter.  For the eyes I cut two pieces of cheese and used chocolate chips.  I "glued" the cheese down with a dab of WOWBUTTER.  I cut two little circles for ears ("glued" down as well) and then I stuck the lip pop right into the sandwich!  She also had grapes and "pig noses" (cucumber slices).

For her snack she had some Angry Birds Cheddar Crackers.

I think I am partial to the Angry Bird Pigs. For some reason I think they are just so cute!

I also made Eliana a Red Angry Bird Lunch.  To make this lunch I again made a sandwich, cut it with a circle cutter.  The eyes are cheese slices with chocolate chips.  The eyebrows  and tail feathers are sliced plum.  She had sliced plum and cucumber and red pepper "sticks". And while I later attached the eyebrows to the sandwich using spaghetti noodles they probably fell off in transit (I'll have to ask) ... but Eliana loved him! And honestly that matters more to me! :)

For her snack she has some Angry Birds Honey Grahams crackers.

For MORE awesome ideas on how to use Angry Bird Lip Pops in lunches please visit Nina at Mamabelly's Lunches With Love!

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Despicable Me Minion Lunch

Minions!

Sometimes you make a specific lunch just because your daughter says pretty please :)

Two weeks ago Eliana asked for me to make a Despicable Me Minion Lunch so I obliged.. (yes I know.. late on the sharing again.. seems to be a pattern lately hehe) Since I don't have a cookie cutter that resembled the minions so I used what I had: a circle cookie cutter. 

I could have used the circle cookie cutter and made the minions more oval shaped.. like a football, but Eliana actually enjoyed these just the way they are and they were really so simple to make! And of course you could cut out the shape of your sandwich with a knife or scissors but I prefer the simplicity and ease of using a cookie cutter :)

Both minions are open faced sandwiches: bread, ham and cheddar cheese on top. Each layer was cut with my circle cookie cutter. The glasses were cut from organic fruit leather. Nori would have been closer in color to the actual glasses but Eliana wanted the fruit leather :) The eyes are provolone cheese and mini chocolate chips. Their "hair" chocolate sprinkleswas "glued" on with a little bit of honey. The mouths were drawn with edible food markers.

Because they wear blue I used two blue silicone cups and filled the rest of her lunch in there: Frozen peas and sliced plum.

So honestly I was going to chalk this up as a fail. To me they don't really look like minions at all.. just happy faces. BUT to Eliana they look like the minions and she loved them! She also ate it all.. so I think her opinion matters more ;) I did love how simple they were to make though! We haven't seen Despicable Me 2 yet but we rented the first a few weeks ago and all watched it together! Maybe we'll be going to see the second one soon! :)

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