As you know, I am passionate about the many benefits of family dinners. One such benefit that is often overlooked, however, is how family meals can be used as an opportunity for fun and engaging learning with your kids. Through games, questions, and even some fun placemats you can introduce and solidify math concepts, vocabulary, and much, much more. But first, two caveats. One of the most important aspects of family dinners is strengthening our…
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Preparing for Back to School in the Strangest School Year About two weeks into my family’s journey with everyone being at home, I hit a wall with cooking. I had been making 3+ meals a day for our family of four, plus doing a lot of the clean up after them, and I was burnt out. Ironically, before the pandemic my husband had been in charge of weekday breakfasts and much of the meal cleanup,…
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Staycation Idea for Families: Explore the World through Food 2020 was supposed to be a year of travel for my family. For Spring Break, we had planned on a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles along Route 1. That didn’t happen. Then, my husband and I had planned on traveling to Europe this fall to celebrate our 15-year anniversary. That’s out, too. This summer has definitely not turned out the way many of…
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Last week my boys had their final day of school and we entered into the next phase of this socially distanced life we are living: a summer with no camp. Summer is already a time of year when the clamoring for snacks and treats can be a bit tricky, but this year when the boys will be home so much more than usual, I suspect the desire for fun and different items to eat will…
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Want help getting dinner on the table? The best thing you can do is teach your kids to cook, so we’re sharing recipes kids can make for dinner, as well as tips to set you up for success when teaching your kids to cook. When I was 14, my mom sat our family down and announced that she wasn’t going to be making dinner every night anymore. She said that she was exhausted by the…
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