Ladybug Snacks


Photo-A-Day #3343

Let’s just say that I have a greater appreciation for what my wife goes through when the kids don’t want to eat what she has made.

I’ve been putting the latest Cooper & Kid Kit through its paces with the kids and with that I decided to make all of the food suggestions from the kit. So, yesterday I went shopping with Andrew and got everything needed to make the snack, the drink, the main meal and the dessert. I spent a couple of hours working on the meal only to have Eva ask me about every single ingredient and then not drink the drink, eat the snack and she sort of picked at her main meal then she barely ate the dessert. I never thought that she was so picky before but she didn’t like one aspect of at least every item. I’ll give her a pass on the drink since it I made it with Bold Ginger Ale. I think I would have skipped Ginger Ale all together and substituted Sprite or something else. That probably would have been more pleasing and she ‘might’ have drank it. And it was a complete shock that she no longer likes black olives and hummus. It was frustrating to say the least.

The overall theme of the latest Cooper & Kid Kit is Bugs. It is “The Good, The Bad and The Bugly”. Each meal item had a bug related theme including the main meal of little bugs made out of mini meatballs and chow mein noodles. Everything looked cute and was pretty tasty. Dessert was Dirt cups so how do you go wrong with that? Unless your kid doesn’t like pudding, what kid doesn’t like pudding, oh yeah… mine.

PBS Kids’ Summer Learning Initiatives

Summer doesn’t have to be a time where kids slow down their learning. PBS KIDS is helping parents keep their kids engaged and entertained and learning all summer long. Take a look at the programs that will be available for kids and parents this summer.

On-air Programming

Double Your Fun, Double Your Learning: Starting today, PBS KIDS will roll out a new weekday schedule on-air, featuring back-to-back episodes of family favorites WILD KRATTS, CURIOUS GEORGE, DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD, DINOSAUR TRAIN and ARTHUR throughout the day. The new schedule promises families double the fun and double the learning with double episodes. Check local listings to learn more.

Digital Resources

PBSKIDS.org/learn: PBS KIDS provides parents with daily learning tips, extended learning ideas and recommended games and activities now through August 22 at pbskids.org/learn.

Camp PBS Parents: Parents can also be inspired to make this a summer full of learning and fun. Every week, parent bloggers will provide educational activities, crafts, experiments and other resources for parents to explore with their children at pbsparents.org/camp.

PBS KIDS Partner Resources: Throughout the summer, parents can download free summer learning materials from Carson-Dellosa at www.summerlearningactivities.com/PBS and from LeapFrog at leapfrog.com.

Free Apps: PBS KIDS offers a variety of free apps for parents and kids to support summer learning, including the new PBS KIDS Super Vision App and PBS KIDS Video. Information about the apps is available at pbskids.org/apps.

Free Episodes and E-books: Parents can download a free PBS KIDS episode each week at iTunes.com/PBSRaisingReaders. Special episode collections will also be available to download. Through August 22, the award-winning app MeeGenius will also offer a free read-along audio e-book each week (along with special PBS KIDS product offers) at www.meegenius.com/PBSLearning. Special offers will also be available in the LeapFrog App Center (http://www.leapfrog.com/AppCenter) throughout the summer. Continue reading PBS Kids’ Summer Learning Initiatives